I was briefly bored on Friday night, so I checked out the news on my iPhone. Thumbing down to the business section (and remember, this is on Friday night) I saw this as the top headline on Google News: (more…)
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Another House Just For You
Well, the small number of properties available in my little town continue their ceaseless ascent in value, and I’ve got another one picked out just for you: 435 Coleman, in lovely Old Palo Alto. Here’s the street view, courtesy of Google Maps…..
Am I Frontrunning The HFT Story?
I was asked the above question the other day. It was asked in a tone as if I just happened to write about the topic that now has both the financial, as well as main stream media in an uproar. i.e., right place, right time coincidence. I thought it was a fair question for the person asking was really not that familiar with me and they themselves just became aware of this topic. So, I figured I’d explain why I have standing in this story as opposed to many that suddenly are writing, speaking, and more on a topic they seemed oblivious to just yesterday. (more…)



