In 1997, IBM created a set of mainframes they called ‘Deep Blue’.
This supercomputer was capable of analyzing over 200 million possible chess moves per second to select the optimal chess strategy.
Deep Blue defeated world chess grand master Garry Kasparov.
But was this any surprise? When you compare that to Kasparov’s brain (processing an [...]
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“Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.” -Frank Tyger
I heard this quote today from Tony Hsieh of Zappos, while working my way through my advanced preview copy of Tony’s new book, Delivering Happiness.
Over the past couple of years, I think I’ve figured out the 1st part, and I am living [...]
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Perspective is an amazing thing. The Pale Blue Dot illustrates this.
The Pale Blue Dot is a photograph of planet Earth taken in 1990 by Voyager 1. I saw it for the first time today. The image show planet earth against the vastness of space. The image was taken by request of Carl [...]
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Mar
One of my biggest achievements in the past week was conquering my first 5-6 ft
wave.
I have Greg Gordon, owner of CRSurf, to thank for recommending the itinerary to get ourselves out here before exploring the rest of Costa Rica.
If you are a surfer and want the best surf forecast and research site, make sure you [...]
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Mar
I can’t believe we are leaving Dominical tomorrow. I also can’t believe we’ve been here for 10 days.
It’s interesting how when you travel, it’s easy to set yourself into a comfort zone. While you know what you really need is to keep moving, it’s easy to just settle into what feels easier and more familiar. [...]
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If you haven’t heard Steve Jobs and his commencement speech for Stanford University in 2005, you must.
Steve Jobs wrote and delivered the commencement speech “Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish” to the graduates of Stanford University on June 12, 2005.
When I first came across that speech, I was still working in hospitals as a doctor. [...]
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Feb
Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve posted again.
It’s been a few crazy months. I will be catching up with the posts. I really should be writing on here daily… gah.
In the mean time…
The photo to the right is a shot of one of the 5 Cinque Terre towns in Italy.
It’s been my dream to [...]
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“Tell me who your heroes are and I’ll tell you how you’ll turn out to be.” – Warren Buffett
I like Warren Buffett. Let me tell you why.
I accidentally bought a copy of The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham when I was a student. It came as a £2 bonus in my shopping cart.
But I [...]
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“Worry about being better; bigger will take care of itself.” Gary Comer (1929–2006)-American entrepreneur, founder of Lands’ End
Ever since my early teenage years, I’ve had a passion for starting businesses.
The first business I ever did was selling flashing mobile stickers when I was 18.
I didn’t make alot of money, but [...]
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With the recession taking its toll, it’s a good idea to save some money. But your health is still important, so ideally you don’t have to compromise fitness for budgeting.
If you want to go cheap, try running around the house. Naked. Also, my mom had a theory that gyms don’t work . She suggested [...]
