[bhoung]

Gladwell is an enjoyable read and is able to pull together seemingly unrelated threads. Telling plausible coherent stories is really the most effective medium of communication, which explains his popularity. He is clearly more an entertainer than practitioner. Warren Buffett is capable of prediction but he is probably boring (I'm probably wrong about this...)

Besides, the fact that Kitchin has moved on to bigger and better things does not really discredit Gladwell's critique. Could be another disaster unfolding as we speak. Just saying.

[endian]

Warren Buffett is capable of prediction but he is probably boring (I'm probably wrong about this...)

You probably are:

http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/2009ar/2009ar.pdf

http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/2008ar/2008ar.pdf

http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/2007ar/2007ar.pdf