mcknz

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by mcknz 9y ago
The problem is that the pool of "few very good active managers" is changing all the time. And if you happen to find an outperforming active manager, it's like buying high -- managers, like the market, always revert to the mea
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by mcknz 9y ago
Selfie stick.
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by mcknz 9y ago
I would take exception to a lot of this, but you're right about needing a car. Columbus is extremely lacking in public transportation. Traffic is not too bad overall, but if growth continues eventually the increasing number of cars wil
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by mcknz 9y ago
It's not so much of a "flyover" state dynamic -- it's more rural vs urban. States like OH and KY have more rural space, which tends to lean conservative, which increases the chances of hearing about extreme-right nonsens
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by mcknz 9y ago
see also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12576124 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9837442
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Why I'm Not Surprised When I Hear That Powerful Men Are F**king Creeps(medium.com)
15 points by mcknz 9y ago|1 comments
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Lockhart Steele Fired from Vox(slate.com)
1 points by mcknz 9y ago|0 comments
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by mcknz 9y ago
> Luck happens when preparation meets opportunity Plus location of birth. I'm pretty sure being born in a developed country, as opposed to somewhere like the DPRK, qualifies as blind luck.
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What Happened to Big Data?(slate.com)
5 points by mcknz 9y ago|2 comments
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by mcknz 9y ago
> 5 Stocks accounting for most of growth is troublesome when corrected, but still not catastrophic. Yes -- this is the whole point of owning a broad index. You get exposure to the highest-performing stocks -- what those actual companies
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by mcknz 9y ago
Yes, most importantly, do your own research. There are varying opinions as to the relevance/worth of commodities: https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323681904578643...
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by mcknz 9y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14373951
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ScrumOps: Scrum.org and DevOps Institute Partner to Transform IT Organizations(scrum.org)
1 points by mcknz 10y ago|0 comments
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by mcknz 10y ago
got it -- didn't realize it was such a widely shared experience...
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by mcknz 10y ago
I read the DailyWTF article on MUMPS when it was originally posted, so that prompted me to go look for it.
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by mcknz 10y ago
beat me to it... http://thedailywtf.com/articles/MUMPS-Madness http://thedailywtf.com/articles/Revenge-of-MUMPS-Madness !
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The Good and Bad News About Cloudbleed(slate.com)
1 points by mcknz 10y ago|0 comments
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by mcknz 10y ago
Unless you build your own laptop/desktop from raw materials, you are buying from a corporation. Anyone is free to buy a laptop with a physical escape key. The point is: the more you invest in a propriety ecosystem, developing for a cer
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by mcknz 10y ago
It's getting flagged because people are tired of reading about Donald Trump and tired of reading about Peter Thiel. I doubt there's any larger conspiracy.
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by mcknz 10y ago
Not sure why we would turn off flagging, if it's doing its job keeping flame wars off of the front page.
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by mcknz 10y ago
He's buying publicity.
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by mcknz 10y ago
Naturally he hasn't recently mentioned immigration because he's trying to move to the center. During the primary, however, he wanted to block all Muslims from entering the country, as well as build a wall along the Mexico/US
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The New Streisand Effect: Barbra Calls Tim Cook to Change Siri’s Pronunciation(arstechnica.com)
1 points by mcknz 10y ago|0 comments
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by mcknz 10y ago
Decks are only consumable if they have: 1. extensive speaker notes included as an addendum 2. all of the content on the slides (which usually makes for a bad presentation) Some presenters will have 2 versions of their decks -- o
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Dan Lyons' Startup Hell Was His Second Trip – Journalism Hell Was First(forbes.com)
1 points by mcknz 11y ago|0 comments
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by mcknz 11y ago
Microsoft had the luxury of offering it for free because of revenue from Windows and Office. I could agree that the browsers were at least comparable, until Netscape disappeared and MS had little incentive to improve IE. Which led to featur
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by mcknz 11y ago
> Microsoft couldn't beat Intuit Quicken with MS Money but they did crush Netscape with IE. Microsoft tightly integrated IE with Windows, leveraging their OS monopoly in order to beat Netscape. I don't believe MS built a superi
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by mcknz 11y ago
This article has an interesting approach -- the author cut FB cold turkey for 2 weeks, but was able to return and be a more responsible, casual user: http://time.com/3093332/5-things-i-learned-when-i-quit-faceb...
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Yahoo ex-employee sues, alleging performance review manipulation, gender bias(latimes.com)
198 points by mcknz 11y ago|143 comments
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Greece's Varoufakis confirms covert plan to hack tax codes(reuters.com)
3 points by mcknz 11y ago|1 comments

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