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by chris123 17y ago
Where are the best places to see "top lists," such as best online _____ programs (design, CS, etc.)?
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by chris123 17y ago
Or is that old news? Certainly a lot of money in that industry. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortgage-backed_security : "There is about $14.6 trillion in total U.S. mortgage debt outstanding."
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Google getting in on the mortgage game...(google.com)
27 points by chris123 17y ago|12 comments
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by chris123 17y ago
They are also getting into the mortgage game, it looks like. See this screenshot: http://twitpic.com/nrfws (or is that old news). Lots of money in everything having to do with real estate. Commissions are too high, at least in high-cost
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by chris123 17y ago
RE the long passphrase: Need to write it down and put it in the safe deposit box at the bank. But not too many people do that (I don't think). I know I didn't do it. And now that you mention it, I can't remember my long passphrase. Crap
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by chris123 17y ago
Good point.
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by chris123 17y ago
I agree on the "language learning abilities" comment. For some people, learning a second (or more) language is easy; for others it's hard.
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by chris123 17y ago
I think we're all on the same page there :) A rise in any price (gold, for example) quoted in any currency (the dollar, for example) is as much about that currency losing value as it is about that commodity rising in value. Said another way
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by chris123 17y ago
This is from 2007, but the question is still valid: "[O]ne of these days there will be a Wile E. Coyote moment for the dollar: the moment when the cartoon character, who has run off a cliff, looks down and realizes that he’s standing on thi
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Krugman: "Is This the [U.S. dollar's] Wile E. Coyote Moment?"(krugman.blogs.nytimes.com)
26 points by chris123 17y ago|8 comments
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by chris123 17y ago
Excerpt / summary: “The mutual fund industry is a $10 trillion industry that has seen no innovation for 25 years. The Internet has had no impact,” Mr. Rachleff said. KaChing has attracted a roster of prominent early investors from Silicon V
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KaChing in NYT: "Site Lets Investors See and Copy Experts’ Trades"(nytimes.com)
2 points by chris123 17y ago|1 comments
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by chris123 17y ago
Greenspan is the poster boy and enabler of this thing. Way back in June 2005 I registered http://AlansBubble.com to memorialize him. Sadly, but not surprisingly, this same "bubble ==> crash ==> bailout" will happen again in the
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by chris123 17y ago
Pick your slogan for Wall Street in general, but especially the insiders club of Goldman: A) "Heads I win, tails you lose" or B) "Socialism for the rich" (privatize profits and socialize losses). "Ten Principles for a Black Swan-proof World
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by chris123 17y ago
Bring it on, Jason. An open forum that brings together (A) people/companies in need of angel funding; and (B) angels. Oh, and so you can tell the "serious" angels from all the others, charge a fee to the ANGELS. I actually think this is
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by chris123 17y ago
"Hero With a Thousand Faces" (by Joseph Campbell). On Amazon.com: http://tr.im/hwatf
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by chris123 17y ago
I don't particularly like the OpenID either. It's crap security and crap usability, at least in all the implementations I've seen so far. I would love to see a great example of a great implementation. Anyone? :)
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by chris123 17y ago
Having to pay to pitch anyone is ridiculous. Why not VCs/angels have to pay to pitch us? Bottom line is, if you pay to pitch an investor, you are are identifying yourself as a desperate, naive, uninformed person, and possibly greedy person
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by chris123 17y ago
So, by your logic, because you might be lied to, you should not even ask. Smart. Regardless of the truth of an answer received, when we ask questions, we gain information. If you ask a question and are lied to, you have gained valuable in
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by chris123 17y ago
You do want them to confirm that they do not have a conflict of interest. if they are not willing to do that, you're probably dealing with one of the many bottom feeders in the biz. See my comment below/about about how checking for confli
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by chris123 17y ago
RE: "make sure the VC doesn't have a conflicting investment": This is very important. My recommendation is to proceed like this: 1) Tell then a little about your project (not being cagey, just progressive disclosure) and ask if they have an
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by chris123 17y ago
This post begs the question that going the VC rout is right for "you," which is rarely the case. Most founders and startups are better off bootstrapping and positioning for an early exit than chasing VCs. If you don't know what an early ex
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by chris123 17y ago
Wow, angry man. Just shut up and take our ass-f--king. Smart.
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by chris123 17y ago
Yes, I was talking about people taking it to the streets, not th Banksy, which was/is just an image I like, regardless of if he's "sold out," as they say. Sorry for any confusion. For me, anyway, this horse is pretty well dead and beaten,
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by chris123 17y ago
We can take it to the streets. You may think I'm kidding; I'm not. http://twitpic.com/k8qjl (Banksy street art: "change")
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by chris123 17y ago
I live in Sweden, now (from Washington, DC, where I made these http://tr.im/ADXe after Bush's "re-election"). I'm just trying to stir the pot from here :) -Chris PS: "Mad as hell" speech from "Network": http://tr.im/madashellvideo (Y
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by chris123 17y ago
Agreed. For some reason all this makes me want to throw this out there: This "resistance" and "blacklist" and "regulator not regulating" shit (fitting word, given this topic) sounds familiar. Isn't it the same song they play on Wall Stree
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by chris123 17y ago
A few excerpts: - confidential grinding records - hamburgers made from a mix of slaughterhouse trimmings and a mash-like product derived from scraps that were ground together - processes fatty trimmings and treats them with ammonia to kill
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by chris123 17y ago
It's not just California, it's the whole country that's in a mess. How did it get there? In a word, greed. In a few more words, people failing to understand, tolerate, care for, and stand up for each other, especially people different fr
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by chris123 17y ago
Isn't Amazon already the Wal-Mart of the web? If it isn't, who is? Exactly.

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