Archive for May, 2008
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Every Tuesday is a Game Theory article at Mind Your Decisions.
Today’s puzzle is special. I like it even more than previous brain teasers I’ve discussed, like the monk problem and the hat puzzle.
Like the others, this is a technical question sometimes asked during job interviews (hat tip: Reasonable ...
Posted in Business, Career, Game Theory, Risk | 5 Comments »
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Planning for retirement raises a number of difficult questions. I'll admit that I often get confused coming up with answers. And I'm an economics graduate who started investing in high school and enjoys reading financial articles. I have sympathy for anyone that feels overwhelmed or confused by the ...
Posted in Career, Investing, Risk, Saving, Taxes | 14 Comments »
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Every Tuesday is a Game Theory article at Mind Your Decisions
Emails worry me
I wrote half as many emails the day after meeting the company legal staff. I learned that emails are often discoverable in court, and it was rumored company email was being scanned. This whole episode annoyed me, because ...
Posted in Business, Calculating Adventures, Career, Formulas, Game Theory, Law, Risk | 13 Comments »
Monday, May 12th, 2008
image source: Jimmy_Joe's via flickr
Recently, the supermarket gods have rewarded me twice with free food. I would like to say I planned this, but it really came about by accident. It happened because I was practicing good etiquette, and I like to think that no good deed goes unrewarded.
What are ...
Posted in Leisure Tips, Saving | 8 Comments »
Friday, May 9th, 2008
The trick
Here's one of those fun math tricks I got in the email.
Don't tell me your age; you probably would tell a falsehood anyway-but your waiter may know!
YOUR AGE BY DINER & RESTAURANT MATH
It takes less than a minute. Work this out as you read. Be sure you don't read ...
Posted in Formulas, Tangents | 2 Comments »
