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The World Economy Runs on GPS. It Needs a Backup Plan(bloomberg.com)
25 points by jsoc815 8y ago|18 comments
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by jsoc815 8y ago
In the event of failures: FDIC insures deposits in U.S. branches up to $250k per account, IIRC; SIPC covers securities held by brokerages, (forget the amount).
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by jsoc815 8y ago
Likewise. Be well.
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by jsoc815 8y ago
Again, I appreciate your taking the time to respond. It is always interesting to see where people are and sometimes gain insight as to why. While I'll respond to a few things you've said, you needn't feel pressured to reply.
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by jsoc815 8y ago
A book recommendation: The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and Its Geostrategic Imperatives by Zbigniew Brzezinski [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grand_Chessboard
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by jsoc815 8y ago
> There's an alternative to defaulting on debt and that is to pay it off. I think it's in one of my CFA books -- definitely in other materials I have or have viewed--, but I think the point of the game is to trade as much int
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by jsoc815 8y ago
As I understand it, the USD's strength is a function of the petrodollar. The petrodollar is supposedly a function of the U.S. military power . IIRC a old PBS doc about Saudi Arabia explained that the Saudi's were made and offer
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by jsoc815 8y ago
Having worked for an industry-specific arb forum in the past, I'll take a stab @ this. Assuming that the contract specifies the forum, you'd want to look into how 'fair' the past decisions for matters relating to whateve
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by jsoc815 8y ago
Thanks, missed the previous post.
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by jsoc815 8y ago
> “If you have to ask, you can't afford it.” Unless we're discussing medical care as a luxury good -- and if that's the way that we really want to approach this, okay, let's just be honest about that -- this is in
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by jsoc815 8y ago
Thanks for taking the time to respond. A few points/ follow-up Qs: 1) Is it necessarily helpful to tell people who are already scared, and I would say unreasonably so if we're talking about U.S.-based Americans, to be more frighte
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A $225 GPS spoofer can send sat-nav-guided vehicles into oncoming traffic(arstechnica.com)
65 points by jsoc815 8y ago|48 comments
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> I'm not going to have a surgery... because nobody can tell me what the cost would be. Exactly this! I thought having my friend appeal to the provider's interest in being paid might spur them to figure it out. Surprise! It d
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by jsoc815 8y ago
Part of the issue, w/ respect to the U.S. pulling out of the deal appears to hinge on the Saudi's nuclear plans. As the story was told at a D.C. forum (sorry can't remember which one, but it was w/i the last year): 1a) n
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by jsoc815 8y ago
Hello, after reading your article, I have a few questions. 1) Can you explain what the threat is, and to whom? 2) What does NK gain from acting upon the "threat" you specify above? 3) You mentioned NK's position that SK is
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by jsoc815 8y ago
> We are paid a lot... even though we should have crazy bargaining power... While you are likely correct, what pembrook says is mostly true. The tech scene is often used by economists and the like as a cudgel against any talk that U.S
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> Try this experiment. ...ask everyone. No one will be able to give you an answer. Funny you say this. A friend just went through this. Not even the insurance company could say. The calls to everyone got so ridiculous that I had to con
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by jsoc815 8y ago
Yes, many employers have deflationary expectations in an inflationary environment. The most difficult part about disabusing them of this notion is that there are still too many current and potential employees who are all too willing to en
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Uber et al., Planning for Rolling Background Checks(bloomberg.com)
1 points by jsoc815 8y ago|0 comments
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by jsoc815 8y ago
I suspect that one of the intentions of the tariffs is to spur domestic (American) production of goods that would otherwise be imported.[1] That said, I think they are having the add'l effect of pushing Europe (and others) toward China
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by jsoc815 8y ago
The story is the perceived loss of control over who can (and will) make guns. The thinking being that by publishing the info on the net a great many people who wouldn't have otherwise bothered to figure out how to do so will now make g
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by jsoc815 8y ago
> “We need hours a day,” Mr. Stankey said, referring to the time viewers spend watching HBO programs. “It’s not hours a week, and it’s not hours a month. We need hours a day. You are competing with devices that sit in people’s hands tha
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HBO Must Get Bigger and Broader, Says Its New Overseer(nytimes.com)
2 points by jsoc815 8y ago|1 comments
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by jsoc815 8y ago
While the numbers provided are not in the millions, it's important to understand that the oft-cited numbers are also (thought) to be incomplete. Here is one example.[1] But I see the claim fairly regularly. Also, the discussions often
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Poor wage growth down to ‘superstar’ tech firms, OECD says(cnbc.com)
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by jsoc815 8y ago
> This is pretty standard... I don't know what it is... Mostly the numbers. The "Asian" population in America is relatively small, and thus (perceived to be) easily managed. If one looks at demographic shifts, immigrat
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by jsoc815 8y ago
Thanks for sharing some details on this. While I'm sure it won't help me convince other that this actually happens, it's still good to be able to have a reference.
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For anyone interested in this line of thinking, I highly recommend reading Ron Suskind's "Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President". [1] As a Washingtonian, I can safely say that there are man
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by jsoc815 8y ago
Most users of these products are non -technical, among other things. They have no idea that they should even consider that something like that is happening. > i've been trying to explain this to my wife for a while and struggle wi
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Millions of Americans Make a Costly Mistake When Paying Credit Card Bills(bloomberg.com)
2 points by jsoc815 8y ago|0 comments

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