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Major security alert as 40K MongoDB databases left unsecured on the internet(news.hitb.org)
2 points by mcknz 12y ago|0 comments
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Ten Signs You've Been on Wall Street Too Long(thereformedbroker.com)
2 points by mcknz 12y ago|0 comments
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by mcknz 12y ago
I've done this as well, and it's interesting/demoralizing to see how many different recruiters or placement agencies are trying to fill what looks to be the exact same job.
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Twitter is run by potheads, suggests famed investor Thiel(cnet.com)
4 points by mcknz 12y ago|1 comments
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by mcknz 12y ago
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:voRF_fx...
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Trying Redis Caching as a Service on Windows Azure(hanselman.com)
1 points by mcknz 12y ago|0 comments
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Xamarin.Forms – Write Once, Run Everywhere, AND Be Native?(hanselman.com)
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by mcknz 13y ago
Perhaps you're right in his particular instance. But the issue is the same even for those who end up homeless through no fault of their own. Moving for the homeless has many hidden costs, including the time and effort required to rebui
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by mcknz 13y ago
To help overcome confirmation bias. We need contrarian points-of-view, even if fundamentally wrong, to challenge and strengthen our own opinions. I agree about keeping score, however; that allows us to assign value to the predictors.
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by mcknz 13y ago
I often upvote articles because I'm interested in the discussion. It does not always indicate agreement.
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by mcknz 13y ago
The realms have different rules. An argument within/for/against a particular religious belief, such as a gut feeling or reference to a religious text, doesn't work in science. In a similar way, it doesn't make sense to u
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How Financial Arbitrage Explains the NBA Finals(washingtonpost.com)
1 points by mcknz 13y ago|0 comments
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The Single Most Important Change You Can Make In Your Working Habits(farnamstreetblog.com)
4 points by mcknz 13y ago|0 comments
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How Memes Are Orchestrated by the Man(theatlantic.com)
9 points by mcknz 14y ago|0 comments
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by mcknz 14y ago
I didn't read this as exclusionary -- it's just a shorthand way of saying how much experience one has. Someone who is 35 could easily say "I have [X] number of years using [technique/technology]." If someone doesn't indicate age or experien
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by mcknz 14y ago
sorry, you asked for code and i sent you to the ebook. :P
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by mcknz 14y ago
http://edweissman.com/53640595 -- or check his profile.
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by mcknz 14y ago
I run it in Windows via msysgit without issue (need nodejs and npm). It's pretty easy to get up and running quickly.
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Queueing theory: What people hate most about waiting in line(slate.com)
1 points by mcknz 14y ago|0 comments
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by mcknz 14y ago
The true test (if all this even matters) will be to see how he carries himself if Facebook ever needs investor money for its survival.
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by mcknz 14y ago
Yes, and worse, they repaid it through government-sponsored arbitrage: bank "holding companies" borrowed from the Fed discount window at ultra low rates, and loaned to others at a higher rate. A bailout paid with a bailout, which tells us n
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by mcknz 14y ago
Yes. Probably no stock available to borrow. There are put options but those are likely already at a premium.
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by mcknz 14y ago
Presumably the board members are leaving because of a yet-to-be-public scandal.
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by mcknz 14y ago
Probably initially DVed b/c it doesn't add anything to the discussion, and partisan, unbacked assertions generally aren't welcomed. Poisoning the well fallacy might apply here.
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by mcknz 14y ago
I didn't downvote, but I'm guessing your lengthy and sarcastic analogy was the culprit. It comes off as needlessly combative. Tone can overwhelm the message. EDIT: it only takes one or two people out of all HN users to make it look like
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by mcknz 14y ago
1995 corollary: the < mover / restaurant / hairdresser / babysitter / dentist / chiropractor / handyman / etc.> is invariably a brother- or sister-in-law.
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JavaScript Drama(jsdrama.com)
3 points by mcknz 15y ago|0 comments
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Entrepreneurs win half a loaf with the JOBS Act(campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com)
2 points by mcknz 15y ago|0 comments
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by mcknz 15y ago
also fewer distractions at 1am -- easier to concentrate in the wee hours, when it feels like you're the only person on earth.
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by mcknz 15y ago
I would argue it's the same as trying to quote separately for debugging. You could take the approach that the unit tests are part of the implementation, but integration tests can be billed separately.

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