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Why firms should treat their employees well(economist.com)
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by seagullz 7y ago
Not disagreeing with you. But two complementary points: The other ill of much of high-school and some engineering math teaching is not having adequate focus on "how to apply" the math in modeling real world problems. That, in turn
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FedEx’s visionary founder is a disrupter at risk of disruption(economist.com)
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by seagullz 7y ago
Jeff Erickson's Algorithms text is a great resource: http://jeffe.cs.illinois.edu/teaching/algorithms/ The entire book -- including the portions labeled Models of Computation, Director's cut, and Extende
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America’s social-media addiction is getting worse(economist.com)
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by seagullz 7y ago
Speaking of Knuth, he is extraordinary in this regard apparently as the rigor of his expositions matches his attention to the historical details. Add to that his meticulousness for properly (and aesthetically) spelling people's names f
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Violence Has Spiked in Africa Since Military Founded Africom: Pentagon Study(theintercept.com)
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Is the Internet Making Writing Better?(newyorker.com)
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Burnout is rising in the land of work-life balance(bbc.com)
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Why an “AI Race” Between the U.S. and China Is a Terrible, Terrible Idea(theintercept.com)
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China urged to end mass Xinjiang detentions by countries at UN(bbc.com)
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Indian MP's 'rising fascism' speech wins plaudits(bbc.com)
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The rising cost of education and health care is less troubling than believed(economist.com)
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California and Texas have different visions for America’s future(economist.com)
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The Next Big Privacy Hurdle? Teaching AI to Forget(wired.com)
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Team of American Hackers and Emirati Spies Discussed Attacking the Intercept(theintercept.com)
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Sleep tweaks boost night owls' wellbeing(bbc.com)
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Remembering Murray Gell-Mann(blog.stephenwolfram.com)
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Facebook’s planned new currency may be based on a blockchain(economist.com)
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by seagullz 7y ago
“There is only one party in the United States, the Property Party … and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat.” ― Gore Vidal
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Inside the body shop: 3D printers will make better implants(economist.com)
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Swarms of Drones, Piloted by AI, May Soon Patrol Europe’s Borders(theintercept.com)
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The role of the state in creating economic value(economist.com)
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Lyft’s revenues double, losses quintuple and prospects darken(economist.com)
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Fukuoka – Japan's Answer to Silicon Valley(bbc.com)
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How global warming has made the rich richer(bbc.com)
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Chinese Fund Backed by Hunter Biden Invested in Repressive Surveillance Tech(theintercept.com)
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Fusion power is attracting private-sector interest(economist.com)
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by seagullz 7y ago
Right. People at large are not really aware of the severity and expanse of own vulnerabilities -- addiction, coginitive bias etc. Or are even unwilling to seriously think through that angle. This seems to call for a balance of perspective
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by seagullz 7y ago
Good point. Yet, to keep the pernicious effects of those flaws from being amplified by that tool at scale, it needs to be kept in check. Smoking habit may be a reflection of poor self-control on the part of the smokers, but that is no defen

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