Predictions, Expertise and Shaping the World

I just read this story on a decade-long public bet that Warren Buffet made against an investment fund guy.  Buffet bet that over ten years an index fund would out-perform managed funds.  I think the main argument here is basically compound interest in action — the higher level of fees paid out in a managed fund inherently cripples it level of return against a low fee fund like a Vanguard S&P 500 Index Fund. The bet was tracked and arbitrated by the Long Now Foundation which every time I read about something going on there – it still feels like …

2017: Year in Music

United State of Pop from DJ Earworm — this year’s mashup is titled “How We Do It” [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQxKEtoHygY&w=560&h=315] Summer hits of 2017 by T10MO [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTEWYJfB5eU&w=560&h=315] And a mashup of Trap, Bass and EDM music [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2KmCOO4xd8&w=560&h=315]

2017: Year in Movies

David Ehrlich’s 25 Best Films of 2017 supercut is pretty amazing: [vimeo 245670075 w=640 h=360] Here’s a shorter supercut by The Playlist: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrWXRwb17Io?rel=0&w=560&h=315] And a medium length one from Screen Junkies: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdONd-JVpsk&w=560&h=315] Filmography:[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLY_lT1R6DQ&w=560&h=315]

2016: Year in Movies

David Ehrlich super cutting up 2016: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0CCDf0qeuk&w=560&h=315] One from Clark Zhu [vimeo 193944508 w=640 h=360] And one more with more focus on sci-fi, superheroes and comedies: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUuRffbaYpk&w=560&h=315]