Mike Yang

""Quite frankly, what the market is looking for is some kind of coordinated action from central banks around the world." said Kathy Lien, director of currency research at GFT Forex. The Paulson plan, she added, is like a "Band-Aid for a problem that stretches way beyond the banking system now."" Oh, now even $700B wasn't even sufficient and everyone else needs a bailout too? - Mike Yang via Bookmarklet

"The true cost to taxpayers will probably be close to zero, and it would buy some time. But I’m not passionate about this." - Mike Yang via Bookmarklet

"As economists, we want to express to Congress our great concern for the plan proposed by Treasury Secretary Paulson to deal with the financial crisis. We are well aware of the difficulty of the current financial situation and we agree with the need for bold action to ensure that the financial system continues to function. We see three fatal pitfalls in the currently proposed plan" - Mike Yang via Bookmarklet

One of the better and more sober explanations of the "crisis" I've read so far. - Mike Yang via Bookmarklet

Ariely contends that one reason people oppose the bailout is "because they want revenge on the companies that helped lead us into this disaster. Even though they know they will lose money and it doesn’t help them at all, at a very basic level a part of them want to see the companies suffer." He cites a study where participants took revenge even though it was unprofitable to do so. - Tom Stocky via Bookmarklet

Why do you want the dollar to stay strong? - Jim Norris

Jim, because I don't think real estate and stocks are reasonable places for savings, and I'm not sure where to store the gold. - Chris White

For those of you that haven't heard of it already, FiveThirtyEight is my favorite site for political polling and projections. Really rigorous work by some guys who used to do baseball statistics analysis. - Mike Yang via Bookmarklet

Duh, didn't see that DeWitt had posted this site just 45 minute ago. Damn you DeWitt Clinton!!! - Mike Yang

The return on investment index was what prompted me to sponsor Obama folks headed to Nevada earlier this week at Obamatravel.org - Christopher Sacca

Obama took it - McCain sounded like a broken record - Peter Ghosh CISSP

If you wanted to see a one sided debate, the veep debate will be it. The question will be if Biden is accused of attacking or being unfair to Palin a la Gore v. Bush 2000. It's obvious from recent interviews she is not really ready for a big time debate, let alone a 15 minute press conference. - Eric @ CS Techcast

Sally: let's just say I'm not going to hold my breath on that one... - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)

That's a different FF Room. - Steven Perez

First candidate to say orgy wins. - Mike Yang

"At the same time, I can’t honestly claim to be uniquely irreplaceable or valuable. Perpetually overworked yet entirely replaceable -- isn’t that the very definition of a cog?" This sums up Google perfectly. - Ana

I love fish tacos! I haven't had a good one in northern california yet, I'll check out Sinaloas - Roshan Vyas

@Ana +1 Not being a cog is one of the things I really like about my current work. Barry Schwartz says in _The Paradox of Choice_ that people with many choices (e.g., of jam) are less likely to choose any, or if they do, to feel satisfied with the choice they made. The opportunity costs make all the alternatives seem unattractive. I think that conversely, knowing that you are one of many equally good choices to do a given job makes it much less satisfying. Maybe the jam feels the same way? ;-) - Ruchira S. Datta

Skip past the somewhat tedious opening to about 2:00, where you'll be treated to some crazy sh*t. - Mike Yang via Bookmarklet

For odd reasons, I'm on this panel on Thursday evening. Still figuring out what there is to say. - Paul Haahr via Bookmarklet

Maybe the conceptual pros and cons of the "social search" idea? - Mike Yang

Astroland is closed -- here are prices for the used rides if you're interested. $95k for the merry go round... - Mike Yang via Bookmarklet

all i want is a pony. - adelin cai

Today Americans consume approximately 70 million pounds of "Tots" per year. - adelin cai via Bookmarklet

Now I'm hungry. - Mike Yang

I had some just last week. *LOVE* tater tots. They're especially delicious with fish sticks. - Ana

