A place for stuff that catches my eyes and ears.Tumblr (3.0; @snewe)http://thoughtseclectic.com/<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/aVHUeXjsAexicp02oybt7YIco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Waikiki karaokehttp://thoughtseclectic.com/post/54053988http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/54053988Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:06:04 -1000<a href="http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2008/10/do-researchers.html">Do researchers suffer from winner's curse?</a>http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/54030467http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/54030467Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:37:26 -1000<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/aVHUeXjsAeow7l272dA6zswCo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Pet geckohttp://thoughtseclectic.com/post/53131524http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/53131524Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:24:04 -1000<embed flashvars="videoId=186776" src="http://www.comedycentral.com/sitewide/video_player/view/default/swf.jhtml" quality="high" bgcolor="#cccccc" width="332" height="316" name="comedy_central_player" align="middle" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="external" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br/><br/>Bailout coverage by Daily Showhttp://thoughtseclectic.com/post/53122506http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/53122506Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:28:42 -1000<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/aVHUeXjsAeorlq55y2lU7FQTo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Go Crew! via <a href="http://graphics.jsonline.com/graphics/photographer/29/29188_large.jpg">graphics.jsonline.com</a>http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/53121501http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/53121501Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:15:03 -1000“The bailout bill also gives the Internal Revenue Service new authority to conduct undercover operations. It would immunize the IRS from a passel of federal laws, including permitting IRS agents to run businesses for an extended sting operation, to open their own personal bank accounts with U.S. tax dollars, and so on. (Think IRS agents posing as accountants or tax preparers and saying, “I’m not sure if that deduction is entirely legal, but it’ll save you $1,000. Want to take it?”) That section had expired as of January 1, 2008, and would now be renewed.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10057618-38.html?tag=nl.e433">Bailout bill loops in green tech, IRS snooping</a></em>http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52982676http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52982676Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:24:11 -1000<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/aVHUeXjsAelbtp4zv00fG4kdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Beach on North Shorehttp://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52794763http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52794763Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:30:06 -1000<embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=4537231419795681197:1000:3287000" flashvars=""> </embed><br/><br/><a href="http://www.charlierose.com/shows/2008/10/01/1/an-exclusive-conversation-with-warren-buffett">An exclusive conversation with Warren Buffett - Charlie Rose</a>http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52794089http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52794089Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:21:45 -1000Me: fix my dissertation title:"Performance, Firm Structure and Social Capital: A Study of Venture Capital Returns and Investors"<br /> Me:I suck at this<br /> Bryan: "Where 'da money at? A Venture Adventure!"<br /> Me: lolhttp://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52634252http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52634252Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:46:48 -1000<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/aVHUeXjsAeiyw69qQNHfTBUHo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Tight truck shothttp://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52536135http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52536135Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:52:34 -1000<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/aVHUeXjsAeiyu8joqV04Fw6yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>First Hawaiian rainbow IIhttp://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52535907http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52535907Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:51:04 -1000<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/aVHUeXjsAeiysdwpKMfAgTebo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>First Hawaiian rainbowhttp://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52535798http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52535798Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:49:37 -1000<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/aVHUeXjsAeir5w5n6Dkd86hso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Palin’s foreign policy experience, via <a href="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/41121/original.jpg">images.huffingtonpost.com</a>http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52512817http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52512817Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:16:08 -1000<a href="http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2008/09/dont_know_much_about.cfm">Don't know much about...</a>http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52344476http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52344476Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:31:00 -1000<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/aVHUeXjsAegz38a5KGnYhWq1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Braun’s 2-run HR.  Wow.http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52314242http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52314242Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:22:28 -1000“This is a plan that assumes that the government can buy enough bad debt at above market prices to bail out the banking system. Since as long as the government is willing to spend above market prices (and by market I mean “what other banks would pay for this crap”) banks won’t sell it to each other, the government has taken on an open ended obligation. If the pile isn’t that large, then a trillion or so may be enough. But if the pile is much larger than that, and it is, then the government will have to keep ponying up money over and over again. It won’t be limited to the original 700 billion, or trillion, or whatever. It will be an ongoing program that the market will become dependent on.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/28/congress-reaches-a-bailout-deal-throws-in-kitchen-sink-throws-out-bankruptcy-law-fixes/">Congress Reaches a Bailout Deal: 90% of the Suck You Were Expecting </a></em>http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52212503http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52212503Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:48:43 -1000<a href="http://www.sportsbubbler.com/multimedia/Audio/Brewers/092808_Wrap.mp3">Uecker Calls the Brewers Win</a>http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52201508http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52201508Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:01:22 -1000<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/aVHUeXjsAefsjj7s3bC3dA4fo1_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/>Best Spam Subject line everhttp://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52187721http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52187721Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:31:00 -1000“The logic of the bailout appears to be that if you recklessly loan too much money to people who probably can’t pay it back, you’ll be taken care of. Of course, if you happen to profit, you’ll get to keep those profits, but if you lose out, you’ll be taken care of. If you recklessly borrow money that you can’t pay back, the Congressional Democrats will work to make sure that the bailout package includes some relief for you. Because, really, why should saving instead of borrowing be regarded as a virtue? And if you wisely save money instead of either lending too much or borrowing too much, then you get to bail out the lowlifes who borrowed too much and loaned too much.”<br/><br/> - <em>Thoreau, <a href="http://highclearing.com/index.php/archives/2008/09/28/8757">Why play anything safe ever?</a></em>http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52176195http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/52176195Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:21:35 -1000<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/aVHUeXjsAecyv1be3Qr4pEjQo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Hawaiian shirtshttp://thoughtseclectic.com/post/51934425http://thoughtseclectic.com/post/51934425Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:05:05 -1000