CPST1's Comments CPST1's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/221393/comments Thursday Outlook: Commodities, Global Markets http://seekingalpha.com/article/157482-thursday-outlook-commodities-global-markets?source=feed#comment-708245 708245 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:28:14 -0400 AIG Is Dead, Long Live AIG http://seekingalpha.com/article/158876-aig-is-dead-long-live-aig?source=feed#comment-652222 652222 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:00:19 -0400 Manufacturers are wary ahead of a clunkers-esque rebate program for appliances. The $300M scheme isn't large enough to create significant gains for appliance makers, and lacks consistency, with rebates varying state-by-state. http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/31365?source=feed#comment-648513 648513 www.geappliances.com/p...]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:26:35 -0400 www.geappliances.com/p...]]> Taxpayers, be proud. Despite lawmakers' public outrage at the use of corporate planes by bailed-out companies, Congress plans to spend $550M buying eight new jets for government use. http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/30075?source=feed#comment-619478 619478
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Cash for Clunkers May Cost Up to $45,354 Per Vehicle http://seekingalpha.com/article/152909-cash-for-clunkers-may-cost-up-to-45-354-per-vehicle?source=feed#comment-612074 612074
The Edmund’s figure does not factor the removal of the vehicle from used vehicle inventory, nor consider the residual effect of generating used parts sales. Vehicle parts often cost three times the value of the auto when new. Therefore, as long as the figure of 250,000 vehicles is used of which 200,000 are ordinarily trade-ins anyhow, the fact is on paper, each vehicle will be removed from service.

Think Green

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Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:32:00 -0400
The Edmund’s figure does not factor the removal of the vehicle from used vehicle inventory, nor consider the residual effect of generating used parts sales. Vehicle parts often cost three times the value of the auto when new. Therefore, as long as the figure of 250,000 vehicles is used of which 200,000 are ordinarily trade-ins anyhow, the fact is on paper, each vehicle will be removed from service.

Think Green

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Why GDP Stats Are Still Ugly http://seekingalpha.com/article/152877-why-gdp-stats-are-still-ugly?source=feed#comment-610758 610758 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:38:17 -0400 Why GDP Stats Are Still Ugly http://seekingalpha.com/article/152877-why-gdp-stats-are-still-ugly?source=feed#comment-610646 610646
Taking the wheels off GDP data is not the way to look at the "new tomorrow" and the better days ahead. There are new attributes within, that the stimulas bill has targeted and it is through this defining moment of carefully arranged spending that the economy will recover just as we have seen the equity markets rebound since the first of the year.

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Sat, 01 Aug 2009 09:44:15 -0400
Taking the wheels off GDP data is not the way to look at the "new tomorrow" and the better days ahead. There are new attributes within, that the stimulas bill has targeted and it is through this defining moment of carefully arranged spending that the economy will recover just as we have seen the equity markets rebound since the first of the year.

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Bond Expert: Wednesday Outlook http://seekingalpha.com/article/152123-bond-expert-wednesday-outlook?source=feed#comment-606352 606352 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:06:58 -0400 Bond Expert: Friday Wrap http://seekingalpha.com/article/149551-bond-expert-friday-wrap?source=feed#comment-592425 592425 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:21:59 -0400 What's So Great About Intel's Earnings? http://seekingalpha.com/article/149016-what-s-so-great-about-intel-s-earnings?source=feed#comment-592368 592368 Granted you can buy Pentium 4 Desktops on eBay all day for under $100 computers.shop.ebay.co... and there's a reason. This SA article seekingalpha.com/artic... from April goes into depth about the newer chips Intel is making.

The basis is that in the same manner a SmartPhone will soon have the power or certain capacities as today’s computer, the new brand of computer in much the same factor will have a power of three if compared with today's common system architecture. Therefore, using less power to run the CPU to save on cost as to use less physical space to host the computer system... In short order a company like that of Rack Space (RAX) would use less and less physical space to accomplish more and server load over any extended period of time while optimizing power usage relative to system performance. ]]>
Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:29:59 -0400 Granted you can buy Pentium 4 Desktops on eBay all day for under $100 computers.shop.ebay.co... and there's a reason. This SA article seekingalpha.com/artic... from April goes into depth about the newer chips Intel is making.

