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Review: Plunder
is a documentary about… well, the plundering of the public by mortgage brokers and Wall Street. It’s a pretty decent primer about mortgage backed securities for those looking to figure out what’s going on. It fails went it comes to … Continue reading
Review: Jack: Straight From The Gut
Made the mistake of reading Jack Welch’s book. It’s a terribly written, name dropping tome that reads like a list – there’s not much insight or meat here. That said, I’m not sure how interesting the story of a guy who … Continue reading
Review: Tasker
Tasker is an amazing application for the Android platform. Basically, you’re able to se up automated tasks (called profiles) for different conditions. EX: for a particular location, say work or school, automatically switch to vibrate.There are some really cool instances … Continue reading
Review: Too Big To Fail
Just finished Andrew Sorkin’s Too Big to Fail. Sorkin does a pretty good job covering the event as it happened, with minimal commentary and analysis. On the one hand, that makes it easy and quick to read. It does mean … Continue reading
Review: Concrete Underground
At the recommendation of Marc Horne (whose new book I am about to jump into), I read Concrete Underground by Moxie Mezcal. It’s a fast-paced gritty novel, with a very violent bent. Obviously, that’s not really my scene, but I … Continue reading