Above, xkcd gives us a reason for living. As an aside, I was out to dinner tonight with someone who manages Disney’s corporate scrip program, who informed me that Disney Dollars are printed in South Carolina. Jason, did you know you were that close to a printing press?

The one bank you can always trust. [Atom]

Twitter founder: “It’s amazing anyone uses Twitter today,” he said. “It’s hard.” Good to know that authoring one-line updates challenges the intellect of most people. Still clueless on revenue model. In other Twitter news, Kanye West pwns Stephen Colbert. Kanye FTW. [CNet, ComedyCentral with h/t to WallStreetFighter]

Have you been following FT Alphaville’s Advent calendar with its daily guest appearances from our favorite money men? If not, you should start. [FTAlphaville]

Merrill Lynch forecasts $50 oil, but it makes a better headline if you write that Merrill Lynch forecasts $25 oil temporarily and contingent upon a Chinese recession [Telegraph]