What happened to the value of my assets?
If you hold stocks, real state, a vehicle, oil wells or almost any asset, you probably have noticed how it has decreased in value. I keep an eye on the price of commodities, and although I was fully aware of the price drop of oil, reality struck me bluntly when I was refilling my small 50cc motorbike gas tank with the usual 5€, only to see a lot of gasoline spilled on my motorbike seat and to be reminded that volume is measured in liters, not in euros. I think sometimes we fail to act on things even when we know about them.
I think I can give an hypothesis of what have happened with the money supply and how economic regulation not only doesn’t prevent bubbles and bursts from occurring but it most likely reinforces them.
11.10.08India’s NPTEL lectures online
India follows MIT opencourseware, with those great lectures on a wide range of topics. I’m viewiing the ones by professor Dasgupta on Artificial Intelligence.
11.8.08Apeiron
Inmortal, indestructible, opposed substances come from it and when one stands above other, a reaction that restablishes equilibrium comes paying mutual retribution following the disposition of time. 
Just a rebound? Money is getting cheaper
Looks like we had a good rebound those few days before the U.S. elections; money is flowing or just short closing? Luckily I had considered this could happen and closed my short positions in futures to cover my portfolio at a small profit.
An interesting article about when you don’t feel good at work
Seen in engineer’s finance:
http://www.engineersfinance.com/blog/2008/11/02/being-more-productive-at-work/#more-129
“We spend a lot of time trying to find ways to be more productive. To do things faster, better, cheaper and spend our time more effectively. But instead of just doing more in less time, maybe we should focus on actually enjoying the work we’re doing instead.”
Also I liked: http://www.engineersfinance.com/blog/2008/08/21/risk-it-the-earlier-the-better/
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