For those who still ‘play the lottery’, (in fact a tax on the mathematically impaired) and those who wish to do more with their finances than Michael Moore does, or even want to just play games here is a neat site.
www.coolmath.com/ On Sep 25, 1:48 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Whew all of that went over my head mate, I'm gonna have to print it > off and go ask my eldest son what the hell you are on about! > > Dyslexcia it's a funny old thing, my boy can't speil as well as my > good self, but ahh the maths I just don't know how he does it. > > Strangly though he choose not to pursual maths now he has started > college, and has gone into science instead, what a good boy he is. > > On 24 Sep, 23:26, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > LOL Gabbers! Pi was ace. You'd have thought they'd have given Pat > > and me walk on jabbering parts at least! I used it in my finance > > lectures before the supply of numerate students dried up (just before > > the number of school-leavers with qualifications in maths went up). > > Basically, I'd run through 'A Multi-Period Gaussian Copula Model of > > Default Risk' until the class was still pretending to pay attention > > but not responding to stabs with a sharp stick (no class lasted 20 > > minutes), put Pi on in large screen projection and get off to the pub > > leaving a spreadsheet with the following questions: > > Tasks: Either: > > > A. Find a derivates trader or finance lecturer who really believes > > maths can model markets and the, using the provided spreadsheet and > > portfolio analysis, assess impact of different factors separately from > > changes in the other factors below: > > 1. Multi-period capital requirement versus single-period–Same total PD > > over the 1-year capital horizon > > 2. Changing the capital horizon–Total PD over the capital horizon > > necessarily changes–Also have impact of multiple liquidity horizons > > 3. Changing the liquidity horizon–Same total PD over the 1-year > > capital horizon > > 4. Changing the PD–Hold capital horizon and liquidity horizon > > constant. > > or: > > B. Enjoy the film, find out which pub I'm in and come and find out why > > I believe the film is more accurate an assessment of mathematical > > business modelling than currently achieved in the BoE and SEC, > > > Had I known Pat in those days I would have invited him to guest > > lecture - possibly on 'pulling strings in the City'. > > > On 24 Sep, 21:36, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Ever seen the movie Pi, Pat? > > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ1sZSCz47w > > > > On 24 Sep., 18:38, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On 24 Sep, 16:43, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Emmet Fox, I think, did the best job that I have seen in explaining > > > > > the ten commandments as diagrams for consciousness living. In his > > > > > book the Ten Commandments, he give us a more mystical interpretation > > > > > that the commandments are not telling us what we should not do, but > > > > > what we cannot do if we are fully living god consciousness. "we > > > > > cannot keep anything for which we do not have the corresponding > > > > > consciousness." For example, take his interpretation of thou shalt > > > > > not steal, which he says, is actually, thou cannot steal. We cannot > > > > > steal because there is no separation between self and other, or self > > > > > and God. He explains it like this: > > > > > > "the sooner we realize the fact (that we cannot steal) the sooner we > > > > > give up trying. When we give up trying to steal, then we shall begin > > > > > to have our own. We shall come into our own rights, our own property > > > > > - using the word property in the widest sense of the conditions that > > > > > belong to us, and when we get that, liberation will not be very far > > > > > off." > > > > > Not bad. I would say that we cannot steal because, to God, all > > > > that occurs is something moving from one place to another (my pocket > > > > to the thief's pocket, e.g.). However, the fact that the word 'Shall/ > > > > Shalt' was used in the original, to me, implies two things: > > > > 1) God is obliging us to not steal > > > > 2) We should, in our own hearts, feel obliged to not steal > > > > > Point 1 is true for the reason I gave above, in that, to God, 'all > > > > stealing is' is just moving matter from one place to another. Point 2 > > > > will become true when people realise that, as was said above, we are > > > > all a function of one and there is only 'that which exists'. If a > > > > person feels that they require the use of something, they should ask > > > > to use it rather than steal it. Once the hearts of men change, their > > > > actions will. > > > > > > I wouldn't rewrite them. I think they are complete and perfect as is, > > > > > depending on how you interpret them. > > > > > I wouldn't rewrite them either, not only are the perfect the way > > > > they are, there are so many levels of truth in them (especially when > > > > you know Hebrew and Kabbalah). Besides, there's the commandment of > > > > not adding to nor subtracting from the Torah. As, to do so, labels > > > > one as a false prophet. > > > > > > On Sep 22, 10:32 am, retiredjim34 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Not too long ago I posed to some friends the challenge to come up > > > > > > with > > > > > > ten commandments for living the good life. All had to be secular. To > > > > > > get things rolling these are mine – > > > > > > > 1.don’t kill > > > > > > 2.don’t steal > > > > > > 3.enjoy life > > > > > > 4.love > > > > > > 5.listen > > > > > > 6.use your talents > > > > > > 7.live responsibly > > > > > > 8.keep your body healthy > > > > > > 9.gather regularly with friends > > > > > > 10.think about things > > > > > > > One friend proposed these – > > > > > > > 1. Follow the golden rule. > > > > > > 2. You can't change others, only yourself. > > > > > > 3. If you meet 3 assholes in one day, you better take a look > > > > > > at > > > > > > who the real asshole is. > > > > > > 4. Don't burn any bridges. > > > > > > 5. Work to live, not the other way around. > > > > > > 6. Live consciously as much as possible. > > > > > > 7. Take time off from living consciously to RELAX. > > > > > > 8. Always have a hammock readily available. > > > > > > 9. Keep and protect boundaries. > > > > > > 10. Attend 12 Step meetings often. > > > > > > > Another (and more practical) friend suggests these - > > > > > > 1.Live > > > > > > 2.Love > > > > > > 3.Laugh > > > > > > 4.Never wash socks together; you’re bound to lose one. > > > > > > 5.Have your ATM card swiped and ready to go before the checker > > > > > > is done scanning your items. > > > > > > 6.Don’t take a phone call when I’m standing in front of you > > > > > > ready to pay > > > > > > 7.If you get in your car ready to leave a parking spot, how > > > > > > about you go ahead and back out some time in this millennium > > > > > > 8.Don’t text and drive > > > > > > 9.Dance like nobody is watching. > > > > > > 10.Don’t forward e-mails that I must reply to or I’ll have bad > > > > > > luck, and no, Bill Gates isn’t sharing his fortune by forwarding > > > > > > this > > > > > > e-mail. > > > > > > > What would be your ten? 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