A rhumbline is a direct heading to a point. On a map it's a straight line. It looks like the perfect way to get where you're going. On a globe, though, it may be the long way around. For example, New York and Madrid are about the same latitude. On a map, a course due east from New York is the shortest distance to Madrid. On the round face of the earth, though, a curved path (called the great circle route) passing over Greenland and the northern Atlantic is shorter. Try it with a string and a globe if you don't believe it. That's probably what a lot of the comments on this blog will be like. Random? Disconnected? Circular? Probably. But maybe they will lead to a point eventually.



Thursday, November 3, 2011

Occupy Wall Street

I can't help feeling a little sorry for the Occupy Wall Street crowd.  These misguided kids have spent a fortune on their educations and have absolutely no marketable skills.  They know nothing of how the world works, how money is made, or whom to blame for their lack of knowledge. 

At least they're getting a little education at their camp-ins.  Seems like the protestors are upset that the homeless are camping with them and eating their food without contributing anything to the movement.  They are learning quickly about earners, takers, and productivity. 

One question, though - why would anyone with $30,000 in debt and no job have a $500 North Face tent, a $3,000 MacBook and an iPhone with a $100/mo data plan?
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