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[1 Jul 2011 | Comments Off on Should I Buy or Rent? A mathematical guide to help you keep up with the Joneses | ]
Should I Buy or Rent? A mathematical guide to help you keep up with the Joneses

Divergence has been the theme of my life since graduating from university in 2009. In a matter of two years, I’ve had classmates secure engineering jobs in AB, ON, and NL. Others took up graduates studies. Some became engaged/married. And finally, some friends have became homeowners. The spate of adult-like behaviour got me thinking of a timeless question: should I buy or rent?

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[23 Mar 2011 | Comments Off on The Olympic Stanley Cup: Montreal 1977, Calgary 1989, Vancouver 2011? | ]
The Olympic Stanley Cup: Montreal 1977, Calgary 1989, Vancouver 2011?

A coworker shared an interesting bit of NHL trivia with me last month. Every time a Canadian city has hosted the Olympics, it has won the Stanley Cup the following year. Personally I think this trend would be similar to flipping a coin twice on the moon, landing heads both times, and then claiming that a coin always lands on heads on the moon. Of course the math isn’t that simple for winning a Stanley Cup since the probabilily of a Canadian team winning is far less than …