Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed

Twitter Digest: 2011-11-17

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:00 PM PST

The Pew U.S. budget challenge simulator http://t.co/BXge08Kr #
Me in Forbes on migration in America – http://t.co/tdwFlAF6 /cc @Richard_Florida #
That'll teach 'em RT @BloombergNews: U.S. Marines to be deployed in Australia | http://t.co/TXjfIAJG #
Seemingly every male under 30 on this flight wearing Tapout shirts and hoodies. If Desmond doesn't push button this group won't last long. #
100 best last lines from novels. I'm fond of "Now everybody—" from Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow – http://t.co/RutS6Kpv #
I closed out long side of my oil calendar spread trade today on the price surge. Tease me later if it continues to $110. #
I love the email ideas I get from hedgies: "You only lose money on this if Credit Suisse goes belly up". #
Nice RT @om: What a human being should be able to do http://t.co/jNWxqUgP #
New paper: Social networks and cooperation decay – http://t.co/rlF0aWzR @arbesman #
Busy saturating this AA flight wifi with streaming music, Bloomberg terminal, etc. The bits stop here. #
Hitwise: All US search engines outside Google/Bing/Yahoo accounted for sum total of 6% of searches in October #
As ever, general purpose eats special purpose: The end of the portable device – http://t.co/TCAQ0fpt #
California legislative analyst forecasting $13b deficit in 2013. Now that won't be easy to bridge with IPO option gains. #
Favorite graph from excellent new Bloomberg Government report on Keystone XL pipeline fallout – http://t.co/EXxBA6oP #
[post] Buiter: Europe's Time is Running Out Fast http://t.co/vS3kS1Cs #
Fitch on U.S. banks' exposure to European contagion. Read with strong drinks handy. http://t.co/DU9YNZ5z #
Great work. Glad I could assist: The completely new Forbes interactive migration map, now with 5 years of data http://t.co/iIg4bqMX #
Rambus just re-opened down 78% after a court time-out for bad behavior. Prize to anyone who finds biggest option move. #
Nifty new book – Magical Mathematics: The Mathematical Ideas that Animate Great Magic Tricks /via @arbesman http://t.co/O7BrQzPf #
Boarding for long overseas flight. Preemptive despondency plus many unwarranted pre-judgements of fellow passengers. #
Whew. MT @AspenInstitute: "Business Schools Continue to Focus on Ethics" – http://t.co/Tgux7ZQb #
And … now it's Spain. #
Dude on plane to Madrid looked like @nickbilton of NYT's clone. Turned out to be @nickbilton. Shared whiskey over Greenland. #