DBMS -- Database Management Systems

Which of These Circles Isn't Changing?

So many channels, so little time .... Yet Unbundling Would Destroy the Industry "Our calculations conclude that $80 billion to $113 billion of U.S. consumer value would be destroyed by this shrinking channel choice," [said Needham & Co. media analyst Laura] Martin....

Regulatory Capture: Our Favorite Drug?

The FDA's cumbersome, expensive approval process essentially creates a cartel. Only deep-pocketed companies can play the FDA game, and that's why [these companies are] glad the FDA is around to stave off competition from small businessmen like [AIDS victim] Ron Woodroof.

Are Most Published Research Findings False?

[C. Glenn Begley] and his colleagues could not replicate 47 of 53 landmark papers about cancer. Some of the results could not be reproduced even with the help of the original scientists working in their own labs.... Maybe the researchers deeply believed that their findings were true. But that is the problem. The more passionate scientists are about their work, the more susceptible they are to bias.

Tax-Free NY: Textbook Case of Crony Capitalism?

This proposal is one of the most disingenuous I've ever heard. It acknowledges that New York's tax structure is crippling business and then does nothing to address it. The fundamental flaw with this proposal is that it allows [NY Governor Andrew] Cuomo and [NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon] Silver appointees to pick and choose which businesses get sweetheart deals, as every other existing business in this state suffers.

Too Many Laws?

And that goes to [Mark] Cuban’s starkest point, which anyone living in a democratic society should appreciate. Law-abiding citizens should be afforded ex ante notice of what is permitted behavior if they inquire. Cuban said if you call up the SEC and ask "am I allowed to do this, they will ignore you." He is right.