The Efficient Markets Hypothesis says that there is no point in picking stocks. There are a few justifications, but this is the simplest one: if you are buying a stock, somebody is selling a stock. At the very same time you think it is going to go up, they think it is going to come [...]
Monthly Archives: January 2008
Inbred Judo
Thursday, January 17, 2008
I love judo dearly. The Ultimate Fighting Championships and Mixed Martial Arts fighting generally have not been kind to judo though–it has become clear that judoka really don’t know how to fight. Judo fighters do very badly in competition with other fighters who kick, punch, and fight on the ground more effectively.
This is unfortunate and [...]
Reading Watches
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
I’m a watch man. I love watches. I read about them every day. I spend a few hundred dollars a year on them. People think I’m crazy.
It is an odd thing to do.
I love watches because they can be read. Like shoes, or ties, or suits, watches say something about the wearer–they whisper it, though, [...]
Violence in Toronto
Monday, January 14, 2008
An absolutely innocent man was shot in downtown Toronto today. It was the second murder of the year.
The CBC had a call in show on it; several people said that they won’t go to Toronto’s downtown. They find it too scary, too dangerous.
It would be a shame if any of these people moved to [...]