ithinkinstereo

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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
It's not really the same. You have way more control as an independent operator. Yes, you have to answer to your customers, but only to the extent and to the degree you desire. It's not at all the "same" as working as an
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
Working for yourself really does mean working for yourself. Yes, you might have customers to answer to, but you can always tell them to fuck off if you want. You suffer the consequences and reap the rewards. Your actions, small or large, ma
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
How much of AirBnB's current valuation is predicated on the assumption that they'll eventually capture a hearty share of the business and high-end/luxury traveller segments (i.e., the high-margin profit drivers)? I see moves
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
Well, the Chinese are strongly incentivized to actually fix those issues, so while they may lie in the near-term, I do believe they're _actually_ committed to addressing these problems. Outside of economic stagnation, environmental dis
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
RSUs are not necessarily better. You get taxed on those as ordinary income. If the grant is large enough, you're effectively stuck with paying tax on an illiquid asset. With options you're only taxed at the time of exercise. So in
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
MtGox was run by a team of clowns, the comparison to CoinBase, issues aside, is ridiculous.
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
It's relative; CB's reputation is sterling compared to the other exchanges.
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
If you've ever traveled to both India and China in the past ~10 years, you know how ridiculous the comparison the OP is trying to make. Just use the bathroom rubric when comparing slums...
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
lol what? This is totally false. You will not see "many", let alone "one" dead body near any sort of "busy" area in Shanghai "for days". Troll account.
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
Does you no good, yes. But to your family? Friends? Conspirators? More importantly if you store ur illicit gains in Crypto, it becomes that much harder for the govt to seize. No Swiss banks here to help the govt seize your wallet and privat
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
A lot of these funds are either illegally sourced or at risk of government seizure. Crypto provides an avenue to possibly "save" these funds. Watch as middle easterners soon flock to crypto. What's going on in KSA is a great
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
When you get a chance: xrb_34aqwo7ppwt33h6cqf7dpcrmbn387ddn73xrb8m5o9h3zi7k4arur4oe1dg6
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
Not sure about a billion. But many people have sold in the millions range. Maybe not at once, but over a reasonably short period of time.
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
BTC is pretty liquid. Tens of millions change hands hourly/daily. The linked article even cites one hodlr that purchased a professional hockey team with his crypto profits.
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
“Longfin corp, a leading global FinTech company, announces the acquisition of Ziddu.com, a Blockchain-empowered solutions provider that offers Microfinance Lending against Collateralized Warehouse Receipts in the form of Ziddu Coins"
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
As others have mentioned, contracts are marked-to-market on a daily basis, which impacts the margin needed to hold the contract. With wide price swings, this can force you to close your position before it settles in order to meet margin, es
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
And to top it off, they've even purchased/negotiated prosecutorial immunity: The Sacklers, though, will likely emerge untouched: Because of a sweeping non-prosecution agreement negotiated during the 2007 settlement, most new crim
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
There's rampant corruption in healthcare, even after the Sunshine act passed into law in 2010. Common methods include: - Paid "speeches" - Paid surveys - "Training/Education" retreats at swanky resorts Also loo
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
My understanding is that all "sushi-grade" fish is previously frozen. The freezing process is apparently necessary to kill/remove parasites in certain fish breeds.
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
> I wonder how "Wall Street is not your friend" would play in the NY Times. The comparison here isn't very apt because wallstreeters don't really pitch themselves as visionary innovators out to "save the world&qu
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
The response in China was relative to how important naming a child is in Chinese (really, East Asian) culture. You are applying western standards to the Chinese response, which makes little sense.
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
I've already stated it previously, as have other users, that giving a child is a big deal in Chinese culture. I'll add to that by noting that this typically involves the entire family - especially the child's grandparents. I
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
Giving a child a name is a big deal in Chinese culture, so I think your situation is unusual and shouldn't be used as a benchmark here. You also edited out "My Chinese wife and my non-English speaking mother-in-law have taught me
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
His wife is Chinese and at the time he was very publicly studying Mandarin (and still is). In any case, asking a stranger, albeit a VIP, to name your to-be-born first child is pretty weird. Doubly so in the context of Chinese culture. And I
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
Yes, you're correct. I've edited my post now. Thanks for pointing out my error - had a brain fart.
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
As with India, FB sees China as huge potential market and has been shamelessly courting the PRC government for years now. Zuck even asked President Xi to name his child on a state visit to the USA a couple of years ago (naming children is a
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
Is uBeam beta testing their prototype in Cuba?
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
"The Trump administration is preparing to redirect resources of the Justice Department’s civil rights division toward investigating and suing universities over affirmative action admissions policies deemed to discriminate against white
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
> Given the new administration in the US and the Attorney General's push on marijuana, if this was the endgame of these start ups, it will be a bumpy ride. I think it's too late for this to happen. As it turns out, people -- of
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by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
Because there are tons of apologists in the valley. Men who also harass women like McClure and feel they're entitled to it, especially against women of color.

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