A friend of mine who used to work for a bank that doesn't exist anymore used to tell me that a banker's real job is actually very very boring. Take deposits, give loans, call on borrowers to ask them to pay etc etc Yes really boring stuff. So when a banker is really bored he dreams of being in exotic places doing exotic things and then allows his in-house trader to design exotic trades and instruments for him. He used to say the only way to add spice to his job was to let bankers gamble selling it as 'financial innovation' which they did and here we are. So I wonder why not let casino CEOs run the remaining banks that are left? They're good at what they do, aren't they? When you go to a casino you always end up losing your money up to your pain point but the point is that the house Never goes bankrupt!! That's way better for the rest of us who are not gamblers, isn't it?
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Saturday, March 29, 2008
talk without being heard?
This thought was posted on Thinkaloo on 19 March 2008 by member luppo
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imagine you are in a public place, the mobile phone rings and you answer the call right there but you don't want others to hear what you are saying and neither the people around you want to listen to your conversation anyway. what if mobile phones could do lip reading and transmit with your voice what you want to say to the other end?
it often happens in trains and buses in southern europe that people talk loud on their phones and the whole conversation is heard by everyone whereas with lip reading you could lip talk the words without being heard!
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imagine you are in a public place, the mobile phone rings and you answer the call right there but you don't want others to hear what you are saying and neither the people around you want to listen to your conversation anyway. what if mobile phones could do lip reading and transmit with your voice what you want to say to the other end?
it often happens in trains and buses in southern europe that people talk loud on their phones and the whole conversation is heard by everyone whereas with lip reading you could lip talk the words without being heard!
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Bag stools for hotel reception desk
This thought was posted on Thinkaloo on 14 March 2008 by member james85
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This is a photo I took at the ANA hotel in Tokyo, Japan. I had not seen bag stools in any other hotel I have been to in Europe or in the US. Instead of placing your bag on the reception desk or on the floor you can place it on the stool. It's nicely designed and also very handy and practical!
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This is a photo I took at the ANA hotel in Tokyo, Japan. I had not seen bag stools in any other hotel I have been to in Europe or in the US. Instead of placing your bag on the reception desk or on the floor you can place it on the stool. It's nicely designed and also very handy and practical!
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