Delicious LiveJournal Links for 10-7-2008

[andrewducker]

• What To Look For Next
  A look at what might happen next, economically. Fascinating, with a viewpoint I hadn't encountered before
  (tags: markets investment finance)
• Pack half of what you think you need
  I must remember this next time I'm holiday packing...
  (tags: travel tips)
• Socrates quote on children, saved so I can use it at some future point.
  "The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers."
  (tags: children socrates quotes)
• Linus' blog
  That's Linus Torvalds, if you're interested
  (tags: linux blog LinusTorvalds)

Comments

[rhythmaning.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the links, as usual, particular the AVC (first) one. At some point, the stockmarket will be worth buying. If we have any money in the bank left by then!

[Curiously, I typed "sockmarket" just then. So I'm off to buy M&S, BhS, TopShop ...!]

[andrewducker]

I hear the sockmarket is doing pretty well right now :->

[d-c-m.livejournal.com]

Socrates quote on children, saved so I can use it at some future point.
YES!!! I love this quote as it exemplifies the idiocy of ageism.

I am so glad I Friended you on LJ. You find the best stuff. Thanks so much for sharing. :)

[andrewducker]

Glad to be of service - I'll try to keep it up :->

[drdoug.livejournal.com]

We need to see more Warren Buffets stepping up.

a) It's worth noting that there are very few Warren Buffets available, both in terms of investment approach (willingness to take a medium/long view) and in terms of actually having the vast wads of cash on hand to buy stuff, and

b) That (tiny) pool of potential investors by definition won't spook easily, but they're not exactly going to be encouraged by seeing Buffet's stake in Goldman tank to less than half what he paid for it (last time I looked)

And my bet is they will eventually.

Eventually can be an awfully long time. Or not. Who knows? People who will be rich ... eventually.

[andrewducker]

Yeah - foreign wealth management funds are the most likely buyers of our companies right now.

My brother works for RBS at the moment, and their share price just halved - if I _had_ £15 billion pounds I'd be tempted...

[darkoshi]

"cross their legs" ? .. I looked it up. In some cultures it is considered disrespectful to sit with crossed legs. Interesting.

[odheirre.livejournal.com]

The comment I heard about packing was "put your money in one pile, and the stuff your packing in another. Now, double the first pile and halve the second pile."

[pennski.livejournal.com]

I have bookmarked the one bag page for use for our trip to Australia for Christmas. (have I mentioned we're going to Australia...?)