Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at Michael Milken’s long comeback.
Technology
- Lessons from the Dot Com boom and bust. (25iq.com)
- How Google ($GOOGL) Chromebooks (and apps) took over public education. (nytimes.com)
- Politics is a wreck. Tech companies are the last bastion of admiration. (thereformedbroker.com)
Apple
- An inside look at Apple's ($AAPL) new headquarters building. (wired.com)
- No one, including Apple ($AAPL) seems to know what it is doing in original programming. (mashable.com)
Membership
Finance
- The Spring 2017 edition of Columbia University's Graham and Doddsville newsletter is out. (marketfolly.com)
- Stock buybacks are a shell game. (static1.squarespace.com)
Economy
- On the explosion in the use (and abuse) of non-compete clauses in employment contracts. (nytimes.com)
- We are missing a lot by focusing on the short term effects of immigration. (voxeu.org)
Science
- Americans are having less sex than ever. The question is why? (bbc.com)
- The sheer number of insects seems to be on the declne. (sciencemag.org)
- This is a better way to grow food plants indoors. (fastcompany.com)