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by somberi 8y ago
I am hoping to hear suggestions or real-life experience of anyone who has gone back to do their Phd after turning 50. My wife and I, both professionally and financially settled, are looking to stop working at 50, and take up something close
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The Data New York Gave to Amazon
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Spain's minimum wage will jump by 22% in 2019
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by somberi 8y ago
+1 on Finnegan. I enjoyed and recommend his Pulitzer-winning memoir about his surfing obsession - Barbarian Days. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18693910-barbarian-days
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A big thumbs up. Very useful. As an Indian citizen, I have traveled close to 50 countries (not including business trips) and Indian citizens, apart from a handful of countries, need visa for most of the world. This site comes in handy. If
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Like to also draw attention to LX80, the dot matrix printer that followed this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlccmP9TpFo and http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/6040/Epson-LX-80/
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India launches 'heaviest' satellite for internet access(bbc.com)
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I would like to suggest that there are other parts of NYC to live, in addition to what evanelias mentions above. Many who complain about high rents, and feeling poor, for reasons I do not entirely understand, have a stigma of living in the
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Congrats on an useful service, that I will pay for. Couldn't help noting the similarity between your end product and Jurassic Park's layout :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFUlAQZB9Ng (around the 15th second).
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Panera Bread's CEO Explains the Economic Forces That Led to Trump(newyorker.com)
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+1 on the recommendation. I found it fascinating. His other book "Talking to my daughter about the economy" (1) is also a good read - especially for parents that have teenaged kids (in addition to being useful for the adults in
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by somberi 8y ago
Indian Supreme court ruled, 2 years ago, that Privacy is a right (1): (edited for brevity) "..Supreme Court ruled on August 24, 2017 that the Right to Privacy is a fundamental right for Indian citizens under the Constitution of India.
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A good related article from The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/01/01/the-dark-bount... Interesting pieces: In large part because of high oil prices, a disproportionate share of Ameri
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Thank you. Did not know about her.
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Our Fortunetelling Genes(wsj.com)
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Indian here, who loves to cook. I do not know the book the GP mentions about, but the best cookbooks happen to be in languages of the region of India, where the food is consumed. If you can find the English translations of these, that is yo
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by somberi 8y ago
In the southern part of India, it is common to have Idlis (fermented rice steamed dumplings) for breakfast and most households make Idli batter the previous night, and let it ferment and raise. The more the batter raises, the softer the Id
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by somberi 8y ago
Hemmingway, when challenged that simple words and short sentences do not work well, wrote: Infant's shoes for sale. Never worn. Apparently Ray Bradbury, when asked what science fiction is, supposed to have written: Last man in the worl
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by somberi 8y ago
For the readers who may not be familiar with Flushing; it is in Queens, which is one of the 5 boroughs that make up New York City. Queens, unlike more popular boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn, is diverse and middle class (more diverse may
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by somberi 8y ago
May be you are correct, but as a hydrocarbon-plebe, USD makes more sense to me :)
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To give the readers a sense of proportionality, Russia has about the same GDP as Italy (About 2 trillion USD). Saudi Arabia is about 10% less at 1.8 trillion USD (PPP 2017 numbers), but an estimated oil reserve of 35 trillion USD, which is
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https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/air-india-bedbugs-in-busines...
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Surfacing it from the POV of retailer's reality. Uniqlo's net profits(2) at ~ 20% are higher than what is mentioned below for American Retailers (2) From: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/08&#x2F
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by somberi 8y ago
Spent 2 years in Joburg (Otherwise split my time between Manhattan and Bangalore). Joburg has some of the best of the world in terms of food, sport and nature. But. The fear of being mugged or shot at always lingered - always. When you sle
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Paul Eckman's claim-to-fame is his work of proving that chnaging facial muscles changes the underlying emotions (in extension to the commonly known fact that our facial muscles change to reflect our emotions). https://en.wik
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Same in Switzerland. It works like this - you can only submit trash for collection in authorized bags. Authorized bags can be purchased only in select shops. These bags are expensive and the larger the bag exponentially pricey they are. I
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Tea or Coffee: Which drink is better for you?(bbc.com)
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Kycoera is one popular brand. But off late it seems like ceramic knives have hit upon some production efficiency, and there are many brands to choose from. They do blunt, say after 6 months of use. Kyocera for one, provides a free sharpen
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To quote the comedian Chris Rock: You have two choices. Single and lonely. Married and bored. Ain't no happiness anywhere. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6X0Qqxx3f0
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Koda is lovely, but expensive. Nothing wrong with that, but might be an obstacle for the value-seeking segment. https://katus.eu/learn/news/koda-prefab-homes-2-years-later and a related read: https://k

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