Monthly Archives: November 2011

Economics: What is a derivative?

Best explanation I have read: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2009/10/07/dealbook-dialogue-lynn-stout/ For me, a financial derivative is like a “sidebet” at a poker game. Sidebets are annoying because they are usually called for by loud and obnoxious players who have no patience to wait for … Continue reading

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Government waste money on Mobile app

Great article on how much money the government waste hiring incompetent people. http://gun.io/blog/the-governments-200000-useless-android-application/

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This is why we Occupy

Today I launched thisiswhyweoccupy.us It’s having some moderate success. You should check it out. Although the site list many reasons why we Occupy, I really have just one reason “We Occupy to remind you that you are being cheated.” But … Continue reading

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Child labor laws are dumb

… well… at least that is what one Republican presidential candidate thinks. There really is no need for me to say more… Just watch the video…

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Dan Lungren is such a douche

Every time I hear Dan Lungren on the radio, he’s always saying something extremely douche-y. He’s the U.S. Representative for California’s 3rd congressional district, which is most of Sacramento, including Elk Grove. He’s one of those typical Republican mouth piece … Continue reading

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UC Davis Silent Protest

What was supposed to be a quiet Saturday turned out to be one of the more memorable events of my life. I started the day by going to the mall with wife. I hate going to the mall. Especially around … Continue reading

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SSH: How to generate public key from private key

I am in the process of switching computers. I have a private key to one of my aws boxes, but the box no longer has a copy of the public key. So I can’t log in. The trick is: I … Continue reading

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How to untar multiple tar zipped files using cat

The db backup program I used split the backup files into multiple tar gzipped files mysql-backup.tar.gz.part01 mysql-backup.tar.gz.part02 mysql-backup.tar.gz.part03 here is how to unzip them cat mysql-backup-tar.gz.part* | tar -xzvf -

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Twitter is not a marketing strategy

I get very annoyed when people think that tweeting is a vital component of marketing. Companies do not need to tweet. Only some companies belong on twitter: News, Pop Culture, Comedians, etc…. I feel like marketing people are using social … Continue reading

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Never memorize what you can look up in books

http://www.life.com/gallery/41492/image/3091072/the-einstein-you-never-knew#index/3

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