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James_K_Lavin

  1. My 5-year-old asked how credit cards are made. I explained credit risk, credit scores, default, risk premiums. I'm glad he's interested. about 1 hour ago via web
  2. "Propaganda that was supposed to target foreigners could now be aimed at Americans, reversing a longstanding policy" buzzfeed.com/mhastings/cong… about 2 hours ago via web
  3. Derivatives market: An unregulated, opaque $1.2 QUADRILLION casino dailyfinance.com/2010/06/09/ris… about 2 hours ago via web
  4. Went swimming today. Would be so much easier if I had muscles in my arms. about 3 hours ago via web
  5. Jazz musicians "tickle" each other because no two performances are identical. And musicians riffing "in the zone" surprise even themselves. about 3 hours ago via web
  6. My theory of jazz enjoyment: We can't tickle ourselves because it requires unpredictability. Jazz is partly predictable, partly ear tickling about 4 hours ago via web
  7. Planned 2 work tonight but having way too much fun watching Youtube videos of Latin jazz pianist Arturo O'Farrill whom I'll see live in June about 4 hours ago via web
  8. My 3-yr-old: "I want to go to Build-a-Bear" Wife: "Why? What for?" 3-yr-old: "To build a bear." #adults_ask_some_dumb_questions about 4 hours ago via web
  9. My 5-yr-old's asking about machine learning. Me: "The best computer can beat ANY human at chess." Him: "How did it learn to play so well?" about 13 hours ago via web
  10. My 3-year-old, out of nowhere: "Why are the birds so angry?" (We don't even play Angry Birds) about 16 hours ago via web
  11. My 5-year-old asked how stores get their $ when we use a credit card. We discussed merchant fees, bank accounts, interest & mortgages. 7:50 PM May 26th via web
  12. Leaky: "Man accelerated, if not created, planet change phenomena. We have to recognize that the future is by no means a very rosy one." 5:18 PM May 26th via web
  13. Leakey: "Extinction is the most common phenomena. It's always driven by environmental change, driven by climate change" wtop.com/884/2879931/Ev… 5:17 PM May 26th via web
  14. Lenovo says my X220 tops out at 8GB RAM. Just bumped to 12GB. Thanks, people who reported it can take 16GB! Love when things exceed promise! 11:08 AM May 26th via web
  15. I confess I watch Peppa Pig, Curious George, Wild Kratts, Little Bear, Toot & Puddle, Pingu, Dinosaur Train, and Cat in the Hat with my kids 10:47 AM May 26th via web
  16. Strange that TV shows for young kids are also fun for parents while shows for pre-teens/teens are atrocious. Would have guessed the opposite 10:42 AM May 26th via web
  • Name James Lavin
  • Location Stamford, CT
  • Web http://www.jamesl...
  • Bio Busy dad to two great kids. Love Ruby, Rails, CoffeeScript, JQuery, PostgreSQL. Studied Mandarin 16 yrs (yes, it's that hard). Econ Ph.D.
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