September 2007
47 posts
Are We all Hypocrites?
Me …. Moi … No Way! That is the answer you would get if you ask anyone this question. Let us think about this for a moment. Are we all hypocrites? If we are, how do we live with the fact, that we are hypocrites and pretend we are not? The definition of a hypocrite according to Webster is, 1 : a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion 2 : a person who acts in...
America's Digital History →
Amazing!
Aesop's Fables →
Amazing source of metaphors for all occasions. I love reading them.
An Algebraic Proof of -1*-1 = +1
My friend and fellow blogger Chalo Ali showed me this at dinner today and I felt I should share it with you all. Here it is, -1* -1 = -1*-1 + 2 -2 -1*-1 = -1*-1 +-1*2 +2 -1*-1 = -1(-1+2)+2 -1*-1 = -1+2 =+1 Thanks Ali. Mustafa
Bencivenga's Bullet # 25 →
Advise that you cannot afford to ignore if you want to be successful.
Expectations!
My friend Dilip Dhopavkar reminded me of the above topic after he sent me the article on divorce that I posted here yesterday. Expectations are really a double edged sword. If you do not have expectations you cannot accomplish anything because you will not have any goals. If you have very high expectations, then you are sure to be disappointed because at some point you will have your expectations...
Strange reason for Divorce
Couple divorce after online ‘affair’ A Bosnian couple are getting divorced after finding out they had been secretly chatting each other up online under fake names. Sana Klaric, 27, and husband Adnan, 32, from Zenica, poured out their hearts to each other over their marriage troubles, and both felt they had found their real soul mate. The couple met on an online chat forum while he was...
Greed and Fear
The two most powerful emotions that we have, I believe Every decision we make revolves around a tug-of-war between the two emotions. Fear is a very transient emotion though. Most of us get desensitized by fear. Greed is always there. By nature, we want more of whatever we have — money, knowledge, power and happiness. So greed would always rear its head first when you are making any...
Constitution Finder →
If you are a law buff.. Great site to peruse all constitutions.
The Blog Directory
Do People who Belong to a Group Follow all the...
No is the short answer! People who belong to a group and are accepted by a group, always want the group leadership and members to think they follow all the rules. They will vehemently defend all the norms and traditions in group meetings. Privately when the members are not around they may belong to another group which believes in exactly the opposite of what their group believes....
Nobel Prize Site →
My all time favorite site. I love this site. You can spend hours perusing this site. Check the whole site out. Particularly, go to this page, Click Here and check out the links on the right hand side. My personal favorites are, Click Here and Click Here
The Link Between Acceptance in a Group and...
It is a very strong link. Stronger than most of us would like to admit. At every stage in life, we all have gone through and are going through the acceptance phase in some group. The acceptance phase is just the beginning. Once you are accepted, you want to be respected and once you are respected you want to be ordained. It goes on and on. Pretty soon you are doing to other people what you...
Is the Survival Instinct the Driving Force in our...
Is it? I know the knee jerk answer is, of course and unequivocal “YES”. If that were the case, then why do people do the following, Commit Suicide Suicide Bomb Imbibe themselves with drugs that are sure to kill them Put themselves in imminent danger Bungee Jump Dare Devil stunts Eat the “Puffy Fish” raw which is...
Acronym Finder →
If somebody said SCUBA or SWAT, you will know what they stand for really!
The Truth about our Monetary System →
Very interesting article written in the form of a story. Make your own conclusions on the Federal Reserve.
How Products are Made →
Very Interesting Site on How Products are Made
Getty's Geographical Thesaurus →
An Algorithm to find out what day any date is, was... →
If you ever wanted to know what day any date past present or future — keep this handy.
Is Search Necessary?
The short answer is “YES!” My observation on this subject is, The more intelligent you are, the stronger your drive is, to search. It is a very powerful drive… almost all consuming to some. However, the stronger your search, the more your intellect is in the way of trying to find it. A contradiction of sorts. Isn’t it? Your search is...
Great "Economics" Links →
I amassed this page of links a while ago while I was teaching an econ class. Most links are still working. Enjoy.
Buddha's Search for Truth
History tells us that Buddha started his search for truth at a very young age. He had everything, he was an heir to his father’s throne who was king. All the wealth he could imagine, a beautiful and loving wife, gorgeous children and a doting father, were all his worldy possessions. He wanted to find the truth, so he started searching. He searched high and low. He went to all the gurus who...
When we Search...Are We Looking for the Truth or...
Another loaded question. Again, I want to make it clear that I do not have any scientific data to prove any of the thoughts. I am writing on except for the mathematical and financial ones. They are just my thoughts and ideas (even if they are what you want to hear!). In my experience, people who have already done something and then ask you for advice, are looking for someone to tell them that...
Do We All Have More of a Tendency to Search Than...
I keep wondering about the above query. Are people really interesting in finding out what the answer is to any question or do they just like searching for the answer? It is a question that does not have easy answers. What if someone came up with the formula to be healthy happy and wise? Would everyone follow that formula? Or, would a lot of people tinker with it and improvise and try to invent...
Ripley's Believe it or Not →
Quick Math -- 3
Let us talk about a trick to square a two digit number beginning with 5. For example, if you want to square 52 *52 First, square 5*5= 25 and add the second digit of either number which is a 2. The answer is 25+2 = 27 Step 1. gives you the first two digits, 27 of your final answer. You then multiply the two second digits, 2*2 = 4. Step 3. gives you the last two digits of your answer, 04 Your answer...
Quick Math -- 2
Let us talk about how to do quick calculations on some money matters, If you make $10/hr how much do you make a year? The approximate calculation for converting hourly to yearly wages is multiply by 2,000. $10/hr = $20,000 per year (10 * 2,000) There are actually 2,080 hours, so 2000 is a reasonable approximation. A million dollars a year is approximately how many dollars per hour? $1,000,000 =...
Why is a negative multiplied by another negative a...
I have been asked this question many times. It is very intuitive to me. For many people it is not that intuitive. Let us give this concept a try. The way I will try to prove the concept of, Negative *Negative = Positive is by using a money analogy. If I owe someone money then I am a debtor. By the same token if someone owes money to me, then I am a lender. If you want to explain the above...
Are you a Revenue Generator or an Incurred Cost?
Many of the people I have talked to felt that were shortchanged in their business. They felt their salary was not commensurate with their effort and dedication. The key factor in determining how important your job is to your company is to first determine whether you are an Incurred Cost or a Revenue Generator A revenue generator normally makes a lot more money and is much more indispensable to...
Quick Math -- 1
This the first one I thought of that could be useful. How do you multiply two two digit numbers less than 20 without actually multiplying them? Here’s the trick. Let us assume you want to find the answer to, 14*18 Start with the larger number — in this case, 18. Add the larger digit of the smaller number to the result in Step 1. — in this case, 4+18 = 22. Multiply the...
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