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The Teaching Company; sometimes I look forward to traffic.

This goal is definitely attainable; it depends on your fitness level.

I would have no problem doing 100 pushups every hour 8 times a day.

The finance guys may have been aware of it, but their actions were clearly not in line with this knowledge as evidence by the year 2008.

From the article you linked: "None of this implies, however, that the existence of outliers undermines modern portfolio theory or asset pricing theory."

In fact, that's exactly what it does. This is what happens when you build houses on top of sand.

Things of this nature cannot be predicted so far in advance.

This report is as useful as yesterday's racing form.

Black Swan theory isn't about denying science; it's about recognizing the limits of science.

Taleb's position (and argument in this paper) is that we need to recognize instances where we don't know the answer instead of making decisions based on assumptions that we do.

Houston

I use git on development machines and have an rsync script to push updates to the server.

You could start by providing your email address so people can contact you.

What do you do?

Your initial reply to me can be rephrased as "I wouldn't want to accomplish all the amazing things that Ghandi did because I wouldn't want to live in poverty my whole life." I hope you understand that his accomplishments outweigh his lifestyle and that if everyone were able to accomplish what he had in his lifetime the world would be a much better place.

I think what you are trying to say is "You don't need to live in poverty in order to accomplish great things." In which case, I agree with you, but I believe you should pick your words more carefully.

This will be my last reply; I don't want this thread to become a pissing contest.

The accomplishments of Ghandi far outweigh both his reasons for achieving them and the methods he used. Passing judgment on his lifestyle in spite of his feats would be like saying we should disregard the works of Darwin because they offend people. Ghandi didn't get his name in the history books because he lived like a pauper.

I have no desire to emulate Ghandi and I never stated that I did. I recognize when to respect the accomplishments of others.

Are you implying that you would not want to achieve the accomplishments of Gandhi in your lifetime if it meant living the lifestyle Gadhi lived?

If that is the case I would strongly suggest you reconsider your priorities.

Happiness and money are not correlated.

You are always 100% in control of your emotions: the choice to be happy is up to you regardless of what you're doing or what's happening to you. Money (or value) will come from following fundamental principles of success: diligence, hard work, honesty, etc. You often find the two together, but neither is required for the other.

For more information read Dan Gilbert's "Stumbling on Happiness" and Viktor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning."

The Economist has redefined "scathing" with this article.