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by kerryiob 14y ago
This made me think of the essay 'Solitude and Leadership' by William Deresiewicz. From the essay: "So why is reading books any better than reading tweets or wall posts? Well, sometimes it isn’t. Sometimes, you need to put down your book, if
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by kerryiob 14y ago
I think the points made are good. Modern efficiencies have eliminated a lot of jobs. Fact. No point in arguing about whether it's good or bad. It just is. So don't waste time trying to defend Apple or Google. They are just successful in th
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Facebook as a utility(kerryobee.com)
1 points by kerryiob 14y ago|0 comments
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by kerryiob 14y ago
Most of comments here are missing the big picture. Most of the general public and individual investors do not have clear insight into how HFTs work, or if they are beneficial or not. Most are inclined to be scared of crashes and erratic beh
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by kerryiob 14y ago
A few important things that aren't being discussed: If your income level drops, it should be relatively easy to cut back on food expenses. You can simply eat less or buy less expensive food. Not great options, but possible. On the other han
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by kerryiob 15y ago
As far as I understand it, each music subscription service negotiates it's own rates with the labels. There isn't an industry standard fee. So unless the fees have been publicly disclosed, it's a guess.
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Spotify loss widens despite higher revenue(mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com)
38 points by kerryiob 15y ago|20 comments
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Pandora Sales, Profit top Analysts'Expectations(bloomberg.com)
1 points by kerryiob 15y ago|0 comments
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by kerryiob 15y ago
This sense of entitlement and immaturity, especially considering how lucky we are to even have jobs where we sit in front on computers all day, drives me crazy. I think the world of startups is unfortunately filled with youth that expect ca
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The problem with assuming that scientists should be able to write good software(kerryob.com)
1 points by kerryiob 15y ago|0 comments
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Will the Spotify Business Model Work?(kerryob.com)
1 points by kerryiob 15y ago|0 comments
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Concerns on Khan Academy's Goals(kerryob.com)
3 points by kerryiob 15y ago|0 comments
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by kerryiob 15y ago
My own thoughts on this issue along these same lines: http://www.kerryob.com/2011/06/08/concerns-on-khan-academys-...