“How could I have not known about Ume? An Austin trio fronted by a whirling dervish of singer guitarist who in the standard PR band head shot looks like she wouldn't hurt a fly; yet give her a guitar, a Marshall stack and a mic and stand back, way back. She shreds. File under - Do Not Overlook and Go Tell Your Friends” WayGivingLooksHurtKnownBandStandardsShotsGuitarSingersFilesGuitaristAustinMicsTriosWhirling Dervish Author:Dave Allen
“Size will hurt returns. Look at Berkshire Hathaway - the last five things Warren has done have generated returns that are splendid by historical standards, but now give him $100 billion in assets and measure outcomes across all of it, it doesn't look so good. We can only buy big positions, and the only time we can get big positions is during a horrible period of decline or stasis. That really doesn't happen very often.” GivingLooksDoneBigsHappensLastsHurtFivePositionReturnPeriodsStandardsHistoricalSizeBillionsHorribleOutcomesAssetsDeclineOnly TimeSplendidStasis Author:Charlie Munger
“As somebody who participates in the overall PC ecosystem, it's totally great when faster wireless networks and standards come out or when graphics get faster. Windows 8 was like this giant sadness. It just hurts everybody in the PC business.” HurtSadnessStandardsWindowFasterGiantsEcosystemsWireless Author:Gabe Newell