zeddie

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by zeddie 10y ago
Is there any credible objective evidence that Ian Murdock was abused by the police? I think that you could have chosen a clearer example of police abuse to better support your point.
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by zeddie 10y ago
Bread is a processed food.
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“Chaos Monkeys” explains why Facebook is such a money machine(blogs.harvard.edu)
2 points by zeddie 10y ago|0 comments
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by zeddie 10y ago
Your comment suggests reservations about Joe Rogan content...what are they?
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Alphabet Loses $859M on 'Moonshots' in 2Q 2016(nytimes.com)
189 points by zeddie 10y ago|189 comments
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by zeddie 10y ago
23andMe has contributed to the science described in several dozen articles published in the top journals: https://www.23andme.com/for/scientists/ . Is all of that useless garbage?
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by zeddie 10y ago
"In 2014 total federal compensation averaged $119,934, or 78 percent more than the private-sector average of $67,246." http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/federal-worker-pay
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by zeddie 11y ago
That area would have changed a lot, if it weren't for a very active preservation effort. The Walden Woods Project, founded by Don Henley (yes, that Don Henley) prevented multiple large commercial development projects from happening i
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by zeddie 13y ago
Right, you probably wouldn't get terrorism coverage as part of your homeowner's policy. However, terrorism insurance is big business! Berkshire Hathaway has extended coverage to airlines, the World Cup, the Sears Tower, etc.
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by zeddie 13y ago
Yes, of course. I was pointing out that Buffett has thought more carefully about terrorism risks than most people, since his business has written very large insurance policies providing (limited) terrorism coverage.
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by zeddie 13y ago
Buffett's insurance business took a $2.4 billion underwriting loss from the 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks. The insurance industry as a whole paid $33 billion in claims (in 2001 dollars).
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by zeddie 13y ago
Buffett (via Berkshire Hathaway) has made huge amounts of money selling insurance against catastrophes. This includes natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and floods, as well as other catastrophic events including terrorism.
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by zeddie 14y ago
The premise of the job posting, "Salesforce is a hugely profitable company..." is also completely false. Salesforce had negative earnings for fiscal year 2012, losing millions of dollars. The projections for 2013 call for much larger losses