Here is a cool picture I captured of my family as I am now on a trip to Geneva. Even my dog is participating in our discussion. Whoever says technology is not bridging the gap to the world, has never used Skype.
Archive for November, 2008
Skype bringing me home…
Posted in Technology Review, design, family, iPhone, innovation on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Declaration of the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy
Posted in economics, ideas on November 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
White House News In Focus:Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy
1. We, the Leaders of the Group of Twenty, held an initial meeting in Washington on November 15, 2008, amid serious challenges to the world economy and financial markets. We are determined to enhance our cooperation and work together to restore global growth and achieve [...]
Think or Swim (options playbook)
Posted in economics, investments on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You’re smart. We’ve already assumed that. So thinkorswim doesn’t dumb down trading options. We’ll tell you more than you need to know about time spreads and early exercise. And, if you still have trouble sleeping, you can party all night learning about butterflies and boxes.
Calls, Puts & Covered
Verticals
Straddles & Strangles
Ratio & Back Spreads
Butterflies & Wingspreads
Time [...]
Nuclear and Electricity
Posted in green, sustainability on November 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
80% of France’s Energy comes from Nuclear. The amount of plutonium waste needed to create your energy for a year is about the size of a penny or 5 grams. Compare that to oil, which takes 100’s of barrels. Now you see a reason to shift to Nuclear as another baseline option. [...]
Eliminating the Electoral College
Posted in politics on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In my opinion, there are no reasons to continue on with the Electoral College System, as we have the technology to create a popular vote. Living in Arizona, my vote for Barack Obama has little chance of making a difference in this Red State. Although, it is pink today. Al Gore would have been [...]
A Divided Hawthorne?
Posted in economics, politics on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Something became clear to me in a moment of randomness. After posting the Hawthorne affect on my blog and then watching “A Divided Classroom” I realized that productivity is mostly a contribution of self-esteem and confidence. Beyond productivity, success is an affect of self-esteem and confidence. In the Hawthorne affect, peoples belief that [...]
A Divided Classroom
Posted in Research on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On this day, where America goes to the polls and votes with their politics and not their prejudices. Everyone should watch this PBS Special:
The Hawthorne effect
Posted in economics on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From Economist.com
Nov 3rd 2008
The Hawthorne effect is named after what was one of the most famous experiments (or, more accurately, series of experiments) in industrial history. It marked a sea change in thinking about work and productivity. Previous studies, in particular Frederick Taylor’s influential ideas, had focused on the individual and on ways in which [...]
