Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed

Twitter Digest: 2011-12-09

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 12:00 PM PST

RIM: That BBX name for our cool new software? Well, not so much – http://t.co/J5284AQf #
I can totally sympathize with Jon Corzine: Like him, I had onky limited involvement in MF Global clearing & settlement. #
It seems clear the main thing pre-summit European leaders can rally around is annoyance with Tim Geithner's presence. #
The math of monkeys, art and figure skating – http://t.co/o9BmS4Ew /cc @johnallenpaulos #
Great data from Mark @readitlater/@longreads about what articles people … read later. http://t.co/TvsEWWst #
Mark Buchanan on power laws in finance. Here (http://t.co/lIwsNowj) and here (http://t.co/rvzFRLgY). #
Even if you're AEO (All Eurozone-ed Out) Willem Buiter's FT piece today on collapse is worth a read – http://t.co/uQTIt0g3 #
MF Global and the great Wall St. re-hypothecation scandal. http://t.co/ZGW9qx45 /via @jamessaft #
I'm wondering whether MF Global customer money should go before or after the Battle Anghiari in the list of famous lost things. #
Spam of the day: Gosh, this sounds serious. http://t.co/p529D81b #
.@complex Yes, I should have been clearer: It's almost certainly someone who has had their email hacked. #
The year in photos, Part 1 (http://t.co/aPvMacVZ) and Part 2 (http://t.co/cWCUrBN0). Incredible stuff. #
John Lanchester: The Art of Financial Disaster · http://t.co/j5AvcCE7 #
On @bloombergradio talking Europe, and waiting for Bob from New Jersey to call in. #
Citing @kauffmanFDN data, Sen. Moran & Warner unveil #startupact this am. Check out http://t.co/OkzJJJJT #
Lunch with @ritholtz in NYC before going to airport. Only had one other diner scold us/him for being too loud. Progress. #
Just recreationally ran Speedtest on this in-flight wifi. Not to begrudge the magic of bits, but holy smokes 0.12/.15 mbps is slow. #
A weakening Christopher Hitchens continues to offer lacerating & unblinking musings on mortality – http://t.co/5O6GjBxL #
Telegraph: Euro summit rocked by row over veto plan – http://t.co/XNP8Fd1Y #
NYT: Iran Shows U.S. Drone on TV, and Lodges a Protest – http://t.co/fZCFeyIT #
The making of JP Auclair's "best urban ski segment ever" – http://t.co/Py8Z3iWc #
Hedge fund friend points out that Corzine not taking the fifth today is like Corzine not wearing a seatbelt … http://t.co/1zDQG5nU #
The Atlantic's Year in Photos, Part 3 http://t.co/VjoSptuD. (Here's Part 1 http://t.co/aPvMacVZ & Part 2 http://t.co/cWCUrBN0) #
McKinsey report today on "peak equity" & demographics is worth reading – http://t.co/UEoym0aX #
[Paper] Why yawning is more contagious with family than with strangers – http://t.co/9cQqdfcA #
New paper (http://t.co/IKs3vhLa) on happiness on Twitter: We're sadder than when Lehman failed – http://t.co/igSXoPl9 #
Rumors out of Brussels tonight suggest EU leaders are reaching rapid disagreement on things that don't matter. Kudos! #
Colleague to me today: Who says Wall Street can't focus? It has fixated on Europe crisis for two years. #
Just explained to someone tonight that Leviticus is best understood as Judge Judy for desert tribes. #
When I see the word "re-hypothecation", I always say to myself … Self, wouldn't this sound great if Daffy Duck said it? #
Final draft Euro Area statement – http://t.co/Vpz6INdW /via @interfluidity #