Madoff, the SEC, hedge funds & the IC After reading the testimony of Harry Markopolos, the whistleblower in the Madoff Ponzi scheme who crafted such a compelling reconstruction of events he deserves a Nobel Prize in Literature simply for the writing itself, I thought, “Don’t hate the player, hate the game.” Markopolos’ 58-page confessional and …
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Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game
Madoff, the SEC, hedge funds & the IC After reading the testimony of Harry Markopolos, the whistleblower in the Madoff Ponzi scheme who crafted such a compelling reconstruction of events he deserves a Nobel Prize in Literature simply for the writing itself, I thought, “Don’t hate the player, hate the game.” Markopolos’ 58-page confessional and …
25 things…
You may or may not know about Steve aka the @robotchampion: He wears black socks to gym. Somehow he manages to make this look good. He wears a pink sweatshirt with a lion on it and doesn’t understand why guys hit on him. He’s completely monogamous. He is an office lady-charmer. He does get jealous …
The 8 questions
Below is a list of 8 questions that was given to me by Bill Jordan, an 80-year old man I met while waiting at the Ritz Camera in DC. He was wearing an Obama cap and holding an iPhone. We started talking about iPhones, Apple, and travel. His blind 12-year old granddaughter convinced him to …
One Human’s Minutiae is Another’s Munificence
For thirty years, Albert Einstein struggled to produce a unified theory that would provide an explanation for everything in the physical universe. This quest for a single blueprint for life would accompany him to his grave and in his last years he admitted, “It is so difficult to employ mathematically that I have not been …
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One Human's Minutiae is Another's Munificence
For thirty years, Albert Einstein struggled to produce a unified theory that would provide an explanation for everything in the physical universe. This quest for a single blueprint for life would accompany him to his grave and in his last years he admitted, “It is so difficult to employ mathematically that I have not been …
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The Value (and Price) of Twitter: Part II
Lots has been written about the value of Twitter, why people should use it, how people should use it and I don’t really feel like regurgitating the arguments (Chris Brogan wrote a good piece on “Twitter as Presence“, Marcia Conner highlighted the micro-learning aspect of it, and even the pedantic Andrew McAfee mentioned the social …
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Twitter Silence: A Diary
Day 1 (Monday) After being in New York over the weekend for the She’s Geeky unconference and my good friend’s birthday, I ended up taking a sick day to recoup. Since I wasn’t at work, where I am unable to stay continuously engaged in the online world, I didn’t feel my usual craving to be …
The Value of Twitter: Part I
Among Twitter users, the term “Twitter addict” freely circulates and is unabashedly self-proclaimed by many members of the community. I am one of these people, who finds the allure so irresistible, I am often teased about my usage. I started using Twitter in mid-2007. I don’t know the exact date because I have over 8,000 …
The Virtual Handshake
Years before the electronic, virtual realm, people relied upon face-to-face interactions for real-time communication. During these times, meetings, greetings, partings, the offering of congratulations, and the completion an agreement were often accompanied by the handshake, with its purpose is to convey trust and parity. It is believed that the handshake has origins as peace demonstration; …