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by schlumpf 2y ago
Another example: I use Screen Sharing to manage multiple Macs on my network. Each host gets a Screen Sharing window, and I maximize each window (whose virtual resolutions are forced to my physical monitor size) and then toggle between them
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by schlumpf 4y ago
The accounting fraud was a response to vanishing profitability brought on by the Dot Com bust [0]. [0] https://harbert.auburn.edu/binaries/documents/center-for-eth...
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by schlumpf 7y ago
Lead cyclists take turns riding at the front of the pack (the peloton, from which the company took its name), blocking the apparent wind and allowing teammates to ride in their slipstream. The protected riders use less energy to maintain th
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by schlumpf 7y ago
Using gimp as a verb can also be a sly reference to Pulp Fiction : https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bring%20out%...
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by schlumpf 7y ago
This would in turn cause a different group of PMs (portfolio managers, in this case) to borrow Netflix stock and sell short. Paying up-front production costs on an asset being provided only to users whose revenues the company has already ca
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by schlumpf 8y ago
Good questions. Two differences to consider vis a vis past late cycle moments: US corporate profits haven't peaked, and the politicians could have a better claim on being part of the problem than on being part of the solution. I was te
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by schlumpf 8y ago
Your retail store analogy is a red herring. A browser plugin that “maximizes the chances of bypassing paywalls” is attempting not to be party to a transaction, because if it succeeds, the user has expressly not agreed to the seller’s term
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by schlumpf 8y ago
You are being unnecessarily abrasive. I ride the streets that I'm speaking about. San Francisco has a team of engineers who redesign road infrastructure, markings, and signage to promote safe cycling. I think they do good work and I be
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by schlumpf 8y ago
I don't follow your argument. Grandparent had pointed out correct cyclist behavior at intersections to avoid accidents. Parent had commented that both motorists and "especially" cyclists made mistakes resulting in violations
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by schlumpf 8y ago
Cyclists also willfully break traffic rules in SF with alarming regularity. Stop signs are generally regarded as ornamental, and even lightly traveled red lights. I am reminded of this every time my seven year-old cycling companion asks why
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by schlumpf 8y ago
The press release hints strongly at their toolkit: > improbably successful trading Even before considering trading volume they can look at in-the-money trades as a proportion of total trades. Then I expect they would look at smaller deno
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Bitcoin: the World's first decentralised Ponzi scheme(webb-site.com)
4 points by schlumpf 9y ago|1 comments
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by schlumpf 9y ago
How could the board kick out a CEO founder given the vertiginous increase in equity valuations said founder presided over? Because those valuations are only meaningful to end investors (i.e. the LPs) when shareholders experience positive ca
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by schlumpf 10y ago
This. Particularly the need for a minimum standard project structure. Pipenv shows its pedigree and looks like a great tool...that also overlaps significantly with conda. What are the use cases that Pipenv addresses better than/in lieu
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by schlumpf 10y ago
Because, the IRS.
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by schlumpf 10y ago
In our house the question is used to ascertain whether the child heard his parent and if so, the probability of compliance with the request/observation/dire threat to the well-being of a favored toy. At no time has it been constru
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George Takei: The Challenge Ahead Under President-Elect Trump(thedailybeast.com)
3 points by schlumpf 10y ago|1 comments
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Technology eats the truth(ft.com)
1 points by schlumpf 10y ago|0 comments
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by schlumpf 10y ago
There were various related rumors circulating at the time. You can draw your own conclusions but please allow others to share what is only available as oral history. My personal favorite (heard in Beijing in the early 2000s) was the story t
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by schlumpf 10y ago
If it were Jet.com buying Wal Mart, then no you would not be alone. That it's a bricks-and-mortar behemoth buying a startup facing an uphill battle against a much larger online incumbent seems altogether more rational this time around.
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by schlumpf 10y ago
We are talking about the Philippines. The guns do come from the US. The entire country is heavily armed -- compared to most countries -- especially Mindanao. Bullets are widely available. Some people would say this is exactly why the
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by schlumpf 10y ago
Rephrase that juxtaposition as "teach everyone to read" and "only admit the top 1% [to elite universities]". Now you have gone from potentially contradictory normative statements to an uncontroversial description of the
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by schlumpf 10y ago
At least mgnacl's nick is explicit in telling you to take his/her comment with a grain of salt.
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by schlumpf 10y ago
Parent was likely referring to the prevalence of stage races e.g. Tour de France in pro cycling. Unlike one-day triathlons, recovery is a crucial determinant in stage racing success. That's where anabolic steroids do their work.
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Pipelining R and Python in Notebooks(blog.revolutionanalytics.com)
4 points by schlumpf 11y ago|0 comments
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by schlumpf 11y ago
> almost all of the value capture takes place way before a company is worth it Then almost all of the investment risk must similarly take place way before a company is "worth it". Unless you are proposing the divorce of expecte
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by schlumpf 11y ago
As you say, many cyclists fail to stop at signed intersections. Clearly the knowledge that "I have to stop" isn't having its desired effect. So who exactly are you worried about not complying with a relaxed standard? Surely n
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by schlumpf 11y ago
Leaving aside the difficulty of finding living Holocaust survivors in 2015.
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by schlumpf 11y ago
The answer to your question probably lies in the old joke, "Why are bureaucrats so vicious? Because the stakes are so love." At investment banks the stakes are high -- particularly at junior levels. So people endure. Or at least t
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by schlumpf 11y ago
A company’s valuation multiple can be highly sensitive to the choice of denominator. You are making an apples-to-grapefruits comparison by trying to equate “seller discretionary revenue” with US GAAP net income per share. The SDR calculatio

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