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What's wrong with finance(economist.com)
75 points by akg_67 12y ago|68 comments
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by akg_67 12y ago
Did you realize that one couple in the article has 3 kids and another couple has 1 kid, and the third couple has a kid on its way? When you start with "it is not possible", it is always not possible.
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How to retire in your 30s(vox.com)
3 points by akg_67 12y ago|2 comments
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by akg_67 12y ago
It might be just my perception based on past discussions on HN.
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by akg_67 12y ago
I have changed career fields (industry and skills required) every 10 years, most of them grew out of my side hobbies. From my experience, always have a side hobby that can grow up to become a new career if you want. Also, having a side hobb
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by akg_67 12y ago
Among the options you listed, long term put option on QQQ appears to be the best fit for your objectives. Fidelity charges $7.95 per trade plus $0.75 per contract. More info on fees at https://www.fidelity.com/trading/c
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by akg_67 12y ago
Thanks for clarification on toasted chips. You just persuaded me to buy the new Macbook instead of 13"rMBP for her. We have been waiting for Retina to come out on Air weight/size format to buy new laptop for her. I just can't
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Supreme Court gay marriage arguments: What the justices revealed(yahoo.com)
1 points by akg_67 12y ago|0 comments
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by akg_67 12y ago
Thanks for the feedback. I have a 2012 rMBP 15". I use Windows 7 VM in VirtualBox primarily for Tableau and large Excel files. I noticed the fan runs continuously and MBP gets hot while using VM. I am concern that if something similar
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by akg_67 12y ago
Can this MacBook handle Windows VM with VirtualBox? My wife is considering this MacBook. She is not a power user/developer, mostly browsing, emails, word processing, and spreadsheets. But she also wants Windows VM for programs that don
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by akg_67 12y ago
Reddit and Quora. I tried Stackoverflow but didn't like it. I also participate on some niche low traffic forums.
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by akg_67 12y ago
http://jsonstudio.com/resources/ * JSON data set of projects funded by the World Bank, US zip (postal) codes, listed stocks, Enron emails, startup company information http://mtgjson.com * Magic the Gatherin
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by akg_67 12y ago
This article shows relative "cloud" revenues numbers between Amazon, IBM, Microsoft, and Google. In this context, Amazon doesn't look that big. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/official-amazon-strongest-clou
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by akg_67 12y ago
What language/framework are you learning? Use whatever you learning to solve the issues in your father's practice. That is the best way to start. Look for opportunities where practice is doing something manually repeatedly. Try to
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The Coca-Cola Wars: Can anybody really tell the difference?(daily.jstor.org)
1 points by akg_67 12y ago|2 comments
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by akg_67 12y ago
The article raises issues that go beyond just the gay marriage issue. The imbalance in representation being created by "popular" opinion on any issue is concerning. It seems we are becoming more "closed-minded" and &quot
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The Case Against Gay Marriage: Top Law Firms Won’t Touch It(nytimes.com)
9 points by akg_67 12y ago|20 comments
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by akg_67 12y ago
"Worry about things you can control and don't worry about things you can't do anything about." "Everything has imperfections and always will have some. You can't remove all imperfections, focus on the ones that
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by akg_67 12y ago
Always get a share of the revenue . Example: Forest Gump author got zilch because his share was based on profit and not revenue
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How to Get Hired If You Are Overqualified or Don't Need the Money(financialsamurai.com)
4 points by akg_67 12y ago|1 comments
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SEC Approves Equity Crowdfunding from Unaccredited Investors(sec.gov)
249 points by akg_67 12y ago|121 comments
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by akg_67 12y ago
Glassdoor is as good as it gets. The challenge is that such reviews need to be anonymous. But majority of reviews are going to be from unhappy people. IME, the test requests primarily come from startup tech firms and technical people who th
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by akg_67 12y ago
Supply Chain Management is typically a specialization in MBA. You may want to consider reaching out to a local Business School SCM professor to get recommendation or look up the syllabus and recommended text for SCM courses. Also, most busi
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by akg_67 12y ago
> I went through my latest "developer challenge" experience. ~4 hours of work rejected because of a single bug. Consider yourself lucky. Do you really want to work with such people who don't value your time and are so nit-
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by akg_67 12y ago
Depend on your startup's industry and where you customers are going to be. BC may be a good place for media and entertainment startup as there are lot of such companies, small and large, in BC. Overall, I don't believe Canada offe
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by akg_67 12y ago
I second /u/ptype suggestion of paying down the mortgage. It is a guaranteed return that no other investment can guarantee. We paid off mortgage in 2011 and it was the best decision we made. After paying off mortgage, we redirecte
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by akg_67 12y ago
I got my professional start as FORTRAN programmer for process control systems and simulations for Petrochemical, Oil & Gas, Food & Beverage, and Nuclear industry. /u/kjs3 answer provides direction on where to look for FORT
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by akg_67 12y ago
* Life is much more than just chasing shiny new things. * Value experience more than things.
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by akg_67 12y ago
If you are using niche product and your suppliers are small, they are too small individually for 3PLs but collectively they can be big enough for 3PLs to accommodate them. Pool together such small niche suppliers yourself to be attractive f
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by akg_67 12y ago
> Experienced purchasing professional select items we currently hold as inventory and purchase any missing items to make each gift unique if needed. You need to push inventory back to the suppliers but centralize the location where suppl

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