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   by geezer 17y ago

   "...those who pretend to be concerned with something other than their own welfare are in denial at best, and manipulative liars at worst." True, but some people view self-interest much more narrowly than others. For example, some oppose wel
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   Predicting Politics(ted.com)

   13 points by geezer 17y ago|1 comments
3. 63.▲
   Online life after death(cnn.com)

   4 points by geezer 17y ago|1 comments
4. 64.▲
   How Lehman Got Its Real Estate Fix(nytimes.com)

   2 points by geezer 17y ago|0 comments
5. 65.▲
   Of couples and copulas(ft.com)

   19 points by geezer 17y ago|2 comments
6. 66.▲
   Making Banking Boring(nytimes.com)

   10 points by geezer 18y ago|2 comments
7. 67.▲
   by geezer 18y ago

   This reminds of the a study done about hiring practices at Xerox. The conclusion was that none of the founders and first few employees of Xerox, the startup, would even get an interview at Xerox, the big established company.
8. 68.▲
   by geezer 18y ago

   What do you think is wrong with technical puzzles?
9. 69.▲
   by geezer 19y ago

   amazing how nobody here sees the 800lb gorilla. our response to 9/11 is the classic thar mentality. "But thar is one of innumerable cases where the "natural" response to a problem is the one that will make the problem worse in the fastest
10. 70.▲
    by geezer 19y ago

    Paul Graham can put n > m pigeons in m holes, each hole having no more than one pigeon.