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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Turbo OAuth for Django
Presented for your consideration: an implementation of an OAuth server for Django. Aside from one application-specific piece it is production-ready, and you’re free to use it (and/or modify it) without restriction. I think it’s also worth a look if you’re … Continue reading
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Refundable
I was poking around on the Internet the other day, reading about movie financing. It occurred to me that “tax incentive” is one of the oiliest terms in public policy, and that “refundable” is one of those words that you … Continue reading
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Quantitative Easing
In my interminable Zero Hedge-themed rant I made passing reference to “quantitative easing“. It occurs to me that I didn’t devote nearly enough time to the vitally important question of what quantitative easing is. To rectify that: quantitative easing is … Continue reading
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Paths to Startup Success
If you want to build a startup into a success, it seems to me that there are two basic plans you can follow: Develop a feasible business model, launch and market a desirable product, and collect the profits. Develop a … Continue reading
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FOTY 1975: Ali / Frazier III
This is an entry in an occasional series of posts looking back at the Ring Magazine Fights of the Year from 1970 to 2009. In 1975, Muhammad Ali defended his unified (WBC & WBA) Heavyweight championship against Joe Frazier. This … Continue reading
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Examining Zero Hedge (Part 4)
Ok, yet more Zero Hedge (ZH). (See also: Parts one, two, and three.) Here’s today’s bit: This can only go on so long as vol arbitrageurs will creep up the moneyness curve (to hedge the tail risk) and eventually impact … Continue reading
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Charlie Sheen
So, I guess that Charlie Sheen is having some career difficulties? Or something? Anyway, I think he should get a plenary PR indulgence for any offenses, past, present, or future, real or imagined, simply for appearing in one of my … Continue reading
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Examining Zero Hedge (Part 3)
Let’s continue with our analysis of a Zero Hedge (ZH) post. (You can read the first two parts here and here.) Today’s sentence (with a chart!) is: The chart below shows this quite clearly as VIX (At-the-money vol) ebbs away … Continue reading
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