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Overseas Railroad(cs.mcgill.ca)
1 points by ysilver 7y ago|0 comments
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by ysilver 8y ago
I have been trying to figure this out too. Did you find anything out about their usage fees? What about Yodlee?
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Efficient Pagination in SQL and ElasticSearch(blog.salsify.com)
8 points by ysilver 10y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Most calls I get on my phone are bots/spam. What are my options?
4 points by ysilver 10y ago|3 comments
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by ysilver 11y ago
I highly recommend the Economist for China reporting. As much as I love the New York Times, their China articles are typically negative, alarmist and selective. For a recent example of the Economist's superior China reporting, check ou
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by ysilver 11y ago
>> Also: When you read the word 'Ponzi' in the context of macro-economics, as opposed to criminal prosecution, you should stop reading right then an there because the author is spouting drivel. Ponzi borrowing is actually a
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by ysilver 11y ago
> And I agree that it would be better for everyone if we collectively just ignored the 2015 incarnation of Niall Ferguson, but unfortunately being a tenured professor at Harvard (and now Stanford) gives you quite the bully pulpit! His fi
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by ysilver 11y ago
I have tried to take his work seriously. At first glance it looks like it should be thorough and center-right -- not a bad way to read history when read along-side differing accounts. However, he can't help himself from reducing his vo
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by ysilver 11y ago
My favorite line: > Some of my fellow historians have asked the obvious question why Ferguson fixates on the fifth century, when the seventh century in the East, which saw the rise of Islam, might present more obvious food for thought. P
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by ysilver 11y ago
I read that comment three times and have no idea what you are trying to say. ps. It's kind of fun to be called "right-wing"
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by ysilver 11y ago
That true. You could also make the argument that historically it hasn't been so easy to expose US government secrets to the world. So, maybe we're actually entering an era of greater (involuntary) transparency and we're actua
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by ysilver 11y ago
History may show that we are digesting something akin to McCarthyism right now.
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by ysilver 11y ago
> I hate to sound like a Pro-Russia troll, but the leaders weren't replaced in the West; Right. That was my point. When we get bad leaders that make bad decisions that lose them support, they get cycled out and the legitimacy of the
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by ysilver 11y ago
I think you're smart to try to test the validity of the converse of my claims. However, it's also important to acknowledge that there is enormous variation in the freedom of the media to operate across countries. There are highly
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by ysilver 11y ago
> ...our system has become increasingly hostile to "real" investigative journalism... The burden of proof that there has been a degradation of information quality remains on your side of the court. This "lost paradise&quot
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by ysilver 11y ago
> America and North Korea have both been doing it successfully for years. Much is lost in this comparison. The American media landscape is pluralistic. Take for example our most popular news network: Fox News. Do they kowtow to the feder
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by ysilver 11y ago
Back to the USSR. East-West relations are reverting to the Cold War days. From saber-rattling, proxy wars to propaganda campaigns, few will dispute that there has been a back-slide in recent years. But here is what I find amazing: we have a
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by ysilver 11y ago
What works: * Use open questions. * Employ the element of surprise. * Watch for small, verifiable details. * Observe changes in confidence. What people think works (but doesn't): * Watch for certain body language * Watch for certain ey
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The best (and worst) ways to spot a liar(bbc.com)
3 points by ysilver 11y ago|1 comments
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by ysilver 11y ago
>> and dig deeper into foreign policy journals What journals do you read? I find it hard to believe you are reading mainstream foreign policy journals. Is there an issue of Foreign Affairs that supports your take? To support your argu
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Oil hedges test OPEC's patience(reuters.com)
2 points by ysilver 12y ago|0 comments
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Richard Feynman – The Last Journey of a Genius(youtube.com)
3 points by ysilver 12y ago|0 comments
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by ysilver 12y ago
> Does China have an anomalous record on freedom of the press by comparison to other nations of similar development (BRIC, APEC, etc) Is that the right point of reference? Maybe a more reasonable point of reference would be "the top
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A Response to President Xi Jinping(nytimes.com)
2 points by ysilver 12y ago|2 comments
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The future of drones and drone warfare(economist.com)
2 points by ysilver 12y ago|0 comments
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A glimpse of who Google used to be(google.com)
1 points by ysilver 14y ago|0 comments
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by ysilver 15y ago
To me it's about getting congress to legislate in favor of startups and young tech companies rather than big business interests. With the SOPA protests, we showed what is possible with a grassroots effort. I think a similar effort could wor
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Crowd Investing: Wefunder(wefunder.com)
174 points by ysilver 15y ago|58 comments
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by ysilver 15y ago
I've been amazed how supportive the start-up ecosystem in Providence has been to us newcomers. This is really a phenomenal place to run a start-up and anybody considering launching their company in the northeast should give Providence a clo
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by ysilver 15y ago
Oddly enough, this resonates, however how can a claim like this be supported? It can't. Seemingly small UI changes, which might appear to fall in that "last 10%" category can require immense research and iteration to achieve. This quote sho

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