Choices: Crunching numbers

In the April 11 edition of the Saipan Tribune, we crunch some numbers to get a feel for the relationship between choices, tradeoffs, risk aversity, and rewards...and thus solve the riddle presented in last week's column.

Catching up: March 21, March 28, and April 4 column links

The dust has settled from my travels, so I can catch up on some column links now.


April 4: "Choices in life"

"A career bromide as worn as the steps to the Nauru Building goes like so: Do what you like to do, young man, and then your work won’t seem like work, life will be happy and, fortuitously, the money will flow into your pockets..."

Here's a link to the April 4 column



March 28: "Zoris"

"There are two kinds of people on Saipan: Those who have adopted zoris as their primary footwear, and those who haven’t..."

Here's a link to the March 28 column



March 21: "The dollar and credit bombs: Told you so!"

"For many years, I have warned Saipan Tribune readers that the U.S. dollar, and the pile of toxic debt it is built on, will all collapse in an ugly heap.

And it’s happening. Right in front of our eyes. It’s the stuff of global headlines right now. There will be time, a lot of time, later, to analyze the impact on Saipan, but today let’s just ponder the general situation..."

Here's a link to the March 21 column

Admin note

My upcoming travel schedule may prevent me from posting my weekly link on SaipanBlog.com, so you'll have to go directly to the Opinion page at the Saipan Tribune on Fridays to find my column.

Home-grown computer upgrade

Trying to stretch those computer dollars in these tough economic times? Me, too.

I got brave and upgraded the hard drive in my favorite ThinkPad computer. If you're contemplating a similar project, here's how I did it, in 10 easy steps.

Somebody Else

Who will save the Commonwealth? Somebody Else, of course.

Saving memories

Don't want to lose those precious holiday pictures, home videos, and all your other data? Here's my occasional update on data storage technology, and, this time around, we look at the small-but-mighty 2.5 inch hard drives.

If you're looking for MEGAbyte, the store mentioned in my column, their site is here.

Ocean power and random napkins

Make electricity from waves, tides, or currents? That's the topic for the Feb. 22 column...

A company called Verdant Power has some cool information and photos on their site; I took this photo from their site.

Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto

We take a respite from weighty topics today, and ponder the latest kink in an old chain: visions of robots that are human, all-too-human in today's Tribune.

Here is the referenced article.


Photo from the Drudge Report.

Time Mismanagement

Maybe hard work will pay off in the future, but laziness pays off immediately.

Accepting Reality

Here is my Feb. 1 column.