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by mitchelldeacon9 3y ago
This is a great article. For more background on this growing industry, I recommend a recent academic study on the use of surveillance technology at the Los Angeles Police Department. The book documents the LAPD's use of data brokerage
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by mitchelldeacon9 3y ago
For a contrarian argument, it is worth considering the advice of Michael Porter in his seminal study "Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors" (published in 1980): > Some argue that firms shoul
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by mitchelldeacon9 4y ago
Here are some classics in cognitive psychology with direct quotes that illustrate some of the main themes: Richard Rhodes (1986) Making of the Atomic Bomb "In scientific work, creative thinking demands seeing things not seen previously
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The British Kindled the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict(haaretz.com)
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by mitchelldeacon9 5y ago
7. Primary use-value of crypto is to facilitate payments for ramsomware and other illegal activity.
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by mitchelldeacon9 5y ago
When I studied economics in college, statistics was taught as a math course with virtually no straightforward explanation of the main concepts. Later as a graduate student in sociology, I helped teach statistics to undergraduates using an i
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Gender Equality and Technology Ruined Sex(haaretz.com)
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American parole system is an endless trap – and a moral outrage(washingtonpost.com)
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‘Gomorrah’ Is Back, as Bloody (and Gripping) as Ever(nytimes.com)
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by mitchelldeacon9 6y ago
There is an interesting documentary film, "City 40" (2016), about the people who live in Ozersk, the town near the location of the Kyshtym disaster. The documentary features archival and hidden camera footage (because the area is
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by mitchelldeacon9 6y ago
> Christofi, also a novelist, describes "Dostoevsky in Love" as less a biography than a “reconstructed memoir”. His method, he explains, has been to “cheerfully commit the academic fallacy” of eliding Dostoevsky’s “autobiograph
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by mitchelldeacon9 6y ago
> the Andantino of D959 is on a different plane of alienation. It is all the more aberrant in a work which is generally so warm-hearted and affirmatory... “desolate grace behind which madness lies.” Schubert's Sonata D959 Andantino
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Market Edges Toward Euphoria, Despite Pandemic’s Toll(nytimes.com)
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by mitchelldeacon9 6y ago
Attention value investors: recall Warren Buffett's aphorism that "A great investment opportunity occurs when a marvelous business encounters a one-time huge, but solvable, problem" (quoted from Benjamin Graham and David Dodd,
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Economics is going through an intellectual revolution on public debt(washingtonpost.com)
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by mitchelldeacon9 6y ago
According to a recent book, the United States sells more weapons to Mexico than any other country in the world. Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera (2017) "Los Zetas Inc: Criminal Corporations, Energy, and Civil War in Mexico", p. 228. http
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Sniper rifles flowing to Mexican cartels show a decade of U.S. failure(washingtonpost.com)
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The Man Putin Fears Most: Deciphering the Navalny Enigma(haaretz.com)
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California, the Most Calamitous Place on Earth(nytimes.com)
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by mitchelldeacon9 6y ago
Based on my experience as an IT worker, this article examines an essential problem of employee management: "The way the organization is managed will determine in large measure whether there will be traitors in it." Dr. Ilan Diaman
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Why People Betray Their Countries, According to an Israeli Expert(haaretz.com)
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by mitchelldeacon9 6y ago
According to the book "Poison Spring: Secret History of Pollution and EPA," GMOs are primarily developed in order to genetically engineer crops that are able to withstand chemical herbicides and pesticides: "Glyphosate is a p
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by mitchelldeacon9 6y ago
In addition to the classics of cognitive psychology (Kahneman, Taleb, et al.), I would also recommend books on psychological manipulation, religious cults, and con men. The following books offer a multi-disciplinary perspective on psycholog
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by mitchelldeacon9 7y ago
Many contributors to this thread justifiably recommend this book, which is an excellent introduction to finance: Graham, Benjamin and Jason Zweig (2006) The Intelligent Investor, revised ed. I would also suggest the following books, which o
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by mitchelldeacon9 7y ago
The following is a list of my favorite books on software engineering, cyber-security, and the history of IT business development. Bowden, Mark (2011) Worm: The First Digital World War Brooks, Frederick (1995) Mythical Man-Month, 2nd ed. Chr
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by mitchelldeacon9 7y ago
I studied economics in college, then I worked for a few years as a business journalist before I finally switched careers to IT systems engineering. The following is a list of my favorite books on financial securities, banking and investment
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Who’s Profiting from Your Outrageous Medical Bills?(nytimes.com)
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How the U.S. betrayed the Marshall Islands, kindling the next nuclear disaster(latimes.com)
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Venezuela inundated by pollution from oil spills, illegal gold mines(washingtonpost.com)
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Firefighting foam leaves toxic legacy in Californians’ drinking water(latimes.com)
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