Archive for August 19th, 2008

My Kind of Economist

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

From the New York Times: Dr. Doom – Profile – Nouriel Roubini – Predicting Crisis in the United States Economy. Hat tip: Greg Mankiw.

Does an Operating System’s GUI Matter?

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

“Fibonacci” on the 168Hours blog says no and offers 10 Reasons why GUI Doesn’t Matter. His reasons, however, are basically screenshots using various tools to make Windows look a lot like Ubuntu (Linux), Mac OS X, Fedora, or KDE Plastik. I think this overlooks several key factors: performance, out-of-the-box configuration, and mass appeal. Performance: first [...]