Tag: Zynga

The Twitter IPO: Are We Partying Like It’s 1999?

Today, at roughly 9:45 a.m., I’m walking in Ess Eff Sea Eh on 2nd Street at Mission, heading towards Market, and my cool-car detector fires off, as I see a red Ferrari convertible going through the intersection, headed towards 1st Street. This is the car:   That’s it, right down […]

Entropy, Dodo Birds, and Reducing Complexity in Your Financial Life

We learn today that Hostess — maker of Twinkies and Hostess Cupcakes — is going to cease to exist. It will be no more. Michael Pollan cheers. So do I (though, given the nasty labor vs. capital fight that is going on here, I limit my cheer to the part […]

On the Brighter Side of Things

After yesterday’s post on violence, and a friend’s comment about it, how about we now feast on something compelling and uplifting? Yes: how about something more on the bright side of life? *  *  * Let’s start with the stock market: it’s doubled since March 9, 2009. So, if you’ve […]