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by sd 18y ago
Actually, it seems like the argument is subtly different. Instead of trying to guess what we're looking for, this would try to answer what we've explicitly asked about. It's like the difference between your friends randomly telling you wha
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by sd 18y ago
In a linear regression model, r-squared represents how correlated the model is with the data, while beta indicates the relationship between an outcome (e.g., revenue) to an input (e.g., GDP). Thus, a r-squared of one in a model where profi
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by sd 18y ago
If you read Reason enough, you'll know that they take this position -- that market liberalization makes the world better -- on pretty much every issue.
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by sd 18y ago
Perhaps this should be entitled "The Perils of Market Efficiency" instead, because this is more about market liberalization than improved productivity. Although this article highlights some of the consequences of market liberalization, I th
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by sd 18y ago
If you think the American government is coercive, then imagine what would transpire in its absence. Regardless, voting reduces the coercive power of the state by affording citizens the right to change government.
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by sd 18y ago
Remember that this is about teaching students to program and not about producing code for a business on deadline. I learned much more about how to program by doing things myself from scratch than using the relevant libraries. Also, I find
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by sd 18y ago
If the bg stands for Mr. Gates, any idea what the C3 represents?
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by sd 18y ago
It seems like the core message (apart from getting to profitability quickly) is pretty important to YC startups keen on getting acquired - "in a poor economy, companies really need to find better, cheaper, and more efficient ways of operati
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by sd 18y ago
1. To bid on your DVD player, I had to randomly guess the lowest price. The only reason I would pay more than the lowest price on Onista is out of frustration from having to guess the price. Unless the prices were wildly cheaper, I'd just
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by sd 18y ago
Here's a question for anyone that does angel investment: How much does this decrease in availability of VC capital and exit options affect your decision to invest in fledgling startups?
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by sd 18y ago
http://www.wikileaks.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin_Yahoo_inbox_2008
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by sd 18y ago
Just to clarify, I meant that the other course might result in much more massive decline than has already happened. Think 22 sigma level -- like the '87 crash. Bailing out distressed financial firms is almost expected now. Thus, if it do
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by sd 18y ago
Obviously, it's impossible to determine the effect of any one action on the economy -- but if this $85b prevents the markets from crashing, I'd argue its money well "spent." U.S. market cap has already fallen $4t in the past year. Do you
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by sd 18y ago
Just have one text field for the url you want to shorten. When the user clicks submit, then give two urls. One is the shortened url, the other is for analytics. Make the analytics url publicly accessible and have a button on that page to
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by sd 18y ago
Higher interest rates = less credit & financing = fewer startups
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by sd 18y ago
One major problem with this article is that it confounds content-based sites with the web. Just a quick sampling of Alexa's Top 100 Sites for about 10 random countries indicates that Google, MSN, and Yahoo (or their localized versions) are
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by sd 18y ago
Looks like Ballard in Seattle. FMI http://www.myballard.com/2008/09/11/microsoft-ad-set-in-ball...
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by sd 18y ago
I think the concern is that HTTPS is necessary, but not sufficient for security. If you use HTTPS on your site, but send cookies without the secure flag, then it is possible for someone to trick the user into acquiring (or otherwise obtain
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by sd 18y ago
FYI, the process has been simplified with a security tool called Surf Jack. See http://enablesecurity.com/2008/08/11/surf-jack-https-will-no... for more information. The Internet -- it's a fragile thing.
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by sd 18y ago
Even though this article is brimming with hyperbole, it brings up a number of important points that are often glossed over by many readers of HN. These include: 1) For most entrepreneurs, the present value of expected personal profit from
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by sd 18y ago
You know the universe is coming to an end when art and click fraud converge.
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by sd 18y ago
In addition to periodically taking a mini-vacation; I also find it helpful to take a change of scenery. If I'm getting fatigued by working at my desk, going to get some work done at a cafe or meeting with someone helps get my energy going
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by sd 18y ago
Back at the 2001 Comdex, Bill Gates announced that by 2007, such devices would be the most popular form of PC in the U.S. Although his timing was off, I think Gates was definitely on to something. Yet as brm notes, it's probably going to t
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Traveling to China? Beware of protecting your data.(online.wsj.com)
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by sd 18y ago
I somewhat disagree about this not being very "Googley." Although Lively is very different than the Google homepage in terms of presentation; both share the same ends of organizing the world's information and making it accessible. Google