This book was fantastic. The author uses a lot of anecdotal evidence to support good experimental data. Some of the conclusions drawn from the data i find suspect, especially those regarding the purpose of why people were doing what they were doing, but the general indicators of human behavior are fully believable. One of the things that the book talks at length about are biases. It talks about getting used to good and bad things, and how to avoid getting used to the good and make the bad not so bad. The book also says that we should avoid making decisions when emotional, as that will form an unintentional habit of choosing that decision or ones like it when dealing with people in the future. The emotional habit experiment is one that I don’t believe to be as thorough as most of the others, but it is still directionally true. I very much enjoyed this book.
This paints a scary picture of the future of the US economy and of many other world economies, particularly of the EU. The book talks about the monetary systems of many countries, before problems, after problems, and current states. From what I understand of the book the US economy is on the edge, due to too much debt being taken on by the public sector. The public sector debt then makes private sector investment more difficult. Private sector startups are then the source of net jobs in major economies. I think that the worst things they talk about in the book won’t happen to the US primarily because we are more likely to inflate away our debt, without hyperinflation, than any of the other scenarios that are presented in the book.
We went to the farmer’s market this morning, and then I went back to have some of that delicious food for lunch. I then just hung out a good bit until horseback riding at 4. After that we went to hangout with Candice and Brian. I just sat there since Brian and Tina were already involved in a decently complicated game. We went from there to dinner at Oren’s Hummus. Oren’s is always tasty and I really enjoy the family style food. I think that has become a theme of the places I really like. They are family style and encourage conversation and sharing.
I really enjoyed listening to this book and completing the Lord of the Ring series. There were many parts of the books that didn’t make it into the Movie. I really enjoyed the return to the Shire and how it showed that the war touched all of Middle Earth. The part that Solomon played in the end of the book and his demise was also especially interesting. I’m looking forward to my next big fictional series.
Bo and I worked in the morning and had Pho for lunch.
Then I looked into Unity and had Thai at Shana for dinner with Stephanie.
I got a Black Magic, which was a really nice drink.
Bo and I went to Shezan for a delicious dinner. We had the Chicken Tikka Masala, and he got some tasty beef dish. We split some samosas, 2 galic naan, and a plate of rice. I had the Barely Legal, which was delicious and bo had the Atlas which was a little too hoppy for me.
Bo and I are sitting in Red Rock cafe talking about the possibilities of 3D printing and what it would take to get into that market over a coffee. We are also taking about how we would apply to Y-Combinator using this idea. I wonder if it would be possible to set up something quickly in 3.js for quick editing of 3d models. It might be worth a stab some time in the next few months.
Very tasty. Bo got the tea for me
We went to mars bar to celebrate and morn.
It's an Exciting World 