yariang

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Device may inject a variety of drugs without using needles(web.mit.edu)
1 points by yariang 14y ago|0 comments
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by yariang 14y ago
At the risk of being meta; I think you should vote up when someone contributes to a discussion in a meaningful way, regardless of server you agree or not.
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by yariang 14y ago
From the article: "We already have contracts with NASA, some private companies, and even a few private individuals."
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C++ programming pioneer hacks off-grid, DIY, smart home(youtube.com)
1 points by yariang 14y ago|0 comments
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by yariang 14y ago
Why did you stop there though? "...in the startup world..." In fact, I am surprised to see a lot of non-startup companies like Nokia listed quite highly.
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by yariang 14y ago
I don't, but I can intuitively grasp that a 5-star item with 2 reviews is not reliable. Since I understand how the sorting works, I know I have to jump to the 4.5 star items in order and check how many reviews that item has and if it also h
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by yariang 14y ago
While it is good to look at these sorts of mathematically rigorous algorithms, I think I would be frustrated if it was used everywhere. Or, well, maybe not me perhaps, but a non technical user. The beauty of the second algorithm for rating
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Speed Freak(outsideonline.com)
1 points by yariang 15y ago|0 comments
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Soaring Credit Card Transaction Fees Squeeze Independent Businesses(newrules.org)
2 points by yariang 15y ago|0 comments
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by yariang 15y ago
Not to detract from your main point, but I don't think Siesta is very common in Mexico and most other Latin American countries. I was born in Cuba, lived there for five years and lived in Mexico for about three or four. I don't know of a si
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by yariang 15y ago
I couldn't help but notice a resemblance between what you are describing and a lot of machine learning algorithms. It seems like the most successful ML algorithms are self-correcting ones, rather than ones that attempt to calculate the exac
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by yariang 15y ago
The 25% he alludes to is your recurring mortgage payment, which also happens annually--monthly, actually. What he means here is that a discount of 5% in your mortgage negotiations is much less than an increase of 5% in your salary. So he is
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Risking your life for a shot no one will notice(matadornetwork.com)
1 points by yariang 15y ago|0 comments
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by yariang 15y ago
The sort of animations intended to teach remind me of the RSA animation which are excellent and I highly recommend them: http://www.youtube.com/user/theRSAorg
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by yariang 15y ago
+1 for wording it so well. I might add that it also takes a person who is willing to accept full responsibility for his actions and the actions of others in his group since nature takes no excuses.
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by yariang 15y ago
I agree. I've also found people with hobbies that are dangerous tend to be more mature. For example, people that go hiking, rock climbing, etc... I am not sure why and I am wary of saying it is because stupidity will get you killed in those
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by yariang 15y ago
That's an entirely different issue than the one I was responding to. In that case, it would be rational if your actions could reasonably affect change, which in this case I don't think they would. First, I don't see an obvious need for thea
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by yariang 15y ago
If most people answered all or most of the questions correctly, it would be disproving Kahneman and Tverksy's theory of how people think. The title assumes they would hate to be proven wrong, but makes sense.
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by yariang 15y ago
I would dare say unless you're rational, not necessarily an economist. Most of us are not rational all the time, and the whole point of the question is to show an instance where we are not. You would be correct if there were not other ticke
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by yariang 15y ago
There's many small banks like you say, but the impression I get (I have not done the research to back this up) is that the few really major banks (i.e. Bank of America) have a huge market share. Again, I have not researched this, but just f
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by yariang 15y ago
If we were talking about the general population, I would agree with you. Something tells me that actuaries are quite rational actors though.
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by yariang 15y ago
Unless of course the banks agree--off-the-record if need be--to not undercut each other because they realize they will all lose by doing so.
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Doorway to Blame for Room Amnesia(scientificamerican.com)
30 points by yariang 15y ago|4 comments
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by yariang 15y ago
I was very pleasantly surprised by the security question system used by Ally Bank recently. They let you enter your own security question. Why haven't they thought of this before!? I can come up with very good security questions that incorp
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by yariang 15y ago
That's a problem with cell-phone providers who overcharge for SMS. An SMS is almost free nowadays, in some cases it actually is free since it goes over channels that would otherwise go unused. SMS seems like a good, cheap, ubiquitous soluti
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by yariang 15y ago
I don't understand this. Which part of the linked page outlaws paid over time? As a college student I don't have a lot of experience a) reading legalese and b) with getting paid. Also, what are the benefits of laws that outlaw overtime? Is
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by yariang 15y ago
Few thoughts. "Another problem he encountered: there are few incentives for law professors to excel at teaching." As a college student I can attest that this is not just law professors. This is the case in any research-centric university. T
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From Social News To Flight Search: A Chat With Reddit Co-Founder Steve Huffman(entrepreneursunpluggd.com)
1 points by yariang 15y ago|0 comments
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by yariang 15y ago
I like this. As someone said, normalizing locations like the 3 variations of Boston would be a plus. Also, The locations could be refined. I see a lot of them being listed under the header "Boston" when they really happen "King of Prussia,
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by yariang 15y ago
I think the best part of it is the car at the top. I can easily play with that for a few minutes. They do say 80% of the gains come from 20% of the effort right? :)

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