Saturday, 18 October 2014

The Brevity of Modernity

14:33 Posted by The Thalesians (@thalesians) No comments
Coffee whispers to my sense of smell, whirring through my consciousness, as I sit here in an American coffee shop. Above me, sitting aloft are skyscrapers their crests emblazoned with the names of American banks, a corner of London more Empire State than Wren. My fingers tap on my keyboard has slowed,...

Sunday, 12 October 2014

The small in Big Data

17:02 Posted by The Thalesians (@thalesians) No comments
Waltzing along the Thames from the Tower Bridge to Westminster, in amongst the plethora of skyscrapers struggling to reach the gods and tourists snapping photos, there lies the White Tower, its stone weathered by a thousand years of rain and wind, battering the British landscape in all seasons. The...

Sunday, 5 October 2014

When an idea gets currency

18:54 Posted by The Thalesians (@thalesians) 1 comment
Anguish had ensued for months, with declining volatility seeming to compound the misery of the market, killing any potential trend. Traders in currency markets were being rebuffed by a currency that did not wish to rise. It had been the consensus year ahead trade at the beginning of 2014. The moves...