I am not defending insider trading, I just found that article more interesting than the drivel from zerohedge.

If bergsten’s post was tongue in cheek then I am a sorry that I took it seriously.

In network terms, the the system will be more robust with more nodes with richer connectivity between them….and fewer centralized nodes that produce large local clusters. When it wanders back into the main stream, starting maybe nov ’10 for example, the advice to government would be to promote small business instead of protecting a few favored big ones. And to reduce regulation that inhibits business from adding new partners, all over the world.

As regards Cramer, I subscribed to realmoney for one year before cancelling. In the end it was just too much unfocused commentary and tips on the market. Making investment or speculative decisions on this basis is of course the road to ruin. I think Mr. Cramer’s success on TV has made many people jealous, and as such he engenders hatred far beyond what he deserves. Taken with appropriate number of grains of salt, I have found him entertaining and engaging. Anybody who pays to follow his investement moves for his charitable trust, while, I think that a fool and his money SHOULD be soon parted. I shed no tears.

is InTrade selling tickets on a Woman POTUS in 2012 yet …it seems heavy in the MSM lately .. since we can’t change the laws fast enough for Conan tobe POTUS maybe Mrs Conan .. seriously it seems heavy in the MSM ….. and on this mansession .. whats the world coming to .. how long before we need 2 heads of household, a working child or two and a walking talking robot .. to make ends meet for capitalism .. ie labor for stuff

* mixup – was meant as mashup .. Candidate C.1 takes 16% from CandA and possibly 5% from CandB … and CandC.2 takes 5% from CandA and possibly 16% from CandB

first off- the ZH link from Bergsten is a post by RobotTrader- and his articles are usually humorous- and feature scantily clad models- that is his shtick-

secondly- dude lighten up-

third- why are you defending Raj Rajaratnam and insider trading?

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/financial-regulation-and-supervision-after-the-crisis-the-role-of-the-federal-reserve/

as a pajama-clad crank I wanted to post what I captured as interesting … and state on the Obama WH not change’g the world fast enough for some bloggers and others .. I wondered (as my Senator) why he was such a fast rising star .. BUT I am still happy with him as my POTUS .. I swear sometimes – what do you want a dictator – & am just about 100% sure what you want is the GOP in charge of the dictatorship …. 3rd party races into the mixup .. a woman in charge … what we need is more referendum type democracy and less characters running the show – except the wisdom of masses

now from the Pete in CA link:
“and pajama-clad cranks all vying to explain the complex machinations that got us into this mess and to critique governmental solutions. Sites like Naked Capitalism, Seeking Alpha, the Big Picture, Infectious Greed, Angry Bear, Calculated Risk, and Zero Hedge have hatched communities based on discontent and disbelief, forming a kind of ragtag insurgency against the financial Establishment …… Early on, the readers of these blogs seemed to be a relatively small and disparate group—a smattering of day traders, academics, and people who worked in and around the edges of the financial industry. They were “gold bugs” and “dollar bears” united by their hostility to Wall Street and their conviction that the U.S. economy was heading off a cliff ….. But as his posts got more detailed, a theme began to emerge: Wall Street was a vast conspiracy. Nothing could be trusted. All markets were corrupt. The darker his vision the more popular he became”
http://nymag.com/guides/money/2009/59457/

and a post in that thread by blogger “bigbadworld on 09/28/2009
ZH serves a very important purpose. When financial journalists/bloggers/analysts see something that looks like a conspiracy, talks like a conspiracy and acts like a conspiracy – it is usually because it is one. If the White House is actually monitoring our blogs, I would be very happy. They might just learn some home truths about these complex markets that they are attempting to reign in.”

connect it to http://clusty.com/search?input-form=clusty-simple&v%3Asources=webplus&query=Macroprudential

to see, another example of, what agitprop looks like..
http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/agitprop

and, if you’re, really, interested, see BenBer’s address, available on C-SPAN, given, 22 Oct 009, on the, putative, Topic: Financial Regulation & Oversight at the Wequasset Inn, hosted by the FedRes’ Boston outpost..

This is a pretty good tennis game(as long as you guys don’t mind putting on a skirt ;)) with a great tournament format where you can play some of the greats. This one is pretty addictive. At least it is to me, a tennis fan. I’d definitely put this into the time sink category:

Tennis

Tough 3D pong game

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