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by srgseg 16y ago
Someone name (off the top of their head) the ten wealthiest men - in the correct order - back in 1970. Irrelavent. Can anyone name the top 10 wealthiest in the correct order, today? More importantly, why does it matter whether you know or
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by srgseg 16y ago
"Because thinking is hard and suffering is easy." This explains so much about the world.
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by srgseg 16y ago
Am I the only one that finds the Android UI (esp with HTC Sense) way better looking than the iPhone UI? I think this is beautiful: http://www.androidspin.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/modaco... The iPhone UI looks dated to me.
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by srgseg 16y ago
Nice. Drives me crazy when Zuckerberg up-intonates with each declaration.
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by srgseg 16y ago
You're correct about (corp tax + cap gains or corp tax + dividends). What I'm pointing out is that this theoretical future $100m in value is being taxed once through capital gains tax for the person that created the value, then a second tim
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by srgseg 16y ago
If you hit it hard, don't give up and are relentlessly resourceful, anything is possible. However, esp if you live in London, the real question is whether you're willing to endure several years of pain in case you're not immediately success
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by srgseg 16y ago
Capital Gains Tax is also a form of triple taxation. If you invest in a company and make a capital gain of $100 million, the capital gain is valued at $100m because that's the expected increase in profit take of that company over its lifeti
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by srgseg 16y ago
I wonder if there are any particular initial conditions that led you to genuinely enjoy it. For example, a lucky streak or parental encouragement might have led you to make "I'm awesome at bowling" part of your identity, creating a virtuous
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by srgseg 16y ago
I've long been fascinated with why people decide to do their 10,000 hours of practice. Many people I know have talked the talk but then never really had the motivation to walk the walk and put in the effort. Any ideas on what gives people
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by srgseg 16y ago
"In an era when the railway companies were highly competitive, they strove to keep journey times as short as possible, avoiding intermediate stops wherever possible". Anyone know what made the railway companies less competitive? I had alway
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Clever Chinese trains without stops at stations (concept)(youtube.com)
42 points by srgseg 16y ago|40 comments
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by srgseg 16y ago
This really can't be right though... http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=sou...
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by srgseg 16y ago
If I invest my money in a stock, I'd feel safer if other people in the market had had the opportunity to short the stock prior to my investment. This is because when someone shorts the stock, this results in a sale of the stock, thus pushin