jkhdigital

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   by jkhdigital 7y ago

   To borrow a phrase from Walter Sobchak-- 2500 years of beautiful tradition from the Lydian Stater to the American Gold Eagle, you're goddamn right I'm a f *ing gold bug!
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   by jkhdigital 7y ago

   And this: "One conclusion is that we should not expect success to be evenly or randomly distributed among individuals, groups, institutions or nations in endeavors with multiple prerequisites—which is to say, most meaningful endeavors.
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   by jkhdigital 7y ago

   I've never read an English translation of any classic Russian literature that didn't require re-reading of at least 10% of the sentences to figure out the meaning. On the one hand, it makes reading such books feel like an arduous
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   by jkhdigital 7y ago

   I just started reading Thomas Sowell's newest book Discrimination and Disparities and on the first page I encounter this passage: "When there is some endeavor with five prerequisites for success, then by definition the chances o