sbucher

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   by sbucher 14y ago

   In terms of UI, the differences vs gmail seem trivial and possibly in the wrong direction. The three column format is identical; it is mainly cleaner because it removes useful features: inline email text preview, a prominent search box, nav
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   by sbucher 14y ago

   Not sure if it would be such a economic bomb. Assuming there are many mineable asteroids, others would enter the market. So the long term effect would be that the cost of natural resources approaches the marginal cost of extraction. And mar
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   by sbucher 15y ago

   I was speaking to Rubinstein's underlying article. Sorry for the ambiguity. I strongly agree with you regarding the importance of data being used to empower relevant stakeholders. This issue has been on my mind a lot lately. I would even ta
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   by sbucher 15y ago

   Current accountability reform places too much faith in the power of incentives and hence many metrics (not only teacher effectiveness and not only the NYC accountability system) are not directed to offering any sort of guidance towards impr
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   by sbucher 15y ago

   The author is making a straw man argument, though it does not seem to be intentional (edit: I am referring to Rubinstein's original analysis). The author points out that using data for a single class and single year is not a reliable indica