In Progress...!

1/21/06

The world's funniest joke:
Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn't seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other guy whips out his phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps: "My friend is dead! What can I do?" The operator says: "Calm down, I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead." There is a silence, then a shot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says: "OK, now what?"

1. Determine the optimal set of stock price indicators through PCA, PLS.
2. Construct a estimator based on fuzzy logic, neural nets, Kalman predictor to project ahead.
3. Use the actual price versus predicted price to adaptively train your estimator parameters.
4. Cash your money and move on!

1/18/06

From tomorrow I'll be teaching two discussion sections of calculus II. The eternal recurrence will be at work: Two discussion sections back to back! And that's okay... I guess that makes me a Ubermensch!!!

1/17/06

Virtual Drum set!

1/16/06

Adenosine slows down nerve cell activity.
Caffeine binds to adenosine receptors and blocks the intake of adenosine.
The result is an increased neuron firing.
The body thinks there is a state of emergency!
The pituitary gland commands the adrenal glands to release adrenaline.
Adrenaline puts the body in a "fight or flight" state.
With an increased level of energy the human subject is ready to follow her objectives!

To me the culture of Pro Wrestling is very interesting! Becoming a smark; that is a smart mark! A smark is a person who knows this whole thing is "a rhapsody, a comedy, and a play". He might even know what's going on behind the scene, but he still engages himself! To be a smart maybe after all is not that smart. What does it mean to be smart anyways?
Foods for thought: Evolution of Intelligence, Adaptation, Society as the labyrinth we reside in