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Solving for the IRR (Internal Rate of Return) in Finance is done very similarly as Net Present Value calculation. You can access the function by going: TI-84, go to Apps > Finance > irr
The function is defined as:
IRR(Initial Value, {Cash Flows}, {Cash Flow Counts})
Note: Cash Flow Counts is an optional argument.
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To find NPV (Net Present Value) in TI-84, go to Apps > Finance > npv
The function is defined as:
NPV( Rate, Initial Outlay, {Cash Flows}, {Cash Flow Counts})
Note: Cash Flow Counts is optional argument
Finally, i was able to setup my blog at one place. The changes made to the blogs are:
Hopefully it will make things easier to publish from Splitzer’s domain.
I was able to import my blog from other domain. This should make things easier for me to publish from one place.
I’ll add some changes later on tonight to my blog.
The film Inner Visions and Running Trains was about Faqir Chand, who was fighting in Iraq. The theme was about believing in something that you didn’t actually experience it. The movie was about consciousness, and how we dream about things we expect, not realizing the reality. Chand had a vision in Iraq to put down his ammunition, which caused their lives saved. Right after that, he started worshipping his guru. He had a strong point, what people believe, is what they would most likely to follow. The third video was really hard to understand, their were more of pictures than quotes or narrative. The theme was that people in Read the rest of this entry »
A Free Man’s Worship by Bertrand Russell. A Free Man’s Worship essay was written in 1929. In the essay, Russell talks about how human created this god concept. He states that human found powerful nature, and thus they started worshipping god. He said that we have created this sense that there is life after death, in order to make us feel better. I completely disagree with Russell point of view. I found his views hilarious in a way that makes me feel bad that there are these types of people in the world. But again, this a free will, he can do whatever he likes. But, his aguments make me believe that he is a anti-religion type of peron.
Daniel Dennett is a philosophy teacher, talked about Daniel Dennett. He has written many books, including Consciousness Explained, Darwin’s Dangerous Ideas and Freedom Evolves. Dannett started off with talking about his latest talks and groups. He also talks in details regarding, natural selection, free-will, life, and consciousness. I did agree with his point of view at some extent. I personally think that the natural selection has some design and purpose. The future is inevitable, it does come, and people predict, but not always predictions come true. He mentions that the free will lacks some of the traditional properties. I found his arguments kind of weird on design and free will.
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Flame On, the video was about homosexuality and long list of famous people being homosexual such as Plato and Socrates. Those are the best philosophers, but not sure how they can live up with that. The term has become common in the 21st century, but in the previous centuries, people were afraid to go out and admit themselves as one. Not because it was wrong, but because people wont let them live or something. The one quote I really liked from the movie was “We simply don’t know what is our best and worst quality”. That is 100% true, we human don’t realize how qualities in order to make use of them. If we just know, what we suppose to do, or even think positive, we can probably become better human being. Read the rest of this entry »
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On the Genealogy of Morals A Polemical Tract by Nietzsche. Nietzsche starts off by saying that we are very much ignorant in every way. He discussed morality of life, and how small things are bad. He mentioned two type of behaviors we are living with, either good or bad. He also talks about things are being forgotten slowly, that are not suppose to be forgotten, such as reading, people don’t usually practice anymore like they used, maybe because of the time. We have made ourselves so much busy that we don’t have time to do good deeds. Nietzsche state that we have made ourselves to forget things, we do not understand ourselves, and we are just enjoying things to be shown as experienced person. Read the rest of this entry »
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The expert lecture by Sam Harris. Harris wrote a well known book The End of Faith. Harris started off apologizing on the lecture might offend people. Then he defined believe, what is believe. He defined it to be “believes are machinery and guidance to our behavior through time”. In his understanding that believes are becoming human suffering to religious people. He points out different religious moderations that are taking place, all of them relate to believes that have become compulsory to follow in society, such as the one Jesus coming to save the world. I could tell by the Harris examples regarding religion and religious believers were related to compatibility issue with science. Religious believers tend to focus on religion, and they believe in what Bible or Quran has to say, and ignoring the fact on finding ourselves in this universe can reveal so much unknowingness which leads towards moderations. One of the strongest points by Harris was that the Bible and Quran believers only believe in their books, which he said are the two books that are most powerful among other books in the world, but following blindly on a religion causes issues, from Harris point of view. It was a very good lecture. I found myself not agreeing with his point of views, but they were good points. Read the rest of this entry »