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   by helveticaman 18y ago

   +1 The Blind Watchmaker , although I'd argue The Selfish Gene is a better introduction to the field. The Blind Watchmaker is somewhat more focussed on argument evolution versus creationism. Still, awesome stuff.
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   by helveticaman 18y ago

   >It is a first time in history that such ridiculous numbers are summoned. Not true. In 1984, in Chile, there was a shitstorm that warranted a 14 billion dollar bailout. Chile's population was ~12M, so the bailout was just over a thous
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   by helveticaman 18y ago

   A lot of people talk about branding, and genericide is an interesting take on it.
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   by helveticaman 18y ago

   "[There's] a group of consumers that are willing to pay just about any reasonable price for the product, and a group of consumers that won’t ever pay a penny." Thank you for pointing that out.
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   by helveticaman 18y ago

   (that's for those who came here to read comments and decide whether to read the article). Thanks.
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   by helveticaman 18y ago

   > I saw once that one of the better income predictors was having had more than one sexual partner in high school. Silicon Valley makes me think this rule isn't hard and fast.
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   by helveticaman 18y ago

   "Used in reference to somebody of great authority or of a greater social rank than you."
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   by helveticaman 18y ago

   I can't back this up, but I'm doing this out of good will. I want to spare other HN readers. At the end of the day, the bottom line is: Because it sucks. From the OP: "Since Mark Zuckerberg co-founded Facebook in his dorm room at Harvard
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   by helveticaman 18y ago

   EDIT: you're right, of course, it depends on the flame. Perhaps I should say I haven't seen a lot of online crap that ranks ranker than a dump on my porch.
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    by helveticaman 18y ago

    Note to fellow HN readers: while this is a good post, the article is NOT WORTH READING. Just note that PG appears on Businessweek and move on. Do not read his profile or that of other people unless you want your brain to hurt.
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    by helveticaman 18y ago

    Flaming someone online is not as bad as taking a dump on their porch.
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    by helveticaman 18y ago

    I disagree; an evolutionary biologist who knows his game theory may wel know more about how the mind works than an economist (a student of "the dismal science") or a sociologist (don't get me started). Just because Dawkins is not an accr
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    When tissue is pronounced "Kleenex", you have a problem.(en.wikipedia.org)

    3 points by helveticaman 18y ago|3 comments
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    Long or Short Capital » SEC Wants to Blow Your Mind - Paying Dividends Since Q1'06(longorshortcapital.com)

    1 points by helveticaman 18y ago|0 comments
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    Long or Short Capital » The Bailout, A Play - Paying Dividends Since Q1'06(longorshortcapital.com)

    2 points by helveticaman 18y ago|0 comments
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    by helveticaman 18y ago

    Not unlike eating a popsicle, reading this made my brain hurt. +1, but ouch.
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    by helveticaman 18y ago

    I don't know about "worst failure". I think Steve Jobs is actually the unusual CEO here.
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    by helveticaman 18y ago

    To be fair, there are a few musicians for whom this is true: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Album-oriented_rock . Led Zeppelin albums, for instance, are worth buying in whole.
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    Benefit Crashers : The Leveraged Sell-Out (Investment bankers fall from grace)(leveragedsellout.com)

    1 points by helveticaman 18y ago|0 comments
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    by helveticaman 18y ago

    At least they got rid of the crescendo at the beginning.
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    by helveticaman 18y ago

    >without new content, new advertisers, new businesses, new users, new ideas, they'll stagnate. Or put another way, with diminishing content, crumbling advertisers, few new businesses, few ideas, and no new users, they'll get hurt.
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    by helveticaman 18y ago

    I had a premonition really bad things would happen (not that it took a genius), but this really caught me by surprise.
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    by helveticaman 18y ago

    I can't find examples of companies going through voluntary liquidation (what Michael Dell recommended Apple do in 1997). It's hard to find tech companies that pay dividends. Adobe, for instance, is in the perfect position to pay dividends.
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    by helveticaman 18y ago

    This is true. However, this does not mean the country has a lot more laissez-faire than any other in the Americas. I don't know why this is the case, but I know that it is the case.
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    by helveticaman 18y ago

    What about the example of Swedish banks that failed and were not bailed out? Surely that serves as a counter-example.
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    by helveticaman 18y ago

    I don't think he/she has to address the reasoning for the bailouts, or that he/she used meaningless platitudes. He/she even cited an example. You don't have to address the other sides reasoning because it's hard to find every flaw in an op
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    by helveticaman 18y ago

    Chile, because it is a capitalist country. Costs are similar to India, but the weather is Californian and taxes are really low. Still, though, SV is a better choice. Don't move to Chile to start up.
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    by helveticaman 18y ago

    The market collapse of a whole economy? How's Google going to get torched by this? Or Boeing? Or most exporters?
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    by helveticaman 18y ago

    It all comes down to the government intervention paradox: whenever something bad happens, people ask for intervention, which implies the only entity willing to do such things, the government. The sad part is, to my knowledge, this interven
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    by helveticaman 18y ago

    Eating grass is still stupid.