Thursday, December 23, 2010
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Winter - Loved by the Rich, Loathed by the Poor
Nothing racist or rude about what i am saying but just facts to support my claim...
rich people vs poor people at winter time:
poor - layer up t-shirts to stay warm
rich - go shopping for a new winter jacket
poor - huddle under the blankets to escape the cold
rich - turn up the heat and eat a huge slab of prime rib
poor - give up on sports as its too cold to play outside
rich - lace up the snowboots and go snowboarding up in the mountains
poor - wish and pray that spring comes soon
rich - take a flight to somewhere tropical and experiencing warm weather
all the things that are needed to feel comfortable when the weather is cold requires money
- heavy jacket
- winter sports
- traveling to warm places
- big holiday feasts
- heater + gas bill
while, if u think about it....summer can be enjoyed by all and at minimal costs
- eating light meals (salads)
- sandles and tshirts
- lounging on the beach
- summer sports (swimming, football, baseball)
- suntanning
- camping
and hence, the distribution of the world's wealth reflects this:
- the poorest countries line the equator (africa, southeast asia, india)
- while the coldest countries tend to be well off (scandinavia, canada, new zealand)
rich people vs poor people at winter time:
poor - layer up t-shirts to stay warm
rich - go shopping for a new winter jacket
poor - huddle under the blankets to escape the cold
rich - turn up the heat and eat a huge slab of prime rib
poor - give up on sports as its too cold to play outside
rich - lace up the snowboots and go snowboarding up in the mountains
poor - wish and pray that spring comes soon
rich - take a flight to somewhere tropical and experiencing warm weather
all the things that are needed to feel comfortable when the weather is cold requires money
- heavy jacket
- winter sports
- traveling to warm places
- big holiday feasts
- heater + gas bill
while, if u think about it....summer can be enjoyed by all and at minimal costs
- eating light meals (salads)
- sandles and tshirts
- lounging on the beach
- summer sports (swimming, football, baseball)
- suntanning
- camping
and hence, the distribution of the world's wealth reflects this:
- the poorest countries line the equator (africa, southeast asia, india)
- while the coldest countries tend to be well off (scandinavia, canada, new zealand)
Thursday, November 4, 2010
How I See the World Today: Question and Answer Period | Jim Rogers
Featuring Jim Rogers with Lew Rockwell at the 2010 Mises Institute Supporters Summit: "The Economic Recovery: Washington's Big Lie." Recorded in Auburn, Alabama; 9 October 2010.
Man Throws Show at Bush
I love President Bush's response. You can tell just how cool and how wise he truly is...he is able to be sympathetic and see the whole picture and not just focus on merely the shoe...damn i miss this guy! One more term! One more term!
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Anthony Bourdain Quotes
"Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life - and travel - leaves marks on you. Most of the time, those marks - on your body or on your heart - are beautiful. Often, though, they hurt."
— Anthony Bourdain (The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Useable Trim, Scraps, and Bones)
"Do we really want to travel in hermetically sealed popemobiles through the rural provinces of France, Mexico and the Far East, eating only in Hard Rock Cafes and McDonalds? Or do we want to eat without fear, tearing into the local stew, the humble taqueria's mystery meat, the sincerely offered gift of a lightly grilled fish head? I know what I want. I want it all. I want to try everything once."
— Anthony Bourdain (Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly)
"The journey is part of the experience - an expression of the seriousness of one's intent. One doesn't take the A train to Mecca."
— Anthony Bourdain (A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines)
"It's as if Japanese men, all to aware that deep inside they'd like to stomp Tokyo flat, breathe fire, and do truly terrible and disgusting things to women, have built themselves the most beautiful of prisons for their rampaging ids. Instead of indulging their fantasies, they focus on food, or landscaping, or the perfect cup of tea -- or a single slab of o-toro tuna -- letting themselves go only at baseball games and office parties."
— Anthony Bourdain (No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach)
"Luck is not a business model."
— Anthony Bourdain
http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1124.Anthony_Bourdain
— Anthony Bourdain (The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Useable Trim, Scraps, and Bones)
"Do we really want to travel in hermetically sealed popemobiles through the rural provinces of France, Mexico and the Far East, eating only in Hard Rock Cafes and McDonalds? Or do we want to eat without fear, tearing into the local stew, the humble taqueria's mystery meat, the sincerely offered gift of a lightly grilled fish head? I know what I want. I want it all. I want to try everything once."
— Anthony Bourdain (Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly)
"The journey is part of the experience - an expression of the seriousness of one's intent. One doesn't take the A train to Mecca."
