April 2011
2 posts
1 tag
Introverted executives are stepping into the...
Introverted executives are stepping into the limelight – even though many dislike being the center of attention.
Larry Page, a co-founder of Google Inc., is an introvert who keeps a low public profile. He reclaimed his role as chief executive of the Internet search giant on April 4, forcing himself into the public eye.
Meanwhile, in a Harvard Business Review blog posted earlier this month,...
September 2010
1 post
Joke for Rosh Hashana
Meeting Mom
This guy tells his mother that he’s finally going to get married. His mother is thrilled!
She says, “Am I gonna meet her?”
He says, “Well, Ma, I’d like to play a little game with you. You have such a good sense of what’s going on. I’d like to bring in three women and have you guess which one’s gonna be my wife.”
His mother...
August 2010
2 posts
Thoughts are Warm
by Elie Wiesel “…Granted, our task is to inform. But information must be transformed into knowledge, knowledge into sensitivity and sensitivity into commitment.
How can we therefore speak, unless we believe that our words have meaning, that our words will help others to prevent my past from becoming another person’s — another peoples’ — future. Yes, our stories are essential...
Jovial
In Roman astrology, planets were named after gods, and people were thought to share the personality traits of the god whose planet was rising when they were born. Jupiter, also called Jove, was the chief Roman god and was considered a majestic, authoritative type who was the source of joy and happiness. The Late Latin adjective “jovialis” meant “of or relating to Jove.” In...
“There are so many fruits in the world; we can’t remember exactly who introduced...”
– NYT
July 2010
4 posts
“The idea of self is taking all of the experiences that have ever happened to you...”
– RadioLab
2 tags
“We’re so vulnerable to being hurt, that we’re given the capacity to...”
– RadioLab
उड़ान
June 2010
2 posts
Gross Vs. Net
“If you go fishing and throw a net into the sea, everything you catch in the net is yours to keep. That’s the ‘net’ profit. Everything else is the gross.”
Italian 101
Spero che ci vediamo - I hope we’ll see each other again
Ci vediamo - We’ll see each other
Sic transit gloria mundi - Thus passes the glory of the world
May 2010
4 posts
Bring in the Present
“I think an analogy of being in the prseent as being tied to an anchor which is set right where you are….but you’re not just looking at the ground where the anchor is, you’re looking all around you… still your’e staying tied the anchor. if there are heavy winds, and you let the rope cut….you float away…you’ll get lost…
think of times...
Navigation Lights
When all three lights I see ahead, I turn to Starboard and show my Red: Green to Green, Red to Red, Perfect Safety — Go Ahead.
But if to Starboard Red appear, It is my duty to keep clear — To act as judgment says is proper: To Port or Starboard, Back or Stop her.
And if upon my Port is seen A Steamer’s Starboard light of Green, I hold my course and watch to see That Green to...
Pretending To Feel So As To Not Actually Feel
The experience of a climatic catharsis of emotion leaves an audience feeling as if they’ve done something. Thus, the audience is never moved to do anything and remains complacent. How do you get others to feel reality?
1 tag
Basketball Diaries
Today was the first day I shot a basketball, for all practical measurements, in forever. Stepping onto the court was like reuniting with an old, especially close friend. I spent most of my childhood playing basketball anywhere and everywhere. It sounds funny to say this, but basketball taught me one of the most important lessons I learned as a kid. It taught to play as if losing is not an...
April 2010
2 posts
Coding Nightmares from stackoverflow.com
I’ve written about one application I’ve worked on before here and here. To put it simply, my company inherited 130,000 lines of garbage from India. The application was written in C#; it was a teller app, the same kind of software tellers use behind the counter whenever you go to the bank. The app crashed 40-50 times a day, and it simply couldn’t be refactored into working code....
March 2010
4 posts
rules
””“When you want a child to do something, no matter what the rule domain, what the research shows is that it’s the tone of voice in the making of your request, and whether you include choice in there,” says Kazdin.
“So if you say to your 4-year-old child, ‘We’re going outside! Put on your red coat! It’s cold out!’ You gave the child an...
Bayes' Theorem
BOX 4: Bayesian Reasoning
Bayesian methods of statistical analysis stem from a paper published posthumously in 1763 by the English clergyman Thomas Bayes. In a Bayesian analysis, probability calculations require a prior value for the likelihood of an association, which is then modified after data are collected. When the prior probability isn’t known, it must be estimated, leading to criticisms...
Chicago Pedway →
February 2010
4 posts
IBM jingle
Analyst Project
My Uncle: So you have tomorrow off since the markets aren't open, right?
Me: No, I'm doing an analyst project on the side.
My Uncle: Who is he?
Me: :P
Dakjang tteokguk recipe:Serves 4
7 pieces of chicken; 600 grams of sliced garaetteok; 1 egg, beaten; 1 red chili pepper, cut diagonally; 2 scallions, cut diagonally; 2 tbsp. cheongju (clear rice wine); 1 tbsp. minced garlic; 5 tbsp. soy sauce; and 6-8 cups water 1.Place the chicken and garlic in a mixing bowl and marinate for 10-15 minutes. 2.Transfer the mixture to a cooking pot, pour 6 cups of water over the chicken and boil...
