Tuesday, July 31, 2012

黃金價格

http://goldprice.com.tw/gold-price-history.html
真的耶,十年的長期趨勢是向上的。
那那時候那個財管老師是在供蝦小?
十年的報酬是0???

對了,有人說基金要從高點買下來,而非低點開始買。
我猜不透這想法的點,快點教我!

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Avant garde

http://blog.frisorska.se/2009/frisyrbilder-british-hairdressing-awards-2009-avant-garde-hairdresser-of-the-year/

在背GRE的時候學到(現在才剛背完A...)

avant garde n. (藝術界)前鋒、前衛派
                   adj. 前衛的

google了一下發現那個網站超酷! Sherry你說呢

Sampling(statistics)

Did you remember the question we got when we did the body measurement last time?
The question is like "Is this sampling random? Concerning about the gathering of the elemental selection."

I found out there are four types of random sampling:

1. simple random sampling: all elements in the frame have an equal probability of selection. 
    ->not this one

2. systematic sampling: selecting the elements according to a planed scheme, like n+5, n+10, n+15......
    ->not this one either

3. stratified sampling: if the population has a number of distinct categories, then the population can be separated by these categories into different "strata." then these stratum are considered to be some independent sub-population, out of which individual elements can be randomly selected. then, we just  do the simple random sampling in each strata. 
    -> ahha, I think is this one!

4. cluster sampling: cluster sampling is sort of the same with stratified sampling; the different part is that the elements in each cluster must be heterogeneous. that way, each cluster can be taken as a whole population, and all we have to do is a simple random sampling in only one cluster.
    -> not this one

therefore, in this case, they can do the stratified sampling separating Taiwan into some geographical regions, like north, middle, and south. and do simple random sampling in each.(幹太累了我不想打英文了)不過我覺得還是會不準,因為他只有做北中南,缺了東部。然後還有一個主要的問題,集中做都市的樣本不是random selection阿,除非他把北中南三區內再區分各clusters才可以吧.................


Monday, July 16, 2012

Typing Speed

http://www.keybr.com/

check how fast you can type!
my best record right now is 45words per second/ 8 errors.
battle!

Sunday, July 15, 2012

What money can't buy?

    作者的第一本書,正義:一場思辨之旅,對於大學修的倫理學只教結果主義,呆呆地覺得結果主義很好很完美的我,帶來不少快樂。因此,在軍中時,一聽到作者又出了第二本書,就馬上訂來看。快速看完之後,發現作者是以:1. 貶低了其地位,不同的地方有不同的規範(Norm),自由市場同樣也是某種規範,不一定適用在每個地方;2. 壓迫,不公平,在許多原本不是自由市場的範疇內,硬冠上自由市場的標準,會使得有錢人得以壓迫他人,且弱勢(較沒錢的人)的人在很多情況下並非真的有完全自由的選擇。
    如:排隊。一個免費的公益音樂會,主辦單位不願意以販賣的方式售票,而且來就給。因此,大家都去的情況下,就是排隊。在這裡,就有很多人以非排隊的方式在轉移票。如黃牛票,或是很想去的人付大把的鈔票向排在前面的人買位子。以自由市場的規範下,雙方都同意,雙方福祉提高,而且並沒有影響到其他人。但作者認為這還是不對的,第一,排隊應該是要以“先來,先服務”的道德標準來規範,但在這卻有金錢的方式出現,這降低了原本的規範地位。第二,排在前面的人有人較沒錢,因而願意把票讓出去,這並非他真正可以選擇(因為他被錢的困境所壓迫),因而在此並非真正自由。(這點,有點牽強的感覺,但如果是以後面作者提出的例子,賣血賣器官,的話,就比較有說服力)。去聽證會的排隊,保險市場中壽險的交易,投票,恐怖攻擊等的期貨,公共設施,單位的命名....等等,都可以以這兩個點去說明自由市場不該出現在這些地方。
    最後Sandel跟在第一本書最後章節一樣提出,政治,為眾人參與公眾事務,因此不管在哪個範疇,應該用哪個規範,都應該是大家站出來,一起討論,而非有錢人做自己的,窮人苦自己的。(在看完這之後,解決了我有天無聊想到的問題:投票應該投給對我自己有利的政黨,還是投給可以帶領這社會走向該走的方向的政黨。)
    不過在看了這個有些想murmur的地方是,1. 既然Sandel認為任何範疇的道德標準應該如何規範是由眾人討論的,那他為何用貶低(degrade)這個詞來說自由市場不該進入到原本並非以價格來作圍標準的範疇。因為若第二點沒有發生,這可能沒有好壞之分阿。Sandel 59歲了,大概也是老了,認為原本的才是好的,啊哈哈哈哈。但這本書出版應該就是為了讓社會上的人看了之後,也會站出來與眾人一起討論。 2. 經濟學家認為自由市場導入,並不會排擠掉原本的道德規範,只是多了選擇,但Sandel認為會。這到底是會還是不會?賣血的機制導入,會讓原本會捐血的人認為捐血再也不像以前一樣具有同樣的道德意義而不去做,或是乾脆也去賣血,因為同樣的量可以再買更多的血幫助有需求的人。3. 雖然看了沒第一本那麼爽,但因為跟原本認為什麼東西都有價格,價格這種完美的機制,完美的揭露該東西的資訊,這麼屌的東西,怎麼會錯?這想法被戳了一下,好像應該要再來點什麼,不然有錢人好像真的可以很機掰的壓榨別人,讓這社會變得很不公平。

Get Laid

lie   lied  lied  lying     說謊
lie   lay   lain  lying     躺
lay  laid  laid  laying   放、下蛋

所以get laid 的含義有下蛋的感覺......???

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Words

  • tantalizing close



Tantalus (Greek Τάνταλος, Tántalos) was a Greek mythological figure, most famous for his eternal punishment in Tartarus: to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with the fruit ever eluding his grasp, and the water always receding before he could take a drink. He was the father of Pelops, Niobe and Broteas, and was a son of Zeus[1] and the nymph Plouto. Thus, like other heroes in Greek mythology such as Theseus and the Dioskouroi, Tantalus had both a hidden, divine sire and a mortal one.


ex: It was tantalizing close that I could get laid.

  • sisyphean task

In Greek mythology Sisyphus (play /sɪsɪˈfʌs/;[1] GreekΣίσυφοςSísyphos) was a king punished by being compelled to roll an immense boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down, and to repeat this action forever.


ex: Memorizing GRE words is like a sisyphean task for me.

Friday, July 13, 2012

衣服

    今天在報紙上看到李昂寫道,她不是不贊同女生穿那麼短,但是在捷運上,穿那麼短,坐下來時都被大家看光光,實在不雅觀。最後她還有如大獨裁者般地說:反正年輕穿短短,那在捷運上就站著吧。
    讓我想到,衣服這東西,屏除掉禦寒的功能,不就是傳統觀念的束縛嗎?假設這世界大家都脫光光,這樣有什麼不好?男女之間不必矯揉造作,看到正妹不須要再想盡辦法想說要怎麼跟她搭訕,回到最原始,勃起就好。
    媽的,這世界太複雜了。我頭好痛。

Thursday, July 12, 2012

PRELUDE

Welcome to "Think of Thought". The purpose of this blog is forming a platform for a group of people who like to think, and they can share their opinions here. The material of thinking is not restricted, you can let your imagination go wild. Books,  movies, music, Mathematics, Philosophy......are all embraced by this blog. We do not actually have rules, and if we do, they are:

1. Don't chit chat here, this is not a chat room. 
2. Don't be mean to others.
3. If this is the first time you come here, you have to share something.