In The Lion King, Mufasa acted as king and patriarch of Pride Rock – roles his brother, Scar, coveted. Not satisfied with his lot in life, Scar gets a bundle deal on fratricide, homicide, and regicide and usurps the throne. The one complication is that Mufasa had a son. Simba was the heir apparent to the […]
Equifax Absurdity
To preface: Equifax’s data breach demonstrates an irresponsibility with client data. That said, until an investigation has been conducted (and I imagine that the Federal Government will have inquiries) placing blame randomly and rampantly is asinine. The most recent target of blame is Equifax’s Corporate Information Security Office, Susan Mauldin. While I would understand this […]
Irma vs. Mickey
In addition to bringing great(er) shame on the once-proud name of Irma, the latest Hurricane coming out of the Atlantic is causing Florida, FEMA, and even the House of Mouse to sweat. In a rare move, Walt Disney World is closing shop on 9/10 and 9/11 in order to prepare the park for the storm […]
Reddit Cash
Since my last post on crypto-currency I’ve had discussions with others who jokingly mentioned Reddit users’ karma scores as a contender to Bitcoin. While user karma scores would promote a dubious economic model, Reddit has actually tried once before in 2014 to create its own currency. Called “Reddit Notes” the idea was to generate a […]
Game of Coins
Bitcoin.com source I’m not going to make a habit out of linking news.bitcoin.com but since The Daily Beast also ran a similar story at the beginning of the month I’m willing to lend them the benefit of the doubt on this one. When DISH Network started accepting Bitcoins as payment three years ago it was […]
Stock Report: FDX – FedEx Corporation
Key Stats for FedEx Corporation Ticker: FDX Latest Price: $207.76 Value: $55.733bn Daily Volume: $440M Links: SEC Filings, FedEx.com 1. Deliverables FedEx’s portfolio contains a myriad of business, e-commerce, and transportation services through subsidiaries under the FedEx brand. These companies boast a unique build: they compete collectively, operate independently, and are managed collaboratively. Each company […]
Petals and Thorns
I recently heard the term “criddler” used in reference to an aggressive homeless person. Using a term that, at least from my gathering, is reserved for heroin fiends in order to describe someone being abusive on a street corner seemed like a reach. At best it’s re-purposing an already vague term to describe a typical […]
Government Bust
My The West Wing binge has brought me to some interesting Wikipedia articles. The most recent is the page for the longest senate filibusters though using “senate” as a qualifier is a bit redundant. Of the two federal legislative bodies in the United States, the Senate is the only one with the rules permitting members to […]
U.S. Consumer Confidence in Q2
I’m late to the ball game on this one but I’m seeing more news about the “consumer comeback” in Q2 and I had to put something up. A 2.6% GDP growth is great and if Bloomberg is to be believed then consumer spending was a significant contributor (1.9%) to that growth. No doubt there was […]
Setting the Stage
In Aaron Sorkin’s early 2000s hit drama, The West Wing, one notices a predilection for the director to have the series’ characters conduct conversations whilst hastily moving through the West Wing of the White House. The tracking shots that accompany these dialogues allows for the viewer to feel as though they’re walking with the characters and […]