The basis is that in the same manner a SmartPhone will soon have the power or certain capacities as today’s computer, the new brand of computer in much the same factor will have a power of three if compared with today's common system architecture. Therefore, using less power to run the CPU to save on cost as to use less physical space to host the computer system... In short order a company like that of Rack Space (RAX) would use less and less physical space to accomplish more and server load over any extended period of time while optimizing power usage relative to system performance. ]]>
When's the recovery? Never. Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich predicts not a V, not a U, but an X. The economy can't get back on track because the track we were on for years - flat or declining median wages, mounting consumer debt, and widening insecurity - can't be sustained. "The X marks a brand new track - a new economy. What will it look like? Nobody knows." http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/27695?source=feed#comment-582581 582581 www.powerball.com/ ]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:46:00 -0400 www.powerball.com/ ]]> Rambus: Legal Battles Continue http://seekingalpha.com/article/147317-rambus-legal-battles-continue?source=feed#comment-579436 579436
But firstly I suggest that a vital component regarding this lawsuit, is the loss of ability to own the stock as a common holder. Or so it seems from ones own aspect.

That and there's a sort of vacuum cleaners, that are programmed to seek volatile underlying positions and find every piece of action there is to pick up before moving on.]]>
Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:38:28 -0400
But firstly I suggest that a vital component regarding this lawsuit, is the loss of ability to own the stock as a common holder. Or so it seems from ones own aspect.

That and there's a sort of vacuum cleaners, that are programmed to seek volatile underlying positions and find every piece of action there is to pick up before moving on.]]>
Iran is just 1-3 years away from acquiring a nuclear bomb, and the clock is ticking for the international community to prevent it, Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says. http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/27465?source=feed#comment-578507 578507 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:21:37 -0400 Google Chrome: Redefining the Operating System http://seekingalpha.com/article/147552-google-chrome-redefining-the-operating-system?source=feed#comment-578479 578479
seekingalpha.com/artic...

To be sure. It isn't that a personnel computer is set up to run any kind of application to begin with so much as it can be made to perform task that are beyond the reach of what most users can be expected to perform while using and maintaining their own stand alone platform. That any newly developed Operating system designed to run different types of computing platforms like that of Netbooks or mobile computing devices is most certainly a brilliant future in the not do distant future. A repeat of a Windows style platform is a waste of time.]]>
Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:45:06 -0400
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To be sure. It isn't that a personnel computer is set up to run any kind of application to begin with so much as it can be made to perform task that are beyond the reach of what most users can be expected to perform while using and maintaining their own stand alone platform. That any newly developed Operating system designed to run different types of computing platforms like that of Netbooks or mobile computing devices is most certainly a brilliant future in the not do distant future. A repeat of a Windows style platform is a waste of time.]]>
Google Chrome: Redefining the Operating System http://seekingalpha.com/article/147552-google-chrome-redefining-the-operating-system?source=feed#comment-578414 578414
In some regard perhaps it could be said that this kind of application is where IBM is already at today as they have been since the 60s. The only difference from the 60s is the availability of the hardware to be made portable and affordable while serving in a wireless range of reception. Other factors include graphics and the installation of sensors like that which afford Google Earth to be as it is serves as a critical function in this process all the same. ]]>
Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:30:18 -0400
In some regard perhaps it could be said that this kind of application is where IBM is already at today as they have been since the 60s. The only difference from the 60s is the availability of the hardware to be made portable and affordable while serving in a wireless range of reception. Other factors include graphics and the installation of sensors like that which afford Google Earth to be as it is serves as a critical function in this process all the same. ]]>
Rambus: Legal Battles Continue http://seekingalpha.com/article/147317-rambus-legal-battles-continue?source=feed#comment-577183 577183
I'd love to be/play the frustrated desktop owner...imho

