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Pondering inventory mangement in the age of the web.
Lands' End is having a sale on swimwear, and the structure of the sale is kind of interesting. Nearly everything has a big discount (65% off or so), and they're pretty clearly trying to sell off all of their inventory. (Apparently their southern-hemisphere seasonal demand isn't enough to justify year-round inventory ( Read more... ) -
Electronics report: Asus Eee Pad Transformer
I wanted an Android device, in hopes of eventually doing some software development. Since we were also preparing for a long car trip, it seemed like a good time to get an Android tablet: Tablets for games and movies are very effective at keeping the children entertained on long trips ( Read more... ) -
Trip report: Legoland and Disney's California Adventure
Beth and I took the children to see Legoland and California Adventure earlier this week. It seemed like a good time: Many schools (but not ours) have started, so the parks shouldn't be too crowded. Also, it was Beth's birthday ( Read more... ) -
Recently played: Lego games
At Legoland, I picked up three more of the Lego games: Banana Balance, Pirate Plank, and Minotaurus. (There was a 30% off special on games, and I kind of wanted them anyway ( Read more... ) -
Companies "hoarding cash": credit arbitrage.
Occasionally I see comments about some company hoarding cash, often in a Keynesian context of how much better the economy would be if these companies would just spend everything they could ( Read more... ) -
Sometimes the simple plan works best
Beth and I were doing some trading earlier today, and were looking at a stock we might want to own. Usually we do this sort of thing with options: Sell a put contract, so we get the stock if it goes down (and keep some money if it goes up). But it goes ex-dividend soon, which favors a buy-write, but none of the call strike prices were really ( Read more... ) -
Recently seen: Cowboys & Aliens
Last night Beth & I went out to see Cowboys & Aliens.
The movie is one that depends a lot on your expectations: If you go expecting a mindless action flick, it's really pretty good. But if you expect depth, you'll be disappointed. It did, as promised, have both cowboys and aliens in it.
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Recently read: Tiassa
Tiassa, by Steven Brust
Tiassa is the most recent Vlad Taltos novel, and fits the series nicely. It's a compelling read, and fills in still more details of the Drageran world. Its unexpected element is a section about Khaavren, in the style of The Phoenix Guards. I like both styles, but it's a bit disconcerting to see them together. The two ( Read more... ) -
Electronics report: Wacom Bamboo stylus for iPad
I recently bought a Wacom Bamboo stylus for use with my iPad, on the theory that for some uses, a stylus is a better input device than a finger ( Read more... ) -
A different perspective
I was just walking next to Amber, and she was holding my umbrella (uncharacteristically for this date, it's raining).
I'm really not used to looking down at the top of an umbrella.