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.
The pattern is now obvious and irrefutable: an hour after the market closes on Friday, war breaks out again, and all weekend the bears get excited about what an awesome week is coming up. Then, just before the futures open on Sunday, they Ctrl-Z the entire situation.
Indeed, early on Sunday, this tweet came out:
With all the hoo-ha surrounding the Reflecting Pool, it occurred to me that Google Earth has historical images going back for a decade. For no good reason, I decided to spend part of my morning capturing the bird’s eye view of this pool over the past decade (kinda sad, isn’t it?).
Here you go, and you’re welcome:
It’s here. At long, long last, it’s finally here. No more rumors No more reprisals. It’s done.
There are three implausible items I would like to mention which are all related.
Item #1: in spite of thousands of people coming through here every week, I’ve only received one email to tone down the politics and return to a Slope free from the bashing of you-know-you.
Item #2: it sometimes only takes one email to really get my attention, particularly when it’s thoughtfully written by a person whose opinion I respect.
Item #3: I’ve decided to do something about this immediately.
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