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by cerebrum 13y ago
I like the way someone put it: "Is it easy to achieve success with an app(website, game, whatever)? Yes! Is it probable? No!"
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by cerebrum 13y ago
Farewell... we wont miss you or notice that you are no longer here :)
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by cerebrum 13y ago
> what the hell is wrong with you all, seriously. What the hell is wrong with you is that you dont understand economics(supply and demand). The world is the way it is and as long as there is a vast supply of workers competing for few job
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by cerebrum 13y ago
I don't get your point on obligations. He has a family ok, but nothing would prevent him from resigning from Facebook and writing a post explaining his reasons for doing so(unwillingness to spy on its users). He would still be a rich m
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by cerebrum 13y ago
> If war is a necessary course of action, then it is possibly the most important lesson. I think all wars since WWI were probably unnecessary but they were fought for economic reasons. It was all about money.
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by cerebrum 13y ago
You make an excellent point. Being a member of various forums I have encountered again and again the "clever arguer" who is someone who is able to convince lots of people of his opinion even when he is wrong.
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by cerebrum 13y ago
If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library. Frank Zappa
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by cerebrum 14y ago
> The US probably has a just as big or more sophisticated organization of hackers and cyber warriors. It's called the NSA.
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by cerebrum 14y ago
Great article but I'm kinda sad that it missed drawing the bigger point: the dichotomy perceived value vs. actual value goes much beyond products and companies; it's something that permeates our entire lives as social animals.
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by cerebrum 14y ago
The best book I know is "Im Namen des Staates", unfortunately it is only available in German, a shame. http://www.amazon.com/Im-Namen-Staates-German-Edition/dp/349...
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by cerebrum 14y ago
The author of the book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Lancaster
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by cerebrum 14y ago
What good books/resources are there to read for those who want to know more about this?
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by cerebrum 14y ago
Another good argument for working from home as opposed to a corporate environment.
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by cerebrum 14y ago
> I'm the product of a Western-European system. Yearly tuition was like $2k. Your 44k would have covered 4 years in college including housing, food and ample beer. You still have to factor in housing and food and opportunity cost, cheap
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by cerebrum 14y ago
What happened to the debt you had already acquired when you dropped off?
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by cerebrum 14y ago
How much did he get for those exploits? 60k each?
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by cerebrum 14y ago
> There's something very comforting about saying "Hey, Mary. We just lost power and we're running backups. Could you make sure the generators kick in?" and hearing back, "Sure, I'm on it." What if instead you hear back "Sorry, I already
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by cerebrum 14y ago
When that threshold is reached people will start buying stuff again, increasing said threshold. Eventually the system will converge to a stable point, or it will continually adapt due to changing economics/demographics. Isn't it beautiful h
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by cerebrum 14y ago
Sorry, I meant the living expenses of your children, this was related to university costs.
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by cerebrum 14y ago
With your experience how would you invest your money. What suggestion would you give to someone who is not an expert in the area? Do you think value investing is a good idea?
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by cerebrum 14y ago
What about the living expenses?
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by cerebrum 14y ago
Are you taking inflation into account?
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by cerebrum 14y ago
You work remotely? How did you find your current job? I'm aspiring towards a similar lifestyle yet not sure yet how to manage a stable income.
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by cerebrum 14y ago
So how much rent do you pay and what are your living conditions? Btw I never owned a car in my life and only have one cell phone which is prepaid and I almost never use it, so my expenses with it are minimal(around 10 $ every 3 months or so
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by cerebrum 14y ago
Are you serious you don't have a cellphone? Just curious, what do you work in, and how much do you manage to save each month?
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by cerebrum 14y ago
> The reason it fails is because it ignores basic psychology. What about economics, it assumes that you have a return of 5% over inflation on your investment. Is this really a good assumption? According to this link( http://home.earth
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by cerebrum 14y ago
> - You can earn 5% investment returns after inflation during your saving years Is this a realistic assumption? Just consider how much people have lost in the housing bubble.
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by cerebrum 14y ago
nice
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by cerebrum 14y ago
> I bet he really was fired. If he did make lots of sells I bet he is still there, and the boss is laughing all the way to the bank.
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by cerebrum 14y ago
> He lost his job that day. How do you know that? I think it's silly to go back there just because of a voice mail...

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