http://oliver.kaljuvee.info/blog Weblog by Oliver Kaljuvee about software, technology, finance, and life. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:25:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is the second assignment from the interview (see also my previous blog entry): A collection of particles is contained in a linear chamber. They all have the same speed, but some are headed toward the right and others are headed toward the left. These particles can pass through each other ... http://oliver.kaljuvee.info/blog/index.php/2008/02/13/hedge-fund-coding-screening-part-2/ One of my friends recently interviewed with a hedge fund in New York. The fund conducted a brief phone interview and then sent an email with two interesting coding problems. You could choose any of the three major languages, i.e. C, C++, or Java. I like Java. ... http://oliver.kaljuvee.info/blog/index.php/2008/02/12/testing/ This may well be the reason for the latest, phenomenal market volatility. Anyway, got this great clip from someone. However, since I don't remember who and I don't know the name of the artist, I can't really give credit to anyone at this time. Brilliant though? http://oliver.kaljuvee.info/blog/index.php/2008/02/12/what-volatility/ One of the great products of the blog-vlog-pod culture: wallstr**.com. http://oliver.kaljuvee.info/blog/index.php/2008/02/02/wallst/ I highly recommend Essenson Translation Services for any translation or interpretation requirements you may have.  They specialize in Estonian, Finnish, and Russian languages.  The company was started by Mai Essenson in 1992.  Quoting the site: We provide translation services since 1992 and we specialize in Estonian, Finnish, Russian, and English cross-language ... http://oliver.kaljuvee.info/blog/index.php/2008/01/03/estonian-finnish-russian-translation-services/ Not sure whether you have heard about Amazon's Kindle yet, but do check out the videos on their site and the Newsweek article on Kindle.  The article not only talks about Kindle, but also about the evolution of writing in general.  Sure eBooks have been around for a while now, ... http://oliver.kaljuvee.info/blog/index.php/2007/11/22/kindle/ Missing Traders, Death Stars, and Spimmers.  Quite interesting page compiled by an Arizona CFE. http://oliver.kaljuvee.info/blog/index.php/2007/10/27/fraud-terminology/ I recently had a conversation with someone about the difference between buy-side and sell-side.  To many who know about investment banking these terms are familiar; however, surprisingly few actually know what they mean.  So, what do these terms mean and how do the two sides of the Street interact with ... http://oliver.kaljuvee.info/blog/index.php/2007/09/07/buy-side-vs-sell-side/ I recently got a new Dell and it had Google Desktop pre-installed.  The gadget idea (appearing on your desktop) originates from the Mac world, I belive.  Anyway, in case you are interested in building your own gadgets, take a look at this tutorial. http://oliver.kaljuvee.info/blog/index.php/2007/08/30/nice-tutorial-on-how-to-create-google-desktop-gadgets/ Quite amusing bit from Dec. 25, 2006 issue of Newsweek. http://oliver.kaljuvee.info/blog/index.php/2007/06/28/americas-secret-weapon/