This is one of those posts that has nothing to do with trading, the “markets”, charting, or anything else related to our efforts to claw a few dollars out of financial instruments. It’s one of those posts that may alienate some readers, deepen the commitment of others, and merely annoy some in the middle. But I have to get it off my chest, and it’s about the “diversity report” from Google that has been getting so much press this week. (more…)
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Prophet’s Tale Segment Four
Prophet’s Tale Segment Three
My First Computer
When I was kid, back in the mid-1970s, my notion of a computer was what I saw on Star Trek: a big box with blinking lights which one could address directly and, after it said “Work-ing” and made a lot of clickety-clack punching sounds, it would provide an answer in a nasal female voice (which, in retrospect, I correctly guessed was Majel Barrett, doing double duty as Nurse Chapel).
I thought it would be really cool to have such a thing, and after my parents gave me a red Panasonic cassette recorder for Christmas in 1977, I had an idea: I would make a recording that would have long pauses (during which I’d ask a question), then had clickety-clack sounds, and then – in my own best impression of a nasal computer voice, provide the pre-canned answer. (more…)
A Plea for Civility
Note from Tim: Five-Star Sloper Iggy wrote and asked that I publish the item below. There’s a naughty word or two, so steel yourself – – but I wanted to present it unedited. I’ll say only this: I’ve been online since 1981 (longer than some of you have even lived), and I understand the nature of online interactions very deeply. My belief is that the horrendous tug-of-war going on in the market is fraying nerves and causing fistfights. I appreciate Iggy’s insistence on decent and civil discourse within the hallowed halls of the Slope of Hope: (more…)
