Update from Tuck:

As a quick update, we released the majority of the waitlist this week. We would, however, like to maintain a small waitlist through the summer and would like to know if you would like to be a part of that group.

It would have been nice to have my Tuck status resolved, but I will continue to work the waitlist at least until I sign a lease in Ithaca.

--Chris

If you look over to the right, below my SmugMug-hack-badge and above my Yahoo! Finance widget, you'll see my new Twitter badge. Honestly, I don't get Twitter, but it has been a runaway success so far. I first heard about it through someone blogging about the founder's efforts at Obvious. When I first heard of the idea, I thought "who would want to do that?". It turns out, lots of people want to do that. So, being the techie that I am, I figured I had best give it a try so I could see what all the fuss was about. However, most of the interest in Twitter seems garnered from people forming groups, checking up on their friends and what not. So, let me know if you Twitter, so I'll have someone to follow!

--Chris

I have to admit, I think Alan Greenspan is talking crazy when he says he thinks the there is a 1/3rd probability that the U.S. economy will enter a recession this year. Then again, I guess it may depend on how he personally defines "recession". If you are talking two consecutive quarters of "negative growth" (i.e., decline in economic output), then I think that borders on "ain't gonna happen". If he just thinks we'll see "a few months of" decline, then I guess 1 in 3 is simply a pessimistic view of our economy, but not an outrageous view.

The cynic in me says that if economists think things will be getting worse, then it is a great time to put more money into the market so you can reap the rewards as the economy strengthens.

--Chris