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by ankeshk 8mo ago
Https://geniusbiographies.com
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by ankeshk 2y ago
Christopher Columbus reached the Americas in 1492. He traded colourful beads and small mirrors. In return he got gold. Both the indigenous people and the Spaniards thought of each other as fools. Value does not arise out of usage or cash fl
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by ankeshk 2y ago
Can it help with technical analysis as well? And screening of stocks based on technicals?
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by ankeshk 3y ago
There are 3 narratives required. As the late great copywriter Gary Halbert taught: star, story, and solution. Who are you. Why do you do what you do. How are you different. Answer these 3 narratives and bonding with clients becomes easier.
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by ankeshk 3y ago
You've got to do less but do better. Thinking that you need to do more is the culprit. Marie Kondo teaches how to declutter your home by using joy as measurement. You've got to do the same thing to declutter first. Make a list of
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by ankeshk 4y ago
Why did Japan not have the same inflation even after printing more than anyone for a lot more years?
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by ankeshk 4y ago
There is a point to gossip (which is what most news is.) Gossip connects people. Helps with bonding. When two music lovers meet, they don't each talk about their fav musician. Because that would quickly make the conversation competitiv
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by ankeshk 4y ago
Thanks for continuing the discourse. I think it's very easy to make assumptions and it's good to have heuristics to make life easier. But it's not wise to double down on them. (You're half wrong again. I dont think stoic
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by ankeshk 4y ago
Thanks for being confidently incorrect.
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by ankeshk 5y ago
I've not played Factorio but love your argument. Very thought provoking. What happens if something in the middle breaks and you don't have a buffer? What happens if there is no iron shortage but the steel furnace blows up? Aren&#x
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by ankeshk 6y ago
How I raised myself from failure to success in selling - Frank Bettger. It's a classic. I think sales can be broken down into: 1. Foundation of being perceived as an authority 2. Lead generation 3. Persuasion and conversion 4. Re-sale
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by ankeshk 6y ago
Strategy + story telling == https://zenstrategies.com
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Japanese flu drug 'clearly effective' in treating coronavirus, says China(theguardian.com)
3 points by ankeshk 6y ago|0 comments
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Covid-19, Pneumonia and Inflammasomes – The Melatonin Connection(evolutamente.it)
2 points by ankeshk 7y ago|0 comments
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Corona virus spread prediction using kalman filter(medium.com)
4 points by ankeshk 7y ago|2 comments
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by ankeshk 7y ago
This hits me with nostalgia. I had made the first buy me a beer / coffee plugin for the wordpress ecosystem back in 2007. People consistently were earning more from donations than from adsense through the plugin. The idea wasn't o
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by ankeshk 7y ago
"Happiness cannot be pursued. It must ensue." - Victor Frankl
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How Inmates Help Solve Cold-Case Murders While Playing Cards(aetv.com)
1 points by ankeshk 8y ago|0 comments
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by ankeshk 12y ago
Response to having a space program while having poverty: http://balajiviswanathan.quora.com/Indian-Space-Mission-Pove... Please scroll down a bit because the awesome part comes after the subhead: Why India needs a MARS prog
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Hackers and Founders Mumbai Meetup – 1 Feb(meetup.com)
5 points by ankeshk 13y ago|2 comments
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Indian Space Mission, Poverty and Closet Racism(balajiviswanathan.quora.com)
8 points by ankeshk 13y ago|0 comments
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by ankeshk 13y ago
India > USA > Back to India for me.
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by ankeshk 13y ago
While I agree with the thesis, a contradictory point comes to mind. We just don't know a lot about how cognitive resources are utilized. Long distance runners know this. Athletes know this. The whole concept of "second wind".
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by ankeshk 13y ago
Make it blink or jiggle a bit. Problem of winning attention solved.
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by ankeshk 13y ago
Don't start with an idea. Start with a problem. Call a friend and ask him what problems he face. See if you think you can solve any of them. If not, call another friend. Don't create a product and then try and sell it. Find demand first.
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by ankeshk 14y ago
Your thought is correct: factory made diamonds will just create a new diamond category. We have seen this before in the pearl industry with the advent of "cultural" pearls. Cultural pearls have not reduced the prices of natural pearls one b
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by ankeshk 14y ago
Being a minimalist myself, I know where you come from. Buying something expensive just to show others that you can buy something expensive seems like a ridiculous idea to me. But a big part of the world give a lot of importance to status an
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by ankeshk 14y ago
DeBeers today controls 35% of the diamonds. They are not big enough any more to control and manipulate diamond prices - as they used to before. Diamond prices are still high, and rising because of the demand. The demand in countries like In
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by ankeshk 14y ago
Blockchain.info has this chart that tracks the number of bitcoins traded on known exchanges vs the number of bitcoins exchanged in all other transactions. This chart gives a somewhat measure of if the hoarding has gone up or not. It gives u
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by ankeshk 14y ago
India is cheaper but not 14 times cheaper. $1000 doesn't go far in urban India. Its 2 weeks salary for awesome developers in India. One to one and a half months salary for ok to good developers.

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