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14 March 2010 0 Comments

Ubiquity: Command the Web with Language

Ubiquity is an experimental interface for the browser, allowing users to control the web with language. The presentation will include demos for end users and developers to experience the power and extensibility of the Ubiquity platform. Particular focus will be placed on the difficulties of working with natural language as well as Ubiquity’s natural language [...]

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14 March 2010 0 Comments

Visualizing Finance Crisis Using Processing

Visualizing Finance Crisis Using Processing

Data-Based Video Manipulation. How fall of stocks changes expression. Experiment in visualizing data the josef ackermann statement is pitched in relation to the share price value of deutsche bank. Build with processing, data is read from a share price chart image taken from the web.

13 March 2010 0 Comments

Financial Markets: Human Foibles, Fraud, Manipulation, and Regulation (Part 8)

Regulation of financial and securities markets is intended to protect investors while still enabling them to make personal investment decisions. Psychological phenomena, such as magical thinking, overconfidence, and representativeness heuristic can cause deviations from rational behavior and distort financial decision-making. However, regulation and regulatory bodies, such as the SEC, FDIC, and SIPC, most of which [...]

12 March 2010 1 Comment

Entrepreneur Visas, UK, US and Other Developed Countries

Entrepreneur Visas, UK, US and Other Developed Countries

Entrepreneurship is one of the most significant contributors to a nation’s prosperity [6]. In an increasingly globalized economy, many of the advanced nations in the world are racing to attract the brightest entrepreneurial minds, regardless of their country of origin. The startups created by these highly skilled immigrants will generate most of the jobs and [...]

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Google Beta Information / Data Visualization Tool

In my previous blog I talked 6 website dedicated to visualizations. Google now has its own Data Explorer. “​The Google Public Data Explorer makes large datasets easy to explore, visualize and communicate. As the charts and maps animate over time, the changes in the world become easier to understand. You don’t have to be a [...]

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Journal Reference management

Journal Reference management

A new crop of journal reference management applications have emerged within the last 18 months.  The term “journal reference management” is used here as opposed to the older term “bibliographic management” to emphasize the importance of managing and linking the bibliographic data with the PDFs. The biggest frustration for the busy scientists is the difficulty [...]

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12 March 2010 1 Comment

GoDaddy vs. HostGator vs. Media Temple vs. BlueHost

GoDaddy vs. HostGator vs. Media Temple vs. BlueHost

Looking for a good place to host your website or blog? There are a variety of different things that you should consider before choosing a web host. The thing about web hosting is, once you pick a host and get your website setup, it can be very difficult to switch hosts in the future. Thus, [...]

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12 March 2010 0 Comments

Tips: Search Patents Online

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Do you think you have a noble idea worth patenting?  Whether it is a new recipe for cooking stew or a new banking scheme that will save the world economy – before publishing it with claims of ownership, it is a a good idea to check if that idea is already owned or patented by [...]

12 March 2010 0 Comments

Illustration of Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDO) & Credit Default Swaps (CDS)

Introduction to collateralized debt obligations (to be listen to after series on mortgage-backed securities). Does the bailout have a chance of working? Credit Default Swaps Credit Default Swaps 2

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12 March 2010 1 Comment

The Housing Price Conundrum in Plain English – Mortgage-Backed Securities

Part I of the introduction to mortgage-backed securities Part II of the introduction to mortgage-backed securities More on mortgage-backed securities