What I have learned today [2015/7/9]

1. More humane or natural funeral services are being offered. Personally, I think we should respect the dead but not spend a fortune.

2. Russians miss cheese after economic sanctions. Free trade is the way to go. Hope Putin stops the empire building.

3. Caffeine simulates muscle contractions in the large intestines that can increase the urge to go to the bathroom. Not going to drink so much coffee, when I have important business :p

4. A Detroit doctor faces health care fraud where he even treated healthy patients with Chemo. This is just sad. Stealing is already bad but causing more harm by putting patients into Chemo? Wow...better pray for this doctor and his victims. Also, always go to at least three doctors before deciding to get critical treatment.

5. Russians cannot have enough Teslas. Well...I guess they have to showoff wealth someway...Wish the rich Russians spent their money on investments and helping the poor.

 

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What I have learned today [2015/5/2]

1. Littlebits provides blocks of hardware that by magnet which enables individuals to learn about engineering :D They look awesome. I will get one soooon [Need to save first]

 2. Many firms have weird names such as Blonder Tongue Laboratories and New Found Shrimp....Yup, one of the things, you learn when you clean the data a lot.

3. Really, wonder how to data base firms verify data...Yes, there is quite lot of mistakes...

4. Garage sales are quite interesting and if you have some time, you can really get things cheaply and even make a profit by reselling.

5. Net-net sort of works in international markets where there is some inefficiency.

6. You can speed up matching if you do it in chunks...Yeah...I knew this but always relied on brute power until my computer froze...

7. Tesla batteries could really make remote living quite more comfortable.





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What I have learned today [2015/4/22]

1. Tesla which has arguably the best battery technology is introducing home/ utility batteries. If these batteries are good then Tesla's stock will skyrocket. Also, it would be an awesome efficiency gain for the world. Imagine powering remote places or developing nations, wow, I am very excited ^^ Also, I will consider investing in Tesla if they become a battery company :D

2. Japan's Taco Bell has some interesting menus including shrimp burritos, fajita stuffed quesadilla, and  cinamon tostada chips...hmmm...they sound interesting and somewhat delicious but I wonder if Japanese will like them. I am sure Taco Bell did some market research and experimenting but the menu does not seem to be geared to Japanese...Looks like a menu that I would find in LA.

3. People are 1.4x times more likely to watch ads when watching YouTube on mobile. I am not surprised because you can't really open another window to do something and you are probably bored anyway so even the ads are better than sheer boredom. But I wonder how many actually recognize the ad though...should do a test whether not skipping is really related to brand/ product awareness.

4. Arab Youth survey shows that they want to live in UAE. I just wonder how many the youth surveyed actually lived abroad or at least traveled. Of course, Dubai is very nice but other countries also offer a lot as well.

5. People tend to hold on to whatever minimum authority that they have to show their power and worth....I think this is basic survival instinct but this creates absurd bureaucracies and a tsunami of inefficiencies.



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