links for 2008-09-02

"On a freezing day in March 2007, Nassim Taleb walked into a conference room at Morgan Stanley's Manhattan offices on 47th Street and Broadway to address a group of the firm's risk managers. His message: Your models don't work."

Tech podcast and video casts.

"Crackle, Inc., a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company formerly known as Grouper, is a multi-platform video entertainment network and studio that distributes the hottest emerging talent on the web and beyond. Crackle's addictive shows reach a global audience across the Internet, in the living room, and on devices including a broad range of Sony electronics. Crackle, in on-going collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment and other leading partners, discovers and promotes the stars of tomorrow."

"… It's called Coma and you'll find it on Crackle and it could be a blueprint for a new commercial model. First, all you need to know about Crackle: it's a multi-platform video entertainment channel, it screens its own shows. But you can upload your own videos to share with others, and the whole thing is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment. Find it at http://crackle.com."