Well maybe to someone as smart as Stephen Hawking. After all, Hawking was the first to set forth a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. (I have no idea what that sentence means, but it sounds impressive.) So what is this simple solution? Is it … Continue reading According to Stephen Hawking, the “Solution Is Simple”
No, it's not in bed. It's not in some comfy chair in our family room. It's not at the local library or Barnes and Noble. My favorite place to read is my car, a 2006 Toyota Matrix, in my driveway. I know it's kind of an odd place, but it's got everything I need when … Continue reading My Favorite Place to Read
A little over a month ago, I wrote the following post: *********************************************************** Dan Ariely, one of my favorite behavioral economists (yes, I do have several to choose from), has an occasional column in the Wall Street Journal where he answers readers’ questions. Here is one of the recent questions: Dear Dan, I hate waiting for … Continue reading Anticipation, Part 2
If I had been asked that question just a few moments ago, I would have responded by saying that high speed, dedicated telecommunications technologies would have been the fastest way to move data from one location to another. As it turns out, if you are talking about moving massive amounts of data, then that would … Continue reading What’s the Fastest Way to Move Data from Point A to Point B?
Cards Against Humanity, whose slogan is "a party game for horrible people", has taken a unique approach to Black Friday. Two years ago, the company removed all of its regular products from its online store, and only sold boxes of bullshit for $6 a box. Some of the people who ordered the box were actually … Continue reading Boxes of Bullshit and Digging a Hole – Cards Against Humanity and Black Friday
Here's an excerpt from the course description for "Predictive Analytics for Planning and Forecasting: Case Studies with Weatherization": students will use Excel to apply statistical analysis and weatherization techniques from Planalytics. From this, students will develop more advanced time series skills applied to industry specific case studies Sounds like an intense course; something you might … Continue reading This Course Is a Mouthful
What if there was a way to reduce fatal traffic accidents by 90% and reduce all traffic accidents by 40%? What if the same fix also reduced the annual costs associated with managing traffic flow? And what if the same fix also led to improved traffic flow, in terms of both increased capacity and reduced … Continue reading This Simple Fix Can Reduce Fatal Traffic Accidents by 90%
"Reading books remains one of the best ways to engage with the world, become a better person and understand life’s questions, big and small." So writes Will Schwalbe in a great essay in today's Wall Street Journal titled, "The Need to Read," and I couldn't agree more. Schwalbe is the author of the soon to … Continue reading I Feel the Need, the Need to Read
I've been a regular reader of the Huffington Post ever since it made its debut in 2005. It's always had a liberal bent to it, which was fine with me. Along with the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, it was one of my primary news sources. The Huffington Post took a very … Continue reading Goodbye, Huffington Post
I recently wrote about the great collection of Christmas commercials coming out of England this year, and I wanted to make sure I gave equal time to some of the American commercials I have enjoyed so far this year. First, is Apple's holiday offering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFPcsYGriEs Next is a commercial from Comcast, featuring one of my … Continue reading Equal Time for This Year’s U.S.-based Christmas Commercials
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