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by fovc 10y ago
I think the point is better understanding the history of Khmer civilization
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by fovc 10y ago
Without extreme religious persecution at home or the prospect of being extremely wealthy "abroad", will there be that many people interested in going to Mars?
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by fovc 10y ago
This is fascinating. I wonder if it will accelerate the pace of restoration of temples in the area. When I visited, there were many temple complexes completely overrun with vegetation -- to the point where they filmed Indiana Jones there!
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by fovc 10y ago
For your upper right quadrant, I think that's where the biggest problem is today. PyParallel is a (long-term) attempt at solving it. Reading through the presentations, it appears having proper OS support is also necessary, so it's
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The Blood Harvest(theatlantic.com)
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Inside the Murdoch Makeover of National Geographic(bloomberg.com)
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by fovc 10y ago
I wonder if you could chain two timers, picking their periods and durations appropriately to get a much longer combined period with the correct duration.
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by fovc 10y ago
Especially those electrons inside politicians brains
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3) The magic behind this argument is the same as the magic behind lowering interest rates: cheaper capital results in more investment and more jobs. If you believe that corporations have a reasonable supply of projects they could fund, that
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Uganda’s Top Export: Mercenaries(bloomberg.com)
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by fovc 10y ago
Ray Dalio has an amazing video explaining the difference between this recession and the others [1] TL;DW: People are slowly paying down debt/waiting for inflation to kick in [1]: http://youtu.be/PHe0bXAIuk0
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by fovc 10y ago
Why would the two other courts ruling similarly keep the supreme court out of this issue? Is it for legal reasons or more of a practical matter for the government?
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Having worked at one of these firms, I will say that there was general recognition that the system was flawed. Many managers recognized that the best candidate at some noncore schools would be better than the n-th candidate at Harvard. One
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by fovc 10y ago
It's not a novel idea. E.g., Dubai produces a lot of aluminum, since importing ore and exporting Al is cheaper than exporting natural gas. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubal
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Ask HN: How do you manage your time?
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With the time it takes to maintain that setup, you could probably do another task or two per day
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There was an article recently where Finland was considering something along those lines. [1] is all I was able to find quickly: > The Finnish government, elected earlier this year, is planning to introduce a tax-free monthly payment of 8
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by fovc 11y ago
Summary of 2 of the linked-to articles: Ease of doing business rankings: 7) US 8) Sweden 9) Norway 10) Finland Interestingly, within the subcategories, the US only does better in ease of getting credit and resolving bankruptcie