Fish, Subprime Mortgages, and Data Storage
...Herodotus tells the story of Polykrates, overlord of the island of Samos. The king of Egypt counseled Polykrates to throw away some possession of great value, lest a surplus of good fortune bring him tragedy. Heeding this advice, Polykrates pitched his most prized possession, an emerald ring, into the sea. Several days later, a fisherman...
