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by nstj 10y ago
Nice one, that sounds on the money :)
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by nstj 10y ago
> Some source tables had columns where Number meant an integer, in other cases it was used for decimal values, while some had really long values up to 38 digits. I'd be interested if anyone had any guesses as to what data type may r
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by nstj 10y ago
Elon taking delivery of a McLaren F1 in 1999 [0]. Quite prescient really. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSHUha9ABNY
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by nstj 10y ago
That's super interesting. Any kind of link perhaps?
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by nstj 10y ago
This is a beautifully designed page. The design is extremely effective at communicating the message. Well done to the creator.
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by nstj 10y ago
> The nearer to the surface you get, the more protection—armour—you need to withstand potential disturbances from shipping. Trenches are dug and cables buried in shallow waters coming up onto shore. At greater depths, though, areas such
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by nstj 10y ago
Did you know that the subsea fiber optic cables which the submarines hack are only 17mm thick? [0]. Great companion story at ARS from a while back worth a read. [0]: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016&#
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by nstj 10y ago
tl;dr > Though the Zone Rouge started at some 460 square miles in size, cleanup efforts reduced it to around 65 square miles.
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by nstj 10y ago
This is an excellent addition to EMH.
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by nstj 10y ago
Theoretically the volatility should be priced in to the elasticities (it's just a backward looking concept so providers of capital can see how erratic these demand and supply issues are). Also what do you mean by the term "monetar
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by nstj 10y ago
Suddenly everyone's newsfeed has started featuring stories about the polluted Rio Olympics.
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by nstj 10y ago
> The truth is that the person hacking you may not be someone you’ve never met, wearing a hoody on the other side of the world. Take note - just in case, don't wear a 'hoody' as people may think you are a 'hacker&#x27
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Blockchain Technology: Possibilities for the U.S. Postal Service [pdf](uspsoig.gov)
2 points by nstj 10y ago|0 comments
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by nstj 10y ago
iOS 10 brings functionality similar to this. [0] [0]: https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/content/relea... > CallKit. CallKit also introduces app extensions that enable call blocking and caller
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by nstj 10y ago
Last time I checked their iOS app pinged the backend around every 10 seconds for a big ol' payload of JSON config etc, which contained most of the A/B stuff and UI config (which car types to display, e.g., as where you are they mi
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by nstj 10y ago
Cloudflare may not be as awesome as everyone makes it out to be. Discuss.
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by nstj 10y ago
Spectacular project - nice work.
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by nstj 10y ago
There are a few different Virgin Airlines atm (Australia, Atlantic, e.g.)
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by nstj 10y ago
For anyone reading, this is 1 part of a 4 part series he has on his blog (over around as many days). And Blow is an animal! I wish this guy was on my team and not an indie developer. His output level (and pragmatism) are insane! Change t
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by nstj 10y ago
Emirates has some of the highest revenue and cost numbers per average seat kilometre [0]. It's also subsidised to a large extent by the UAE [1]. I don't find the word "rich" to be very descriptive, but "high end&q
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by nstj 10y ago
Warren Buffett describes being born in the USA as having won "the ovarian lottery" which sounds about right, as you've described it. [0]: http://www.businessinsider.com/warren-buffett-on-the-ovarian...
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by nstj 10y ago
Anyone with subject matter expertise know what level of debt:equity your balance sheet needs for a loan to be classified as a "leveraged loan"? > In leveraged loans, investment banks arrange and syndicate among institutional in
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Security Flaw in OS X displays all keychain passwords in plain text(medium.com)
17 points by nstj 10y ago|4 comments
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by nstj 10y ago
From your link: > 1995: top 1% control 38.5% of wealth > 2010: top 1% control 35.4% of wealth I'm still not following your line of thought?
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by nstj 10y ago
There don't seem to be any relevant statistics on that Wikipedia page.
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by nstj 10y ago
It would be more interesting to look at their wealth as a percentage of the world's wealth. We have greater output per capita (GDP) today than back then so while the nominal wealth amount may be considered low it's quite possible
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by nstj 10y ago
> We know, of course, that incomes are highly unequal today I pine for the day when journalists who make statements like this in defence of their own articles aren't taken seriously without hard data to support their argument.
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by nstj 10y ago
this could benefit if you qualified what very wealthy means
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by nstj 10y ago
English speaking equivalent: _"Wealthy people with quirks are called eccentric. Poor people are called crazy"_
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by nstj 10y ago
And fwiw this seems like a beautiful project with noble aims (I stumbled across it after reading about large RSA numbers the other night). Any way anyone may be able to help these guys I'm sure would be much appreciated.

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