bubblemachine3k

Careful, we really don't want to set any precedent for pushing American law onto other countries - PATRIOT ACT anyone?

Phrenology was debunked long ago.

Technical analysis doesn't have any science backing it up. However, as most pop books are some form of swing, candlestick, Bollinger bands, mean reversion, it creates a self-fulfilling prophecy.

If you're going to play the markets, it's quantitative analysis or go broke. And that is a literal go broke!

In the same tone, there's a stock XYZ at $1. I think it will go to $10 in the next year, so instead of buying in at $1, I buy at $8? Wow. On Wall street, this is called "dumb money".

> It just goes to show you that even if you're at the top in a huge market, you could be forgotten about within an instant.

I mentioned Microsoft because they were at the top. How did Windows 8 go? From all the delayed orders for Windows 7 I keep seeing in shops, how do you think Windows 10 is going to go? Here's another example - how many people do you know a) use a Microsoft phone as their primary driver and b) actually love the experience and c) aren't waiting for their contract to expire so they can jump ship to Android/iOS?

They are slowly becoming irrelevant, more so as we move further online and our machines turn into simple dumb terminals.

First Nokia, then Motorola. It just goes to show you that even if you're at the top in a huge market, you could be forgotten about within an instant.

RIP: Sun, DEC, Silicon Graphics, Microsoft

Mandrake Linux would like a word with you.

I've had a play with Ubuntu on the Nexus 5. I don't think it's a daily driver for me yet, but I'm excited and they look like they are working hard to get there. Can't wait.