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Mandelbrot, Fama and the emergence of econophysics (2016)(scielo.org.co)
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> But I think it's clear that when you drop the price for a product to zero, there's no longer an argument that you are attempting to fairly compete in that market. The only rational reason is to drive your competitors out of b
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I served jury duty, and the reverse happened. The plaintiffs sued a social worker, but the case revolved around things the Department of Human Services (where he worked) advised him to do, as well as things other members of the organizatio
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I used to play basketball almost every week at the university gym. There were these guys in their 60's who still played with 19-25 year olds and routinely won. I asked one of them if he saw one particular thing young people tended to
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This made me think of the belief, in some psychology circles, that people with synesthesia are more creative. "Synesthesia is a neurological phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, invol
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"For example, we thought it would be ok to work on your idea each summer and go back to school in the fall." I'd love to know more about this. Does anyone have insight into why YC changed on this point? Maybe it's just
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These kinds of narratives are so appealing, but they are so very difficult to justify. Harvard has monumental cachet, and 2008 is still an interesting topic. So it makes for a super interesting argument to suggest that Harvard is somehow
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"our brain must survey the surrounding environment, construct a mental map of the world, settle on a way forward" A colleague in my phd program went on the job market this year with research that is related to this, especially to
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I sold security systems in 2008, door to door. (Icky, I know.) I had a long time to think about it, every day, and during pitches. I soon stopped, because I think they aren't worth it (which made me the world's worst salesperson
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Interesting that the possibility of training a computer to replace parts of your job has existed for a while. There is an excellent, thought-provoking paper by Robin Dawes that shows that a linear regression trained on human decisions will
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I haven't taken much CS, but I took a class on computationally intensive statistics. It changed my life, because every week I was assigned to do things that we hardly covered in class. I felt so lost for while, until I got the hang o
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Fascinating. That article held my attention all the way through. I'm embarrassed to admit it, but it's probably the longest article I've read 100% of for months.
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This is rad! I got so excited about reveal.js and webslides recently ( http://lab.hakim.se/reveal-js/#/ and https://github.com/webslides/WebSlides ) but this is superior in my view because of
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Bell's Rule for Practical Significance(medium.com)
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Stanford just abandoned Java in favor of JavaScript for its intro CS course(medium.freecodecamp.com)
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This is relevant here: https://www.povertyactionlab.org/sites/default/files/publica... MIT Poverty Action Lab. They find that "A multifaceted livelihood program that provided ultra-poor households with
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It's interesting to think about this decision in the context of Nassim Taleb's writing. If you have a large sample of investors, some of them would be good just by chance. It's possible that Chris Sacca is not good just by
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I've been using it for a while. I think it's best for longer term positions (2+ years at least). I realize it's ironic, because in theory, I could trade all the time with Robinhood, but I find that I don't do that. (T
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Bleach also gives at least one use case for sanitizing html: "Bleach is intended for sanitizing text from untrusted sources." I think HtmlWasher should have something on the About tab.
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Sincere question: why do people use apps like Hackpad and Paper? I mean, obviously "to take notes", or "to collaborate", but in what contexts? In what use case do they add lots of value?
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It does seem a little weird how many negative comments there are. It's as if most who read the article didn't like it, but somehow it has been upvoted like crazy. Is a voting ring of this magnitude possible though? Maybe I ju
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This article is ostensibly about "how to be successful in a job". One of the pieces of advice is "Figure out how to perform better in your job." Nice. I have some advice about how to succeed in life: "Figure out h
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I think I can see your perspective now, though I don't agree. > If you find the map straight to a goldmine, why should you share it? It's not that you should share it. It's that the risk of people flooding to your strat
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> I am just wondering if anyone will disclose their current killer acquisition hacks. I see this attitude all the time. Why are people so worried? The fear is this weird chain of reasoning: As soon as you say it tons of people will auto
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Misunderstanding Disruptive Innovation(medium.com)
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Ask HN: Would You Sell Your Startup Data?
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> It does not even matter if it will be ready in a few years or not. Musk is adding to the hype of brain technology. I suspect Musk agrees with you and that his figures have a 30-50 year margin of error. With Hyperloop, he caused a stir
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I saw a poster in my business school building (in the midwest) about "Silicon Plains." Honestly, it'd be so cool if there really were more tech hubs, but the degree of wishful thinking can be almost painful. I'm not s
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Your use of the term "network effects" is a touch loose. Network effects refer to a situation where the product becomes more valuable with more users. This is not the same as simply having a large customer base. Probably the be
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I recently had a desire to get in touch with people from my past, and reached out on LinkedIn because I'm not on any other network. Man alive was that ever a rewarding experience. I was blown away. I got 4 of 4 responses back (even

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