In the end it all falls to a point of diminishing returns, but the point is Moores Law
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
catapulted the defendants to the heights they reached based on a technology they breached and in the process caused undo obstruction. Everyday users of computers and associated peripherals were jeopardized, and to further mention the likes of American ingenuity as the intent of Rambus to aid the advancement of society. The defendants took the technology as their own to control, then manipulate, and at the cost of the people that relied most on the efficiency of their own systems, the consumer.
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Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:49:39 -0400
I'd love to be/play the frustrated desktop owner...imho

In the end it all falls to a point of diminishing returns, but the point is Moores Law
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
catapulted the defendants to the heights they reached based on a technology they breached and in the process caused undo obstruction. Everyday users of computers and associated peripherals were jeopardized, and to further mention the likes of American ingenuity as the intent of Rambus to aid the advancement of society. The defendants took the technology as their own to control, then manipulate, and at the cost of the people that relied most on the efficiency of their own systems, the consumer.
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Why I'm Buying Micron- Part II http://seekingalpha.com/article/145775-why-i-m-buying-micron-part-ii?source=feed#comment-566119 566119
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Why I'm Buying Micron- Part II http://seekingalpha.com/article/145775-why-i-m-buying-micron-part-ii?source=feed#comment-566115 566115
Of note: Samsung's Greatness/Samsung has led and dominated every memory market they participated in, for as long as they wanted

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Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:04:22 -0400
Of note: Samsung's Greatness/Samsung has led and dominated every memory market they participated in, for as long as they wanted

www.denali.com/wordpre...]]>
Study Suggests People Prefer Bing’s Design to Google’s, But Won't Switch http://seekingalpha.com/article/145482-study-suggests-people-prefer-bings-design-to-googles-but-won-t-switch?source=feed#comment-563160 563160
Traffic Report
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Bing - 3 month change (Up) 4.752e+06%
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Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:25:28 -0400
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Bing - 3 month change (Up) 4.752e+06%
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The Rambus Convertible Notes Offering http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/377272-nuke-john/9571-the-rambus-convertible-notes-offering?source=feed#comment-559886 559886
After which, for every buyer, there was then a another new buyer....

So order numbers to volume ratios played a key role in the run up.

Then, fewer sellers only more shares to sell.]]>
Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:55:40 -0400
After which, for every buyer, there was then a another new buyer....

So order numbers to volume ratios played a key role in the run up.

Then, fewer sellers only more shares to sell.]]>
The Rambus Convertible Notes Offering http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/377272-nuke-john/9571-the-rambus-convertible-notes-offering?source=feed#comment-558930 558930 '....convertible note offering, while it does have some dilutiuon"
www.marketwatch.com/in...

Rambus offering $150,000,000
Preliminary Prospectus, Dated June 22, 2009
% Convertible Senior Notes due 2014

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Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:39:52 -0400 '....convertible note offering, while it does have some dilutiuon"
www.marketwatch.com/in...

Rambus offering $150,000,000
Preliminary Prospectus, Dated June 22, 2009
% Convertible Senior Notes due 2014

investor.rambus.com/se...]]>
The FCC is investigating wireless handset exclusivity arrangements such as AT&T's (T) deal with the iPhone (AAPL) or Sprint's (S) deal with the Pre (PALM). Officials are concerned the deals may be hurting consumers and distorting industry competition. http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/26288?source=feed#comment-553662 553662 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:56:40 -0400 Leaving a Miserable Trade and How to Avoid Future Problems http://seekingalpha.com/article/144189-leaving-a-miserable-trade-and-how-to-avoid-future-problems?source=feed#comment-553651 553651 quote.morningstar.com/... whereby the ex-div date is July 10 at $.47 sh. From the perspective of the graph the general rule of thumb, is to watch the appearance of the entire market window when the point made is to make a stop + loss position. The error within the VZ example is simply VOD is the better value. Therefore, it is the equity of the position that needs to be weighed, as a function of the stop/loss measure. Or given that with a covered call sets are made to limit the downside risk while attempting to optimize the long term gain.
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Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:51:40 -0400 quote.morningstar.com/... whereby the ex-div date is July 10 at $.47 sh. From the perspective of the graph the general rule of thumb, is to watch the appearance of the entire market window when the point made is to make a stop + loss position. The error within the VZ example is simply VOD is the better value. Therefore, it is the equity of the position that needs to be weighed, as a function of the stop/loss measure. Or given that with a covered call sets are made to limit the downside risk while attempting to optimize the long term gain.
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A novel idea: high-dividend stocks as inflation protection for your portfolio. http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/26081?source=feed#comment-549854 549854 Verizon (VZ) at $29.5 share with a $.47 dividend vs Vodaphone (VOD) at $18.8 a share with a $.79 dividend


