Some thoughts on the haircut issue

For those who aren't familiar with this issue: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/teacher%E2%80%99s-impromptu-haircut-on-schoolboy-sparks-debate-20120823.html

First, let me say that I think the school made mistakes.

I aten't dead

And neither is this blog.

I'm currently planning a series of posts, but that will take a while to work up momentum.

Meanwhile, here's an interesting topic for a research study, assuming it hasn't already been done:

• Nowadays there are many stock-market simulations which allow people to practice investing without spending actual currency.
• There are also many casino games which allow people to practice playing poker, blackjack, etc. without spending actual currency.
• Therefore, I think a research study should be done to establish whether there is a correlation between individual performance in stock-market simulations and performance in simulated gambling.

With more data, it should be possible to establish what personal attributes correlate to performance in these areas respectively. Further, it should be possible to cross-correlate the personal profiles of high performers in each area with the profiles of (1) successful traders and (2) gambling addicts.

Those who know me may be aware that I don't have a high opinion of the global economic system as it currently stands, so obviously I would be looking for some proof that the world is run by a bunch of gamblers. Which is why I'm disqualified from undertaking this study. However, I would be very interested to see any results which emerge from other parties.

P.S. It does seem as though some researchers have identified stock-trading addiction as a psychopathology which is linked to gambling addiction. However, that's a bit different from linking stock-trading success to gambling addiction.

Chicken - head = ?

The preacher today rightly observed that if two people with differing levels of spiritual maturity (or "values" for the nonreligious among us) get married, they should expect frequent arguments.

He also observed that the same is true if the couple disagree about how much (time, money, etc) they ought to be giving to the church.

What he didn't point out is that the one who is inclined to give more may not always be the more mature one!

Some clarification on my last post

Because too many words would have spoilt it.

one man caught

on a barbed-wire fence
one man he resist
one man washed on an empty beach
one man betrayed with a kiss