Author Archive

• $Twentyten – The Year of the Reality Shift
  Jeremy Stein, Livingstone | December 21st, 2009 at 12:20 pm

  

  $Twentyten will be the year of the reality shift. Shifting realities, or the promise of, is a fundamental component of entertainment. A game show where contestants can win up to $1,000,000/episode is the perfect example. People love the idea of a dramatic change in financial position overnight.  No one wants to watch a TV show where someone works for 40 years, saves, and eventually retires with a million dollars. Slow, evolutionary change is boring, but things that can instantly shift reality are interesting.

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• StockTwits Recession Poll
  Jeremy Stein, Livingstone | September 15th, 2009 at 8:31 am

  

  The shape of this Recession’s recovery is subject to much debate. Cast your vote (here) as to whether you foresee a V,W,U, or L shaped recovery. Hat tip @ZipperTheory

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• The Human Problem
  Jeremy Stein, Livingstone | August 11th, 2009 at 5:10 pm

  

  I’ve been dealing with a lot of spam lately and it’s only going to get worse. Spam, like other security issues is a human problem. You can try and contain it but someone is always going to come up with something new.

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