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by somberi 8y ago
I am considering doing a Phd in a completely unrelated area when I turn 50 (45 now). Is there anyone in this thread done a phd that late? Obviously my motivation is different now to study - to really learn the subject. I am financially se
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Greece emerges from eurozone bailout programme(bbc.com)
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by somberi 8y ago
I read this in the Subway (NYC) the other day: " I remember my mother toward the end, folding the tablecloth after dinner so carefully, as if it were the flag of a country that no longer existed, but once had ruled the world. " -
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by somberi 8y ago
In theory, yes. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/more-compla...
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by somberi 8y ago
To quote an oft-mentioned study: Americans in the top 10% (approximately people over a networth of 350K per person) own about 85% of the stock (includes pension plans, 401K, etc). Ref: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02&#x
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by somberi 8y ago
The horses that draw carriages in New York City, have similar restrictions [1] and [2]: 1. Carriage horses shall not be worked whenever the air temperature is 90 degrees fahrenheit or above. 2. Riding horses shall not be at work more than e
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What should medicine do when it can’t save your life?(newyorker.com)
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India Approves New Net Neutrality Rules(thewire.in)
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by somberi 8y ago
Only commenting on India's plastic consumption [1]: India which, despite its 1.3bn people, falls outside the top ten of the plastic polluters (8 of them are in Asia) thanks to armies of ragpickers. A related useful read on the relative
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by somberi 8y ago
Tempted to quote Rumi: "Either seem as you are or be as you seem." In Turkish: "Ya olduğun gibi görün ya da göründüğün gibi ol."
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What's really going on with wages in America?(money.cnn.com)
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by somberi 8y ago
Since I did not see any entries from Queens (One of the five boroughs of NYC), I would like to add Astoria bookshop and a new entrant in Kew Gardens - Kew & Willow. The story of how Kew & Willow came to be is also interesting: ht
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by somberi 8y ago
A related read (1): Things I found interesting from the article: a. Approximately 150,000 Sikhs (my edit: Sikhs are a subset of Indians and to a smaller extent Pakistanis) in trucking, 90% of whom are drivers. b. Those numbers are growing r
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by somberi 8y ago
A related read: Andy Byford, who made a name for himself running transport systems in London, Sydney and Toronto, is now in charge of turning around New York's Subway. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-435613
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by somberi 8y ago
Signed up. I have been on working on something similar for my own use. Would be glad to chat with you. Email in my profile.
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by somberi 8y ago
A related thread that you might find useful w.r.t to anti-small business biases in GDPR. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16909945
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How our heartbeat shapes our thinking [video](bbc.com)
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by somberi 9y ago
Heavy flier here (100K Kms in 2017 for example). In addition to the suggestions below, I would like to add: 1. On 8-12hour flights there is a zone of about 2 hours, where the mind is clutter free. I usually use this time (use paints a inten
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by somberi 9y ago
As a non-car owner and an occasional renter, I find Zipcar is cheaper because it includes insurance. Regular rental companies charge about $20 per day ($10 each for liability and collision) extra. Zipcar has a fixed mileage ceiling per day,
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by somberi 9y ago
Many readers have quoted the superiority (rightfully so), of Moscow and Tokyo subway systems. Both these systems operate from around 5am till midnight (approx). NYC Subway operates 24 hours. These few hours downtime, make a huge differenc
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The Woman Who Is Reining in America’s Technology Giants(wsj.com)
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by somberi 9y ago
I had posted it on the other link as well where Panera Bread's leaks were discussed (1 and 2), but since it is relevant to this discussion, reposting it here. I have edited my conclusion a bit from the original two postings: Commentin
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by somberi 9y ago
I had posted it on the other link as well (1), but since it is relevant to this discussion, reposting it here: Commenting only on the speed of response (or the glacial interpretation of it in Panera's case): For companies operating in
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by somberi 9y ago
Commenting only on the speed of response (or the glacial interpretation of it in Panera's case): For companies operating in European Union, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (1) mandates that such breaches need to be disclo
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Facebook value drops by $37bn amid privacy backlash(bbc.com)
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by somberi 9y ago
Related read: https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/how-toys-r-us-su...
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by somberi 9y ago
As an apartment owner in Manhattan, I find one part of the study surprising. Most Co-ops and Condos (two types of apartment financial structuring that is common in NYC), explicitly ban AirBnB rental. The apartment I own, in a fancy part o
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by somberi 9y ago
I am manager who has a few levels under me (Total team of about 100 people). I find it difficult to buy into your experience, and hear me out. I am arguing in your favor. If you are assisting, and this includes providing support for someon
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by somberi 9y ago
Just to give a proportional representation - California is 2.5X of New York State's economy (2.5trn vs 1trn) and around 17% of the 2.5trn is from Bay Area. If you include greater NYC region (as opposed to just NYC and not NY State), t
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by somberi 9y ago
I feel the same way - I am not a host but have rented via AirBnB a few times and I think this differentiation does not seem fair to well-rated hosts who did not make it to "Plus" whatever the reason. I understand AirBnb is under p

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