Viet’s Blog

Most movies that come out nowadays are riddled with plot holes. A younger (and more annoying version of myself) would promptly make an effort to point them all out. I think I was going through a phase where I wanted to prove my intelligence by showing people that I was smarter than a particular movie. The easiest way of doing that was to rain on the parade of any and everyone who enjoyed a popular film. This insistence on pointing out plot holes isn't just unique to me, mind you. Many cinema fans have devoted a lot of time towards exposing plot holes. But as I get older, wiser,and hopefully less annoying, I've learned that plot holes (or the lack thereof) aren't what make a movie great or horrible. First lets take a look at a few examples:

"Good Artists Copy. Great Artists Steal" -- Viet Nguyen

The Truth about Hedge Fund Managers and Wall Street The financial services industry is built on two forces: greed and fear. On one hand, its not surprising to see people appear to make millions overnight with a series of smart trades.  There's always that one guy at work who brags about how he made a killing because he got into Tesla or Google or something early on and made 10x on his investment. The appeal is understandable-- it seems easy , and in hindsight, you should have known better. I'm so confused On the other hand, doing any kind of rudimentary research will get you lost in sea of crazy technical jargon and charts with squiggly lines. The price is going up, that's good right? The trend is your friend. Or wait, what about the whole "buy low, sell high" deal? So if the price is going down, that's also good? This is where the fear sets in. Instead of jumping in, you may go to one of the big investment banks where they can explain all of this to ...

Netflix is region locked in many parts of the world. Fortunately, there is a very simple way to get your media without too much trouble. Say hola to the world of VPNs.

Junk mail is horrible. People have visceral reactions whenever their email is solicited from stores like Best Buy per their their return policy. Despite being free, a lot of websites (e.g newsletters), require you that you register with your email or your Facebook account order to access their content. A lot of smartphone apps also require you to register your email address in order to start an account.

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a Vietnamese man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a house.

We live in a world full of conveniences. We literally have access to all the knowledge accrued throughout all of human history-- art, history, maths, sciences -- and its accessible through a small pocket sized mobile iDevice. .... and we use that device to look at photos of cats.

Imagine every morning, you have an "energy bar" floating above your head. This is not unlike a video game like The Sims or whatever where it represents a character's energy levels. But in this case, this "energy bar" represents your decision making abilities. Every decision you make, whether large or small, takes up a little tiny bit of energy. "What am I going to wear? What will I eat for breakfast? Lunch? Dinner? What am I going to say to my client at my meeting this afternoon?"