Elcho

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by Elcho 16y ago
It obviously can be dangerous at times but considering how many people want to be police officers this pay level seems corrupt. This is just anecdotal but I've met far more people who want to be police officers / fireman than engineers or d
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by Elcho 16y ago
I like taking walks and listening to pod casts, the problem is the opposite; I'm laughing and muttering to myself as I walk along, unnerving all those elderly immigrants. However it is a good idea to walk without ipods/mp3 players as much a
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by Elcho 16y ago
I find it hard to accept that the majority of small businesses last that long without making an operating profit, 8 years of continuous loss? What bank would accept this? I'm referring to retail banking which is the norm outside the atypica
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by Elcho 17y ago
You can get podcasts based on this book, from the MIT's itunes page; MIT 6.046J introduction to algorithms. Its not quite as good as seeing it on the page but it might help if your out for a walk or in the car.
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by Elcho 17y ago
Companies rebrand/change their logo all the time, where in the article does it provide data comparing the rate of change of company names in down times vs the good times? This is just fitting a convenient 'depression 2.0' story to some logo
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by Elcho 17y ago
But we can all see this window on the mainstream; where HN is special is finding those whom have synthezised a clearer or more thought provoking picture of the mainstream either through direct experience or a unique perspective. I think the
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by Elcho 17y ago
That's a fair point, but a balance needs to be struck, at times it seems like every other article is from a large circulation newspaper or magazine and if that trend continues it could spoil HN.
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by Elcho 17y ago
Can we cool it with the New York Times articles? I've noticed more and more of these puff pieces and its lowering the tone.