How government chooses winners and losers
SolarCity has never recorded a profit, but powered by subsidies, its stock price is $57
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
How To Know What Should Be Measured
How To Know What Should Be Measured
You should measure what you understand.
You should measure what you can visualize.
You should measure questions that have answers.
You should measure probabilities rather than anecdotes.
You should measure volume, velocity and variety.
You should measure what you understand.
You should measure what you can visualize.
You should measure questions that have answers.
You should measure probabilities rather than anecdotes.
You should measure volume, velocity and variety.
Monday, October 21, 2013
Generational theft and thieving generation.
Generational theft and thieving generation.
A massive long-term problem.
The generational wealth transfer that benefits oldsters at the expense of the young.
While today's 65-year-olds will receive on average net lifetime benefits of $327,400, children born now will suffer net lifetime losses of $420,600 as they struggle to pay the bills of aging Americans.
A massive long-term problem.
The generational wealth transfer that benefits oldsters at the expense of the young.
While today's 65-year-olds will receive on average net lifetime benefits of $327,400, children born now will suffer net lifetime losses of $420,600 as they struggle to pay the bills of aging Americans.
Sunday, October 20, 2013
How the U.S. Government controls you
How the U.S. Government controls you
Using deep-learning neural networks to find hidden patterns and insights in that data.
Many of the things you haven’t explicitly told to the U.S. Government can be deduced from the things they have.
Ever-improving pattern-recognition systems that they are building (and others will inevitably follow) will be able to extrapolate your secrets, with a high degree of confidence, from the subtle cues and nuances inherent in your visible live profile.
In fact, between deep learning, “big data,” and increasingly ubiquitous cameras and other sensors, on drones and embedded virtually everywhere, they’re moving headlong towards a world where your live is owned by the U.S. Government.
Using deep-learning neural networks to find hidden patterns and insights in that data.
Many of the things you haven’t explicitly told to the U.S. Government can be deduced from the things they have.
Ever-improving pattern-recognition systems that they are building (and others will inevitably follow) will be able to extrapolate your secrets, with a high degree of confidence, from the subtle cues and nuances inherent in your visible live profile.
In fact, between deep learning, “big data,” and increasingly ubiquitous cameras and other sensors, on drones and embedded virtually everywhere, they’re moving headlong towards a world where your live is owned by the U.S. Government.
How America will keep the entitlements
How America will keep the entitlements
An increase in entitlements has closely corresponded to a decline in the country's savings.
The decline in savings has been offset by borrowing from abroad, which brings us to our current foreign debt: "$5 trillion and counting".
Foreigners will keep lending to America because America will keep military investment in science and technology.
An increase in entitlements has closely corresponded to a decline in the country's savings.
The decline in savings has been offset by borrowing from abroad, which brings us to our current foreign debt: "$5 trillion and counting".
Foreigners will keep lending to America because America will keep military investment in science and technology.
Friday, October 18, 2013
The future of Google
The future of Google
Google Sites Revenues in third quarter of 2013, ad revenue from its own sites -- mainly search --were $9.39 billion.
Google Network Revenues – Google’s partner sites- -- AdSense -- ```- generated segment revenues of $3.15 billion, or 23% of total Google segment revenues, in the third quarter of 2013, compared to $3.13 billion of Google network segment revenues in the third quarter of 2012.
Google Network Revenues – Google’s partner sites- -- AdSense -- ```- generated segment revenues of $3.15 billion, or 23% of total Google segment revenues, in the third quarter of 2013, compared to $3.13 billion of Google network segment revenues in the third quarter of 2012.
Google segment revenues from outside of the United States totaled $7.67 billion, representing 56% of total Google segment revenues in the third quarter of 2013, compared to 55% in the second quarter of 2013 and 53% in the third quarter of 2012.
To supplement Google consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, Google uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP EPS, free cash flow, and non-GAAP international revenues.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
How to be a politician.
How to be a politician.
Create something that the public don't want.
Being goal-oriented instead of systems-oriented.
Never suffer defeat.
Never stay in the game.
Become less smart, less talented and less healthier.
Create something that the public don't want.
Being goal-oriented instead of systems-oriented.
Never suffer defeat.
Never stay in the game.
Become less smart, less talented and less healthier.
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