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by fixxer 13y ago
Cornell? What year? EDIT: I did mine at CU back in 2003 in applied, not FE. I had many friends in FE, most all went into credit. I worked in trading for six years before quitting for a PhD. I do not place any value on an FE degree; looking
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by fixxer 13y ago
I read an article in WSJ on rent hikes in SF this morning. Yikes. I grew up in SoCal and miss it terribly, but my cost of living in Chicago is a tiny fraction of what it would be in SF and my income isn't behind California norms. May
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by fixxer 13y ago
I think these online technical degrees are just the next iteration beyond those one-year MS/MEng degrees that started popping up around 2000. This was back when "financial engineering" was the buzzword... that worked out well
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by fixxer 13y ago
Very cool. I've been using a similar strategy with Flask, but mine is just a hack for my own use (I use it to organize and search my Gists; it is the "Homer's spice rack" of blog engines). This is a solid stab at a platf
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by fixxer 13y ago
Some aspects of Snowden's story do NOT look like a thoughtful plan to defend freedom and fair play around the world, but rather a haphazard rash move by Snowden to see what he can get away with. Could you please qualify that statemen
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OCaml in finance(janestreet.com)
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by fixxer 13y ago
When you consider how clearance actually works, you're not dealing with apples and apples.
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by fixxer 13y ago
> It's asymmetric warfare. But the side without the money is disorganized and open and trusting. The Snowden leak happened (as did Manning), so the Government is not as organized as optics would suggest. They are drowning in the d
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by fixxer 13y ago
I don't think it is wise to trust any system, open or not, so I agree with your thesis. However, the fact that Linux source is available for review does make it more secure on a relative basis. Sure, it is naive to think a zero day cou
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by fixxer 13y ago
The OP did not use any such language ("crappier"). As noted, Oracle uses the term "enterprise", which I take to imply a corporate approach to language implementation the coincides with service/support agreements and
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by fixxer 13y ago
"Bring out your feds."
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by fixxer 13y ago
Absolutely not. However, one can only speculate what might have happened had he complied. Also, how was the insider trading brought to light? I'll have to investigate that...
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by fixxer 13y ago
Refreshing; thanks for that.
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by fixxer 13y ago
I tend to agree with Ellsberg regarding the unlikelihood of Snowden being free on bail. I think this government will claim whatever they need to lock him up and throw away the key. Flag waivers aren't going to mind because the governme
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by fixxer 13y ago
I don't know if I'm laughing more at the confusion on your part, or the likely confusion on their part after you told them you were a programma too. Hilarious.
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by fixxer 13y ago
That might be true, but where the hell are all the "Bush is a nazi" idiots now? It strikes me as very quiet on the left... do they not realize Cheney's vision is alive and well in Obama's house?
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by fixxer 13y ago
> I'm getting more and more skeptical of any claims that all of Snowden's actions are part of some brilliant plan. This is a very dynamic situation. I'm not going to fault the guy for trying, but he is obviously out-gunned
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by fixxer 13y ago
I find this administration so infuriating. They are truly living down to my expectations.
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by fixxer 13y ago
So, what are his prospects for supporting himself post-asylum/defection? Intelligence asset? Puppet for a leftist government? Besides the White House petition, what organized efforts are underway to bring this guy back without rebuke?
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by fixxer 13y ago
I get my facts from South Park ;) EDIT: Like I said, all religion is pretty whacky to me. Mormons have the heavy burden of both whacky + young faith. That said, I love and appreciate that Mormons don't murder over cartoons, so way to g
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by fixxer 13y ago
> totally dependent on the persons character Certain positions invite certain characters.
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by fixxer 13y ago
Yeah, I've dealt with those ones too (a good friend came back from his mission very different -- took him a while to chill out about it). Generally, I have found them about as pushy as vegetarians. EDIT: I know some real a$$hole vege
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by fixxer 13y ago
> the world needs more Pete Ashdowns and more Xmissions. Yes sir, we do. Also, fun fact for the tin foil hat crowd: Pete is Mormon.* *EDIT: I've heard too much "Mormons run the NSA/CIA" BS lately. I'm not Mormon
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by fixxer 13y ago
Hmm... forgive my ignorance, but do they have the right to not issue a badge to anyone based on occupation? Sounds like discrimination. Hope they don't sue. ;)
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by fixxer 13y ago
God help the poor schmucks left to run that booth this year. (I've never been; I presume it is like most other conferences and you've got a slough of bored recruiters staffing info booths?)
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by fixxer 13y ago
Excellent suggestion. It is easy to feel powerless, but we have to remember that we have direct access to the most powerful system ever invented for information transfer. Time to use for something other than looking at cats!
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by fixxer 13y ago
I don't understand your argument. I think you might have misread mine. I'm saying that in order to undo the surveillance state, you have to convince the general public that mass surveillance is bad. HN readers might realize it, bu
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by fixxer 13y ago
> Personally, I would like to see an additional censure on Obama and all other executive, legislative, and judicial officials who abrogated their duty to protect the Constitution of the United States of America. It needs to be our harshe
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by fixxer 13y ago
I'm in constant awe of the state of fear in this country.
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by fixxer 13y ago
So, really, how long did you work for the NSA? ;P

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