viernes, 20 de mayo de 2011

Esta todo mal

Un poco de off topic para no ser serios, y, ver como se organizan las cosas en los paises mas adelantados

One of the biggest insurance companies in the world held a party for salesmen where they were rewarded with the services of prostitutes.

algunos parrafos

Munich Re is the world's biggest re-insurer - in other words, the company acts as an insurance company for other insurance companies.

y como decia el viejo chiste, organizemonos, algunos parrafos:

A German business newspaper said the prostitutes had worn colour-coded arm-bands designating their availability, and the women had their arms stamped after each service rendered.

"After each such encounter the women were stamped on the lower arm in order to keep track of how often each woman was frequented," the paper quoted the man as saying.

The women wore red and yellow wrist bands. One lot were hostesses, the others would fulfil your every wish.

"There were also women with white wrist bands. They were reserved for board members and the very best sales reps."

Esta todo mal

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13454160


eso si


The company said it had introduced a new code of conduct.

"We've taken all the right steps to prevent it happening again," he said. "It was a mistake but we are very sure that it was a unique event.


se llama, a mi no me invitaron




domingo, 15 de mayo de 2011

License Raj

En nuestro pais, muchiiiisimas veces uno se queja del aumento de la regulacion, de la cantidad de papeles, sueña con lugares como USA donde el entrepreneurship y la libertad de hacer o poner un negocio es casi un sueño.

Bueno, no es tan asi

Getting a licence can be time-consuming. Want to become a barber in California? That will require studying the art of cutting and blow-drying for almost a year. Want to work in the wig trade in Texas? You will need to take 300 hours of classes and pass both written and practical exams. Alabama obliges manicurists to sit through 750 hours of instruction before taking a practical exam. Florida will not let you work as an interior designer unless you complete a four-year university degree and a two-year apprenticeship and pass a two-day examination.

Solo ejemplos, en fin

http://www.economist.com/node/18678963

viernes, 13 de mayo de 2011

Grecia, liquidez, solvencia, Argentina

Uno a veces trata de entender, al fin y al cabo, cree que no es idiota, pero, despues de leer estos parrafos vuelve a pensar, uno es un idiota

Más aun, la comparación es errónea pues Argentina tenía mayormente un problema de liquidez, en la medida que si la convertibilidad se hubiese mantenido dos años más la competitividad retornaba y con ella los capitales SIC

En el caso de Grecia, el problema es claramente de solvencia SIC

No puedo, ni debo, ni se, juzgar tan sesudas afirmaciones, de un profesional de la Academia

Menos mal que esta en la Academia


sábado, 7 de mayo de 2011

Restricciones (2)

Vamos a hacerla facil, pegamos el cuadrito del DOE y listo, despues hablamos

martes, 3 de mayo de 2011

Restricciones energeticas

Uno lee, aprende, y en general se dice que en los mercados mas liberalizados no existe tal cosa como faltante de energia, en general

Building new, large data centres within the City is difficult because of planning restrictions around the demand for power.

Y aqui es donde uno se empieza a preguntar, cual sera la City de marras, Lagos? La Habana?, Sao Paulo? No no, Londres.

Y, encima en la noticia, y es un sintoma,

The Chesham site has on-site power – which Matterhorn claims makes it unique in the UK.

Que, evidentemente, es un diferenciador, ah, un diferenciador por calidad de producto y servicio? entonces, no es tan bueno el tema?

Todo esto dentro del paradigma mandemos todo a la nube que alguien se preocupara de resguardar la informacion, bueno, mas o menos, sino preguntele a Amazon

fuente:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/03/data_centre_spend/