— Anthony Bourdain (A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines)
"It's as if Japanese men, all to aware that deep inside they'd like to stomp Tokyo flat, breathe fire, and do truly terrible and disgusting things to women, have built themselves the most beautiful of prisons for their rampaging ids. Instead of indulging their fantasies, they focus on food, or landscaping, or the perfect cup of tea -- or a single slab of o-toro tuna -- letting themselves go only at baseball games and office parties."
— Anthony Bourdain (No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach)
"Luck is not a business model."
— Anthony Bourdain
http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1124.Anthony_Bourdain
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Edith Piaf - Non Je Ne Regreet Rien Lyrics
(song from King of Baking and Inception)
No, nothing at all, I regret nothing at all
Not the good, nor the bad. It is all the same.
No, nothing at all, I have no regrets about anything.
It is paid, wiped away, forgotten.
I am not concerned with the past, with my memories.
I set fire to my pains and pleasures,
I don't need them anymore.
I have wiped away my loves, and my troubles.
Swept them all away.
I am starting again from zero.
No, nothing at all, I have no regrets
Because from today, my life, my happiness, everything,
Starts with you!
No, nothing at all, I regret nothing at all
Not the good, nor the bad. It is all the same.
No, nothing at all, I have no regrets about anything.
It is paid, wiped away, forgotten.
I am not concerned with the past, with my memories.
I set fire to my pains and pleasures,
I don't need them anymore.
I have wiped away my loves, and my troubles.
Swept them all away.
I am starting again from zero.
No, nothing at all, I have no regrets
Because from today, my life, my happiness, everything,
Starts with you!
Monday, August 30, 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Monday, August 2, 2010
Top Google Search tips
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/30/google-search-tips-tricks_n_665048.html
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Great Site Ideas
http://www.dumblittleman.com/2010/05/10-sites-where-you-can-earn-some-extra.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DumbLittleMan+%28Dumb+Little+Man+-+tips+for+life%29
Elance
Elance is probably the most popular marketplace for freelancers and their clients alike. Freelancers, be it designers, programmers, writers or proofreaders, could bid for projects submitted by prospective clients and make money out of them.
There's a long list of skill categories on the site so you could see which one you might fit into and get started.
Amazon Mechanical Turk
Amazon Mechanical Turk is another marketplace where one could get money for work as simple as finding the contact information on a website. It basically lists the tasks it calls "Human Intelligence Tasks" i.e the tasks that require human intelligence and cannot be easily accomplished by a computer (or a software).
BuyMyTronics
Since students are usually huge gadget freaks, it is likely that they have a lot of unused gadgets lying around. The best use of such gadgets would be to sell them to BuyMyTronics. Yes, this is a site which purchases old gadgets and also offers free shipping. It couldn't get better.
Ether
Here's another unique site that could help you make some extra cash. Known as Ether, this site lets experts share their knowledge for a price. If you consider yourself well-versed in any subject or a field, you could sign up for the site and start taking calls at your will.
eBay
I don't need to introduce this site, do I? eBay is definitely the biggest site to make quick money by selling and buying (then selling it for more) stuff. It may not be that quick but is definitely quicker than many other ways of making money online.
Odesk
Odesk is like Elance for coders and programmers, except that it has a better tracking mechanism. If you are into programming, designing and things like that, you could make use of this site to grab projects and generate income.
Buxr
Now, Buxr doesn't look like a site where one can make money. It's a deals/coupons aggregator and helps visitors save money. But if you are able to find good deals for them and your deals receive a lot of votes then you could get cash rewards too.
Crossloop
If you like helping people with their computer troubles then you might as well make money doing that. On Crossloop, you could create a profile, set your hourly rate and help people from all over the world in resolving their computer issues.
Pickydomains
Pickydomains might probably one of the best ways to earn $25. You just need to come up with a domain name for a client that isn't registered yet. Yes, there are a ton of domain names that are yet to be taken up. Just fire up your imagination and get started.
Elance
Elance is probably the most popular marketplace for freelancers and their clients alike. Freelancers, be it designers, programmers, writers or proofreaders, could bid for projects submitted by prospective clients and make money out of them.
There's a long list of skill categories on the site so you could see which one you might fit into and get started.
Amazon Mechanical Turk
Amazon Mechanical Turk is another marketplace where one could get money for work as simple as finding the contact information on a website. It basically lists the tasks it calls "Human Intelligence Tasks" i.e the tasks that require human intelligence and cannot be easily accomplished by a computer (or a software).
BuyMyTronics
Since students are usually huge gadget freaks, it is likely that they have a lot of unused gadgets lying around. The best use of such gadgets would be to sell them to BuyMyTronics. Yes, this is a site which purchases old gadgets and also offers free shipping. It couldn't get better.
