The Tao Jones Revisited
Previously Ape Con Myth explored the history of the Dow Jones Industrial Average through the lens of the Tao Te Ching in a project known as The Tao Jones. Given the recent activity in the market, we have returned to … Read More
Here’s Where Trusting S&P Would Really Come In Handy
In case you left the office on Friday for a weekend in the woods and are wondering why the sky is falling this fine Monday morn, Standard & Poor’s has downgraded the long-term sovereign credit rating of the United States … Read More
To Work or Not To Work, That’s a Question?
How many people does it take to make the not-so-merry-go-round go round? If you’re talking about the United States economy in 2007, which we are, then the answer is 146,047,000 people, or … wait for it … 48.4% of the … Read More
“You Just Don’t Get It, Do You?”
The most overused line in the movies or the most underutilized question in human history? You decide! [Montage by Film Drunk; Thanks, Pete!]
Regarding Your Lack of Privacy Online
What is a bigger waste of time: Surfing the internet or keeping track of what each individual surfs on the internet? Tucked quietly away in Section 4 of H.R. 1981, a provision lurks that turns what should have been a … Read More
God’s Away on What?
(Press play, click the lyrics and read along…) [Tom Waits Official site]
Mining, Oil and Gas Extraction – Round 2
Now we are going back through the sub-sectors to add in GDP and some starter Economic Census data… (click to enlarge)
Less Good News
Google’s Six-Front War Visualized
Inspired by the launch of Google+, here’s a visualization of some of Google’s competition…