For better or for worse, our house’s sound system is based on Apple’s Airplay system. We have Homepods in most rooms and it works great. When I wanted to have music on our outdoor porch, however, I couldn’t find any … Continue reading
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Critical Factors for Career Success
One perk of my job is that I am occasionally asked to give a short talk to Undergraduate finance students on what to expect when they enter the work force at a finance or investment company. I developed this short … Continue reading
Getting Your Kindle to Play Nice With an Apple Airport Extreme Wifi Network
I have had three Kindles, and none of them have been able to reliably sustain a connection to my home’s wifi network. My setup is as follows: * Airport Extreme * Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite After many hours of research, … Continue reading
Two Visual Diagrams of How Synthetic CDOs Work
From page 294 of Nerds on Wall Street: the complicated and the simplified diagrams to help you understand synthetic CDOs. Hat tip to Casual Businessman for this one.
Ten Ways This Decade Resembles the Seventies
1. Sans-serif fonts that will seem horribly dated in retrospect 2. Unpopular war 3. Runaway inflation 4. Bell-bottom pants (today, they are called “boot cut”) 5. General mistrust of politicians, especially the President 6. Dance competitions 7. Fondue 8. “Modern” … Continue reading