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   by adastra 14y ago

   I think this graph by technology review says it all: http://www.technologyreview.com/graphiti/427964/is-facebook-... Looking at the value per user (shown as circle size), it's easy to see the huge difference between late 90's companies an
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   by adastra 14y ago

   Have to disagree with this article. There are three qualities that override everything else for a good name: 1) Being memorable 2) Easy to spell when you hear it said out loud (and conversely: easy to pronounce when you see it written) 3) N
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   by adastra 14y ago

   I guess I'll pose my question about HFT directly: what value do you add to the economy by being in the HFT business? Surely the markets must at some point be "liquid enough". i.e. that the companies that are supposed to actually benefit fro
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   by adastra 14y ago

   Ignore the launch statistics. Only one thing matters: SpaceX is hiring the top grads of the top aerospace engineering schools, and no one else even comes close. There's a Michigan professor who said every year he keeps track of his top "r
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   by adastra 14y ago

   NASA needs multiple winners so they will never be dependent on a single vehicle again. The multi-year standdowns after the shuttle accidents and being dependent on Russia for astronaut transportation are both pretty highly undesirable, to s
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   NASA announces $1.1 billion for trio of spaceships(cosmiclog.nbcnews.com)

   54 points by adastra 14y ago|18 comments