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by bitxbit 8y ago
This is my take as well. The current system is well suited for the world that is resource-constrained and more or less designed to actively weed out students from reaching mastery. In other words, it’s not necessarily designed for optimal d
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by bitxbit 8y ago
This is the Opium Wars all over again.
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by bitxbit 8y ago
MBA is simply not worth it outside of maybe top four or five programs here in the US. I rather see people focus on mastery learning within or outside of traditional graduate settings.
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by bitxbit 8y ago
Link to the report referenced in the article: https://www.newamerica.org/public-interest-technology/report... Interesting read. I think the ramification of limiting M&A based on social media data could be quite neg
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by bitxbit 8y ago
You look at the list of most efficient health care systems across the globe and they are not nearly as large as the US. They are typically small and homogeneous. I like the concept of single payor in the US but I do see big hurdles even if
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by bitxbit 8y ago
I don't really condone this but the world simply doesn't reward original work. This is particularly true in corporate world. The whole concept of Modern China is built on technology transfer so I don't know why we are so surp
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by bitxbit 8y ago
I am not a big fan of what’s happening in China but what do you expect them to do at this point? If they let the SV firms come and do business as usual, China is not going to last. Sure, it really doesn’t help that the govt is “investing” i
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by bitxbit 8y ago
At the end of the day it’s a complex form of heuristic.
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by bitxbit 8y ago
I think these research based on hours is misguided and useless. What matters is production. Not everyone is in consulting milking billable hours.
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by bitxbit 8y ago
This is what’s wrong with modern marketing.
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by bitxbit 8y ago
DoJ has a good review. https://www.justice.gov/atr/competition-and-monopoly-single-...
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by bitxbit 8y ago
Those are all fair points. Their Prime program used to be ridiculously generous in earlier days. However, I have a very very hard time thinking of someone, big or small, who does it better.
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by bitxbit 8y ago
Well, think most people were taking the ferry between the two cities (~1 hour ride). In addition, it appears there's a low daily cap in terms of the number of cars from HK that can enter Macau? Also has Macau developed into something o
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by bitxbit 8y ago
Amazon’s customer service is still very good to excellent especially considering the volume they handle and the loss they take on return frauds. It’s still no Costco or Nordstrom but Amazon is the gold standard for online retail experience.
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by bitxbit 8y ago
I believe this is more a general indication of Chinese students' inability to find acceptable jobs more than their desire to stay in the US. Even for the perceived prestige of adding a significant work experience abroad, most internati
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by bitxbit 8y ago
I really don’t understand the reasons behind building a sea bridge connecting HK and Macau. I can’t help but think this is a project drawn up by some inexperienced policy maker. Other than it being a grand landmark public project, and ignor
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by bitxbit 8y ago
I am sorry but SZ is not one of world’s most livable cities. Not even close. Have you ever lived in Palo Alto? It’s insanely convenient and I don’t have to bump into people every three feet. Almost everyone will prefer to live in the US ove
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by bitxbit 8y ago
I like to think of it as an experiential stimulus maximizing function. Intelligent people may find it more stimulating to stay “closed-loop” but I’ve seen people open up to a great extent if/when they find something/someone with h
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by bitxbit 8y ago
It’s because the mobile free alternatives are so much better.
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by bitxbit 8y ago
I just came here to say HHKB and rubre domeh. I actually moved on to custom myself but still stick with the original HHKB format.
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by bitxbit 8y ago
Natural gas infrastructure in New England and MA in particular is horrible. A big part of the reason why prices remain high (3-4x vs New York) in the region despite the recent fracking boom. Incidents such as this do not help.
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by bitxbit 8y ago
At some point in the next decade, I believe shareholders or the govt will break up Amazon into retail and aws. There’s just too much unwanted public attention at this scale.
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by bitxbit 8y ago
If you know python and college level statistics you should be able to find someone. Everyone needs to crunch data (and some graduate students feel its beneath them :-)
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by bitxbit 8y ago
As a parent, I agree with you 100% and this is a big problem in the US because quality of teaching has gone down drastically over the past twenty years. I think teaching in public schools should be a mandatory public service (or highly ince
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by bitxbit 8y ago
No. I grew up in inner city, poverty, single parent. Believe it or not most scientists are extremely generous with their time and these programs do exist for students who seek them out.
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by bitxbit 8y ago
I think it comes down to US and UK in terms of general science research. I would include Japan but language is an issue (for many). Despite what the average math and science metrics in the US imply, I actually think it’s a direct result of
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by bitxbit 8y ago
This narrative that China is some academic powerhouse has to stop. Just look at the absolute expenditure in education despite all that growth. Their priority is sadly elsewhere.
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by bitxbit 8y ago
They’re leaving because they can make a lot more money elsewhere. TSLA has been very volatile while everything else has been going hockey stick for the past two years.
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by bitxbit 8y ago
Very well put.
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by bitxbit 8y ago
No, I am not exaggerating. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/26/business/26bailout.html [“I didn’t know I was going to be the referee for an internal G.O.P. ideological civil war,” Mr. Frank said, accordin

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