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by WaaghBakri
March 24th, 2003, 7:16 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Chemical weapons factory is reportedly found
Replies: 201
Views: 201932

Chemical weapons factory is reportedly found

<t>Well, at least the SkyNews report qualifies that it needs to be confirmed. I am a bit puzzled by the claims. In this day and age of spies, UN inspectors & satellite imaging, it is a bit surprising. The last I read about capabilities of satellite imaging, one could photgraph the license plate ...
by WaaghBakri
March 24th, 2003, 6:44 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: They've caught Osama Bin Laden
Replies: 307
Views: 208403

They've caught Osama Bin Laden

<t>QuoteI actually do believe that the US is a great country and that it stands for something decent and important. I agree with you. At times I think it's the warped foreign policy of administrations that betrays the sincere hardworking folks on the street. The country has much to offer and can eas...
by WaaghBakri
March 24th, 2003, 3:16 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Artisans, Guardians, Idealists & Rationals
Replies: 2
Views: 189400

Artisans, Guardians, Idealists & Rationals

<t>If I were to bet, I'd would have thought that Rationals would best describe a quant. But then, I have only my gut feel to go by. No "rational" basis to support my feeling .....---------------------------------------On a separate note, something else that I found very interesting were the statisti...
by WaaghBakri
March 23rd, 2003, 11:17 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: They've caught Osama Bin Laden
Replies: 307
Views: 208403

They've caught Osama Bin Laden

<t>All this talk of Russian GPS jamming equipment in Iraqi hands, raises the question of how the world is going to respond to the Bush Doctrine (aka Wolfowitz Doctrine - given Bush's lack of foreign policy experience, its adoption is probably thanks to Cheney, Rumsfeld, & others ). Of course, on...
by WaaghBakri
March 23rd, 2003, 7:11 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Artisans, Guardians, Idealists & Rationals
Replies: 2
Views: 189400

Artisans, Guardians, Idealists & Rationals

Reading about personality types and found it rather interesting:The Four TemperamentsWhere would quants belong? Rationals? Where would Fund Managers belong? Where would George W. Bush belong? Where would Saddam belong? Anyways, thought some might find it interesting.....
by WaaghBakri
March 21st, 2003, 7:16 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: What to name the War? Quiz
Replies: 32
Views: 191863

What to name the War? Quiz

<t>I imagine that if our used-car salesman Rumsfeld had his way, he'd have said: Operation Inventory Clear-out, or Operation Blow-Out Sale. Or something at best crass & crude."Shock & Awe?" So, is this what this "show" is about? Why not hire a rock-n-roll band to play along with the pyrotech...
by WaaghBakri
March 19th, 2003, 5:10 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: what is the real reason for invading Iraq?
Replies: 21
Views: 191556

what is the real reason for invading Iraq?

Technology is a great equilizer ...... isn't it?
by WaaghBakri
March 19th, 2003, 5:05 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: what is the real reason for invading Iraq?
Replies: 21
Views: 191556

what is the real reason for invading Iraq?

<t>Fast forward 15 years. China prospers, its reliance on the US as a market drops, China decides to play out its own geopolitical game, it decides that to keep the US on its toes & in check it will weaponize a few strategically located countries around the world, maybe even in the US's own back...
by WaaghBakri
March 18th, 2003, 3:16 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: what is the real reason for invading Iraq?
Replies: 21
Views: 191556

what is the real reason for invading Iraq?

<t>Economic means would probably be far more powerful than military for dealing with these type of potential threats. Absolutely!! Thinking ahead and with the "bioterror genie" out of the bottle there's no way one can win these battles. Okay, so bio-weapons aren't anything new, I hear you say, it's ...
by WaaghBakri
March 18th, 2003, 2:58 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Brownian to Brownian
Replies: 4
Views: 189824

Brownian to Brownian

Thank you folks, for your thoughts. All very interesting. Much to be learnt ......!!!
by WaaghBakri
March 17th, 2003, 6:40 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Brownian to Brownian
Replies: 4
Views: 189824

Brownian to Brownian

<t>Wanted to get a better feel for "the many faces or forms of Brownian Motion." To characterize or recognize a BM we have it's definition to rely on. I have come across references every now & then, that "...cause the process is so & so and satisfies this & that .... it is a Brownian Mot...
by WaaghBakri
March 17th, 2003, 6:22 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: White Gaussian
Replies: 28
Views: 192421

White Gaussian

<t>mrbadguy, I hear you & think you are right in what you say, mathematically. The best way I can describe my posts here is that I was "exploring the form of an equation" and its "suggestions." If any. To get a "physical feel" for an equation. If any. In the current context, in the end when one ...
by WaaghBakri
March 17th, 2003, 7:11 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Risks of stocks in the long run
Replies: 7
Views: 189849

Risks of stocks in the long run

<t>investing in stocks becomes less risky as the investment horizon becomes longer seemingly I'll bet that if that reasoning is tossed out by an investment advisor to a baby-boomer anymore, the investment advisor is going to get skewered live on hot coals.... I wonder what the pitch is now-a-days? I...
by WaaghBakri
March 17th, 2003, 4:36 am
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: White Gaussian
Replies: 28
Views: 192421

White Gaussian

<t>On re-reading my posts I realize that it might be perceived, wrongly, that the idea of viewing the SDE as an ODE with white noise is something "new." No, that wouldn't be true since it's been done so decades before by others. The intent of my post was simply to understand & explore the idea f...
by WaaghBakri
March 17th, 2003, 4:15 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Best Movies
Replies: 156
Views: 209322

Best Movies

I'm not sure of "Best," but a few great one's were ....Neil Jordan's (?) Crying GameDavid Lean's Dr. Zhivago Pulp Fiction (liked Tarantino's style)Usual Suspects (slick!!)Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid The Sting.......
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