bosma

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   by bosma 2y ago

   > In reality the modal life expectancy of adults (most common age of death other than 0) has been pretty stable in the 70s-80s range for most of human history- the low average was almost entirely due to infant mortality. This isn't
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   by bosma 7y ago

   The CEO's, it's pretty clear.
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   by bosma 7y ago

   Do you have evidence for your assertion? Of what significance is the ratio of highest to lowest paid employee? Shareholders of a particular company pay CEOs, not whoever "we" is. Here is evidence that claim CEOs produce more value
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   by bosma 7y ago

   CTRL-F "price" 0 results
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   by bosma 11y ago

   I recommend the book "More Money Than God" which studies the history of hedge funds and in the end suggests that successful hedge funds are not simply statistical survivors.
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   by bosma 11y ago

   Mandelbrot did not think the markets were random. He explicitly rejected the Efficient Market Hypothesis. http://www.amazon.com/Mis-behavior-Markets-Benoit-Mandelbrot...
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   by bosma 13y ago

   Do you disagree that secrets during war are necessary?
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   by bosma 13y ago

   http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/harrison.html
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   by bosma 13y ago

   People don't like her because they disagree with her conclusions and what they assume are her methods. In order to understand her methods you must understand her epistemology. This requires reading her nonfiction systematically (and Pe