alexmayyasi

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Content Is Not King(firstmonday.org)
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The Power of Talk: Who Gets Heard and Why (1995)(hbr.org)
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by alexmayyasi 12y ago
Author here. While having fun coming up with titles, other options included: This French Guy Hated on Blogs Back in 1835 and People Have Been Hating on Buzzfeed For 180 Years (I thought I already nixed the linkbait title!)
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by alexmayyasi 12y ago
I've had this conversation with a friend from Paris who made the same point. The stats show that SF rents are as high as places like Paris and NYC, but it may be a comparison between a nice, new studio in SF and an ancient, tiny room t
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by alexmayyasi 12y ago
Please use ctrl-f to skip to this part of the article: "So if drivers disregard speed limits, why bother trying to set the “right” speed limit at all?" Then let us know what you think.
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by alexmayyasi 12y ago
This article on an urban planner's objection to suburbs on financial grounds (most succinctly put as suburbs are a ponzi scheme) is relevant for thinking about why this project is -- relative to a more suburban/sprawl alternative
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by alexmayyasi 12y ago
Here's an explanation of the move to data services and writing articles and blog posts. http://priceonomics.com/introducing-the-priceonomics-busines...
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by alexmayyasi 12y ago
I think it's been mine, but I don't have the monies to have gone to fancy hotels all over the world. Where all have you found the expensive hotels to consistently have free wifi?
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by alexmayyasi 12y ago
Seconded! Always fire back at people who try to look down at having a drink on the rocks!
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by alexmayyasi 12y ago
I'm interested to hear people's reactions to the article and the Soros trade. I'd also like to know what the HN crowd thinks about opinions like this recent New Yorker article that asks how hedge funds "get away" wi
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by alexmayyasi 13y ago
Does anyone see a cow when they look at Clarus the dogcow? I see a dog all the way.
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by alexmayyasi 13y ago
you're safe!
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by alexmayyasi 13y ago
The original paper breaks down finance between 3-4 categories. (If you google the title you can find free pdfs.) We combined them to make it more clear for the casual reader. ~priceonomicist
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Angry Young Woman Uses Her ‘Telekinetic Powers’ in a NYC Cafe(laughingsquid.com)
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You’d Like to Be an Angel Investor? Here’s How You Can Invest In My Deals…(fourhourworkweek.com)
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by alexmayyasi 13y ago
I would argue that the 10x engineer isn't a myth - the myth is that these 10x more productive employees are unique to engineering whereas they can really be found across industries. My starting point is this study by biz school profess
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by alexmayyasi 13y ago
do i use yahoo?
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by alexmayyasi 13y ago
Author here. I originally had a pic of a regular old seat belt, but when I saw the Volvo meme I had to use it. Just fixed that. Sorry for the confusion!
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by alexmayyasi 13y ago
Author of the post here. I don't have any metrics like those up my sleeve, but I would encourage you to check out the Pew survey i mentioned which (in reference to print and tv) finds that: "Nearly one-third of the respondents (31