Yorick's Comments Yorick's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.com/user/580498/comments How To Book 45% Gains In The Next Leg Of The Real Estate Recovery http://seekingalpha.com/article/1456721/comments?source=feed#comment-19169751 19169751 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:13:57 -0400 Kick Far Overbought, Triple Topped Lululemon To The Curb http://seekingalpha.com/article/1456321/comments?source=feed#comment-19155811 19155811 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:32:32 -0400 This Is How Much Nokia Made From Patents Last Year http://seekingalpha.com/article/1448021/comments?source=feed#comment-19076241 19076241 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:34:25 -0400 Why Inflation Never Came http://seekingalpha.com/article/1448811/comments?source=feed#comment-19072231 19072231 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:02:28 -0400 This just in. Precious metals (GLD +2.2%), (SLV +2.6%) are sharply higher on the session after a panicky Sunday evening plunge brought both to multi-year lows. Other than dollar weakness (UUP -0.5%) across the board, there's no news in particular - perhaps some satiated bears decided to cover and a trend took hold. http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/1035461?source=feed#comment-19032811 19032811 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:49:17 -0400 Uranium's Dirty Little Secret - Investors Take Note http://seekingalpha.com/article/1403511/comments?source=feed#comment-18857171 18857171 Wed, 15 May 2013 13:24:03 -0400 iShares Netherlands: Visit Amsterdam, But Invest Elsewhere http://seekingalpha.com/article/1420071/comments?source=feed#comment-18669601 18669601 Fri, 10 May 2013 09:37:07 -0400 Vringo (VRNG): Q1 EPS of -$0.15 misses by $0.11. http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/1016191?source=feed#comment-18647931 18647931 Thu, 09 May 2013 17:31:51 -0400 This Housing And Stock Market Rally Is Government-Induced And Can't Be Trusted http://seekingalpha.com/article/1326091/comments?source=feed#comment-18587721 18587721 Wed, 08 May 2013 14:03:33 -0400 Not So Fast With The Countrywide Settlement http://seekingalpha.com/article/1359241/comments?source=feed#comment-18531141 18531141 Tue, 07 May 2013 09:26:51 -0400 Stop Gambling On Patent Lawsuits http://seekingalpha.com/article/1405131/comments?source=feed#comment-18501621 18501621 Mon, 06 May 2013 14:24:04 -0400 Coal Faces Tremendous Long-Term Problems http://seekingalpha.com/article/1380711/comments?source=feed#comment-18317891 18317891 Wed, 01 May 2013 12:18:12 -0400 Bail-Out Is Out, Bail-In Is In: Time For Some Publicly Owned Banks http://seekingalpha.com/article/1382581/comments?source=feed#comment-18316711 18316711 Wed, 01 May 2013 11:52:02 -0400 Amazon - What If Valuation Mattered? http://seekingalpha.com/article/1383391/comments?source=feed#comment-18274381 18274381 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:30:10 -0400 S&P 500's P/E Down To 16.1x: A Tale Of Two Markets http://seekingalpha.com/article/1356531/comments?source=feed#comment-17927501 17927501 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:10:25 -0400 The Fundamentals Are Starting To Matter http://seekingalpha.com/article/1357801/comments?source=feed#comment-17927271 17927271 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:06:03 -0400 Google Claims To Have Defeated Vringo Search Patents http://seekingalpha.com/article/1345651/comments?source=feed#comment-17728261 17728261 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:41:22 -0400 Google Claims To Have Defeated Vringo Search Patents http://seekingalpha.com/article/1345651/comments?source=feed#comment-17710341 17710341 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:56:11 -0400 Is MGT About To Receive A Big Settlement? http://seekingalpha.com/article/1333911/comments?source=feed#comment-17486041 17486041 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:27:16 -0400 The Hysteria Of Vringo http://seekingalpha.com/article/1328151/comments?source=feed#comment-17410371 17410371 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:59:19 -0400 "The fall may become an avalanche," says George Soros of Japan's "balls to the wall" devaluation policy. Perception is everything and once the Japanese citizenry sees the currency's value can actually decline, they may decide to look elsewhere to store their money, he suggests. FXY -10% YTD. http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/927481?source=feed#comment-17256821 17256821 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:15:43 -0400 Vringo: How Much Is A Settlement With Microsoft? http://seekingalpha.com/article/1312881/comments?source=feed#comment-17115561 17115561 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:02:50 -0400 2013: Year Of Continued Struggle For Netflix http://seekingalpha.com/article/1301761/comments?source=feed#comment-16896111 16896111 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:48:45 -0400 The False Link Between Higher Stocks And A Stronger Economy http://seekingalpha.com/article/1303161/comments?source=feed#comment-16892101 16892101 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:00:05 -0400 The U.S. Housing Bubble Is Back http://seekingalpha.com/article/1285281/comments?source=feed#comment-16504511 16504511 1. Tighter inventory than in the past several years as banks learned that dumping the shadow inventory all at once was counterproductive.
2. 50 year lows in mortgage rates
3. FHA has gone out of their way to re-ignite NINJA loans
4. Savvy cash investors are building and buying multi-family homes. Doesn't take a genius to see retirement for a majority of boomers is entirely dependent on them either working til death or selling their homes and renting til death.

