Think Different

Think Different

Think Different Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only...
Naming Names

Naming Names

I can remember everything. That’s my curse, young man. It’s the greatest curse that’s ever been inflicted on the human race: memory.     ASK ME ANYTHING. According to my pedigree, these are my sisters. They are not very nice. But they got good grades in...
Fax from Friction

Fax from Friction

Tag Team In the world of Mad Men, the day that Sonny Liston fought Muhammad Ali was a day for throwing ideas on the canvas and taking punches. Peggy Olson proved she was a hard case as she sparred with her boss over a Samsonite campaign. After just a few rounds, Don...
Clear Reviews

Clear Reviews

New Crayons 1982 vs 2022 Colophon 1983 No. 2 Pencil Eraser Parker Roller Ball Pen Paper 2022 13 in. MacBook Pro Wacom Digital Pen Display Photoshop Electricity Qualities Cynical Sarcastic Snarky   Stuff Blog About Contact More Stuff Camp Pawgussett Post 54 Fine...
Follow the Yellow Façade

Follow the Yellow Façade

On Refining A Factory: The computer was born in a barn. Norwalk Community College Soundings. Fall, 1981     By Trish Cleary Some cynics claim NCC went “high tech” before it was architecturally fashionable. In that case, its yellow brick facade,...
Rehypothecation

Rehypothecation

Me, 5 weeks postpartum (C-Section) Rehypothocation The practice that allows collateral posted by, say, a hedge fund to its prime broker to be used again as collateral by that prime broker for its own funding. BANKERS TRUST CoVar™ For less than a penny per kilowatt...