November 2009
13 posts
“Bad Signals
Put differently, executive compensation these days reinforces a...”
– Get Rid of Executive Bonuses (for Public Co CEO’s) - WSJ.com
Sawickipedia: Yes, Yes, Yes.
Given my general philosophies on business (and politics as an extension) will probably find my agreement w/ this opinion piece surprising but I am a big believer in fairness. Crony capitalism is a huge...
“Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s narrower-than-expected reelection campaign cost...”
– Bloomberg spent over $100 million for reelection: report | Reuters
Sawickipedia: So glad to see that elections can’t be bought in this country by the filthy rich. Phew.
“On Monday, the United States Preventive Services Task Force, a federally...”
– News Analysis - Screening Debate Reveals Culture Clash in Medicine - NYTimes.com
Sawickipedia: WTF?!??! Not train women to perform breast self-examination? This is the dumbest thing I think i’ve read/heard in a long time. As the husband of a woman who’s live was saved by a...
“Most significantly, we’ve recently heard from multiple industry sources that...”
– Facebook Talking to Developers About New Plans for Its Virtual Currency
Sawickipedia: Please note the word “Mandatory” in the above quote. Facebook now owns app advertising and will soon own currency. App developers you are forewarned.
As @rafer and I have oft noted, treat Facebook...
“No one wants a more rapid transition to better math instruction and student...”
– Cliff Mass Weather Blog
Sawickipedia: Cliff Mass is one of the leading meteorology professors in the nation and thus gets math. Though I disagree with him about a standard exam to gauge student progress/abilities, his indictment of Seattle and one of its suburbs (Issaquah) is damning. Seattle -...
Google to buy mobile ad network for $750 million -... →
rafer:
Rafer sez: I frequently post about ‘1st-time founders should go get a little rich and then decide if they want to go big. The odds of success suck to badly otherwise.’ None of that’s going to change, but Omar, AdMob’s founder, clearly made himself one of the exceptions. Looking back over the past 5 to 10 years, just what fraction of the exceptions were Sequoia-funded? 25%? 30%? Wow.
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“I don’t think Apple realizes how badly the App Store approval process is...”
– Apple’s Mistake
Sawickipedia: Great post by Mr. Graham and gets at the heart of developer relations and the mess Apple has made for itself. Apple has never been great at developer relations. And given that fact, developers should not be surprised now that Apple isn’t great at developer...
“The global temperature-monitoring network consists of 517 weather stations. But...”
– Stagnating Temperatures: Climatologists Baffled by Global Warming Time-Out - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International
Sawickipedia: I’ve been a global warming questioner based on my experience as a econ major having developed and reviewed a number of complex and large computational models. The...
“That the Emerald City is home to one of the country’s foremost weather...”
– Seattle Weekly: Critical Mass - a Profile of Cliff Mass
Sawickipedia: Seattle Public Schools and it’s Fuzzy Math curriculum is such a gross disservice to the Seattle community I pray Cliff’s lawsuit passes.
“Not surprisingly, they often get asked to code for equity instead of cash. Todd...”
– Lifestyle Capital
Sawickipedia: Can’t wait to see how this develops for @toddsampson and @rafer & team.
“The nation is set to begin an ambitious program, backed by $19 billion in...”
– Little Benefit Seen, So Far, in Electronic Patient Records - NYTimes.com
Sawickipedia: So one of the major initiatives to save health care costs doesn’t save any money. I will not all be surprised if ObamaCare will be to Obama and the Dem’s what the Iraq War was to Bush and the...
“The promise of the public plan is a mirage. Its political brilliance is to use...”
– RealClearPolitics - The ‘Public Plan’ Delusion