SHANE OUCHI I do what I love and fake the rest…
Posts Tagged ‘kanoa’
Random Ramblings On Perceptive Stochastic Refinement
Coming from a signal processing and control theory background, I often observe life as a sampling of data points that, over time, are steered towards certain outcomes based upon the feedback loops that affect our decisions. But control theory and data interpretation should not be so much about data mining and determinism as it should [...]
Parenting Snafus, Part I — Winners Hedge
Too much emphasis in the current world has been put on sportsmanship and morality, and while being an upstanding citizen and abiding by the rules is an important lesson to learn, sometimes being too empathetic to your fellow man can be a bad idea. We are taught, too often, that sportsmanship and good morals are [...]
Two Minute Drill: Your Average, Sub-Mediocre Life…
The two minute drill…your interesting tidbit of the day in two mins or less… One of the most interesting thing that I’ve seen in this world is the fact that most people spend (8 hrs at work + 2 hrs driving) * 5 hrs / day = 50 hrs / week working at a job [...]
Two Minute Drill: Don’t Be So Emotional…
The two minute drill…your interesting tidbit of the day in two mins or less.. Contrary to popular belief, there’s no difference between us and most other mammals…at least emotionally… We are all driven by stimuli triggered from our inner amygdala that drives our most primal and instinctual motivations and desires. Whether our protective instincts, our [...]
Two Minute Drill: 2nd Law of Thermodynamics vs. Locker Occupancy
The two minute drill…your interesting tidbit of the day in two mins or less… The second law of thermodynamic states that within any closed system, entropy never decreases, and thus, in simplest form, systems tend towards higher and higher dis-organization as a function of time… However, after a hard workout at the gym, I find [...]
Two Minute Drill: Wealth, Power, Influence, Change
The two minute drill…your interesting tidbit of the day in two mins or less… Almost everyone at one point or another in their life has dreamed about being wealthy. But few people ever get there, and even fewer of them see it as a means to enact change in this world. Only the wealthy have [...]
Scouting Report: What’s So Good About the Tampa 2 Defense?
I am definitely not a fan of the Tampa 2 defense which is just a glorified version of the Cover 2 defense adjusted for the West Coast Offense. The West Coast Offense is a pass-first offense of outs, slants, posts and corner routes and utilizes the running backs off the blocks and for screen passes. [...]
Scouting Report: What is Crabtree to the Niners?
Last year, I saw Michael Crabtree make some of the most amazing catches in college football, and I was stoked to see that he was drafted by my Niners. However, this whole issue of getting paid like the upper echelon of the draft has put his value in perspective. It’s definitely made me go back [...]
The Institution of Marriage
I’ve always had this argument about the institution of marriage with a lot of girls, those that I’ve dated and those that I haven’t…and it always comes back to that question, “Why don’t you believe in marriage?” Now, don’t get me wrong…I’ll start with my disclaimer: If the girl wants to get married, I’ll get [...]