How respected is Singapore on the world stage?
https://qr.ae/pGB3DS I can’t say what the whole world thinks, but I can say what some people think; namely, people in Germany, UK and USA where I had interactions with the…
Two reasons Kubernetes is so complex
https://buttondown.email/nelhage/archive/two-reasons-kubernetes-is-so-complex/ Preface Hello friends! It’s been a while. I’ve been finding it very hard to write while holding up a full-time job, and I’ve also been dealing with some very…
Overcome your recency bias
https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2022/01/overcome-your-recency-bias.html That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column, here is one bit: For all the talk about how political and media bias distort people’s perceptions of current events,…
DWS chief under scrutiny over €160,000 ‘Porsche payment’
https://thenyledger.com/companies/dws-chief-under-scrutiny-over-e160000-porsche-payment/ Deutsche Bank alerted Germany’s financial crime watchdog to a €160,000 payment made by a client to one of its most senior bankers, which the men later explained was part…
Sold short: confessions of a young banker
https://www.economist.com/1843/2020/12/17/sold-short-confessions-of-a-young-banker “Industry” gives a graphic but true picture of life on the trading floor, says The Economist’s Wall Street correspondent I had to watch each episode of “Industry”, a TV…
Blond Hair, Blue Eyes
What is beauty? Specifically, what is it to be a beautiful person? This has long been considered one of those imponderable questions, akin to asking about the meaning of life.…
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Pete Rowbottom, Wigan, UK I haven't uploaded anything for a little while due to being really busy, however I do have some stuff to post coming soon so that will…
S&P 500: Three Market Gurus Tell You When Stocks Will Stop Falling
https://www.vivaraenews.com/news/sp-500-three-market-gurus-tell-you-when-stocks-will-stop-falling/ Watching trillions of dollars in wealth evaporate in just a few weeks gets the imagination reeling. And already three well-known market strategists are trying to find when the S&P…
Peter Pan Syndrome: When People Just Can’t Grow Up
https://www.healthline.com/health/peter-pan-syndrome#takeaway “All children, except one, grow up,” J. M. Barrie wrote in his 1911 novel “Peter and Wendy.” He was speaking of Peter Pan, the original boy who wouldn’t grow…