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Bitcoin too Libertarian for Clinton campaign(rare.us)
1 points by fixxer 10y ago|0 comments
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Zuckerberg defends Theil's support of Trump(foxnews.com)
1 points by fixxer 10y ago|0 comments
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by fixxer 10y ago
He is arguing with prejudice, so "clever" comments are by design.
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by fixxer 10y ago
Looking for a little affirmative action? ;)
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by fixxer 10y ago
Too late.
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by fixxer 10y ago
Lol. "I appreciate this discussion because, just the fact that there is a discussion, proves I'm right"? It proves your beliefs are not universally held by the community. It supports my points, not yours.
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by fixxer 10y ago
You'd support an affiliation filter?
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by fixxer 10y ago
This is the situation: Identity politics makes gross hyperbole socially acceptable with ~50% of the population and "fightin words" with the other half.
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by fixxer 10y ago
What is next? Perhaps YC should ask applicants for political affiliation? I think you're wrong and I think the reason YC will not drop Theil is very practical: Theil is valuable for the underlying goal of the program (money) and droppi
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by fixxer 10y ago
Who stands to lose more if Theil were to no longer be affiliated with YC? Is YC a social endeavor with a political agenda, or a program for entrepreneurs? If the former, might want to tell the investors. Start with John Meriwether. ;)
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by fixxer 10y ago
If you are outraged by corporate political ideology being forced on employees, then surely you are outraged over union political platforms that go above and beyond the objectives of a union (to maximize compensation) and serve to increase l
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by fixxer 10y ago
No, unions do that. Corporations do not extract money from their employees for political purposes.
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by fixxer 10y ago
Based on the contest (weekly submission) and data (binary classification), it is my guess that they are running a long-short equity portfolio with weekly rebalancing. The features are known ahead of time and the dataset is not BIG, so I thi
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by fixxer 10y ago
I'd be happy with a SCOTUS that checks the executive branch in general. We're already in full-on rubber stamp mode and have been for 16 years, if not longer.
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by fixxer 10y ago
True; I wonder what impact a 9 point poll-implied spread turning into 1-2 points in the ballot booth could have on future political activities by "alt right" candidates. It feels like many are treating this as a "beat Trump a
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by fixxer 10y ago
I'm not betting on a Trump presidency, but I'm fascinated at what the electorate is going to look like in the general. We've been basing so much of the polling on projections over 2012/2008 turnout. I would not be surpri
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by fixxer 10y ago
The problem is when it _isn't_ a spoof. Source: I got run over a couple times in the Treasury market.
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by fixxer 10y ago
Well, that and also that he was one (of many) doing something that adversely impacted the markets. As a former trader, I think it is bullshit and he is a scapegoat, but I think he'll get due process.
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by fixxer 10y ago
I remember moving away from Yahoo! in 2008. It was like ripping off a bandaid, but after 3 months, I was able to stop checking it. I replaced it with a personal domain with email hosting through gmail. Today, protonmail looks like an intere
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by fixxer 10y ago
Nope. Once you go mech, you never go back to those squishy switches.
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by fixxer 10y ago
I was referring to building a keyboard in general, not the ortholineal layout.
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by fixxer 10y ago
Very cool, but to anyone considering this endeavor, I gently suggest buying a Poker2 instead.
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by fixxer 10y ago
Vertical integration is completely different from government-led centralization. Equivocation of the two is vulgar and misleading.
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by fixxer 10y ago
I disagree with your statement to my core. I think we're going to have to accept philosophical differences on this one. Sorry for your loss.
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by fixxer 10y ago
I find this unseemly. Grief is a vital part of the healing process. This strikes me as a part of a goal to avoid/numb it.
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by fixxer 10y ago
Well, that isn't really fair: there are lots of people out there that would appreciate this layer of abstraction over a general approach... I wouldn't hire them to be software engineers or data sci, but they exist.
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by fixxer 10y ago
I never regret the three days I spent a decade ago playing regex golf.
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by fixxer 10y ago
In my experience, it is very hard to fire people if they are simply incompetent. You can fire them for mistakes, but just sucking at one's job is this awkward grey area where you wrestle with HR and they usually suggest investing in tr
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by fixxer 10y ago
We feel for you! Those DDOS attacks a couple years ago against Github were only intermittent, but more than enough to annoy the shit out of me.
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by fixxer 10y ago
These things are really just filters. Due to the legal aspects of hiring/recruiting, especially at large companies, these exercises are par for the course. Once you're in a large company, firing can be very difficult, so I'm

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