Bostonian

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by Bostonian 11y ago
Part of the reason is that the value of non-case compensation such as health care benefits has increased.
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by Bostonian 11y ago
No, capitalists are not "free riders". A big reason the average wage is much higher in the U.S. than in say India is that the amount of capital per worker is higher, making U.S. workers more productive. There is no capital without
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by Bostonian 11y ago
If there is a correlation between crime and race, even after adjusting for SES, that of course does not justify genocide. An individual is accountable for what he does, not what members of his group does. I have no simple solution to propos
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by Bostonian 11y ago
I thought juvenile records were not used to determine sentences of convicted adults. Is that true?
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by Bostonian 11y ago
It is common for successful quant traders to be partners (have equity) in their firms, which means they are "trading for their own account" to some extent.
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by Bostonian 11y ago
Black men also commit violent crimes at much higher rates than the rest of the population. Most people are in jail for a good reason. I suggest reading a recent essay "The Smart Way to Keep People Out of Prison" by Megan McArdle.
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by Bostonian 11y ago
Legalize which drugs? Only marijuana, or also crack, heroin, or LSD? If a certain drug causes brain damage and makes its users invalids, who will support them? I think a cost-benefit analysis needs to be done for each drug.
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by Bostonian 12y ago
In kernel density estimation, each observed data point is spread out by a "kernel" function such as a Gaussian, essentially exp(-0.5*x^2), or uniform function, f(x) = 1 for |x| < 0.5. So I think of a "kernel" as a fun
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by Bostonian 12y ago
Lots of teenagers are under stress in high school to get into the "right" college. Knowing of paths to interesting and well-paying jobs that don't require college, much less an Ivy League college, should reduce stress. That s
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by Bostonian 12y ago
I don't see much about scientific computing, such as the topics covered in the Numerical Recipes books, many of which are relevant to data scientists.
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by Bostonian 12y ago
If you are an engineer working at a company, I'd expect that the resources provided by the company and the access to coworkers make you more productive. If you think you would be more productive on your own, this may be a sign to chang
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by Bostonian 12y ago
"Fair wage" is a meaningless concept. If one person is willing to pay $X for a job and another person is willing to do it for that price, other people should butt out.