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Writer who charted the collapse of reality in Russia now sees it worldwide(nytimes.com)
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'Volcano' on gulf sea floor: Containing the longest known offshore oil spill(washingtonpost.com)
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Longest-running oil spill in history releasing more than 4,500 gallons per day(washingtonpost.com)
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It’s time we tear up our economics textbooks and start over(washingtonpost.com)
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Nation’s most ambitious project to clean up nuclear waste has stalled at Hanford(latimes.com)
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How San Francisco Broke America’s Heart(washingtonpost.com)
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U.S. put nuclear waste under a dome on a Pacific island. Now it’s cracking open(washingtonpost.com)
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Secret history of the Arab Jews who served as spies for Israel(nytimes.com)
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John Wayne’s Notorious 1971 Playboy Interview: “I Believe in White Supremacy”(latimes.com)
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14-year-long oil spill in Gulf of Mexico may be worst in U.S. history(washingtonpost.com)
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by mitchelldeacon9 8y ago
Since Fall 2013 I've been reading HN twice a day – over coffee in the morning and in the evening after dinner. I am a nomadic contractor who works in the blue-collar basement of the IT industry, with several years experience in Silicon
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by mitchelldeacon9 9y ago
Since Fall 2013 I've been reading HN twice a day -- over coffee in the morning and in the evening after dinner. I am a nomadic contractor who works in the blue-collar basement of the IT industry, with several years experience in Silico
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The Dark Secret at the Heart of AI(technologyreview.com)
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by mitchelldeacon9 9y ago
Asus has good quality laptops for a reasonable price. These days you can get a new Asus laptop with 4GB RAM for less than $300. I always do a full install of the most current version of Ubuntu LTS, and it works great on Asus hardware, inclu
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As France’s Towns Wither, Fears of a Decline in ‘Frenchness’(nytimes.com)
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A Severed Head, Two Cops, and the Radical Future of Interrogation(wired.com)
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by mitchelldeacon9 10y ago
Here is a list of books that I have found most useful in my daily routine, both as a Linux systems administrator at work, and more generally as a human being learning to deal with other people. As always, I welcome correspondence with anyon
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by mitchelldeacon9 10y ago
The only advanced textbook on statistics that I would recommend is: Kennedy, Peter (2008) Guide to Econometrics, 6E
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by mitchelldeacon9 10y ago
Hello, I studied economics and statistics in college and grad school, and worked as a teaching assistant for undergraduate statistics courses. Here is a short, annotated bibliography of my favorite statistics books. 1. Ayres, Ian (2007) Su
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by mitchelldeacon9 10y ago
Here is my short list of favorite books on finance and economics: FINANCIAL SECURITIES / BANKING / VENTURE CAPITAL Bruck, Connie (1988) Predator's Ball: Inside Story of Drexel Burnham and Rise of Junk Bond Raiders Draper, Wil