This site under reconstruction.
I’m going to try something new here. A couple of weeks ago, someone was questioning my calculations of averages and it got me thinking: why use weighted average rather than average? I think most people understand the use of averages but I am not so sure they understand weighted averages. The concept of weighted average…
For my automation project, I think we are at the end stages where the focus will be on 1) how to reconcile imbalances and 2) sussing out any calculation errors we want to change. On the second item, this is going to be an outcome of situations that I hadn’t thought of due to being…
You know how programming logic can get gnarly? That happens when you need to make adjustments or additions to the program. Or you have a decision tree that is based upon time. I’ currently trying to write a program to save “beginning of the month” data to use for comparison purposes throughout the month without blowing…
Splash went the icy cold water all over his body. My boss was participating in the ALS Ice Bucket challenge that has been sweeping across the US. Not many business people do that kind of thing, but I happen to be lucky to be working for a company that has an emphasis on charitable activities and that does…
This is a busy week. I still have a lot to do tonight and I’m tired so this will be a very short post. Last week I read in Business Insider a neat math question. As you read the puzzle, your instinct will cry out one answer but if you pause and think about it,…
Remember when Wall Street swooned into a mini 5 minute crash in 2010? About 9% of the market disappeared in 5 minutes. The forensic guys never really figured out what happened although computerized trading was most commonly alluded as the culprit. Yesterday, I ran across in LinkedIn Pulse a TED talk by Kevin Slavin on…
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