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by somberi 7y ago
Also a good book to read, if you like Graham Greene: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12688827-the-man-within-...
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For some context on how close to vanishing the community is (granted, by their own strict definition on who a Parsi is), please see: https://www.economist.com/node/21561946/all-comments?page=1 (Archive link - htt
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Not insane at all. This is such a lovely and decadent way to live. A pair of Devialet Speakers (about 1.5K USD each) which are about 25lbs (11kgs) each, is a surprisingly easy and satisfying way to achieve this. The sound is rich, satisfyin
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Quoting Dalai Lama's reply to a question by a journalist about if Dalai Lama would counsel a rich or a poor person - "Rich person, of course. They know wealth does not change anything." Warren Buffett Quote: “Money is not eve
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FWIW, Buddhism breaks down various mental afflictions, of which Greed is one. Afflictions are pollutants to seeing things as they are, and it helps to allot run-time bandwidth to spotting them and hopefully, discarding them. https:/&#
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May I suggest - ummoapp.com - not affiliated in any way, just a happy user.
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Millennials approach middle age in crisis(wsj.com)
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I came to comment on this. Love your attitude and how you have fielded every suggestion and criticism sportingly. Keep it up.
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Auto loans seem to be the next crisis. One link for the argument and one against below: For: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/more-7-millio... Against: https://www.bloomberg.com/opin
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And fathers who have daughters are more empathetic to equal pay, reproductive rights, etc. https://scholar.harvard.edu/msen/publications/identifying-ju...
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Asking out of curiosity and to learn from your experience. You had mentioned "I've made more progress in two months than in my previous 12-18 months of (somewhat sporadic) study". How could you tell? Is it because you were
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Burger King (limited trials) and White Castle (370 outlets), already carry Impossible Burger patties. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/apr/02/burger-king...
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Taimur - Congrats and I signed up as well. To me, one of the advantages of representing the story in a probabilistic way, similar to how you have shown it, is that I am able to sell an idea to my audience. If you are looking for use cases t
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May I ask what you would consider as above-average income.
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“Beware the barrenness of a busy life. “ — Socrates
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Jio, the largest cell phone service in India, with about 280 million subscribers, recently acquired another streaming service called Saavn, and it is available for free for Jio customers (along with their Tivo-like TV streaming service and
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Asking to learn. What is this kind of graphing, the one that plots the trend over animated time, called?
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A Stock-Market Forecasting Tool That Works(barrons.com)
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A related read on India's top court reversing the lower court's order which held that Ganges and Yamuna, two of India's well known rivers, have the same rights as humans. https://phys.org/news/2017-07-riv
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On a side note, I thought I stumbled on to Financial Times. This was the first article I read in NY Times in pink canvas.
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I have not heard it yet. Sam Harris interviews Jack Dorsey. https://samharris.org/podcasts/148-jack-dorsey/
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Tromso in northern Norway is another big pull for Japanese during the winter months.
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Related read: https://www.economist.com/europe/2019/02/07/margrethe-vestag...
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Personal story: When I first moved to the USA from India, 20 years ago, I sought the help of a realtor to find a house in New England Area. He figured I was earning more than his clientele base and started showing me houses which were secl
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Not to mention adhering to the Fed's directives on tech-readiness, on which the Bank's license hinges on.
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Pariculary Farm Work (edited for clarity): Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_the_United_Stat... In 2012, there were 3.2 million farmers,[19] ranchers and other agricultural managers and an estimated
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On a separate note, I like Cowen's podcast for his choice of guests, and his interviewing style. https://medium.com/conversations-with-tyler
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A related read: https://www.barrons.com/articles/luxury-cars-used-5154751920...
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Adding some context: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2018/08/18/a...
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A thumbs up for the elegant interface.

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