Ether
Here's another unique site that could help you make some extra cash. Known as Ether, this site lets experts share their knowledge for a price. If you consider yourself well-versed in any subject or a field, you could sign up for the site and start taking calls at your will.
eBay
I don't need to introduce this site, do I? eBay is definitely the biggest site to make quick money by selling and buying (then selling it for more) stuff. It may not be that quick but is definitely quicker than many other ways of making money online.
Odesk
Odesk is like Elance for coders and programmers, except that it has a better tracking mechanism. If you are into programming, designing and things like that, you could make use of this site to grab projects and generate income.
Buxr
Now, Buxr doesn't look like a site where one can make money. It's a deals/coupons aggregator and helps visitors save money. But if you are able to find good deals for them and your deals receive a lot of votes then you could get cash rewards too.
Crossloop
If you like helping people with their computer troubles then you might as well make money doing that. On Crossloop, you could create a profile, set your hourly rate and help people from all over the world in resolving their computer issues.
Pickydomains
Pickydomains might probably one of the best ways to earn $25. You just need to come up with a domain name for a client that isn't registered yet. Yes, there are a ton of domain names that are yet to be taken up. Just fire up your imagination and get started.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Tax, Income, Education and Government Spending
Marginal Tax rate of the top income earners (historical america)
notice how the federal debt spikes and stays highest during same years of high taxes
real median income has actually risen as the top tax rate has fallen...so no correlation to needing higher tax rates helping the average person..actually it might even hurt them (rich ppl and their companies create less jobs because of higher tax)
income determined by education...this is result of capitalism...no gov't program needed
so why are asians highest? and blacks and hispanics lowest? pretty sure there is a big correlation to their education level
yup...data confirms that asians have more education..direct correlation for personal wealth if looking at this chart and the above chart
biggest correlation is that all races earned more with more education...whites do make more but more important than race is education
what about unemployment and pay? capitalism rewards the educated and skillful...less unemployment and higher pay....its the one who don't have education who are hurt the most...if they don't want high unemployment and low pay, they should get an education, not beg the gov't to raise minimum wage
we now know that education is key...so is congress tackling the problem or not? chart below shows how little education spending there is...money is being wasted mainly on defense, health care (guessing medicaid + other programs), social security, and debt interest....they are doing nothing for the real problems...just boosting debt and making the problem worse by overspending on health care and defense mainly....cut out the bad spending and put money to work into education which boosts people skill's and the country's production and u will solve the main problems related to wage, unemployment, retirement wealth, and health care...ALSO NOTICE HOW EDUCATION SPENDING ACTUALLY DECREASED EVERY YEAR WHILE DEFENSE, HEALTH AND DEBT INTEREST HAVE BEEN INCREASING BIG TIME?
but note that income is not that lopsided....not nearly as bad as what i thought...
notice how the federal debt spikes and stays highest during same years of high taxes
real median income has actually risen as the top tax rate has fallen...so no correlation to needing higher tax rates helping the average person..actually it might even hurt them (rich ppl and their companies create less jobs because of higher tax)
income determined by education...this is result of capitalism...no gov't program needed
so why are asians highest? and blacks and hispanics lowest? pretty sure there is a big correlation to their education level
yup...data confirms that asians have more education..direct correlation for personal wealth if looking at this chart and the above chart
biggest correlation is that all races earned more with more education...whites do make more but more important than race is education
what about unemployment and pay? capitalism rewards the educated and skillful...less unemployment and higher pay....its the one who don't have education who are hurt the most...if they don't want high unemployment and low pay, they should get an education, not beg the gov't to raise minimum wage
we now know that education is key...so is congress tackling the problem or not? chart below shows how little education spending there is...money is being wasted mainly on defense, health care (guessing medicaid + other programs), social security, and debt interest....they are doing nothing for the real problems...just boosting debt and making the problem worse by overspending on health care and defense mainly....cut out the bad spending and put money to work into education which boosts people skill's and the country's production and u will solve the main problems related to wage, unemployment, retirement wealth, and health care...ALSO NOTICE HOW EDUCATION SPENDING ACTUALLY DECREASED EVERY YEAR WHILE DEFENSE, HEALTH AND DEBT INTEREST HAVE BEEN INCREASING BIG TIME?
but note that income is not that lopsided....not nearly as bad as what i thought...
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
Oz Open - Mr Federer vs Hanescu
[Federer vs Hanescu] - [Australia Open 2010] from Rogerfederer2rf on Vimeo.
2:11 is my fave point...funny stuff!
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