Michael On
Michael On
believe microsoft million people relatively shipped xbox
There are 5 million people who really believe they are getting an Xbox 360 relatively soon, by February. Microsoft has shipped 500,000 units, so 4.5 million people are doing nothing. That's enough to just kill Christmas.
barbara common dolphins eight females santa seven species whales
There are 28 species of dolphins and whales in the Santa Barbara Channel. We see, typically, common and bottle-nosed dolphins. That was a pod of seven or eight juveniles and females we saw.
bull despite lots nasty stealth stories
There are lots of nasty stories but despite that we've had a stealth bull market.
change contests lots prizes
There are lots of contests that give away prizes and money, but we wanted a contest that would change someone's life.
death giving less problem sentences victims
There are less murders, less murder victims and less death sentences because, in our view, we have been giving this problem the right medicine.
author broader confused harry indeed larger moral potter supposedly symbols system
There are indeed 'values' in the Harry Potter series, but they're confused with anti-values. Potterworld is a scrambled moral universe. There are Christian symbols in the series, but the author misappropriates them, mutates them, and integrates them into a supposedly larger and broader system where evil symbols are dominant.
album chip easier good harder maybe music overlook shoulders walk
We always walk around with kind of a chip on our shoulders and I feel like we've been making good music for a long time, but sometimes we're a little easier to overlook and maybe this album will make it a little harder to overlook us.
reserve
We always reserve the right to get better.
both elevator good ideas love mars moon talk technical
We love the idea of an elevator on Mars as a demonstration system, ... There's also been talk of an elevator on the moon as a technical demonstrator. We think both these ideas are very good and should be pursued.
companies grow looking love small
We love identifying little companies. We're looking for those small acorns that are going to grow into big companies in the future.
call couple fairly industry last less outlook trends
When you look at the trends over the last couple of years, the industry cycle, if you want to call it that, has been fairly stable, fairly flat. I think the outlook for 1998 and 1999 is more or less a continuation of that trend.
consensus general stronger unique weak
When you look at the stronger (applications), they are very, very descriptive in what they're doing. The general consensus was that it was just a weak application. There was nothing unique about the application.
reaction sell
When you look at any catastrophic event, it's a knee-jerk reaction to sell these stocks.
knowledge position
When you know that there is going to be a disaster, you can position knowledge and people.