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by thejteam 13y ago
I read "The Mathematical Experience" when I was in high school. Unfortunately, I do not remember many details of the book (for me, "when I was in high school" is approaching 20 years ago) except I recall that I read it
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"...but being first-time founders, they are already carrying enormous amounts of risk, because they don't know how to run any kind of business, let alone a mega-successful high-growth tech startup." I think the author is righ
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Amazon Pulls Access to Purchased Christmas Videos During Christmas(torrentfreak.com)
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by thejteam 13y ago
Some states have additional regulations on who can call themselves "Montessori". For example, Maryland requires schools using the name "Montessori" to be approved by a "Montessori Validating Organization" that
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by thejteam 13y ago
So this is like layaway for vacations?
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by thejteam 13y ago
Read and implement papers is extremely good advice. It also applies even if you have a degree. I have a BA in math but in the last 6 years have found myself in positions that usually require a phd. And that is not an option with a family
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How To Become An Awesome Storyteller(nedhardy.com)
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A critique of Common Core math standards(washingtonpost.com)
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by thejteam 13y ago
Unless you are manufacturing them directly, how are you going to get custom printed items in small quantities significantly cheaper than the companies could get themselves?
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by thejteam 13y ago
May we ask what you do now? Does this industry employ programmers? Do you have management experience that could hep you justify a job as a project manager?
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by thejteam 13y ago
I am not a linguist, but if it is true that language influences how we think then I would guess that it would be advantageous to have a multitude of thought patterns available.
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Diligent Asia, indolent West (economist.com)
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That makes sense. At the 36, it is a 53 yard or so field goal. At the outer range of most kickers and pretty low percentage, so you give the ball to the opponent at the 40 something yardline with high probability. On the other hand, its
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by thejteam 13y ago
Just a suggestion: In the title the phrase "fix elections" can have multiple meanings. One meaning is to "improve what is broken" about elections. This is the one you mean. The other one is to "rig" an elect
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by thejteam 13y ago
In place of 4th and 1 data AdvancedNFlStats would substitute 3rd and 1 stats. And I would agree that this substitution is suspect. Just a bit shy of bogus in fact.
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This was discussed some in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6728821 I've thought about it some since then and I'm also not convinced that expected points is a good metric. That will maximize the expected poin
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by thejteam 13y ago
Thanks, I temporarily got CH and well-ordering mixed up.
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Just to elaborate for those not familiar with the terminology, the axion of dependent choice is a weaker version of the axiom of choice. It asserts that you can pick a countable(denumerable using the terminology in the post) sequence from
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by thejteam 13y ago
Okay, so girls get princesses and My Little Pony. Now listen to what they do with them. My 3 year old is in the next room playing playing with her My Little Pony dolls right now. Story lines more complex than the typical evening sitcom.
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Scrap the Welfare State and Give People Free Money(reason.com)
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Goldiblox vs Beastie Boys(entertainment.time.com)
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A good move to master maths? Check out these chess puzzles (theconversation.com)
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Luck and skill tend to have the same distributions (generally a normal curve). As an outsider looking in, it is difficult to tell the difference. In fact, it can be difficult as an insider as well. We may have a plan, and attribute our s
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Baltimore Berger Cookies and FDA Trans Fat Ban(somd.com)
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At some point in the future, whether it is 4 years, 8 years, or more, the other guy will eventually be in power again. Then you want checks on the guy in power. Next time somebody on the far-right is in power, expect to see some VERY far-
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by thejteam 13y ago
Senate rules allow the Senate president to bring up a rule change on a straight up or down vote.
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Maryland prepares move back to paper ballots for elections(marylandreporter.com)
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You're exactly right. This is just leaving out the "of". The article interprets this to mean that the word "because" has become a new preposition used in place of the proposition "of". Another interpret
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Egos in Action: My Idea is Way Better Than Yours(todaysengineer.org)
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The physicist and the social scientist(significancemagazine.org)
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