tosseraccount

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Technological change and the future demand for labor(equitablegrowth.org)
1 points by tosseraccount 10y ago|0 comments
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Human brain mapped in unprecedented detail(nature.com)
3 points by tosseraccount 10y ago|0 comments
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The H-Bombs in Turkey(newyorker.com)
113 points by tosseraccount 10y ago|139 comments
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by tosseraccount 10y ago
"several thousand" is "list price" for single shots and no or fake health insurance. In practice insurance companies negotiate the price down and average patient pays much less than that. Major drug makers are ready to g
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by tosseraccount 10y ago
Anti-TNF biologics are a thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNF_inhibitor
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by tosseraccount 10y ago
PNAS journal link here : http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/06/30/1605635113.full... : "Vagus nerve stimulation inhibits cytokine production and attenuates disease severity in rheumatoid ar
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Guccifer 2.0 releases new DNC docs(thehill.com)
2 points by tosseraccount 10y ago|1 comments
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Seagate Technology to cut about 6,500 jobs; stock jumps 22%(latimes.com)
77 points by tosseraccount 10y ago|16 comments
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Showdown Now Looming Over the South China Sea(time.com)
1 points by tosseraccount 10y ago|0 comments
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by tosseraccount 10y ago
Private, endowment and British funds can make up for the EU. Getting out from under EU regulations and negotiating as a free agent is a better deal for most Brits. [ edit: must have touched a nerve. +1 to -4 in an instant. ]
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Can We Ignore the Alarm Bells the Bond Market Is Ringing?(nytimes.com)
4 points by tosseraccount 10y ago|1 comments
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America as 'beacon of progress' for globalization: Microsoft(cnbc.com)
1 points by tosseraccount 10y ago|0 comments
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by tosseraccount 10y ago
The majority of the population has used drugs illegaly. You're saying "we aren't in control of ourselves" ? Most folks can handle a joint or an oxy or an underage brewski. Abuse should be treated as a medical problem, n
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Investors Get Stung Twice by Executives’ Lavish Pay Packages(nytimes.com)
1 points by tosseraccount 10y ago|0 comments
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by tosseraccount 10y ago
"Bank Vaulations [are] weird" So are private Silicon Valley valuations.
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by tosseraccount 10y ago
Almost open: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Department_of_Food_...
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by tosseraccount 10y ago
Leaving the harsh regulations of this customs union can benefit Britain and non-EU trading countries. They're better offer negotiating as a free agent.
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by tosseraccount 10y ago
check : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medell%C3%ADn#Geography_and_cl... average high is 27 centigrade. average temp is about 22.
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Microsoft squanders browser dominance in record time(computerworld.com)
8 points by tosseraccount 10y ago|6 comments
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by tosseraccount 10y ago
"The Big Short" Scion Fund managers restricted withdrawals, too. [ http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/09/business/09insider.html ] Either way, chaos created opportunity and Scion investors might f
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EEOC investigating Google for age discrimination(usatoday.com)
3 points by tosseraccount 10y ago|0 comments
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Growing Pains for Field of Epigenetics(nytimes.com)
43 points by tosseraccount 10y ago|11 comments
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Why Tech Support Is (Purposely) Unbearable(nytimes.com)
1 points by tosseraccount 10y ago|0 comments
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by tosseraccount 10y ago
For most practical purposes, there's not much difference between ETFs and Mutual Funds. Some point out some greater risk in ETFs because they can lend their securities : http://www.etf.com/etf-education-center/2103
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by tosseraccount 10y ago
"this is a zero-sum game" Minor quibble. That is not accurate. You see teenagers buying hotdogs with a credit card. Visa and Mastercard go public, you buy shares, it goes up, up, up. There's no zero sum here and people can
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Is the nuclear liability limit a subsidy, or not?(thehill.com)
1 points by tosseraccount 10y ago|0 comments
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by tosseraccount 10y ago
tariffs were the largest source of federal revenue from the 1790s to the eve of World War I, until it was surpassed by income taxes. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_history_of_the_United...
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Casual Sex: Everyone Is Doing It(newyorker.com)
10 points by tosseraccount 10y ago|1 comments
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by tosseraccount 10y ago
Independece for Britain is a good thing. People didn't like the rigged trade agreement. It wasn't benefiting them. It was benefiting the elite in London. Cheap jobs may be good for the rich, but not for the working folk. Labor an
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by tosseraccount 10y ago
Switzerland should be compared with their closest money ~handling~ competitors : Cayman Islands and the Channel Islands.

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