Y2K was a banner year for behavioral scientists. In the years leading up to the Internet bubble bust, most investors reported on their profiles that their risk tolerance was 'high'. At that time, they assumed that the risk meant that they can get an even higher return on their speculative investments than they have hoped for in their greedy... Continue Reading →
The 12 Amp Limit
Sometimes movies I watch leave a lasting impression for completely unexpected reasons. Case in point - 1995 hit "Apollo 13". The movie offered plenty of fodder for people who like to play Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, and offered Tom Hanks in a clean 1970 NASA style haircut. A lot easier to take than the abomination on... Continue Reading →
Plan for the Delivery Aftershocks
My home country is not by itself an earthquake-prone region but we did get jolted ever once in a while with an echo of a truly damaging quake in the neighborhood. People who experienced earthquakes know that after the main event, a series of progressively smaller tremors are normal, indicating the plates settling into a... Continue Reading →
Don’t Get Attached To Your Code
Many years ago when I moved to Canada, my father-in-law came to visit. He was showing interest in what I did for living and I tried to explain to the best of my abilities. I failed miserably, leaving him befuddled that people are actually paying me money for lining up the bytes 'just so'. For... Continue Reading →
Avro Arrow, Tick-Tock and Small Batches
I have just returned from a month-long vacation, enjoying an overdue change of context. Among other things, it helped me free up enough brain cycles to play one of my favorite games - 'look for a pattern'. It appears (as my Jazz Platform colleagues tell me) that I have a giant database for a brain.... Continue Reading →
The Turtleneck and the Hoodie
I have always envied people with a clarity of purpose. As far as the memory reaches, I have been pulled into multiple directions. Not that this is a particularly rare affliction, but it can on occasion make one's life more difficult than necessary. Being able to describe yourself as one thing makes introductions and elevator... Continue Reading →