Slow Groove

Take a look at this image of one of the moons of Saturn (named Iapetus) taken by Cassini back in Dec 2004. The original hypotheses for the ...

this a BMW advertisement, but check out the contraptions this guy (Theo Jansen) has built.

Here's an interesting article warning to be wary of financial planners , with some discussion of the messed up incentives in the busines...

I spent the last week traveling through Louisiana. New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and Lake Charles Some observations 1. The water in ...

All of the trades I placed last Sunday got filled on Monday. (Sorry for the delay - I've been out of town and unable to post since then...

I put a limit order in to sell part of my Ceradyne CRDN holdings. Even if this goes through CRDN will still be my largest position. I put i...

Here's an interesting story about a fisherman who pulled up a rare coelacanth, an ancient fish once thought to be extinct. In the photo...

Mid-year review: I run some play money mutual funds over at Marketocracy.com to make sure the overall stock picking strategies/methodologie...

This balloonist has been laughed at, derided, and given a Darwin award, but there's no doubt this has got to take guts. I'm linking...

All, I apologize for not posting over the past several days. I've been swamped at work and when at home have gotten absorbed in an ide...

updated: I've filled in the unguessed county names below in italics. "Franklin" is tied for the second place with Jefferson....

There must be something about a day off work that brings out the best in people, but this rant in the San Francisco Chronicle in support of ...

I'll post the answers to the most most common counties soon, but one of the more common county names on the list is "Jefferson....

The New York Times ran an article about the Toyota Prius and its owners today. The Prius is the most popular hybrid vehicle on the road to...