Luck.. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luck)
Probably...each one of us is born with the same amount ...the only difference being..it gets distributed unevenly across our life span.
Some people have their best(lucky) days in childhood.. and eventually run out of good fortune by the time they enter the job market.
Others struggle early on.. and strike it rich later in life.
For example...famous people have their highs are almost perfectly matched by their lows.
It almost like...GOD is trying to smooth out(even out) things.
There are people who have never had a truly great year....nor a truly horrible one. They are the average ones.
Obviously..as usual..there is no science to support this theory of luck distribution...
Friday, September 26, 2008
Friday, August 01, 2008
Fed Borrowing..
Here is a chart showing the history of borrowing of Financial Inst. from the Fed (US).
It also maps periods of recession onto the timeline. ...
http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/data/BORROW_Max_630_378.png
Banana stand and Money..
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/07/19/zimbabwe.banknotes/index.html
Zimbabwe introduces $100 billion banknotes, each valued at one US dollar.
Being serious.., I would love to get one or two of these new bills. If anyone can help, I'll pay handsomely.
It's for posterity reasons.
Zimbabwe introduces $100 billion banknotes, each valued at one US dollar.
Being serious.., I would love to get one or two of these new bills. If anyone can help, I'll pay handsomely.
It's for posterity reasons.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Truth...
Once, the devil and a friend of his were walking down the street, when they saw ahead of them a man stoop down and pick up something from the ground, look at it, and put it away in his pocket.
The friend said to the devil, "What did that man pick up?"
"He picked up a piece of Truth," said the devil.
"That is a very bad business for you, then," said his friend.
"Oh, not at all," the devil replied, "I am going to let him organize it."
-Anonymous
The friend said to the devil, "What did that man pick up?"
"He picked up a piece of Truth," said the devil.
"That is a very bad business for you, then," said his friend.
"Oh, not at all," the devil replied, "I am going to let him organize it."
-Anonymous
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Perception...
Perception(by definition) is limited..always.
Do you assume(or believe) everything whatever you clearly see that goes on directly in front of your eyes..? I believe...most of it is simply not true.
It's easy to...not only influence people's thinking...but also influence their very perception.
Magicians/movie makers do it..and so do propagandists.
The primary tool of the propaganda system (also known as "the media/news") is misdirection.. making you pay attention to the wrong things...
So, the challenge should not be to perceive everything..but to perceive what's important.
Do you assume(or believe) everything whatever you clearly see that goes on directly in front of your eyes..? I believe...most of it is simply not true.
It's easy to...not only influence people's thinking...but also influence their very perception.
Magicians/movie makers do it..and so do propagandists.
The primary tool of the propaganda system (also known as "the media/news") is misdirection.. making you pay attention to the wrong things...
So, the challenge should not be to perceive everything..but to perceive what's important.
Inevitable...
What we call chaos is just patterns we haven't recognized. What we call random is just patterns we cant decipher. What we can't understand we call nonsense. What we can't read we call gibberish. There is no free will. There are no variables. There is only the inevitable.
--Chuck Palahniuk
--Chuck Palahniuk
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
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