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by bedris 13y ago
I'd like to see these data normalized against parental income, education level, etc. My hypothesis is that there wouldn't be much difference in academic performance for homeschooled vs. non-homeschooled students. In other words, m
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by bedris 13y ago
46 is also the average age for a first-time Porsche buyer.
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Seeking co-founders(michaelochurch.wordpress.com)
5 points by bedris 13y ago|1 comments
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by bedris 13y ago
Those photographs are stunning – and haunting. Thanks for sharing them.
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Increasing The Productivity of Computer Programmers and Engineers(farnamstreetblog.com)
1 points by bedris 14y ago|0 comments
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Changing My Mind On Microsoft(brontecapital.blogspot.com)
104 points by bedris 14y ago|111 comments
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The Incredible Jobs Machine(online.wsj.com)
7 points by bedris 14y ago|5 comments
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A Busy Person’s Guide to the Seven Habits(blogs.wsj.com)
1 points by bedris 14y ago|0 comments
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What questions should you be asking before you decide to work at a startup?(quora.com)
2 points by bedris 14y ago|1 comments
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by bedris 14y ago
Exactly. Take entrepreneurship: the founder is rewarded financially if he/she succeeds but is punished financially if he/she fails. The banks, on the other hand, were rewarded financially when they made money for their clients (in the form
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by bedris 14y ago
This article is biotech-specific, but I'd be curious to know more about how the venture debt landscape looks for tech startups.
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Venture Debt: Under-Appreciated Tool for Building Startups(lifescivc.com)
1 points by bedris 14y ago|1 comments
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by bedris 14y ago
Correct. This tumor-mediated disorganization of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is what enables cytotoxic drugs to reach larger cancerous brain lesions, which explains why these growths often show a clinical response. Under normal circumstanc
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by bedris 14y ago
I think that all of your questions come down to two core concepts: therapeutic index and antigen stability. For therapeutic index, you want to identify and target antigens that show the largest difference between cancerous tissues and norma
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by bedris 14y ago
This study details the use of a peptide-drug conjugate; these are drugs with peptides (small proteins) chemically conjugated to cytotoxic drugs. The idea behind these conjugated drugs is that the peptide portion of the drug hones in on a sp
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by bedris 14y ago
Just to be clear, this $100,000 was spent to possibly identify a potential treatment for one person's cancer, not one type of cancer in general. In other words, this was a $100,000 diagnostic test with no guarantee that an actionable diag
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by bedris 14y ago
Earlier this year in the Harvard Business Review, Jody and Matt Miller wrote about a phenomenon that is similar in spirit to that of freelancing hackers, which they dubbed supertemping: "Supertemps are top managers and professionals—from l
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A Computer Guy’s Dream, Immusoft, Turns Cells Into Drug Factories(xconomy.com)
1 points by bedris 14y ago|0 comments
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by bedris 14y ago
"Only in recent history has "working hard" signaled pride rather than shame for lack of talent, finesse, and, mostly, sprezzatura." — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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by bedris 14y ago
Although applicable to more than just tech writing, James Altucher offers some interesting pieces of advice on becoming a better writer: http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2011/03/33-unusual-tips-to-bein...
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by bedris 14y ago
Fair enough. Every program I was accepted to, though, did not grant you candidacy from the start as you first had to complete your courses and pass one or more exams.
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by bedris 14y ago
... a PhD-candidate is usually a first year PhD-student ... This is actually not true. PhD students have to advance to candidacy, which requires completing a set amount of coursework and passing a qualifying exam; this usually takes 1-2 yea
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by bedris 14y ago
I would say the best realization of this article is that entrepreneur is a state of mind. A willingness to create from nothing in the face of extreem adversity. I agree with this. I came across the following definition of an entrepreneur,
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Beliefs of Remarkably Successful People(inc.com)
2 points by bedris 14y ago|0 comments
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Grammar, a Victim in the Office(online.wsj.com)
2 points by bedris 14y ago|0 comments
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by bedris 14y ago
Agreed! Almost like a freemium model for legal services.
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by bedris 14y ago
Theory of relativity hacker workspace: http://tobifairley.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/alber...
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Atul Gawande - Failure and Rescue(farnamstreetblog.com)
12 points by bedris 14y ago|2 comments
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by bedris 14y ago
90% of BlackBerry users will never change the battery on their device. 100% of BlackBerries have a stupid door on the back which allows you to remove the battery and eventually becomes very loose and slides off. True, but it was sometimes
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Is There A Purity Test for Innovators?(forbes.com)
1 points by bedris 14y ago|0 comments

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