MengYuanLong

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by MengYuanLong 6y ago
The reason they add to over 100% is due to the 10% fee on profits which limits arbitrage. Specifically, all profits have a fee assessed but it doesn't account for money lost on associated contracts so if you buy Biden winning the elect
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by MengYuanLong 6y ago
I don't have familiarity with speech-to-text but wouldn't it be possible to weight words based on their probability in this application to help resolve this. For example, suspect is probably a low frequency word in normal speech b
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by MengYuanLong 11y ago
I concur it is about respect for time most of all. Though the technical portions are interesting, they could have been broken out into separate articles for people who want those additional details. I may not be the target audience (novice
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by MengYuanLong 13y ago
I am going to a group discussion tomorrow about first-refusal rights in the NFL and happened to do a brief naive analysis of extra point vs 2 point conversions earlier today. In brief, the EV of a 2 point conversion was .91 while an extra p
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
I can't access a lot of posts in China but this one works great \o/
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
Today was National Day in China. So, this sort of attack, at the very least, functions very well as propaganda fodder.
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
W1ntermute is decrying the fact that the Ubuntu team is in a position where they feel it is necessary to rely on selling access to their userbase. It seems the most valued contribution skilled peoples can make to Ubuntu is in code and time.
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
I speculate that it may be an attempt to stem movement to the significant number of private trackers that dependably provide higher quality torrents earlier than public sites. Allowing TPB to stay up means that people must sort through muc
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
As an aside, I find some irony in the fact that a growth hacker uses blogspot. All Blogspot blogs are blocked in China without the use of a vpn. Thus, a sizeable chunk of potential readers is excluded.
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
"Growth hacker" is the in vogue jargon for "marketer". I have read arguments promoting the title on the basis that there is an increased reliance on quantitative analysis but the bottom line is they are just marketers naturally applying the
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
Really interesting read. Thank you for posting the link. I certainly would have missed this otherwise.
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
I would be interested to hear other's thoughts on JFK's answer to why he would like to attend Harvard. I suck at writing essays but it seems his reason for wanting to attend Harvard is incredibly trite and superfluous, especially coming fro
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
Zed Shaws's Learn Python the Hardway is a wonderful introduction to Python and because it is very concise, it makes for a handy review resource as well. There are a few portions that I recall were a bit confusing but Zed does a great job of
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
You may feel fixies are impractical but they carry benefits. The primary one being better power transfer. Second, you can often make a cheap fixie by finding an old frame, refurbishing it, and replacing the rear hub. Yes, you can buy them f
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
I'm unable to access the article but I'm very surprised by many of the comments in this thread. A large number of articles are posted each month belittling (at the very least questioning the value) of non-technical founders. These and simil
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
I'm extremely late to this thread and unsure where best to post this. That said, if I wanted to seriously question an individual, I would most want to control the environment. Would video conferencing allow that?
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
I'm surprised by the article's premise. I was just in SK and everywhere I went Psy was on the radio. I wonder if that is the same pricing package. I am hard pressed to believe his fans wouldn't by some sort of paraphernalia, booklet, or tic
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
NASA is American... So, who is the target audience then? Is the author intending to persuade western Europeans to fund NASA? Swearing may be 'fun' but it still isn't what should be front facing for a business.
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
Seconded. His Kickstarter video and copy seemed like a stream of thought joke. Why should I give a rich Hollywood actor money when I can give a well planned and spoken individual the same funds. Further, it seems pretty unlikely that a pers
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
This is true outside the banks as well. If you make any purchase exceeding 250 USD (approximating a purchase requiring 10+ 100RMB bills), chances are the store will have one of these machines. China is also the only country I've found mysel
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
The most interesting part of 1921 is that the original(?) Brewster's Millions was released. In the original movie, the protagonist had to spend $2mil in a year and remain unmarried to inherit the full $10mil. By 1985, the remake dropped the
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
I am starting to love kickstarter more and more. It seems like it will be full of business 101 case studies before the year is out.
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
I don't often wear a coat but I do often wear dress pants, collared shirts and dress shoes. I also often hop/climb fences while wearing them, so... yes.
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
That isn't necessarily true. He doesn't specify rotary phones. Even if he did, like the folders and envelopes he also mentions, corded phones which look like the picture are still quite common in office places and thus many peoples lives ou
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
Wow, that is crazy. I am really shocked that I got to watch it sooner in China than you did in Japan. I wonder why there is such a difference between the two countries...
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
Doctorow's novel is amazing. It really inspired me to change the way I approach life and appreciate value. Plus, it is relatively short! Basically, that book is to blame for me converting from a slacker to a hacker.
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
I would be interested in meeting up for fun/ programming practice/ etc. depending on where you live here. If you would like, shoot me an email and we can chat :) Edit: ninja
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
Thanks to all of the replies even though I'm only posting under Jconnolly! You all succeeded in answering my question and making me consider applying more deeply. I certainly can write FizzBuzz but I was rather intimidated by the projects t
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
Could you be more specific about the minimum level of programming? My programming is still in a nascent stage but I am considering applying to HS and wonder what the minimum bar really is. How would you describe the initial coding level of
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by MengYuanLong 14y ago
The conversion is low but you inadvertently stated the reason. They see millions of impressions for people wanting a large assortment of different content. Honestly, most probably go there for TV/Movies/Porn. It isn't going to see the sort

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