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by SocksCanClose 10y ago
Very, very interesting to see, especially for someone who lives in the Palo Alto area. From friends in real estate, the conversation at many of the town hall meetings break down to: existing property holders, and those who have moved to the
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by SocksCanClose 10y ago
This is actually -- and I'm sure the artist will agree, albeit with a heavy heart -- a really great representation of investment opportunities.
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by SocksCanClose 10y ago
I wish we talked about evolution a bit differently. It's not that "turtles" "evolved" shells. It's that as the population of turtles mutated into various forms, certain ones survived and thrived, and others did
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The CIA has a team of clairvoyants(theweek.com)
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Imagine the Starling: Peak Fighter, the Swarm, and the Future of Air Combat(warontherocks.com)
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by SocksCanClose 10y ago
For many years John Boyd and the "Fighter Mafia" helped to plan, build, test, and then manufacture fighters that had optimal "performance envelopes" that enabled them to maintain dominance in the sky. Perhaps this concep
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Chelsea pensioners(en.wikipedia.org)
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The case for offshore balancing(foreignaffairs.com)
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by SocksCanClose 10y ago
Those uninterested can also consult his wikipedia entry, posted here for ease of access. Though I highly recommend the book. It is quite good. And available on tape for those with long commutes, and Audible accounts. https://en.w
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by SocksCanClose 10y ago
Those interested in Dahl might also be keen to note his career as a World War I flying ace, and then (again as a Military officer), World War II espionage agent sent by the British to nudge the Americans into war. As a member of the British
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Optimization(xkcd.com)
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by SocksCanClose 10y ago
" “What did you do in the Great War, Daddy?” The recruiting poster deserves ridicule and contempt, of course, but here its question is embarrassingly relevant, and the problem is one that touches on the dirty little secret of social cl
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Thank god for the atom bomb [pdf](uio.no)
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by SocksCanClose 10y ago
Nassim Taleb talks about this a tautology that is reflective of this concept in Antifragile -- basically says that technologies that have been around for "x" years are likely to remain in use for another "x" years. Think
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by SocksCanClose 10y ago
> And while some of their projects include working on SOCOM’s TALOS suit —an Iron Man-like exoskeleton that should be prototype-ready in 2018 — it also includes a 3-D printable drone that a local Tampa man brought in recently.
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Why the US Military turned a hipster tattoo parlor into a special operations lab(washingtonpost.com)
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by SocksCanClose 10y ago
This is an interesting thing to trend, especially since it has been just over a year since @sama put out his famous bet ( http://blog.samaltman.com/bubble-talk ). I think the author may be conflating (as most do) VC investmen
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by SocksCanClose 10y ago
thanks man
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by SocksCanClose 10y ago
Honestly, I never knew that, and am happy to do that in the future.
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by SocksCanClose 10y ago
I'm a bit confused. Currently trending #9 on the front page is: "Is Facebook eavesdropping on phone conversations? (news10.com)" >> basically same article. Seems as if the language is approximately the same. I don'
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by SocksCanClose 10y ago
How would you have recommended I title this article? The app is very likely listening to its surroundings.
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Wait, is Facebook using their app to listen in on your conversations?(nbc4i.com)
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Our firmware is baked into your machine and we are watching you right now(absolute.com)
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Peter Thiel: On Things Not Yet Done (2016 Commencement)(entrepreneur.com)
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Can the DIY movement can help special forces soldiers counter insurgency?(warontherocks.com)
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by SocksCanClose 10y ago
They should just give to that guy who stands outside in the white suit, collecting money for that drug rehab center, all year round.
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Evaluating the political chess board(blog.dilbert.com)
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What if this one characteristic is the hidden secret to success?(slate.com)
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by SocksCanClose 10y ago
rumor has it she told the general she didn't think he would be able to perform.
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by SocksCanClose 10y ago
giving an in-depth af/pak primer would not help because most here on hn lack context. plus, if i were to recommend carlotta, or haqqani, or some such i would be accused of any number of biases. best to just give intro books and let the

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