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America has always billed itself as more than a nation ("shining city on a hill", etc.), it's up to it's citizens to hold ourselves to account. Without looking at the past there is no way to fix our concrete problems goi
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I have a very unsophisticated eye, but it's difficult to avoid the feeling that a portion of modern VC is a pump and dump scheme. Particularly when taking into account recent equity moves by WeWork and Beyond Meat.
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Slavery is America's original sin, to this day it permeates every aspect of this nation. Americans must continue to campaign to right the wrongs that began in 1619, I'm really grateful for this project and it's motive of refr
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I think it all comes down to Lyft being a smaller company, last I checked Lyft only had operations in the US and Canada. They are not a player in the delivery market either.
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Uber needs to head back to luxury, Travis, despite his MANY flaws, always had an eye on this. Uber needs to focus on it's most profitable cities and promote the subscription service. Target families with kids using highly trusted drive
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Escape rooms are great as a social work outing -- I never expected my manager to belt out a shrill shreak after a dead hand dropped out of a safe after we solved a complex puzzle.
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I'm black and have the same observation, I currently live in Portland and everyone here seems to use Venmo, but when I was home during the fourth of July weekend back in Brooklyn everyone used Cash.
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This makes sense: a software company does not need to build a factory, has less physical suppliers than a manufacturer, requires less office space, and requires less people to produce equivalent value. Any trickle down effect that software
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When Everything That Counts Can’t Be Counted(thereformedbroker.com)
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"Generally if it was an extremely large company - especially tech ones - they tended to do really well," he told the BBC. "Small companies tended to ignore me. "But the kind of mid-sized businesses that knew about GDPR,
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For one, it’s great to see startups tackling hard problems like this: generally I believe there is huge benefit and opportunity for startups in providing government services like this. It certainly helps to dispel the feeling that our brigh
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At what point (if even possible) does the manufacturing and physical goods based indicators lose their signaling status due to a more service based economy? This question mainly revolves around advanced economies like the U.S, last quarter
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LinkedIn is the most utilitarian of the social networks because it’s purpose is to be so. However, LinkedIn has squandered some of its advantages if you ask me, believe it or not I find LinkedIn to be the most promotional of the social netw
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Lots of people will drive for Uber during a recession to make an extra buck perhaps the extra supply allows them to reduce subsidies and turn a profit on a per ride basis (in more cities).
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Solid article, I’ve underestimated the liberalization of the Chinese economy, especially in regards to technology and advanced manufacturing. Anyone know what the proverb means?
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Discussions regarding use of MD5 hashing is missing the point, Capital One and Equifax had plain text data exposed. The hashing strategy is irrelevant.
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Buisness investment was negative last quarter but consumer spending was robust, we're a service economy now and people are going into debt to keep it growing. The next recession will be caused when all these middle class folk are force
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What are the yields on corporate debt? Companies will certainly downsize when the next recession hits, but if the interest rates are low and locked in, how bad will it be?
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Rule #1: Do not use debt to fund consumption or purchase assets that historically are not expected to appreciate within 5 years. People are getting into debt to buy cars and go on vacation, this is ridiculous. Buying a house, even if it&#x2
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Is this not anti-competitve? I don't know Google's share of the browser market but this action feels like tearing down a merchant stand at the farmers market. These firewalls are how publishers display their prices and establish a
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Tons of free resources out there. OpenCNX is a solid resource for free online textbooks on algebra and calculus. A Programmers Introduction to Mathematics is also free.
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I believe that Apple’s next big thing will come in the form of AR consumer hardware and a detached Watch. Recent expansions of their chip design org and acquisition of Intel’s modem business reinforce my confidence in their execution, iPhon
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This theory was one of the most interesting ideas in Sapiens , take a look at a model of what other great apes look like, if so many types of dog can interbreed why wouldn't these great apes?
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It's not just a status report, it's a casual discussion about the work. We collaborate on strategy, talk about any issues, and coordinate with each other. We front load information sharing so that it's rare to have to share i
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I've found the best way to avoid interrupting engineers is to have a daily sync (a.k.a stand up meeting). My team meets for 30 minutes each morning to give an update, have Q&A, and discuss priorities and issues. We're a small
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Generally it's not a good idea to sabotage your employer's clients, but I wonder how many engineers across the Big 3 US cloud providers have the know-how to exploit holes in how Forture 500 companies use their platforms.
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Look to Japan for insights on the effects of an aging population on an advanced economy. While immigration acts as a buffer within the United States many trends we are currently experiencing can be seen in Japan as well. With current societ
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The problem with owning a home in the United States, and it's relation to restrictive zoning, is that it's such a valuable asset. I'd wager the true price of home ownership is not reflected in property taxes, assessments, or
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There are so many underlying threads here: the revolving door between government and industry, the influence of lobbying, lack of competition within critical American industries, deregulation, lack of funding for regulatory agencies. All su
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I went to what can only be described as an "Instagram trap" earlier this month. It was the Rose Mansion exhibit (?) in NYC, I can only describe it as a mix between a fun house where the rooms are explicitly designed for Instagram

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