ojbrien

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by ojbrien 9y ago
Here's the indicators that bloomberg uses for constructing the factor: 1. Gross tertiary enrollment ratio 2. Percentage of working-age population with advanced level of education 3. Annual new science and engineering graduates as a per
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by ojbrien 9y ago
I find the use of this statistic really frustrating, if you're say an average westerner with $10,000 of debt and $2,000 savings - your net wealth is -$8,000. If on the other hand you sift through garbage somewhere in Africa and earn 50
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by ojbrien 9y ago
Why is a degree necessary for this position?
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by ojbrien 9y ago
1. You seem to be implying that there's something wrong with share buybacks but aren't explicitly stating it. I'd be curious to know what your criticism of share buy backs is? 2. Anecdotally, I still think EPS is by far the m
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by ojbrien 10y ago
What overall market? MSCI ACWI Autos and Components was at 3.44% YTD at the end of Feburary while MSCI ACWI was at 5.37%. The S&P 500 is at about 7% YTD return. Tesla's YTD return more than matches the overall market https:/&
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by ojbrien 10y ago
Yeah but as capital gains I believe, whereas a cash dividend is taxed as income (Income is taxed at a much higher rate than capital gains)
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by ojbrien 11y ago
I'm sure you're right about not having quite as much elbow room at google compared to other companies - but saying that I'm not sure strictly enforcing a style guide is great example a developers freedom being quashed. Anywhe
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Ask HN: Non-trivial data intensive angularjs apps
5 points by ojbrien 11y ago|2 comments