Elton John said in a statement on Thursday that Ms. Summer should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, an honor that eluded her. “Her records sound as good today as they ever did,” he said. “That she has never been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a total disgrace, especially when I see the second-rate talent that has been inducted. - http://alexhwilliams.com/post...
Facebook will be a highly liquid name. Perfect for High Frequency/Algorithmic Traders (HFTA). If Facebook is a huge draw for individual retail investors, HFTA Traders will see them as lambs waiting to be slaughtered. They will feast on the unwashed, unsophisticated mass of retail buyers dashing into Facebook. THey will pray that the stock... - http://alexhwilliams.com/post...
The telecoms industry is caught up in a trap of its own making driven by a failed mental model of networks as pipes, bandwidth as the resource that is to be packaged and sold, and resource efficiency as the driver of profit. The inevitable result is that the typical telco resembles a Model T car plant (complete with QoS mine, network policy... - http://alexhwilliams.com/post...
Why Mariano Rivera is one of the greatest ever and what his loss means for a generation of baseball fans:
His 2.21 career earned run average is the lowest, with a minimum of 1,000 innings, since 1920. He has the most career saves, with 608 — plus 42 in the postseason, to match his uniform number. - http://alexhwilliams.com/post...