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the blog of l.arrieta

the blog of l.arrieta

here is where i document the useless and unimportant things that i love: poetry, travel, books, photos, surfing, science, cats, and the vast tradition of latin american rock and folk.

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cruise to alaska

cruise to alaska

just returned from a 7-night Disney Cruise to Alaska. When two toddlers and their tantrums are involved, my small Sony A7Cii with the tiny 24mm prime turns out to be too much to carry.

Celeste was born to sing Mi Enfermedad

Celeste was born to sing Mi Enfermedad

and that's because this song was inspired and written for Celeste, and our Argentinian Janis Joplin was born to sing this song. Am I not right?

history's first (and grandest) funeral oration

history's first (and grandest) funeral oration

an answer, perhaps the answer, to "what we fight for?", "what we die for?" and, most importantly "what we live for?"

the non-linearity of having kids in quick succession

non-linear effects and negative convexity can be described and explained using different methods. Depending on the method used, a different level of understanding is attained.

"daily standard deviation of 1% moves 1% a day" - not so

In the financial markets, the definition of volatility is assumed to be standard deviation. However, in practice, people seem to either forget the definition or completely substitute it with the mean absolute deviation. For example...

placing high-confidence bets in mediocristan and winning

life in Mediocristan is quite enjoyable. It reminds me of Lawrence Durrell's Alexandria. The ocean is nearby, and the climate is pleasant. Never too cold, never too hot.

shorting stocks based on fragility

shorting stocks based on fragility

On principle, therefore, a small short position is in order. Small because we cannot time markets, and small because it's an expression of a philosophical view, not an attempt to make fuck you money with one trade.

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descubre al cojudazo que llevas dentro!

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