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by sdurkin 19y ago
This is an interesting argument. From a libertarian standpoint, I have the freedom to take whatever actions I want, so long as those actions don't interfere with the freedom of others. Now, science is not a zero-sum game, but school is. Th
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by sdurkin 19y ago
Is this true with regard to all drugs, and for all reasons? For example, could a physician decide to prescribe narcotics for anxiety? Or an athlete steroids to increase performance? I will also ask again whether these drugs should be illega
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by sdurkin 19y ago
Inequality is a major component of why the third world isn't producing wealth the way it could. Every person who is born into extreme poverty looses the opportunity for health, stability, and education that is necessary to build his or her
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by sdurkin 19y ago
But is there a good reason not to prescribe these drugs to anyone who wants to use them for extra mental focus? It seems to me that if they are safe for use long term, there's no good reason to ban them.
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by sdurkin 19y ago
"Times change and men decay" Since the Greeks, the older generation has always decried the younger generation as weak, ill-informed, and just not up to snuff by the standards of "back in the day." The truth is, most of my classmates are inc
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by sdurkin 19y ago
This is an interesting account, as its contrary to most of what I've heard about Bear. At my school, where the majority of students end up working in some capacity for the financial industry, Bear has a reputation as a bit of an old boys c
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U.S. Not Falling Behind in Internet Infrastructure Afterall(nytimes.com)
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by sdurkin 19y ago
"But I'm left to ask: is a society that sends so many of its brightest college graduates into a capital markets monkey pit maximizing welfare?" This is the part of the argument with which I take issue. Allocation of investment is the heart
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by sdurkin 19y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Popeye This is Vietnam era tech, and the US has used it before.
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by sdurkin 19y ago
Get a PO box.
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Yes, I would agree that is one of the many costs associated with a firm. However, I would say that the point of the article is that the increased coordination and communication of firms outweighs the associated costs of the office environme
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by sdurkin 19y ago
Very interesting article. It suggests that ability to organize outside firms is directly correlated with effectiveness of outsourcing. So if computers increase the ability to organize outside firms, then they must increase outsourcing. So t