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by infinite8s 17y ago
This is intriguing. Care to elaborate on a problem you've had and how number theory helped? I did the typical math courses required for a computer science degree (discrete math, linear algebra, diffeq, probability and statistics), but stopp
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by infinite8s 17y ago
Until you get a heart attack, or some other critical medical condition. Are you willing to pay the $1000-$3000+ a night for your hospital stay? Or are you willing to stay home so those of us who do pay for insurance don't have to cover your
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by infinite8s 17y ago
What do you consider a "properly functioning market"? People who espouse free market views of health insurance believe that it can work like other insurances (such as car and home insurance). But this ignores the fact that health insurance
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by infinite8s 17y ago
Since when does talking about money all the time imply ambition? Usually the people who spend the most time talking about something are the least likely to go out and do something toward it.
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by infinite8s 17y ago
Yes, that generally seems to be the case with HN postings. I've noticed that interesting links from articles or comments in those articles posted on HN often become new HN postings.
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by infinite8s 17y ago
"I believe in intelligence over populism, capitalism over socialism, and correctness over incorrectness." What's happening in the financial industry at the moment is definitely not capitalism.
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by infinite8s 17y ago
Actually, the repayment only includes money that was directly loaned to Goldman. Everyone forgets about AIG, who paid their counterparties (which included GS) 100 cents on the dollar for what are probably worthless assets. Since AIG will li
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by infinite8s 17y ago
Here is why you are wrong. If you are not insured and have an accident or suffer some terrible disease which requires huge medical bills, you will not be able to pay them. Since hospitals are required by law to provide service regardless of
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by infinite8s 17y ago
Coroutines are just one-off continuations (ie you can only run them once).