Book list: Some great books for the geek in your life including Jenny Lawson’s Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things. (Bad Astronomer)

Quote of the Day

"In short, algorithms reflect the people who create them and the organizations that use them: mostly (but not always) good and well-intentioned but also imperfect and sometimes caught up in unintended consequences."

(John Villasenor)

Chart of the Day

Not many bright posts when it comes to YTD asset class performance (USD terms).

(ftalphaville.ft.com)