Here is a list of the fruits in the IPhone games “papaya farm” sorted by the profitability per hour.
Using the table below, the game player can easily determine which fruit to plant to maximize her wealth growth.
To find out which fruit to plant, simply go down the list and find the highest “Profit Per Hour” value for your level.
admin :: Sep.29.2009 :: Fun :: 520 Comments »
If you are wondering about where the U.S. economy is going for the next 20 years, you can bet on that it would become more and more socialistic. Nationalizing health care would only be a matter of time. And the government will take a larger and larger role in our lifes. How do I know that? It is simple, we have the following demographic drivers:
1. Baby boomers are starting to retire. After the recent crisis, most of them do not have enough wealth to keep their lifestyle. Would they vote for the government to take care of their health care and social security? You bet.
2. The shrinking of the middle class. The only classes that would oppose socialism and any form of wealth transfer would be the middle class and the wealthy. Unfortunately, the middle class in the U.S. is shrinking and we are seeing a concentration of wealth to the small rich class. This leaves a large segment of the population broke and wanting redistribution of wealth. And in a democratic system, they will vote their way to socialism.
3. The inability of the law makers to distinguish capitalism and crony capitalism. Government intervention causes crony capitalism (ie. easy monetary policies, debt guarantees, bailouts, etc) and thus enables excessive risk taking with other people’s money. Therefore, it is very easy for the law makers to attribute the fault to capitalism and try to “fix” the system by passing socialistic laws.
4. The tendency of the government to expand. With a diminished understanding and respect of the constitution, the government is finding its way to limit our liberty in the name of taking care of us.
admin :: Sep.24.2009 :: The World :: No Comments »
Here is a comparison of the amount of searches in google for “economic recession” and “economic recovery” with the stock market (QQQQ is the nasdaq index fund). A peak in interest about economic recession along with a peak in interest about economic recovery calls for the March bottom in stock prices. This makes sense in that the crash stops when lots of people is worrying about a recession and more people start to see recovery.
You can access the most updated comparison Here.
admin :: Sep.10.2009 :: Market Analysis, Finance/Investment :: No Comments »
Today I developed a new tool to identify potential investment opportunities. The idea is to use Google Insights for Search to identify increasing popular awareness for a product. Then I compare the trend of increasing searches with the stock price of the relevant company.
In the above picture, I compare the interest in “IPhone” vs Apple Inc.’s stock price in a five year basis.
The tool can be accessed here: http://www.blogmybrain.com/stock_apps/GI/
At the top of the page there is a 24 month comparison. At the bottom of the page there is a 5-year search history. All you have to do is click on the “5y” button in the stock chart to compare it to the 5-year search history.
admin :: Sep.09.2009 :: Investment Tools :: No Comments »
Flight Control is an extremely fun IPhone game. The objective is to land the planes to the corresponding lanes. Different type of planes fly at different speeds. They also come out more frequently as time pass on. The game terminates when two planes collide.
Here are some strategies that I found useful in playing the game:
1. Since the entry points of the planes do not change, it is possible to design the fly path in a way that prevents unnecessary intersections:
The red planes should not go directly into the landing lane. It is better to set them in parallel motion (see left side of the map) and direct them in to the lane one by one.
2. When defining flight paths, it is more preferable to have two planes fly in the same direction. The reason is that it gives you more time to react when the planes are close to collide. If two planes are flying heads on, the time for you to solve the crisis becomes very short.
3. For the red planes, the bigger ones are faster then the smaller ones. Therefore, you should always try to land the big ones first, and then you can trail the small planes right behind them. If you do it in the opposite order, the big planes often catch up to the small ones before they land.
4. If multiple planes of the same type are moving in the same direction, put them on the same path. Because the same type of plane have the same speed, they will never collide if they are on the same path. In addition, this leaves extra room for other planes to maneuver. See below:
5. Do not fly the planes around the edge! Even sometimes if you have to, put them back on the above track as soon as a crisis is resolved. The reason is that if you fly the planes around the edge, it is very easy to be hit by a plane that just come out.
6. In case of too many planes to handle, you can put some planes in rest by making circular paths. Those planes would fly in small circles (instead of running into others) until you have time to attend to them. See below:
Happy Gaming!!!
admin :: Sep.02.2009 :: Fun, Brain Teasers :: No Comments »
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