Breakfast Links

Posted by Jeff Carter
on August 9th, 2012

You probably aren’t following this, but there is a big brouhaha over gestation crates and pig production. Animal rights activists are against gestation crates. Many farmers like them. This blog post analyzes the science behind everything, including genetics. Pretty Sgt. Joe Friday summation and doesn’t favor either side.

Whoa. This one sent shudders down my spine. What if all algos went in reverse?

Paul Ryan’s budget is overwhelmingly popular. That’s what happens when the Senate Democrats, or House Democrats simply do nothing.

Financial Meltdown?

Weight training lowers diabetes risk. If you are in Chicago, I highly recommend CityWide Superslow. I work out there once a week for 30 minutes. They kill me. I don’t do anything else. Lost 25 lbs last year.

There is a reason I am avoiding certain places in Chicago.

Cougar on the north shore of Chicago. No really, a cougar.

Things are so bad in Greece, they can’t even afford to bribe anyone.

Judicial Watch sues the SEC and CFTC over MF and Corzine. For a moment, let’s presume Corzine didn’t do anything wrong. Why is the PFG guy’s case over and Corzine’s still being stalled?

Effects of Accelerators. The author pulls out YCombinator and then looks at data from everyone else. My only quibble with that is many Accelerators haven’t been around long enough to get exits. For example, Excelerate Labs in Chicago has only had 2 classes with a third graduating in a few weeks. Give them five more years, then look at their data. Currently, a lot of accelerators do a lot of good. Companies are staying in business. That should be the key metric now. Worry about exits once five years pass by.

Packers margins are getting killed. ($LE_F, $SFD, $HRL $TYS, $CAG)

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