"McCain's wife, Cindy, told an interviewer over the weekend that Alaska's proximity to Russia bolstered Palin's credentials, and Palin has pointed to her leadership of the Alaska National Guard and her Army son's imminent service in Iraq as evidence of expertise." - Mike Yang via Bookmarklet

The woman introduced to America as a reform-minded Washington outsider who opposed the infamous "bridge to nowhere" -- the symbol of McCain's hatred of wasteful spending -- originally supported its construction. The governor who in her introductory speech decried the practice of budgetary "earmarks" sought, as the state's chief executive and as mayor of Wasilla, hundreds of millions of dollars in such federal funding for local projects. - Mike Yang

"The actuarial tables on the Social Security Administration website suggest that there is a better than 10% chance that McCain will die during his first term in office . . .Should President McCain survive his first term and get elected to a second, there is a 27% chance that Palin will become the first female U.S. president by 2015." - Mike Yang via Bookmarklet

me want... - Mike Yang via Bookmarklet

well i can always just throw away my camera and get the nikon just to "copy" you. :) - eviltom

(although the only difference between this camera and the canon link i sent you is that the nikon can capture video. all the other specs seem to be the same.) - eviltom

"...it is so wonderful to be here." - Mike Yang

Can't say I'm thrilled with the Biden pick. A conventional and cautious pick of a Washington insider who is prone to gaffes and open to the accusation of being more flash than substance (because of the Kinnock stuff). And what state does he bring? I almost would have preferred Hillary (ok, that last bit is just flamebait). - Mike Yang

it's amazing to me how big this plagiarism charge has become. I didn't think it should have even been a big story when it broke in the eighties. - Chris White

Very surprising that DC implemented bike share before SF and NYC... - Mike Yang via Bookmarklet

RIP - Mike Yang via Bookmarklet

Sad. - Mike Yang via Bookmarklet

"In one of the e-mail messages, which appeared to be sent from a “Samhoyt@hotmail.com” address, the writer expresses hope of intimacy with the woman. The writer said he wished he could “be painting your toenails right now,” “be modeling my cool penguin boxers” and “find you a permanent parking space.”" Rule #1 of public service: DO NOT HAVE SEX WITH THE INTERNS! Jesus, people never learn. - Mike Yang via Bookmarklet

Gah. - Richard Chen via Bookmarklet

Really unfortunate, although a bit of a bummer to see attention given to this and not robberies in Fruitvale or elsewhere. Crime only gets attention when it affects the well-to-do? - Mike Yang

What we need is a "restaurant robbery" sub-category (with the optional "takeover-style" checkbox) for: http://oakland.crimespotting.o... - Richard Chen

Fox lawyers have said they plan to seek an injunction blocking release of the film — one of next year’s most anticipated — pending a trial over its rights. - Mike Yang via Bookmarklet

"Foreign-born, low-wage workers in the poll said that the economic security they left homes and families to seek in the United States is becoming harder to attain. But their faith in that dream is still strong, as they tend to be more optimistic about the future and more satisfied with their jobs and wages than native-born workers." - Mike Yang via Bookmarklet

"Some people are actually so stupid that they think horns make things happen. They actually believe their car comes with a magic button in the middle of the steering wheel that can change reality. Suddenly, I became aware of the constant chorus of beeping all around me--the kind that's always present in a big city, and the kind you simply tune out like you do crickets in the country. In every case, I realized the drivers stuck in traffic all around me were using their horns not to communicate information but simply in a vain attempt to change what was happening to them. It was as though they thought sitting in congestion was a bad TV show, and that by honking they might somehow change the channel and be transported to a clear roadway." - Mike Yang via Bookmarklet

People never learn . . . - Mike Yang via Bookmarklet

China More Gas! China More Gas! - Ana via mail2ff

lol - Mike Yang

some good talent on the china team - they didn't seem to have much organization though. 3 of them in the nba, they should have done a bit better. - Maneesh Arora

Amazing how much change can happen in a neighborhood in twenty years. - Mike Yang via Bookmarklet