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Quantifying Affirmative Action in Law School Admissions(ccagrawal.github.io)
1 points by ac1294 11y ago|0 comments
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by ac1294 11y ago
The £4,327 tax is only talking about the UK subsidiary, right? Because from their income statement [1], they paid $1.97B in income tax on $4.91B income before tax for a rate of 40.12%. I might be misinterpreting something, but I think we sh
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by ac1294 12y ago
As someone who has been in school for his entire life, I've always noticed that the average girl typically outperforms the average male in my classes. But it seems like the distribution of males was much wider. For example, if each gen
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Errata Security: EFF lies about NetNeutrality(blog.erratasec.com)
8 points by ac1294 12y ago|0 comments
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by ac1294 12y ago
> These are kids really really smart, socially adjusted (enough to be accepted by Ivy League), and hard working. If they entered science/medicine/engineering/etc, they would've added great positive impact. I agree tha
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by ac1294 12y ago
Investment banking gets a pretty bad reputation in the media, and there are many misconceptions about the industry. I don't think this article was terrible, but I do disagree with a few of the points. For the record, I'm an underg
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by ac1294 12y ago
I don't understand the arguments against the merger very well. From what I've read, there is currently very little overlap between the regions of Time Warner Cable and those of Comcast [1]. If this is correct, how could the merger
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by ac1294 12y ago
I'm working on my first (major) project -- an app that will show live winning probabilities for each team in ongoing NBA games. I'm hoping to get it done before this year's NBA playoffs are over. I just started, and I'm
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Ask HN: Was everyone's first web development experience extremely difficult?
13 points by ac1294 12y ago|16 comments
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by ac1294 13y ago
Poker is a zero-sum game (it's actually even worse if the house takes a cut). Trading stocks is not zero-sum; it is possible for everyone to win.
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by ac1294 13y ago
This blog post gives off the impression that you must beat the market to make money. Given the author's CFA and enrollment at a top business school, I'm sure the author knows this isn't true. But if I didn't know much ab
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by ac1294 13y ago
As pathetic as it sounds, I don't really know what my goal is. I guess I want to find an internship this summer that is enjoyable and offers solid exit opportunities for full-time recruiting. I know this is a lot to ask for, but I want
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by ac1294 13y ago
Done
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by ac1294 13y ago
Thanks for the advice. It seems as our paths are very similar. To be honest, my biggest interests are in statistics, programming, and finance (in that order). The most natural intersection seemed to be working at a proprietary trading firm.
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Ask HN: How to safely switch to programming?
52 points by ac1294 13y ago|41 comments
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Visual Intro to Portfolio Theory(spark.rstudio.com)
1 points by ac1294 13y ago|0 comments
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Work vs. College: Staying in Shape(ccagrawal.wordpress.com)
2 points by ac1294 13y ago|0 comments
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Do K-12 kids really need a 2 1/2 month summer vacation?(w0rdswordswords.wordpress.com)
1 points by ac1294 13y ago|0 comments
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How do your friends feel about the NSA's recent activities?
7 points by ac1294 13y ago|10 comments
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Monte Carlo Simulations in Tennis(statcheck.wordpress.com)
2 points by ac1294 13y ago|0 comments