monstermachine

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   by monstermachine 4y ago

   > I'd never quite reached the point of thinking it was a deliberate action I always thought these aid and loan programs through organizations like IMF, WP, and countries require return on their investment beyond interest on principa
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   by monstermachine 4y ago

   > This is one (of several) reasons why improved education is far less effective at increasing economic productivity than is commonly thought. (For more on this I highly recommend Ha-Joon Chang's 21 Things They Don't Tell You Ab
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   Ask HN: Which country is going in the right direction recently?

   3 points by monstermachine 4y ago|10 comments
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   by monstermachine 5y ago

   One of the problems with graphql is a single query can fetch your entire API. This means to record for billing, you would need to parse the AST and tag the parts as well as their associated cost in a query. It's not an easy drop in, un
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   EEG Cat Ears (2018)(i2nk.co)

   340 points by monstermachine 5y ago|63 comments
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   by monstermachine 5y ago

   Not to mention more than 80% of gold use is superficial. Majority of it is held in banks and reserves. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299609/gold-demand-by-in...
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   by monstermachine 5y ago

   I was thinking the same thing. Chromebook duets are so good at their price point as both a light work tablet and laptop. The newer duet 5 has an OLED display too at $459. Chromebooks are also supported for 8 years compared to barely a year