Warp speed universe. Warp speed financial markets. The eighth edition of this classic book appeared when it seemed the millennium and paradise had been achieved and that, like Mackay’s Tulipomania, the price of stocks would rise forever and men would rush from the world over and pay whatever price was asked for what-was-its-name.com, internet groceries, or ihype.com or icon.com or gotcha.com. and, feature this, Dow 36,000. The bubble was just in the process of bursting, of course. Before it burst, fabulous fortunes were made by roller blader and scooter tycoons and by young geeks with nothing but chutzpah and a laptop. 

这本书主要讲的是加速化的金融市场。这本经典之作的第八版出现的时候，似乎已经实现了千年和天堂，就像麦凯的郁金香狂热一样，股票价格将永远上涨，人们会从世界各地蜂拥而来，为它的价值付出任何代价-名称.com互联网杂货店，或iType.com网站或者icon.com网站或者gotcha.com网站. 还有，看看这个，道指36000点。当然，泡沫刚刚破裂。在它爆发之前，滚轴摩托车大亨和滑板车大亨们，以及除了胆小鬼和笔记本电脑什么都没有的年轻极客们创造了惊人的财富。