I’m amazed at how many students own Apple laptops. Don’t get me wrong, I think they are great computers, but they cost significantly more than what a comparable PC goes for. How does one justify the purchase? A quick glance on BestBuy.com reveals the cheapest MacBook is $1,000. This comes with a measly 13.3″ screen, [...]
[Read More...]Archive for January, 2009
What are we stimulating?
January 28th, 2009 by Will Crowthers 4 Comments »As you’ve read the past weeks headlines, specifically today’s, you are sure to come across something about the latest and greatest ‘Stimulus Package.’ After reading countless articles in print and on the web, the question I still have is, what the heck are we actually stimulating? I finally came across a great article (actually 3 [...]
[Read More...]Really Big Numbers #2
January 27th, 2009 by Brad Harbach 3 Comments »As we hopefully are all aware, your chances of winning a Powerball Jackpot are very very low. In fact your chances of purchasing a ticket that matches all five white balls and the sixth Powerball are about 1 in 200 million. Our brain understands how infinitesimally small this is, but we really struggle to visualize [...]
[Read More...]MBA ROI
January 26th, 2009 by Will Crowthers 2 Comments »Many of us have contemplated pursuing an MBA in hopes of a big step up the corporate ladder for a couple of years networking (read: partying it up) with other analytical thinkers. I frequently think through this option but always hit a road-block, return on investment (ROI). The basic formula for this is to find [...]
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