Weekend Movie - Margin Call

I never heard of this movie until my dad wanted to see it and wow was it awesome and freaking scary all at the same time. Makes me hate corporate America even more and I didn't even think that was possible. After working for a big corporation I didn't think it could get any worse, but it has. The movie has an awesome cast and an awesome script and a really crazy storyline based on real events so it's kind of a win win. I definitely recommend it. The movie maps the last 24 hours of Lehman Brothers before it went away for good. They realized that their losses were going to be more than the worth of the company so they went and did some pretty shady shit. Kind of sad to see all the innocent people that got roped into the shitty situation. Sad to see how many people lost their jobs at one time for absolutely no reason and it was disgusting to see how much money some of these people make and how quickly they blow it. The worst part for me was seeing how knowledgable the workers are and how dumb the bosses are. The leader of the entire group didn't even know how to read the reports the office was putting together and the big time owner asked people to talk to him like a child because he didn't understand any of the lingo. How the hell do these people get into these big positions without even knowing what things mean? Obviously, they know how things run, but to not even be able to read a report if you had to makes me sick. To me, that's like a soccer coach not knowing how to play soccer, just knowing that the ball needs to get into the net to win. It just baffles me that companies are run this way. Anyway, it's a good movie and definitely worth a look see. Hope everyone is having an awesome Thanksgiving weekend.

The Evolution of Money

Well, it's official. Our cell phones will now be taking over the world. If you thought they had already just wait for this. Google is launching their digital payment service where all you have to do is wave your phone in front of the cash register and your purchase is complete. Part of me thinks this is kind of cool, but the other part of me likes paying with cash and credit cards. It makes me know how much is being spent where. I mean say for example I only want to give myself $20 per week in cash to spend. It would be easier to keep track of that if I had a $20 bill as opposed to waving my phone all over the place. Obviously, cash and credit card options will still be available, but for how much longer? Eventually, we'll all be forced to pay via cell phone right? These phone waving terminals are pretty rare at the moment, but it's only a matter of time before they're everywhere. Also, imagine all the problems that can come from this. My phone freezes often and it's probably easier to hack into someone's information through their phone. Wallets are stolen too and I guess if a phone was stolen it would be similar. Maybe I'm just trying to find all the things wrong with this because I don't want technology to take over and become a Fahrenheit 451 world.