The peril for markets when computers miscalculate

Brilliant article from the economist. Especially check out the paper referenced at the end. Backtesting FTW!

On the road with Chthonic

I'm now booked to drive and shoot Taiwanese black metal band Chthonic for a week in the UK in November supporting 3 Inches of Blood.

Doing the same last year for Fortune Drive was fun and great experience and I'm looking forward to doing the same with another lovely group of people.

Anyone else going to be at Hard Rock Hell in Minehead? :)

Status update

Heading to Museumplein
Originally uploaded by davehodg

I've fallen off the radar recently since I've been buried at work and my personal life has been turbulent to say the least, as anyone watching my "relationship status" flag on Facebook will attest.

But!

That's all pretty much behind me now and through it all has been the constant of the support (and occasional healthy abuse and ridicule ;-) of my friends and the all-embracing gezelligheit of Amsterdam.

Ah, Amsterdam. Could one ever tire of it? There's always something new to do and interesting people to meet! And of that fails, just go for a walk and look around!

The Secret dissed on Forbes

Ok, so the author is editor of skeptic magazine, but it's still good to see a mainstream publication printing that The Secret is evil.

Excellent. More please. Is Oprah off her perch yet?

Brilliant accidental entendre

"Glad there was a breeze to lift the flag"

"Well it would have looked pretty crap just hanging there"

Well, yes. Exactly.

Berries cran

Berries cran
Originally uploaded by davehodg

It's autumn.

Wah!