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by pdog 9y ago
Building a movement is just another version of the handicap principle [1]. A startup that can afford to waste time and resources on building a movement is seen as "healthy" to potential customers. It's a reliable signal of f
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The Sackler Family: An Empire of Pain(newyorker.com)
5 points by pdog 9y ago|0 comments
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by pdog 9y ago
Interestingly, "John G. Trump" (on pages 178-185) is President Trump's uncle. He examined Tesla's papers and reported his findings to the FBI.
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Tech Giants Are Paying Huge Salaries for Scarce AI Talent(nytimes.com)
77 points by pdog 9y ago|22 comments
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Cryptocurrencies Move Closer to the Mainstream(bloomberg.com)
3 points by pdog 9y ago|0 comments
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Humans Have an Essential (Though Small) Role in Markets(bloomberg.com)
1 points by pdog 9y ago|0 comments
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Giving Away Billions as Fast as They Can(nytimes.com)
1 points by pdog 9y ago|1 comments
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by pdog 9y ago
This also raises an important question. Do these museums have a responsibility to disclose the source of the Sackler family's wealth?
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by pdog 9y ago
The full quote isn't apocryphal. It's from a character in Balzac's Le Père Goriot. Roughly translated: "The secret of great unexplained fortunes is a forgotten crime, because it has been properly executed." The qu
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Navient CEO: The student loan crisis we should work together to solve(medium.com)
1 points by pdog 9y ago|2 comments
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by pdog 9y ago
Here are a few more articles for you. Take your pick. ;) https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/02/17/which-type-of-exer... https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/can-running-ma
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by pdog 9y ago
Do you know the best exercise for your brain? Actual exercise. Running increases neurogenesis[1] more than anything else. [1]: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/04/well/move/for-your-brains...
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by pdog 9y ago
If Andrew Lo's theory of adaptive markets is any good, why isn't he rich? This looks like dressed up technical analysis.
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by pdog 9y ago
Investors are willing to accept much lower long-term returns for safe haven assets. If you're going to "just own the damn robots" at any price, you're essentially paying for this sort of insurance.
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Why Asian Family Offices Are Pouring Money into Tech Startups(bloomberg.com)
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by pdog 9y ago
Pretty sure the proposed solution is to buy stocks of the U.S. technology giants: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, and Alphabet, the parent company of Google.
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by pdog 9y ago
Interesting investment thesis, but isn't there a better way to hedge yourself than buying tech stocks? That's just a huge bet on a tiny number of cyclical revenue sources: online shopping, online advertising, cloud services, iPhon
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Black Monday at 30: Wall Street Remembers the 1987 Stock Market Crash(bloomberg.com)
3 points by pdog 9y ago|0 comments
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by pdog 9y ago
Is 28 not considered an extremely young age to start a world-changing company?
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by pdog 9y ago
The collectivist dream: outsource innovation to a system that rewards owners with profits, then pretend like someone would invent the next Uber even if there's no incentive.
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by pdog 9y ago
Would you rather own all of Bitcoin (current market cap: $100B) or all of a company with $10B in annual operating income? If it's the former, why?
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An Investor Just Lost $70,000 in an ICO Purchase Mistake(bloomberg.com)
2 points by pdog 9y ago|1 comments
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Welcome to Crypto Valley(bloomberg.com)
2 points by pdog 9y ago|0 comments
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by pdog 9y ago
Quality. Speed. Price. Pick any two.
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by pdog 9y ago
Not really. The S&P 500 total return is up 25% from a year ago when everyone was just as confident that markets were too high and due for a crash.
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by pdog 9y ago
Pixel Buds? What does a pixel have to do with an audio device? Google's branding department, as usual, leaves much to be desired.
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A Biotech Company Changed Its Name to ‘Riot Blockchain’ and Its Stock Is Surging(bloomberg.com)
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by pdog 9y ago
What is MessageBird? Is it a Twitter thing?
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by pdog 9y ago
A 2-3% annual management fee is egregious for a market capitalization-weighted fund that only holds digital currencies. For comparison, there's a gold trust that only charges a 0.25% expense ratio and actually holds physical gold in va
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World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech(nytimes.com)
1 points by pdog 9y ago|0 comments

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