ironsam

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by ironsam 17y ago
For some reason we like killing submissions without looking into them now? This is not a duplicate, it is evidence that a very influential economic leader (Nobel laureate) not only is incompetent, but lies to protect his reputation.
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by ironsam 17y ago
I guess you're right. Everything would just become automated if only given enough time.
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by ironsam 17y ago
If evolution can do it, so can an online university.
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by ironsam 17y ago
"Sure, lots of people still pay the upgrade tax on Windows and Office every two years, but only because they have to." My primary OS is Window's XP, which I got in 2001-ish. That's a little more than 2 years...
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by ironsam 17y ago
Don't forget the Federal Reserve, the most evil of all regulation. As for the rich, they not only pay most of the taxes (that end up going to services they are least likely to use), but they also buy lots of stuff (increasing jobs needed),
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by ironsam 17y ago
One of the most ubiquitous and profitable types of models would be short-term weather forecasting. These are regularly wrong by several degrees, misjudging precipitation, etc, when trying to predict just 12 hours in advance. There's absol
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by ironsam 17y ago
The premier of China publicly spoke about his concerns for the value of the dollar recently: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090313/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_us_...
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by ironsam 18y ago
Some of his complaints seem to be about C#, which is not required. Also, the exclusion of an ORM is probably a good thing, so you can choose whatever you want, similar to the view engine.
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by ironsam 18y ago
This is hardly limited to private schools. I went to a state university and they do the same thing while simultaneously taking money without my direct authorization (taxes; still in the state).
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by ironsam 18y ago
I would build up more savings - two months of expenses isn't much.
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by ironsam 18y ago
The improved functionality in IE8 + IE Developer Tools (ToolBar) is impressive. Getting much closer to FireBug features and usability now.
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by ironsam 18y ago
This is quite a poor article, for reasons others have already mentioned here. Ultimately, any government "solution" that involves the bailout of companies is flawed and immoral.