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by portman 17y ago
If this article piqued your interest, please PLEASE read The Big Short by Michael Lewis, in which he tells the entire, fascinating story of Michael Burry, the one-eyed genius with Asburger's who fought against the entire Wall Street establi
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by portman 17y ago
The tort is "breach of fiduciary duty", and again, I'll ask you, do you know of ANY cases where a corporate officer has been found guilty of this tort when they took an action that was in the interest of humanity? It is my understanding t
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by portman 17y ago
Do you have an example of a CEO who has gone to jail for putting the interests of "humanity" above the interests of shareholders?
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by portman 17y ago
Don't let healthcare stop you from starting your own company. You can get COBRA continuation coverage for 18 months. I'm currently using COBRA continuation coverage; this is the second time I've done so in 10 years, and it's a great way to
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by portman 17y ago
Thank you. That is epic. FWIW, I vote girl.
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by portman 17y ago
Hồ Chí Minh City, Việt Nam Awesome Internet access, amazing food, great culture, the nicest people. "Backpacker" cost of living is under $500/mo, and "Expat" cost of living is under $4000/mo. (For those who may not be familiar with the expa
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by portman 17y ago
Buenos Aires, Argentina. I know several Facebook app developers who have moved down there and are living like royalty for $2500 / month.
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Ask HN College Seniors: What are you worried about right now?
12 points by portman 17y ago|29 comments
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by portman 17y ago
>> "it is odd for a consistently profitable company to avoid debt" It's also probably not true, unless 37Signals uses their debit card for every random purchase they make. A credit card is a perfect example of why debt is not cate
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by portman 17y ago
Aside: this is why I always purchase the "business" plan. It's usually $20-$30 more per month than the equivalent residential, but that's a small price to pay to have to remove the ISP's draconian rules.
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by portman 17y ago
>> What advice would you give college students about starting a business? You are not as experienced as you think you are. I wish someone I respected had told me this when I was a college student. In college, I thought I was super
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by portman 17y ago
Can anyone point to proof that they are in fact different people? I know Merton claims to not be Ben Folds, but the voice, style, and facial structure are extremely similar . http://www.broadwayworld.com/columnpic/ben-folds1.jpg http:
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by portman 17y ago
>> "What Hacker News really needs is a list of cities ranked on minimum cost of living" That is an awesome request, and I would gladly help compile some figures if someone wants to take point on such a project. Anecdotally, I live
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by portman 17y ago
I was surprised by the lack of intellectual rigor. It reads like a cross between "Chicken Soup" and "Dr. Seuss". Examples: the book is 288 pages but only 30,000 words; every other page is an illustration, and most pages are only 3/4 full; f
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by portman 17y ago
The largest PROPOSED infrastructure project in history would be the Transatlantic Tunnel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_tunnel http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2004-04/trans-atlantic...
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by portman 17y ago
Actually, thermal receipts fade over time (often as quickly as 18 months) so a picture is much stronger documentary evidence.
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by portman 17y ago
>> "the world keeps making more people" Well said. A corollary is that Joel was unfairly labeled a "blogger" even though he never really blogged . A blog is a reverse chronological list of short posts. Readers often assume a ki
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by portman 17y ago
YMMV, but here's what I do: If it's a personal expense (90% of my purchases) I immediately throw the receipt away. If it's a business expense, I take a picture on my cellphone, tag it in Evernote, and throw the receipt away. This used to ta
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by portman 17y ago
I renew my membership each year mostly to support the Turing Award. The journals (both online and print) are nice bonuses, but the satisfaction of supporting our field's Nobel Prize is well worth the nominal $99/year membership fee.
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by portman 17y ago
As an ecommerce guy, I can't help but point out a few quirks on the online store: * Tab index on /n/MyAccount/newshipping-addresses.php is way off. Try tabbing through the form. * The JavaScript alerts when you do something CORRECT are very
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by portman 17y ago
In the US, if you are given shares of a company when you join, you must pay taxes on those shares. Let's say the startup is currently valued at $5M, and you are given shares for 1%. You need to write a check to the IRS for your share of $50
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by portman 17y ago
Ugh. The growing lack of civility online makes me sad. I want to undo the traffic I just sent to that blog, so I've reproduced the contents here in the hopes that other people can avoid clicking on the link: Crunchgate - What Makes Sammy Ru
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Dear NoSQL: "SQL-isn't-scalable" is a lie(yafla.com)
138 points by portman 17y ago|102 comments
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Use of a device at home does not automatically beget use of that device at the office. For example, over 50 million Nintendo Wiis are installed in homes around the world, but nobody is clamoring for "Wiimote" apps at work. The iPad surely h
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by portman 17y ago
I actually think that lately (viz., reactions to the "Facebook Login" incident) most tech people are forgetting that the vast majority of computer users are not dummies, but intelligent, educated professionals who use a computer as a tool
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by portman 17y ago
The ranking were researched and calculated by YouNoodle. [1] YouNoodle took angel money from Max Levchin, Peter Thiel, and The Founders Fund. [2] This conflict-of-interest was not disclosed by BusinessWeek. [1] http://bwnt.businessweek.com
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by portman 17y ago
The plural of MBA is "MBAs". Adding the apostrophe makes it possessive, not plural. Grammar police out!
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"Furthermore, it seems like “everyone on the SO team works remotely from home,” and a recent job posting suggests that might continue. I hope not." I would love to have the author elaborate on why a small remote team is a bad thing. Edit
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by portman 17y ago
Is this really big news? The Skype for Android client has supported Skype calls for over one year. It works around the carriers' limitations by initiating an outbound call to a toll-free Skype number. Every day, I happily roll down the high
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by portman 17y ago
Fred is one of the many believers in the so-called "secondary" raise, but NOT for Series A. http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2010/01/the-tug-of-war-between-ma-an...

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