November 1, 2011

What's the tree ?

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) started in the 1850s, when brokers met under a banyan tree.
The Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE)  dates back to the 1830s, when brokers met under a neem tree.
The Cochin Stock Exchange (CSE) started in the 1970s, when brokers met under a mango tree.
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) was set up in 1992, when brokers met under a ? tree.

Please post your answer to '?'

February 14, 2011

Arch-Idiotic OR Myopic

Here are a few quotes, often used by people  to explain how stupid or myopic some of the "big" people were. These are mostly related to Computers, and the pre-IBM-PC era. However, it says a lot about how even the so called leaders think. How foolish (idiotic) they are / were !

"There's no need for any individual to have a Computer in their home " 
"The only legitimate use of a Computer is to play games"
"640 K ought to be enough for anybody" 
"There is a world market for maybe five Computers"
"Everything that can be invented has been invented"

But  it's not about those myopic, "big businesses". Even today, 'inability to understand business of  their own ' or forecast is a BIG issue.  It's nothing less than the title above.

January 10, 2011

Chicken thoughts


This cock is caged in for display, at a chicken shop. He looks at every  customer and asks :  "Are you pointing at me?  No....please...."