Comments on: The Cabestan Winch Tourbillion Vertical Watch http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/the-cabestan-winch-tourbillion-vertical-watch/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:17:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: dave http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/the-cabestan-winch-tourbillion-vertical-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-135553 dave Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:13:04 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=13441#comment-135553 BR: Exactly how does this fishing reel work? ;) BR: Exactly how does this fishing reel work? ;)

]]> By: debreuil http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/the-cabestan-winch-tourbillion-vertical-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-135538 debreuil Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:25:08 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=13441#comment-135538 now if that were a functioning Turing machine... : ) now if that were a functioning Turing machine… : )

]]> By: wunsacon http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/the-cabestan-winch-tourbillion-vertical-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-135519 wunsacon Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:05:11 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=13441#comment-135519 Pimp watches, for those of us on a budget: http://www.gizmag.com/go/3232/picture/6004/ No, I don't own and am not buying one. But, I am thinking of acquiring a USB rocket launcher: http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/warfare/ Pimp watches, for those of us on a budget:
http://www.gizmag.com/go/3232/picture/6004/

No, I don’t own and am not buying one.

But, I am thinking of acquiring a USB rocket launcher:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/warfare/

]]> By: Dow http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/the-cabestan-winch-tourbillion-vertical-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-135508 Dow Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:28:54 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=13441#comment-135508 Anyone else immediately think about sensitive body parts getting caught in those gears at an inopportune moment? Anyone else immediately think about sensitive body parts getting caught in those gears at an inopportune moment?

]]> By: Winston Munn http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/the-cabestan-winch-tourbillion-vertical-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-135506 Winston Munn Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:40:38 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=13441#comment-135506 What a coincidence - the last time I was in New York City I met a Cabestan Wench in Times Square. What a coincidence – the last time I was in New York City I met a Cabestan Wench in Times Square.

]]> By: spudvol http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/the-cabestan-winch-tourbillion-vertical-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-135504 spudvol Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:12:53 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=13441#comment-135504 Barry, Your Amazon Wishlist, which clocks in at 46 pages, might just be longer than your book. ~~~ <B>BR</b>: Yah, I need to trim that down. I use the list to just book mark junk for later review. The book clocked in at 430 pages -- of which 100 pages were endnotes, further sources, etc. I decided to put a lot of that online, and cut it down to 310, which made the publishers happy. UPDATE: Cut the wishlist down to 27 pages Barry,

Your Amazon Wishlist, which clocks in at 46 pages, might just be longer than your book.

~~~

BR: Yah, I need to trim that down. I use the list to just book mark junk for later review.

The book clocked in at 430 pages — of which 100 pages were endnotes, further sources, etc. I decided to put a lot of that online, and cut it down to 310, which made the publishers happy.

UPDATE: Cut the wishlist down to 27 pages

]]> By: bardium http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/the-cabestan-winch-tourbillion-vertical-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-135503 bardium Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:50:52 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=13441#comment-135503 This is one of the very few times in my life that I have hoped someone goes B/K. This is one of the very few times in my life that I have hoped someone goes B/K.

]]> By: jonhendry http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/the-cabestan-winch-tourbillion-vertical-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-135502 jonhendry Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:46:35 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=13441#comment-135502 "Wow, 1700s technology for the 21st century." The new zillionaire trend for 2010: getting your financial data and tracking investments on a jacquard loom. “Wow, 1700s technology for the 21st century.”

The new zillionaire trend for 2010: getting your financial data and tracking investments on a jacquard loom.

]]> By: jonhendry http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/the-cabestan-winch-tourbillion-vertical-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-135500 jonhendry Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:19:19 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=13441#comment-135500 The only reason to get that would be to put a little Bernie Madoff/Dick Fuld/Alan Greenspan/ex-spouse figurine on it, as if stretched on the rack. OT: back in 1986, Stephen Fry did a spoof investigative reporting series for BBC 4 radio, called "Delve". Episode 4 of Series 3, "City Limits", is an entertaining look at a case of financial fraud in the City of London. I found it quite funny, and quite timely despite being 22 years old. There's even a bank bailout. It's available on a torrent near you. The only reason to get that would be to put a little Bernie Madoff/Dick Fuld/Alan Greenspan/ex-spouse figurine on it, as if stretched on the rack.

OT: back in 1986, Stephen Fry did a spoof investigative reporting series for BBC 4 radio, called “Delve”. Episode 4 of Series 3, “City Limits”, is an entertaining look at a case of financial fraud in the City of London. I found it quite funny, and quite timely despite being 22 years old. There’s even a bank bailout. It’s available on a torrent near you.

]]> By: papa zita http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/the-cabestan-winch-tourbillion-vertical-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-135499 papa zita Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:45:49 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=13441#comment-135499 A fusee watch? Wow, 1700s technology for the 21st century. Big and ugly enough to get some billionaire to buy it, just to prove his bad taste. A fusee watch? Wow, 1700s technology for the 21st century. Big and ugly enough to get some billionaire to buy it, just to prove his bad taste.

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