mathattack

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7501.
Why haven't they been fired?(econlog.econlib.org)
1 points by mathattack 15y ago|0 comments
7502.
Is creativity more like IQ or expertise?(marginalrevolution.com)
1 points by mathattack 15y ago|0 comments
7503.
Sporting event plays fake Kazakh anthem from Borat by mistake.(nbcphiladelphia.com)
1 points by mathattack 15y ago|0 comments
7504.
by mathattack 15y ago
Indeed, but I hate to believe taxes for the space money is well spent when the taxes for the school down the street isn't.
7505.
by mathattack 15y ago
I hate to say I agree with someone named Whateverer, but you hit it on the head. We have issues locally we need to solve. In 100 years we can still go to space. Same with 200 years. And we'll have tons of productivity improvements betwe
7506.
by mathattack 15y ago
I love the idea of supporting space science, ut in a deficit ridden economy, is this extra percent of spending more valuable than health care research, lowering the cost of education or solving world hunger? Before going to Mars I would li
7507.
by mathattack 15y ago
Interesting. I was thinking they just left out banks. Amazing the power of dividing apples by oranges. :-)
7508.
by mathattack 15y ago
Apologies for posting a linked article to a linked article to an unlinked Moody's report... FT sometimes has a paywall, so I prefer to link to a summary. The FT article ( http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2012/03/14/923981/a-us-corpo... ) qu
7509.
Apple's bags of cash vs the S&P 500(marginalrevolution.com)
10 points by mathattack 15y ago|4 comments
7510.
by mathattack 15y ago
Any contention on this topic should be solvable in the market. Companies and managers that believe in the 40 hour week fight it out with companies and managers who don't. (This decision is made by managers - though employees have to agree
7511.
by mathattack 15y ago
His Michael Lewis moment?
7512.
by mathattack 15y ago
How about this title, "Man complaining because Time Warner won't let him steal neighbors cable"? Seems just as inaccurate but at least captures the spirit.
7513.
by mathattack 15y ago
The article still overflows with ego. From table tennis champion to Rhodes Scholar!
7514.
by mathattack 15y ago
Great post! The comments about persuasive ads hits home. Another frustration is sales messages on the startup screen. Once a game requires too much parental interaction to back out purchase requests I delete it.
7515.
Microsoft support(marginalrevolution.com)
3 points by mathattack 15y ago|2 comments
7516.
by mathattack 15y ago
It's reasonable enough - which is why it isn't morally right to force this on anyone. (& I do think people should get paid for their organs) Given your unwillingness to donate organs, would you consider it morally wrong to be given an
7517.
by mathattack 15y ago
My selfish 2 cents. Let's say there is a 1 in 1000 chance the doctor is wrong. (or even 1 in 50) I will live better knowing my death saves 3.3 lives - well enough to take the risk. Organ donorship is the easiest way to save life outside
7518.
by mathattack 15y ago
Wow! Unclear if this is fact but 2 things surprised me. - I wasn't convinced it would be base 2. - I thought if it was, base 8 made more intuitive sense. The former mistaken opinion was a caution against viewing the world as computable. T
7519.
by mathattack 15y ago
From an economics standpoint I'd like to sell my organs. From a morality standpoint, the article is disturbing, but you can still have my parts when I'm done with them.
7520.
by mathattack 15y ago
Absolutely true. I learned this in an academic setting, after which it seemed so obvious. Very time efficient, and increases the chance that both sides leave happy.
7521.
by mathattack 15y ago
I'm willing to say for many things, "You don't have to work there if you don't want to" but this particular issue bothers me. Most firms can Google you, and find a lot of public Facebook info. If that's not enough, asking for your passwor
7522.
by mathattack 15y ago
Seems like a very hard fight and a slippery slope. This time it's personal and seemingly one sided. What happens when it's competing commercial interests that sue for a change?
7523.
by mathattack 15y ago
I can see how the standard "first class is scheme second class is discrete math" scares some away. How big of a population actually gets lured unto programmingblater in life?
7524.
by mathattack 15y ago
True. And CS is still one of the more practical degrees. But in the end faculty are weighted on their research, and producing Phds who cite their research, so post-undergrad employment isn't a big concern.
7525.
The economics of network neutrality(stern.nyu.edu)
1 points by mathattack 15y ago|0 comments
7526.
by mathattack 15y ago
This makes a lot of sense. Their search results can't self teach for obscure things.
7527.
by mathattack 15y ago
Looks like Google finds ways to keep getting better. It's an arms race... Geogle wants to be so much better than everyone else that people won't mind ads thrown in. That's ambitious. They also have to stay ahead o SEOs who compete with
7528.
by mathattack 15y ago
Bing wasn't gibberish. Bing was wrong consistently in the same way. Just a subtle point that the problem is doable. I'd be interested in broader comparisons.
7529.
by mathattack 15y ago
The challenge with management is the costs of waste get externalized and multiplied.
7530.
by mathattack 15y ago
On many cases they are top cumbersome to change. Classic Innovators Dilemna. It has to be someone new without top of the market profits to protect. That entrant will serve you and me.

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