This is truly jaw-dropping.

I have a problem with the word “blog.” No, really. I don’t mind “website”, “web page” or “webspace.” On a particularly delightful day, I might even be hand-wavy at “weblog.” But the word “blog” is a downright irritant and has the unfailing effect of bringing out a wince on my (Read more...)

Exactly one day after I wrote that Jeff and Joel are two of my favourite writers, both of them announce a joint venture they’re doing called stackoverflow.com which is the new Usenet/newsgroup. For the dear reader who perhaps has not seen the wonder that is the Usenet - I learnt most of (Read more...)

What does a talentless, soporific New Age writer do when he realizes he is all three? Simple: he points elsewhere. Abnormal Returns: I’m not a fan of talentless, soporific New Age writers who point somewhere else, but this is a happy exception. The average quality of content being pointed (Read more...)

WEDDING (n.) A ceremony at which two persons undertake to become one, and then spend the rest of their lives deciding which one. Dear, Dear Reader: (Nota Bene: The crucial details are right at the end, so if you are busy, maybe the scroll down button is a good idea.) (Read more...)

Time for some trivia. I work out of the same building as the London Stock Exchange at Paternoster Square. Here is a view from the inside. What you see in the picture is the famed artwork of Greyworld called The Source, which is a physical representation of the stock markets, (Read more...)

Wall Street is a game that’s played between the smartest people in the world with the highest stakes. –A portfolio manager Ten years ago (that makes me sound like an 80 year old)…. anyway, ten years ago, I’d never have imagined a career other than programming, technology and software. And (Read more...)

Warning: the content in this article is long, boring and oftentimes both. During a meeting with company management for a project I recently worked on, I happened to have an interesting discussion with the CFO regarding the current liquidity in the global capital markets. He was an interesting chap and had (Read more...)

It so came to pass that I was digging through my old archives of backed up files and folders; and lo, I find this piece of writing in the mishmash. I post it here since I think it is valuable enough to not lose, and valuable enough to share. I (Read more...)

Three links for your browsing pleasure. Not one more, not one less. Three it shall be. The Best Page in the Universe: is arrogant, funny and uses language that might be termed offensive in most Parliaments. “This page is about me and why everything I like is great. If you disagree with anything you find on this page, you are wrong.” The Secret Diary (Read more...)