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A Man Who Refused to Spy(newyorker.com)
2 points by bradj 6y ago|0 comments
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by bradj 6y ago
I think some think tanks are sponsored to support scholars, and public intellectuals, that hold particular beliefs. Others are more academic, and will have scholars with multiple viewpoints.
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by bradj 6y ago
I haven't personally, but from my experience interacting with some more traditional engineering organizations like oil and gas companies, it is incredibly common and useful there. You have people who were managing several (5-80) engine
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by bradj 6y ago
Really powerful piece. It points out a significant coordination problem that comes with low income multi-family real estate. How can you ensure that enough people pay rent, so that the owner can keep the lights on? In normal circumstances y
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Trump loves sanctioning foreign countries – but he is terrible at it(vox.com)
3 points by bradj 6y ago|0 comments
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Microsoft forms strategic partnership with Refinitiv(news.microsoft.com)
1 points by bradj 6y ago|0 comments
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by bradj 6y ago
I think the prima facie case for journalists is incredibly strong, even for some of the more questionable types of journalism mentioned in the comments like explanatory journalism, narrative reporting and opinion. I think a lot of the probl
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Journalists aren’t the enemy of the people. But we’re not your friends either(nytimes.com)
43 points by bradj 6y ago|84 comments
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by bradj 6y ago
A missing piece of this article is a discussion of Bloomberg’s more or less successful competitors today: Refinitiv, Factset, Alphasense, CapIQ, Tradeweb, MarketAxxess, Enverus
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by bradj 6y ago
I had this exact same feeling.
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by bradj 6y ago
Yep. Every oil trader and company is monitoring trade routes for insights. It’s almost a rite of passage for new analysts and interns to start playing with vessel data to look for new patterns.
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by bradj 6y ago
The tech industry just needs to take a cue from the finance industry and standardize garden leave.
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by bradj 6y ago
Having "candidate vaccines" is very different from having a "vaccine". Variolation is a reasonable alternative to the lack of a known, effective vaccine.
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How to think about uni-disciplinary advice(marginalrevolution.com)
1 points by bradj 6y ago|0 comments
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by bradj 6y ago
> Even this would not come close to bringing the 1.5C global temperature limit within reach. Global emissions would need to fall by more than 6% every year this decade – more than 2,200MtCO2 annually – in order to limit warming to less t
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Analysis: Coronavirus set to cause largest ever annual fall in CO2 emissions(carbonbrief.org)
2 points by bradj 6y ago|1 comments
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Carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt to evacuate crew due to Covid-19(defenseone.com)
4 points by bradj 7y ago|0 comments
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by bradj 7y ago
This is excellent journalism.
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by bradj 7y ago
If the ball is at the top of the key, it can sometimes be easy to get away with something in the corner on the weak side. The Trail/Center might both be paying attention to the ball. Most of the blind spots occur when the ball is trans
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Who wants to play the status game?(thepointmag.com)
273 points by bradj 7y ago|204 comments
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by bradj 7y ago
Raw data is available directly from the exchanges. You can also go through other market data companies, like Refinitiv, to source the data and some infrastructure.
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by bradj 7y ago
It would be interesting to study the effect of this on donations and the endowment. There should be some measurable effect. Additionally, if there is an effect on donations and the endowment, it would be interesting to study the effect that
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Who wants to play the status game?(thepointmag.com)
2 points by bradj 7y ago|0 comments
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by bradj 7y ago
My experience is that energy companies, especially the international oil majors, are very good at doing this. Employees rotate in and out of management and IC positions throughout their careers as either part of climbing the ladder or just
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by bradj 7y ago
Dinner is often literally work when you are meeting with clients, partners, employees, etc.
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by bradj 7y ago
And Eikon is the Visual Studio-like competitor.
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by bradj 7y ago
I don't see how this is a controversy. Turkey made a legal judgement, and Google decided the cost of compliance was too high so instead of thwarting the law and risk legal liability they retreated from the country. The threat of Monopo
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Insider Trading Game(insider-trading-game.netlify.com)
2 points by bradj 7y ago|0 comments
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by bradj 7y ago
Absolutely amazing. If there is money to be rung out of the system, financiers will find it. > A zero-coupon bond with zero redemption at maturity.” There is something final about that sentence; when you get to a zero-coupon bond with ze
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The Benefits of Income Share Agreements(bradjohansen.com)
2 points by bradj 7y ago|0 comments

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