by Tom | May 29, 2008 | Uncategorized
This is probably fake science. But even so: it appears that one should shake a Martini, rather than stirring it. I have certainly experienced the "colder than ice" effect – I nearly had my hand stuck to the shaker the first time I tried to make one for...
by Tom | May 24, 2008 | Uncategorized
Too early to be at T5, but the lounge is nice and it was a very easy bag drop and security.
by Tom | May 23, 2008 | Uncategorized
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss very good tonight. [Update – reviews concur. Funny how the album didn’t work for me first time round, but hearing it done live and with sporadic commentary made an enormous difference. The band was astonishing –...
by Tom | May 22, 2008 | Uncategorized
In a typical slightly undocumented Microsoft move, you need to open up TCP port 4125 as well as port 3389 (which is the standard RDP port) to allow a remote user to log in through the SBS Remote Web Workplace. So why not just say so somewhere?
by Tom | May 22, 2008 | Uncategorized
UBS has just given BlackRock an $11.25bn loan to pay $15bn for Alt-A assets worth $22bn. I guess they trust BlackRock more than Alt-A and this crystallises a loss and allows them to move on. It feels quite off-balance-sheet to me.
by Tom | May 22, 2008 | Uncategorized
Jamie Whyte on why government needs at least a 20% return on spending. It all hinges on how you measure the cost implications of collecting tax, but here is my summary: For tragedy of the commons services, government should run them (otherwise I´d stuff my...
