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   by mathattack 13y ago

   From the comments: Another good illustration: In the past 20 years total, deer have killed more on American soil (~150-200/yr) than terrorists. So where is the trillion dollar War on Bambi?
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   by mathattack 13y ago

   I think all the "You are missing X" comments suggest that the OP is on to something. Great idea!
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   B.F. Skinner on Online Education(marginalrevolution.com)

   1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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   by mathattack 13y ago

   I would add that Project Euler (www.projecteuler.net) is a fun place to practice. To your point, many of the best solutions are done in Haskell. They make it seem so easy!
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   by mathattack 13y ago

   You hit in the math correctly. Small fractions of home values should not be sent to the vultures. That said, I don't blame the vultures as much as I blame the politicians who sold out their citizens. It can take years for a bank to
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   by mathattack 13y ago

   Isn't there a size past which it's always good to do it on the DB? Or to use buzzwords, "At some points, shouldn't most Big Data calculations be done on the database?"
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   by mathattack 13y ago

   I don't know what's better, that she used a lawyer to get the principal to back off, or that Wellesley stood up for her. It really bothers me when petty admins abuse their position, because they prey on the weak.
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   by mathattack 13y ago

   Let's play the devil's advocate here... I've known people who have lost their marbles once they stopped taking their meds. Are we rally saying that their grip on sanity was a placebo effect? Or are we saying that we'r
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   by mathattack 13y ago

   Almost by definition this is shaky science at best, but Daniel Gilbert seems to be one of the best. His book on the topic is here -> http://www.amazon.com/Stumbling-Happiness-Daniel-Gilbert/dp/... The impatient
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    Yes, the semester of residency can be a class that meets one Saturday a week.
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    Economics/Sociology Phrase Book(www-personal.umich.edu)

    1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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    The Microsoft CEO candidate no one is discussing: Sam Palmisano(tech.fortune.cnn.com)

    1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    Perhaps more unfortunate than awesome. But I get the economics. And as someone on the other side... There are those who can afford the sacrifice, and those who prefer to wait until someone else has made that sacrifice. There's room
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    Apple may or may not be doomed, but one thing I've learned over time is not to trust economists straying too far from their turf. Krugman blaming a dead CEO on his inability to use an iPhone does not equate to calling up the corporate
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    Can they be both Journalists and Startup shills? Very interesting play by play on the fight over there!
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    Angel investors, especially, know that their money will go farther with a student who can live off cheap rent and Ramen noodles. Very true point. This seems to be behind YC too. The labor is cheap and the work ethic is high.
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    Great idea. Non-profits frequently run into two challenges: financing and scaling. This helps on both fronts. Providing initial seed capital, mentorship on growth and an audience of rich people (many of whom have committed to giving par
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    That seems like an investment in advertising, more than looking for a free investor. In this case, it's more economically feasible for the small potatoes firm than the big fish. 5% of a firm worth 20K - that's $1000 for a ton of
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    This article hits very close to home: Given a finite amount of time, what's more important for your children's studies, face time at the school or helping them learn 1 on 1? Clearly it's the latter. What I find so strange
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    I've been looking to get into IPython for a while, and this gave me the nudge to get on with it.
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    I think anyone looking at LinkedIn as a holy grail of career advancement is misplaced. Despite the spam and other features, I find it useful for a few reasons: 1) If I'm trying to find someone in a very specific role, for a very spec
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    I'll read his book and take them for what they are... He combines memes that are just under the radar of public awareness, and brings them to the national discussion. Even if the 10,000 hour rule is not rigorously supported, it'
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    Harry Lewis is a very profound thinker, who also has put some of his coursework online. Good link. A couple thoughts on this: - Harvard is the last to worry about on-line disruption. Every other school will be disrupted before then. Peop
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    When I read purple prose about logos, I keep thinking, "Let's just measure this to see if what they're saying is right." In general the soft-speak of brands, design and logo can move into meaninglessness. I know it&#x2
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    This is frequently the case with IT driven projects. Someone sees a new technology and has to promise the users, "You can still do what you always did" to get approval. This is also what happens when you replace things for techn
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    NASDAQ suffers another glitch(online.wsj.com)

    1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    The gaming commission doesn't allow them to learn from a player. I think there are game theory styles of poker that do the optimal number of random bluffs. It's very hard to beat this style if there are no behavioral tells. That
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    Yes, this is why so many social science correlations break down after they get published.
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    This could just as easily be written as, "Why doesn't enterprise software work?" If you're just paving cowpaths, you're not getting the best out of any technology improvement.
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    I wish good data existed on this, but most would be confidential, and this is very hard to measure to begin with. Ultimately it's a judgment call. There isn't a black and white, but Joel is giving a Year 2000 plea that people at