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by lhuang 16y ago
The SEC alleges that GS committed fraud by not informing investors that the "3rd party objective manager" who cherry-picked the assets that were packaged in the CDO was at the same time betting against the very assets he picked. That, and r
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by lhuang 16y ago
But why should she compromise for him? By your wisdom shouldn't there be mutual compromise?
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by lhuang 16y ago
He is saying that the Chinese government has been able to reduce poverty quicker that usual by taking a heavier controlling hand.
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by lhuang 16y ago
I'm a big fan of MLK. He once said "the arch of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice" You could argue that this applies to China. Change is long and slow, but there is progress being made. The situation today, even wi
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by lhuang 16y ago
I call you self-righteous because you don't seem to know much about the situation in China, but make blanket statements based on a few readings of prominent western publications. Look, we're both on the same page. Democracy in China is goo
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by lhuang 16y ago
It'll grow better if the government wasn't so damn corrupt. It may even grow even faster if the caste system is abolished.
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by lhuang 16y ago
My attitude is pragmatic. Both S. Korea and Japan transitioned from totalitarian governments to open democracies peacefully and smoothly. These transitions were stimulated in part by strong economies, a growing middle class, a more educated
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by lhuang 16y ago
In India... Caste systems are still the norm, the government is as corrupt if not more so than Chinese. Millions and millions still languish in poverty. Crime is higher! China is worse in regards to suppressing free speech and political d
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by lhuang 16y ago
Dude. Has China opened up in the last 30 years? Is life better for the average Chinese? Has society not been more liberalized? Tell me how China can democratize today without massive social upheaval? Tell me how this can be accomplished
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by lhuang 16y ago
"It's an illusion to believe that readiness for democracy is something that grows over time." You're missing the point. Its not is China ready for democracy? but rather how can China transition to democracy smoothly without a total collaps
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by lhuang 16y ago
I'm not sure your boat analogy applies in the world of economics. Many nations have the ingredients for a robust economy; skilled labor, an abundance of resources, etc. but that doesn't guarantee anything. A more apt analogy would be cookin
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by lhuang 16y ago
I think the CCP is very long-term oriented. The majority of their policies I think would support this. If anything, the CCP is willing to give short-term concessions if it will guarantee long-term success. This is not so-much the case now
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by lhuang 16y ago
what i find surprising is that only those users with high karma points can downvote. excluding those who've racked up points through submissions, the theory goes that high karma points = thoughtful poster. thoughtful posters should thus rea
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by lhuang 16y ago
This is certainly not the popular conventional view. For the most part, the CCP and their decisions have been largely credited for China's stellar growth. If you've ever been to China you'll quickly see why. If the government wants somethi
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by lhuang 16y ago
There are civic groups in China, many in fact. The government has even been tolerant, to a degree, to advocacy groups. I think for a smooth transition, China needs to uplift its rural population. The urbanites are largely ready for democr
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by lhuang 16y ago
But how should the transition even begin? By repealing all internet censorship laws? Most people don't realize that every day the situation in China improves for the better. Even the stiffling hukou system that you allude to has been slow
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by lhuang 16y ago
Why is it that you believe the CCP's decisions are terrible? At the meta level, China has outpaced everyone in the past twenty years in regards to growth and development. Among the senior CCP leaders, I imagine most if not all, acknowledge
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by lhuang 17y ago
This is misleading. Among the posh, well-educated elites who aspire for jobs at US MNCs this may be true. The rest of the masses are very much one-sided in support of the CCP. At the very least, even if they are sympathetic to Google's caus
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by lhuang 17y ago
Just nationalism.... the tea baggers are just as vitriolic...
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by lhuang 17y ago
I work for one of these consulting companies. If you wan't to write code, steer far away. Most likely, they'll staff you in some project management role where you're working with the client to manage a team of developers and/or a workstrea
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by lhuang 17y ago
Really? You have no idea why people are outraged? Maybe it has something to do with the pictures. What you cant see you ignore...
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by lhuang 17y ago
It is. Reducing China's dependency on Coal is a huge priority for both China and the international community. It was a big point of discussion during last year's talks at Copenhagen.
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by lhuang 17y ago
Hi Paul, I heard about i/o after the deadline. Are you still accepting applications?
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by lhuang 17y ago
How do you know they didn't believe you? They could have been pretending.
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Simplify your product or fail - Cube Of M(blog.cubeofm.com)
7 points by lhuang 17y ago|0 comments
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by lhuang 17y ago
True, but you have to take into consideration the type of job she wants. Very few, if any, entry-level jobs in media and publishing pay 70K. Plus I'm not so sure that $12/hour is so ridic. An entry level job at a consulting firm is ~70K bu
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by lhuang 17y ago
Your last paragraph is on point. I disagree though with your idea about a database of applicants thats searchable by skill. I think your system would fail without a means to authenticate and validate people's credentials, plus without a val
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by lhuang 17y ago
A joke an econ professor once told me: "Look under your foot, do you see a twenty? No? Well, thats because someone already took it." The point was a generalization of the fact that in a free market, arb opportunities don't exist because m
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by lhuang 17y ago
We've explored analyzing the impact that coaches bring to teams and athletes and have found some interesting results. The big problem though, is that with the NFL at least, there are just wayyyyy too many coaches a player touches and that m
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by lhuang 17y ago
Chicago based. Another founder is temporarily in SF for the next couple of months.

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