Why Are Low Oil Prices Tanking The Stock Market?
I don’t get it, but I guess this explains it a bit. Seems to me like low oil prices would only be great for the market (which that article touches on). Guess not.
Money
…Or He’s Not Satoshi.
Well, that was predictable.
Skynet Awakens
First United has a glitch grounding all planes, and then the NYSE dives and glitches. Something is obviously up. That chart in the NYSE link is pretty amazing.
Long Live Death and the Economy
I recently wrote a novel (SHAMELESS PLUG ALERT: my novel is called Idempotency, published by Kindle Press!) about the forthcoming possibility of humans living extended lives. This is generally known as transhumanism. Aside from the obvious conclusion of HOLY SHIT ‘POCALYPSE!1!!1!, another ginormous and intractable impact from humanity livin’-la-vida-long-time will be economic. As people live forever, our population …
J, Are You Angry At The Striking Port Workers?
Apparently there is a huge strike of port workers on the west coast which is affecting shipments coming into good ol’ ‘merica. And while this is affecting an almond farm who was “forced to cut 76 employees on its night crew”, I think we all know the true victim is our friend J, who can’t …
Bitcoin explained
Pretty simple, really…
Your home network router could be mining Bitcoins
for a hacker in outer Mongolia (or anywhere, really.) Details here. So how do I make my router mine Bitcoins for me?
Major Bitcoin Robbery (also, killer new diamond earrings, J)
All this super secret cyber stuff is fascinating. Today’s updates include a major bitcoin heist of a Silk Road competitor and another Silk Road competitor that is shutting its doors.
Hey J, what do you make of gold growing on trees in the outback?
Cause I think it would be way easier to hack some gold off of a tree instead of using that godforsaken, heavy-ass rock drill that you “let” me use the last time I was 2000 feet underground in your death tunnel. Just sayin’. Maybe you should look at all those the pine trees instead.
Central Banks are full of B$
J will like this link on central banks and their strange practices.