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by ddeck 10y ago
While I agree that Forbes is much worse in this regard, I was referring to Fortune: >Heeding the call for traffic growth, Fortune has joined the growing ranks of publishers that are opening up its site to posts written by non-staff cont
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One doesn't need to be an economic historian to understand that the economy and market run in cycles. There is always an "inevitable correction" somewhere in the future, but in this endeavor, it's timing that matters. It
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He may well be right. If you say it often enough, eventually you will be. 2011: >You’ve got to be myopic if you’re not at least concerned that there might be a major correction [1] 2013: >Activist investor Carl Icahn on Monday said
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by ddeck 10y ago
>Although that assumes that Fortune is reputable I guess Indeed. I'm not sure how reputable can a site be with several thousand non-staff "external contributors" producing content. I've never found anything original
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It's required because your phone is where your messages are stored. Whatsapp don't retain messages/media after they've been delivered to your phone, which is a compelling privacy feature for many. It's also what all
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I'm not sure why you're downvoted. Sexual assault frequently leads to PTSD: > One study that examined PTSD symptoms among women who were raped found that almost all (94 out of 100) women experienced these symptoms during the tw
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As do other countries, such as Taiwan, who use the minguo (民國) calendar that counts from the founding of the Republic of China. The local system is the primary one used - it's currently year 105 here.
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by ddeck 11y ago
I regularly use cut/paste to move files in Windows and Linux, not sure why the size is relevant. Ctrl-a to select all files for example, ctrl-x to cut, alt-tab or navigate to a different directory and ctrl-v to paste.
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by ddeck 11y ago
>The side-mounted page flipping buttons are just about perfect I completely agree. I've had a Kindle 3 keyboard with the physical page-turn buttons for nearly five years and although the new models might have sharper screens, the
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Be aware that U.S. and French citizens are NOT permitted to apply for the 5-day Shenzhen port visa. [1] It's also not guaranteed for other citizens so probably best to get a regular China visa rather than risk being turned back at the
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For anyone travelling to China through HK, China Mobile sell a $15 SIM in their HK stores that will give you 1.5 GB of 3G/4G data in both HK and China for 10-days. China Mobile have the largest network on the mainland and I've use
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>Paying 200 to drive across the border is a rip-off though Agreed. For anyone planning a similar trip, the train to the border at Lok Ma Chau costs less than US$5 and you can then just walk through immigration. Taxis and the Shenzhen s
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Well the labels are unimportant. The point is that certain elements of advertising/marketing seem reasonable and it could be argued that they are value adding to consumers as well as the advertisers, while others are manipulative and o
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I think there's a distinction to be made between advertising and marketing, at least the way I define them. Advertising is about making consumers aware of a product or service that they may use if they were aware of it. This seems reas
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I doubt the driver was trying to trick tourists. I've taken taxis to jiufen on a few occasions and drivers always typically want a fixed price that varies with each driver. This is with Taiwanese friends doing the negotiating. I think
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I'm not entirely sure what you're referring to, but to clarify, I was discussing the potential impact of sustained deficit monetization on Japan's middle class savers via its effects on the monetary base and inflation.
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I doubt the average Japanese saver would see it that way. I agree, we're not talking about an external default, but monetization is still likely to severely impact the wealth of the middle class.
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>But the growth problems of Japan is largely an illusion and myth caused by population decline. The piece that many miss when discussing Japan's high quality of life despite lack of growth is that in order to maintain 0% growth ov
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HK Uber drivers fined HK$7,000, licences suspended for 12 months(hongkongfp.com)
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An excellent idea. Perhaps combined with the look away detection mentioned in the article, such that the painting only tracks you when you aren't looking directly at it. Reminiscent of many a horror movie.
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I would suggest googling the three words "bitcoin Australian raided" Every result on the first two pages points to this.
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From the actual article: "... but HGST's use of helium, which offers significantly less air resistance to the spinning platters, is probably the main one."
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This made me curious so I checked the FDA site. In case anyone else is interested: From a very cursory review, it appears that health claims on the packaging are quite heavily regulated by the FDA[1], but advertising for dietary supplements
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by ddeck 11y ago
From the source report: "Although NASA continues to improve its process for identifying and managing health and human performance risks associated with space flight, we believe that given the current state of knowledge, the Agency’s r
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NASA not ready for dangers of deep space, auditors say(washingtonpost.com)
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It most definitely affects the currency, and the currency of course affects trade. The core difference between internal and external debt - or more precisely debt denominated in a country's sovereign currency vs. foreign currency - is
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There are a couple recommend here: http://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/10818/revers...
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From 2012. Submitter or mods, please update the title
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From the article: From virtually no imports of New Zealand honey just seven years ago, China has drawn level with Hong Kong as the second largest market in the world, according to government statistics, importing nearly 1,500 tonnes in 201
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Well, plenty of traders are out there selling without actually owning -- that's something market makers and only market makers are allowed to do I assume you are referring to naked short selling. To be clear, anyone may borrow shares

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