December 23, 2009
Slate has posted a great interview with James Cameron and Peter Jackson - arguably the two leading directors when it comes to special effects in film (in fact, Jackson's Weta Workshop executed most of the FX shots for Cameron's Avatar). Of course, the discussion centers on an enthusiastic embrace of CGI, reflecting a belief that [...]
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November 17, 2009
Following the lead of an FT article last week, FT Alphaville went exploring ETC's (exchange traded currencies) and noted (emphasis mine): As for the investor... it means a potential upside scenario of receiving all of the performance of a currency index, for relatively low management fees, but without any interest or dividend (no carry trade here [...]
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