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Friends Only (Updated)
~ THIS JOURNAL IS 75% "FRIENDS ONLY" ~
I've noticed that a number of people on LiveJournal have made most, if not all, of their blog posts "friends only". It reduces the blogging/blog reading experience somewhat, because the blog phenomenon is a little exhibitionistic by nature. What's the point of blogging if you can't get people to read and ( Read more... ) -
Time to Say GoodBye to LJ
I'm moving over to blogger at http://deobserver.blogspot.com. My reasons are as listed in the first post over there. Also I need a change. If I've added you as a friend, you'll still see the occasional "friend only" post here ( Read more... ) -
ROI on relationships
"I’m a little nervous when we apply financial terms when we’re talking about relationships." -- Kat Wilder on Return on Investment in Relationships
Mr. "Sex Me Up" wanted to know why I am still "open to other offers" so to speak when I can just utilise the "back up spouse". It's not so simple of course. There are the mental hurdles to cross ( ( Read more... ) -
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Interesting post on hunting for a CEO by Bram Cohen of Bittorent fame.
"Unrelatedly, if there was any candidate who literally stood me up five times and then removed themselves from the search as if the job was theirs for the taking, I'd like to let them know that I'd already knocked them off my internal list of potential candidates after stand-up ( Read more... ) -
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君子怀刑，小子怀惠。君子和而不同，小认同而不和。 -
Hypothetical Questions
I wish my mother wouldn't ask troubling hypothetical questions. How would I know how I'd behave in a given scenario? I could die before her, so the caregiving in her old age mightn't fall upon me. -
Doctors: The Consummate Business People
My grandmother was warded overnight in an "A" (first class) ward because all the "B" wards were full. My family didn't want to put her in an A ward just for overnight observation because of the extra "premium" on billing.
The Bill:
Medication - $150
"Nasal Test" - $80
"Emergency Call" to the doctor - $250
Consultation (5 minutes) - $300
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Efficient Market Hypothesis: Statistical Evidence
A finance professor and a student are walking down a busy sidewalk. Along the way, the professor is discussing efficient markets with his student, who is staring down in studious thought. The student catches a glimpse of a $20 bill on the sidewalk, and he stops to pick it up. After pocketing the bill, the student runs to catch up with the professor ( Read more... ) -
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My grandmother has been having heart problems lately. She was warded on Saturday night, placed under observation and released this morning. She felt sick again this evening and she's been admitted to a private hospital (public hospitals are only good for emergencies). They can't operate on her because of her other medical condition and she doesn't ( Read more... )