kennethcwilbur

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by kennethcwilbur 10y ago
Autonomy in academia depends entirely on the field, the funding situation, and the advisor. If you choose wisely, you can build a highly autonomous career. But it is hard for the inexperienced to figure out how to make the right choices.
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by kennethcwilbur 10y ago
This may interest you. http://lifehacker.com/this-chart-shows-how-computer-literate...
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by kennethcwilbur 10y ago
Or, someone in the first group criticizing observers who fail to distinguish among groups before making predictions.
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by kennethcwilbur 10y ago
Those with deepest insights on this topic are least likely to post.
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by kennethcwilbur 11y ago
Or they're saying "We're personally tired of the boring but profitable business of selling ads. Let's replace ourselves and focus on the cool stuff."
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by kennethcwilbur 12y ago
This is the way we deprecate those more talented than ourselves. We say, "He may be able to fly -- but how is his free throw percentage?"
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Marketing Has a Marketing Problem(askamarketingprofessor.org)
1 points by kennethcwilbur 12y ago|0 comments
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by kennethcwilbur 12y ago
Honest question: Is the headline linkbait? I read the entire interview but I didn't see where he really explained why the more your job helps others, the less you get paid.
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How TV Ads Influence Online Shopping [Academic paper](papers.ssrn.com)
3 points by kennethcwilbur 12y ago|0 comments
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by kennethcwilbur 13y ago
Upvote. Please give me a way to use this to read academic papers!
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by kennethcwilbur 13y ago
I'm an academic who is 13 years into his career. I see my job as consisting of three phases: 1) find important, unsolved problems. 2) find convincing answers to these problems. 3) communicate the answers to people who can use them. I u
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How TV Advertising Affects Google Search(papers.ssrn.com)
1 points by kennethcwilbur 13y ago|0 comments
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by kennethcwilbur 13y ago
I admire this man for his willingness to stand by his convictions.
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by kennethcwilbur 14y ago
I noticed that when my real life was more exciting, I used facebook less frequently because I had less time and less need for social validation. When my real life was less exciting, I was on facebook more often. And I noticed that the most
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Really, Google?
31 points by kennethcwilbur 14y ago|18 comments
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by kennethcwilbur 14y ago
I don't know what specific psychedelics he referred to but I can share something. There is some research suggesting ketamine is useful for depression. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketamine There are legal substances which are similar ket
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by kennethcwilbur 14y ago
Two words: Jayson Blair.
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by kennethcwilbur 14y ago
This is silly. It's like buying a toaster and then complaining when it fails to make panini. You don't get an electric vehicle for the purpose of driving from DC to New York. I have always plugged my EV in on a 120 volt circuit. It gets abo
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by kennethcwilbur 14y ago
sorry... this comes across as pure advertising to me.
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by kennethcwilbur 14y ago
See: the Last Bookstore in downtown LA. It opened in 2009 and has expanded several times. It now sells 100,000 used books at $1 each in 16,000 square feet. It is already the largest independent bookseller in southern california. There are s
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by kennethcwilbur 14y ago
If only tl;dr were in Latin, lawyers would understand it
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by kennethcwilbur 14y ago
I forgot to mention what is maybe the best part. Surprised the article doesn't talk about this. When you drive an EV, acceleration is instant. Like, at the same time your foot goes down, your shoulders get thrown back. Gas cars often take 0
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by kennethcwilbur 14y ago
I've been driving a tesla roadster for about a year. It's my daily commuter. I plug the car into a regular 110V outlet. I typically get 30-50 miles of charge overnight, depending on what time I get home and when I leave. My commute is only
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by kennethcwilbur 14y ago
If Google Fiber catches on, and you consider combining it with Google TV, Youtube content and Google TV Ads, the strategic possibilities are fascinating. I wish I knew whether enough consumers are willing to pay to justify a large-scale inf
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by kennethcwilbur 14y ago
At https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/help?topicId=A29FL26O... it shows that the delivery charge in the UK for a 18.2MB book is $2.82. That rate is actually pretty good. According to this page, http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/inte
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by kennethcwilbur 14y ago
They have a crystal ball?!?!
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by kennethcwilbur 14y ago
This argument is wrong on so many levels.
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by kennethcwilbur 14y ago
The analogy to the mortgage market is wishful thinking. Remember the massive fraud that led to the easy lending that led to the money drying up when the fraud was discovered? There is no similar pattern of activity in traditional education.
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by kennethcwilbur 14y ago
I have never been so frustrated with a UI redesign as I have been with Gmail and Analytics. Unfortunately, I was already using all of the settings pointed out in this post, and I still can't get comfortable with the new design. I can't sepa
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by kennethcwilbur 15y ago
this is a push poll designed to support a "no" conclusion.

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