With inflation pressure the suggestion should be to lower the cost of shareholder ownership first. ]]>
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:41:55 -0400 Verizon (VZ) at $29.5 share with a $.47 dividend vs Vodaphone (VOD) at $18.8 a share with a $.79 dividend


With inflation pressure the suggestion should be to lower the cost of shareholder ownership first. ]]>
Is Rambus the Next 27 Bagger? http://seekingalpha.com/article/143048-is-rambus-the-next-27-bagger?source=feed#comment-547469 547469
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Three Stocks Going Ex-Dividend in Late June http://seekingalpha.com/article/142160-three-stocks-going-ex-dividend-in-late-june?source=feed#comment-543249 543249 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:09:49 -0400 The Case for Allowing TARP Repayments http://seekingalpha.com/article/142209-the-case-for-allowing-tarp-repayments?source=feed#comment-539810 539810
Like reward points for the Bank, or, TARP points?]]>
Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:46:14 -0400
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Map of Social Network Dominance http://seekingalpha.com/article/141969-map-of-social-network-dominance?source=feed#comment-538434 538434 One phone, so many opportunities...]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:48:16 -0400 One phone, so many opportunities...]]> AMD Hopes Cheap, Light Notebooks Boost Revenues http://seekingalpha.com/article/141587-amd-hopes-cheap-light-notebooks-boost-revenues?source=feed#comment-537170 537170
Would it be too much to ask if these smaller form notebooks could have a cell phone built-in?]]>
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:33:20 -0400
Would it be too much to ask if these smaller form notebooks could have a cell phone built-in?]]>
The Summer of Smartphone Love http://seekingalpha.com/article/141462-the-summer-of-smartphone-love?source=feed#comment-535376 535376
The new webOS platform from linux and the Texas Instruments OMAP 3430 processor make the Pre a multi-media machine with 8 gigabytes of storage onboard (I always ask how many gigabytes am I worth?) But, all of these devices and the networks they run on are still very early in the stages of creating a phenomenal infra structure of mobile broadband high speed computing that is bound to stir more than one market. Or that, with local WiFi capability consider the dedicated time potential and reach these devices will provide for new ad revenues when measuring the mobile based aspects of browsing the web.

It might be realistic to anticipate the magnitude of exponential growth to be measured as smarter phones (smart grid) begin to connect to more spaces than people?

Think about the application these devices will enable when the office environment is driven off the databank stored on your phone and the office is merely monitor/keyboard and printer.

wow


More about the Pre
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...]]>
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 03:05:02 -0400
The new webOS platform from linux and the Texas Instruments OMAP 3430 processor make the Pre a multi-media machine with 8 gigabytes of storage onboard (I always ask how many gigabytes am I worth?) But, all of these devices and the networks they run on are still very early in the stages of creating a phenomenal infra structure of mobile broadband high speed computing that is bound to stir more than one market. Or that, with local WiFi capability consider the dedicated time potential and reach these devices will provide for new ad revenues when measuring the mobile based aspects of browsing the web.

It might be realistic to anticipate the magnitude of exponential growth to be measured as smarter phones (smart grid) begin to connect to more spaces than people?

Think about the application these devices will enable when the office environment is driven off the databank stored on your phone and the office is merely monitor/keyboard and printer.

wow


More about the Pre
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...]]>