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by sabj 16y ago
Good parsing of the numbers here. The stat that is traditionally used to show socioeconomic diversity (or lack thereof) is the % of students receiving Pell Grants, and in this department Yale remains weak, but it's not for lack of effort...
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by sabj 16y ago
Zynga is feted as A Next Big Thing, and it spends and lives like the high flying start up it is -- I hear stories about Zynga taking its employees out in shifts over the course of a week to super expensive dinners, bringing in all kinds of
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by sabj 16y ago
This story made me think about the social fabric of America, and what it means. Think about it: how many of you don't know the names of the people who live near to you? How little do we interact with those in our immediate proximity? Great
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by sabj 16y ago
This is why I love EVE Online! I haven't played since its beta, but the potential for real loss (and gain) is what makes it so enjoyable. In this way, it is a worthy successor to Ultima Online. I don't know why people play other MMOs - I ju
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by sabj 16y ago
Content is neat, but layout is a little bland. Especially in terms of trying to put forth a professional image, I think there is still room to improve - clarifying the header in a nicer way, making your footer cleaned up. Nothing too hard t
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by sabj 16y ago
Pretty much totally agree here. I would be 75% OK using a service with such a name, but you would alienate some people for sure. Keep it in reserve, but might be worthwhile to keep thinking about some other names, too. You don't want to lim
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by sabj 16y ago
If you are really good, are you in a position to get some scholarships / financial aid? This would lower some of the opportunity costs of going. Now... a) In college, you would still have a lot of free time to pursue your own projects, and
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by sabj 16y ago
Yes, true-crypt. Not perfect (See many critiques here) but great especially for worrying if my computer got stolen.
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by sabj 16y ago
Looks great! Are you going to have more? I can't make it this week. You're the first Boston Properties building across from the MIT Press bookstore, right - just before Google (5 Cambridge Center). BTW, I just checked out your site - Panjiv
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by sabj 16y ago
I'm an ENTJ/INTJ depending on mood, but yes, this -- serious problems with the nonsense of the Myers-Briggs. Not a very good test, and grounded in nothing really sensible beyond an unhealthy adoration of Carl Jung.
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by sabj 16y ago
Are you part of one underway, or planning on new ones?
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by sabj 16y ago
Looks and sounds great - I can't try it out since I'm an Android user, but best of luck to you. Make an Android version soon? : )
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by sabj 16y ago
Great piece! I love the hacking ethos of the MIT hacks / hackers. One of my recent favorites was their Harvard Master Chief / Halo 3 hack: http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/25/the-best-thing-youll-see-t...
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by sabj 16y ago
12-15% a year is very high indeed, and not a realistic expectation. Because you have a limited amount to invest, your best option may likely be to invest it in any number of index funds. These are very, very low in their expense ratios and
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by sabj 16y ago
In China, I think you can look at some interesting historical contingencies which led to more engineers getting into politics. See also, the unique nature of CCP party membership and political life, etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qinghu
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by sabj 16y ago
There is a difference between: Working a "real job" first (e.g., 2+2), vs. grad school w/o experience and Getting an MBA, and getting a super-top elite MBA. These distinctions aside, I do not think that an MBA is often worth the cost in bot
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by sabj 16y ago
Purely from a domain perspective, I too have never had any problems with Dreamhost - fine support, reasonable price, no problem transferring, etc. One good bonus is free proxy registration; valuable if you don't want spam, but will still al
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by sabj 16y ago
Because you did not specify "fastest," the easiest way is to work hard, save a lot, and invest early. In a few decades you will be a millionaire without any problems.
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by sabj 16y ago
Well, many say that a start-up is like getting married. Therefore, it would be a lot like polygamy...? This said, so many jobs for 23-28 year olds who are high-achieving driven people (but maybe not entrepreneurs) have similarly crushing ho
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by sabj 16y ago
25 Comments, no one has yet pointed out the fact that one might not want to be Larry Ellison... ;) That said, I would like to have Larry Ellison's money.
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by sabj 16y ago
I thought these were terrible - just grafitti / vandalism. Acting macho on some of the ads and declaring "hey, we killed trees, definitely not recycled!" wasn't really warming my heart to Mafia Wars either, whether true or not. The glued-to
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by sabj 16y ago
You can also fire people before any incentives / bonuses would be received... though I don't know that that would really move the needle.
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by sabj 16y ago
The first step is knowing that you want to make a change, kudos on that! Great questions and some good answers here, look forward to reading more. As someone light on the programming side, always interested in responses on this kind of ques
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by sabj 16y ago
That is an _amazing_ "we're hiring" image! I didn't even need the rest of the page; why would I, with a graphic like that? Truly remarkable work, dropbox.
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by sabj 16y ago
This is a big deal! It's not something that is reflected well on the market, IMO. Important resource that isn't priced effectively, doesn't consider the future... definitely not the only thing that fits that bill, but this one is a little m
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by sabj 16y ago
Not the most elegant solution, especially from an encoding / portability perspective. BUT, happy they're stream-able period! I will sadly not be in the area, but look forward to seeing it online.
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by sabj 16y ago
"Go West, young man, and grow up with the country." Seems to still hold true... the countries in question just might be different.
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by sabj 16y ago
It sounds like there is some back-room drama, the kind of thing that 10 years down the road might help explain what's going on. This said, I think Skype could still be quite successful in their IPO efforts. Market difficulties are unfortuna
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by sabj 16y ago
Signed up! I would be away at school most likely, but keen to be in the loop.
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by sabj 16y ago
Put it all in the cloud! Only partly facetious.

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