Substance vs Fun

Reviews typically provide a meager one-dimensional value call that requires you to know the reviewer well to know if you will agree with the review: Two thumbs up for the movie 3 out of 5 stars for the book 91% rating for the video game However, this type of rating seems insufficient when comparing two […]

Basic Investing: Risk and Return

In a previous blog, we covered different types of investments, but this time let’s talk about Risk versus Return.  Risk is the range of uncertainty of gain for an investment combined the likely percentage of the investment you could lose should the investment go bad.  Return is the amount of gain one receives for their […]

Quick Thoughts About the Blog

Why are these blogs long?Every time I start a blog, I try to keep it short. Yet, my head is crammed with ideas and to make them understandable to other people, it is necessary to put them into context… and context takes time and definitions. For example, my blog on basic investing started off as […]

Technology Paranoia – Biometrics

Are we sure about Biometrics for Security?  I’m not.  Partially, it is because I am lazy and don’t want to deal with chasing the new fad that will soon be replaced by another fad.  More importantly, I don’t trust the people storing the Biometric data.  What are Biometrics?  Why should I care? I’m glad you […]