Net: FHA bump is over as they are bankrupt. Mortgage rates can only go up and inventory will increase as worries about getting out ahead of the pack pick up this year.]]> Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:51:42 -0400 1. Tighter inventory than in the past several years as banks learned that dumping the shadow inventory all at once was counterproductive.
2. 50 year lows in mortgage rates
3. FHA has gone out of their way to re-ignite NINJA loans
4. Savvy cash investors are building and buying multi-family homes. Doesn't take a genius to see retirement for a majority of boomers is entirely dependent on them either working til death or selling their homes and renting til death.

Net: FHA bump is over as they are bankrupt. Mortgage rates can only go up and inventory will increase as worries about getting out ahead of the pack pick up this year.]]> If history is a guide, the markets may be due for a pullback, according to S&P Capital's Sam Stovall. Since World War II, Stovall says the median advance once the S&P hits its previous high after recovering from a bear market has been just 3%. But despite the ominous warning, there still may be some places to ride it all out. JPMorgan's chief U.S. equities strategist Tom Lee recently came up with 15 stocks that outperformed the S&P 500 in eight of the last 11 pullbacks since 2009: CAG, IBM, DIS, GPC, MMM, FISV, PAYX, PPG, SYY, SIAL, UNP, UTX, PX, L, and XRAY. http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/892481?source=feed#comment-16353011 16353011 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:40:26 -0400 Leonard Melman: Are You Prepared For Hyperinflation? http://seekingalpha.com/article/1254701/comments?source=feed#comment-15993831 15993831 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:39:51 -0500 The Era Of Intelligent Voice Technology - An Opportune Time To Invest In Nuance http://seekingalpha.com/article/1242691/comments?source=feed#comment-15985841 15985841
Computerworld - IBM's Jeopardy!-winning supercomputer, Watson, may have started out the size of a master bedroom, but it will eventually shrink to the size of a smart phone, its inventors say.

The supercomputer is currently performing "residencies" at several hospitals around the country, offering its data analytics capabilities serving as a decision support tool for physicians.

IBM is also working to program Watson so that it can pass the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination. Yes, the "Dr. Watson" moniker used in the media will someday be applicable.

Even today, a Watson supercomputer with the same computational capabilities as the system that took on Jeopardy!'s all-time champions, is a fraction of its former size. And, the smaller Watson is almost two-and-a-half times faster than the original system, according to Dan Pelino, general manager of IBM's Global Healthcare & Life Sciences business.

"It was the size of a master bedroom, but now it's the size of a bathroom," Pelino said "It will get to be a handheld device by 2020 based on a trajectory of Moore's Law."

Watson's voice was synthesized from recordings that actor Jeff Woodman made for an IBM text-to-speech program in 2004.[27]]]> Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:23:39 -0500
Computerworld - IBM's Jeopardy!-winning supercomputer, Watson, may have started out the size of a master bedroom, but it will eventually shrink to the size of a smart phone, its inventors say.

The supercomputer is currently performing "residencies" at several hospitals around the country, offering its data analytics capabilities serving as a decision support tool for physicians.

IBM is also working to program Watson so that it can pass the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination. Yes, the "Dr. Watson" moniker used in the media will someday be applicable.

Even today, a Watson supercomputer with the same computational capabilities as the system that took on Jeopardy!'s all-time champions, is a fraction of its former size. And, the smaller Watson is almost two-and-a-half times faster than the original system, according to Dan Pelino, general manager of IBM's Global Healthcare & Life Sciences business.

"It was the size of a master bedroom, but now it's the size of a bathroom," Pelino said "It will get to be a handheld device by 2020 based on a trajectory of Moore's Law."

Watson's voice was synthesized from recordings that actor Jeff Woodman made for an IBM text-to-speech program in 2004.[27]]]> Hovnanian Enterprises Reports Fiscal 2013 First Quarter Results http://seekingalpha.com/news-article/5851051-hovnanian-enterprises-reports-fiscal-2013-first-quarter-results?source=feed#comment-15911681 15911681 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:30:24 -0500 Coal Is Dead http://seekingalpha.com/article/1247541/comments?source=feed#comment-15911361 15911361 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:26:55 -0500