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The stonks market - 2020 August 02
More 2020 market stuff, this time featuring Eastman Kodak and a hoard of retail investors.
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The Kodak stockmarket moment - 2020 July 30
This is possibly the most insane stock market movement I've ever seen in my life. Showcasing the true power of retail investment combined with extreme FOMO.
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The future of automation products - 2020 July 21
What does the future of automation products look like?
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The great RPA rebranding - 2020 July 21
Computers and the IT industry have literally been built directly on top of automation. As such, Robotic Process Automation (often referred to by the acronym RPA) is perhaps one of the most interesting rebranding stories that the IT industry has ever seen.
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Automation has a narrow window of recognition - 2020 July 20
Automation has a narrow window in which it is recognized. Too far back and things are taken for granted and too cutting edge means things are not proven or not known about at all. This leaves only a small window in time where people immediately recognize successful automation projects.
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History of the automation industry - 2020 July 19
Computers and the IT industry have literally been built directly on top of automation. So why did it take so long for automation and more recent branding of the industry Robotic Process Automation (often referred to by the acronym RPA) to go mainstream?
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Today I learned a new word - disinflation - 2020 July 09
Today I learned a new word "disinflation"
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Trading card games and competitive play - 2020 July 04
Due to the covid lockdowns I've found I've played a lot more board games lately. During this time I've also been thinking about economics a lot more than I did before. This has led me to think about the economics of games especially when more serious competition is involved.
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Initial bankruptcy offering - 2020 June 20
In 2020 I saw something I didn't think I'd ever see, a company tried to release more stock AFTER filing for bankruptcy! And people actually bought this!
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The MIT licence is community hostile - 2020 June 02
The more I think about the MIT licence the more I think it encourages freeloading and other community hostile behavior. It also has very substantial issues with software patents that can, and do, derail projects.
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