What's a trillion dollars?
Since money is really only useful when it’s spent, how about we put a $1 trillion dollar example into those terms?
If you were to spend a million dollars per day, how long would it take you to blow the whole trillion dollars?
If you were finishing it off today, you would’ve had to start 2,738 years ago, in the year 728 BC or a little before Babylonia made itself independent of...
December 2009
4 posts
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,...
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase each other doesn’t make any sense.
-Rumi
Inverting the Real Question
“The question is not, “If I stop to help this man in need, what will happen to me?” “If I do not stop to help the sanitation workers, what will happen to them?” That’s the question.” - MLK
Buddha
Saw this on a sign at Taco Bell. Reminders come in many forms.
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
November 2009
5 posts
Web-based will-writing tools
wsj.com
Suze Orman’s Will
& Trust Kit
www.SuzeOrmanWillAndTrust.com
$13.50 ($14.70 with tax)Financial and health-care power of attorney, will, revocable (living) trustWe liked helpful asides, honest disclosure that we might actually need an attorney, and lifetime access to the service after purchase. We were confused about earmarking assets on first try.
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Broader U-6 Unemployment Rate Hits 17.5%
The U.S. jobless rate jumped up 0.4 percentage point to 10.2% in October, the highest level since April 1983. The government’s broader measure of unemployment shot up even more, rising half a point to 17.5%. The comprehensive gauge of labor underutilization, known as the “U-6″ for its data classification by the Labor Department, accounts for people who have stopped looking for work or who can’t...
October 2009
8 posts
1 tag
Be True! Be True! Be True!
Can I spend my whole life going after what I believe in, not find it, and still be content in knowing that I, at the very least, was true to myself?
Person 1: I’m glad I got to experience love at least once because at least I know what I’m looking for.
Person 2: Yeah, but that also makes it tough because it’s not like that comes around often, if at all. Don’t we just usually...
Thanks Dad
Dad: You know maybe you just scare guys away. Not all guys are intense like you. I like you because you're my daughter.
Me: Ummm.... Thanks.
Dad: It's ok
4 Things..
1. Four places that I go to over and over:
memories, the internet, the beach/forest, my home
2. Four favorite games:
Starcraft, SET, Tetris, Mario Kart
3. Four favorite smells:
Good Chinese food, forest, Midsummer’s Night Yankee candle, popcorn
4. Four things I’d like to learn:
Another language, patience/mindfulness, stochastic calculus, fool proof jump shot
Currencies, Culture And Chaos
If it is difficult to grasp the enormity of the numbers in this tale of hyper-inflation, it is far more difficult to grasp how it destroyed a culture, a nation and, almost, the world. People’s savings were suddenly worthless. Pensions were meaningless.
Germany: If you had a 400 mark monthly pension, you went from comfortable to penniless in a matter of months. People demanded to be paid daily so...
Why the Morse Code Only Has 5 signs...
Background: Morse code is a series of dots (.) and dashes (-) which represent letters, numbers, and alternative characters. Some of these characters require only a single sign while others require all five signs. For example
E = .
and
0 = - - - - -
Answer: For each sign, you can transmit x^2 characters. For instance, if only 1 sign was used then only 2 unique characters could be transmitted...
song of the nite - Kings of Leon
Listening to Béla Fleck:)
What's Special About This Number? →
September 2009
8 posts
How old are you?
brother's frn: so are you the younger sister?
My thoughts: I'm 7 yrs older:P
Interview Perils
Interviewer: So why are you taking the job outside of finance if you are so passionate about finance?
Thoughts in my head: I have no idea. I'm dreading every moment not working in finance.
My actual answer: I love working w/ SQL
Thoughts in my head: Shoot me now.
today's fortune - soulmate info.
You only have to trust your intuition to know how the people you’re meeting from time to time will affect your fate. Just now you’re open to the possibilities of mixing your Karma with those who cross your path and who may in fact be your soul mates. Don’t however think that a fireworks display will be the signal for these meetings when in fact it may be a rather quiet and simple...
David Ogilvy's Mantras
Research: Coming, as he did, from a background in research, he never underestimated its importance in advertising. In fact, in 1952, when he opened his own agency, he billed himself as Research Director.
Professional discipline: “I prefer the discipline of knowledge to the chaos of ignorance.” He codified knowledge into slide and film presentations he called Magic Lanterns. He also...
Keep Your Own Site Safe
Crooks use automated tools to search sites for the most common vulnerabilities. If they find one, they blow the hole wide open to plant harmful code that will attack your loyal visitors.
To help keep your site safe, start with some quick, free scans that ferret out the most obvious problems. First, fill out a form at Qualys.com to request a free scan of one IP address.
Next, download the...