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paulpauper

51,481karma·18,124submissions·April 18, 2015
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the critics of string theory need to consider this, instead of just dismissing the theory as un-testable
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short sellers who don't understand the subtlety between 'cash from operations' vs. 'net income '
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But PE ratios today, unlike in the late 90's, are not that high. Stocks, especially large cap technology and large-cap consumer like Nike and Disney, may still be a good value
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exactly. it punishes risk takers.
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I've heard this argument many times; investment involves risk, potentially 100% of invested capital or more, unlike a paycheck.
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The iPhone in your pocket has more computing power than the Voyager spacecraft that left the solar system two years ago Sigh..people who use this example don't understand engineering. The Voyager…
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Maybe that's why so many millennials are living at home, or why the stigma of not leaving the nest is gone http://greyenlightenment.com/why-millennials-are-still-livin... why mak…
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On his Reddit account, he writes: Jews aren't white or human, despite being Jewish himself. Makes me wonder how many internet white nationalists are in person self-hating minorities But this big …
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People on the left-side of the bell curve are the most impressionable to advertising and are are also the least likely to install adblock. so not a problem.
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That's why it's smart that millennials are living with their parents longer, using the saved $ to eventually buy a home instead of making the landlord rich. It's not immaturity - it…
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must be killing it with that huge insurance ad
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exactly ..people go to the app store. Few ever go to snapchat.com They hear about it on Facebook, on twitter, the press, through word of mouth
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For entrepreneurs, the domains name should be the least concern.
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Yea, this article would have been applicable in 1998, but not so much today. Even domain names are becoming antiquated, with everything moving to apps and cloud. The most popular blogs I read are st…
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I am doubtful that one of these boot-campers will be as good as someone with 10+ years of coding experience, so there will still be a wage premium for the most competent of coders
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why does walmart occasionally pay $100,000 in an injury lawsuit from tacking a shoplifter who stole $10 of stuff? because the accumulative effects of doing nothing will cost far more than $100,000
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what matters is the cash flow. Amazon is cash flow positive meaning that their operations are very profitable, but they are reinvesting this profits into the business
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index allocation as a % of total assets will keep rising, but total assets will also keep rising.. That means individual stocks will still have price discovery despite a futuristic scenario where 99% …
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When I log on to Facebook, my personal television starts. All I need to do is to scroll: New profile pictures by friends, short bits of opinion on current affairs, links to new stories with short cap…
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Looking back since 2008 or so, with the possible exception of groupon, I can't think of a single $5+ billion dollar web 2.0 company that has crashed and burned. A significant number of these web …
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