In the baseball card business, big money often goes to unproven prospects simply because of their seemingly boundless potential. However, collectors often overlook the players who have already proven their worth over a long career and have already entered the Hall of Fame. These are players who will never be forgotten by baseball. They have […]
Ideas: Crowd-sourced Historical Timeline
I have always been fascinated by history, and one of the best tools I’ve found for understanding history is the timeline. Timelines give you a chronology, concretely placing specific events before others to establish a cause-and-effect relationship. There should be a “master timeline” on the Internet, sort of like how Wikipedia has become a “master […]
Trends on the World Wide Web
The Internet Archive is a massive (as in, more than 15 million gigabytes!) archive of the Internet. Alexa is an Amazon-owned company that provides web traffic data on the Internet. Combining these two services, I could do a quick analysis of how the World Wide Web has evolved over the past several years. The following is […]
Grow Your Own Pineapple Plant at Home, and Other Uses for Pineapples
Pineapples can be more than just a sweet tropical treat. Besides simply cutting them up and eating them, there are a few other uses of pineapple. How to choose a pineapple When selecting a pineapple at the store, look for the ones with healthy green leaves. Gently press them. They should feel firm with no […]
Investing Through the Great Depression
Oh No! My stocks are down 15%! The stock market doesn’t always go up. If it did, we’d all be millionaires by now. Sometimes your stocks will take a tumble. When that happens, don’t fret—history shows that it’s no big deal. If anything, it may signal a great time to buy more stocks. It pays […]
Most Useful Business Books from getAbstract
getAbstract is a service that provides 5-page summaries of business books. The company I work for gives me unlimited access to the service, and I have made a habit of reading one or two abstracts daily while taking notes. So far, I have read over 130 book abstracts. The abstracts allow me to effectively skim […]