The Effect of Gamma Rays

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And each hole in her tongue is always occupied by the milk of the sun

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Fuck my generation and their rat race toward pop culture.

moneyisnotimportant:

soupsoup:

Underwriters prop up Facebook stock to prevent it from tanking on IPO day

On the left side, you see the “bids” that are in the market for the stock. Those are the offers to buy. On the right you see the “asks”, which are asking prices by sellers. Note that next to each bid or ask there’s a “size” which is the size of the offer to buy or sell. Note two things: At the top of the left column, you see lots of bids at $38.00 on various trading platforms. (The BATS exchange, Arca, etc.). What’s more, the size of those bids are HUGE. Hundreds of thousands of shares compared to relatively tiny asks and bids everywhere else.

Should be interesting to see if they’ll still be there to save $FB on Monday.

I’d think that the SEC would have a problem with this. No matter how you slice it, the bottom line is they’re manipulating the market.

moneyisnotimportant:

soupsoup:

Underwriters prop up Facebook stock to prevent it from tanking on IPO day

On the left side, you see the “bids” that are in the market for the stock. Those are the offers to buy. On the right you see the “asks”, which are asking prices by sellers. Note that next to each bid or ask there’s a “size” which is the size of the offer to buy or sell. Note two things: At the top of the left column, you see lots of bids at $38.00 on various trading platforms. (The BATS exchange, Arca, etc.). What’s more, the size of those bids are HUGE. Hundreds of thousands of shares compared to relatively tiny asks and bids everywhere else.

Should be interesting to see if they’ll still be there to save $FB on Monday.

I’d think that the SEC would have a problem with this. No matter how you slice it, the bottom line is they’re manipulating the market.

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"What an overwhelming lesson to all artists! Be not afraid of absurdity; do not shrink from the fantastic. Within a dilemma, choose the most unheard-of, the most dangerous, solution. Be brave, be brave!"
Isak Dinesen, “The Deluge at Nordenay” (via James Reese Books)

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mexicatiahui:

thenoobyorker:

This is sometimes a political blog.

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

mexicatiahui:

thenoobyorker:

This is sometimes a political blog.

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

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"There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval."
George Santayana, “War Shrines” Soliloquies in England and Later Soliloquies, 1922 (via absurdlakefront)

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anticapitalist:

Cornel West, being a badass like usual.

i love this man. he is always a really great addition to the table on real time with bill maher.

anticapitalist:

Cornel West, being a badass like usual.


i love this man. he is always a really great addition to the table on real time with bill maher.

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