Very interesting article. Some of these statistics are surprising. Only 1% of Times readers comment and only 3% of Times readers read comments? Only a third of Times readers visit the homepage? Those numbers are far…
The conclusion that you have drawn is based on a misinterpretation of what constitutes as "capital". If "capital" meant "government debt", then the rate of return on capital would indeed equal the interest rate on…
You practice, thats how. You practice eliminating subvocalization and regression. You practice focusing on multiple words at a time rather than a single word. And - once you get a hang of those skills- you practice…
Yea I noticed that too. You initially scroll down to see the rest of that sample chat inbox, which provides a smooth transition between the div with the background video and the div with the main content (since the…
You raise some good points. Over the past year, I have dedicated hundreds of hours towards improving my reading speed. I usually use Acceleread on my iPad; most recently I used it to read D.H Lawrence's Sons & Lovers at…
Ah, spoken like a true loser
ha yea I was on english[dot]stackexchange this morning reading through that thread, and I come home and it's at the top of HN
Yea, this is probably when [otherwise cautious] people are most susceptible to falling for these scams. When applying for jobs, there is nothing more irritating than seeing a missed call, getting excited/anxious, and…
> In a age if great socio economic inequality very few people at the top of the society get to have ' significant accomplishment', it is more of an indicator of you socio economic status than your actual capabilities.…
> Why female only in this point in history? Of all the reasons to be suspicious of "learn to code" bootcamps, your aversion to women-only programs has me confused. "Why female only...?": Probably because the founders of…
> Food is dirt cheap compared to housing, especially if you shop smart. Don't be ridiculous. Have you ever tried to buy food on a minimum wage budget? If you want to eat anything that has even a modicum of nutritional…
One key component that neither the article nor the commenters have explicitly mentioned is the threat that cartels pose to the the legal marijuana business. Since legalization could potentially eat away at a sizable…
With respect to self-driving cars, wouldn't the increased safety of our roads greatly outweigh the privacy implications? Think of all the lives that could be saved. >If you ask me, the privacy implications of facebook,…
And he lives in the town from Footloose.
I think you're missing one of the author's implicit underlying messages. Wealth is awesome; no doubt about it. But, as you are accumulating wealth, are you simultaneously creating value? Personal wealth and value…
>"If you don't graduate you don't have the brand. He might be able to establish an independent brand with his plugin, but that is certainly more risky." >"A BS is a filter that you'll find for lots of jobs (or graduate…
Your penultimate sentence contains some sweeping generalizations. Not everyone who submits a review for a class is motivated by spite. Of course, as with any voluntary review system, participation will come from those…
I disagree. Completely. First of all, I object to your classification of a 4-year educational experience as a "commodity" that is offered on a "take-it-or-leave-it" basis. In fact, every student is guaranteed (and…
If I'm paying $58,000 to attend an institution (rather, if my family is sacrificing $58,000 for me to attend an institution...or,worse yet, if I am taking out $58,000 worth of student loans per year), I should be able…
Very interesting article. Some of these statistics are surprising. Only 1% of Times readers comment and only 3% of Times readers read comments? Only a third of Times readers visit the homepage? Those numbers are far…
The conclusion that you have drawn is based on a misinterpretation of what constitutes as "capital". If "capital" meant "government debt", then the rate of return on capital would indeed equal the interest rate on…
You practice, thats how. You practice eliminating subvocalization and regression. You practice focusing on multiple words at a time rather than a single word. And - once you get a hang of those skills- you practice…
Yea I noticed that too. You initially scroll down to see the rest of that sample chat inbox, which provides a smooth transition between the div with the background video and the div with the main content (since the…
You raise some good points. Over the past year, I have dedicated hundreds of hours towards improving my reading speed. I usually use Acceleread on my iPad; most recently I used it to read D.H Lawrence's Sons & Lovers at…
Ah, spoken like a true loser
ha yea I was on english[dot]stackexchange this morning reading through that thread, and I come home and it's at the top of HN
Yea, this is probably when [otherwise cautious] people are most susceptible to falling for these scams. When applying for jobs, there is nothing more irritating than seeing a missed call, getting excited/anxious, and…
> In a age if great socio economic inequality very few people at the top of the society get to have ' significant accomplishment', it is more of an indicator of you socio economic status than your actual capabilities.…
> Why female only in this point in history? Of all the reasons to be suspicious of "learn to code" bootcamps, your aversion to women-only programs has me confused. "Why female only...?": Probably because the founders of…
> Food is dirt cheap compared to housing, especially if you shop smart. Don't be ridiculous. Have you ever tried to buy food on a minimum wage budget? If you want to eat anything that has even a modicum of nutritional…
One key component that neither the article nor the commenters have explicitly mentioned is the threat that cartels pose to the the legal marijuana business. Since legalization could potentially eat away at a sizable…
With respect to self-driving cars, wouldn't the increased safety of our roads greatly outweigh the privacy implications? Think of all the lives that could be saved. >If you ask me, the privacy implications of facebook,…
And he lives in the town from Footloose.
I think you're missing one of the author's implicit underlying messages. Wealth is awesome; no doubt about it. But, as you are accumulating wealth, are you simultaneously creating value? Personal wealth and value…
>"If you don't graduate you don't have the brand. He might be able to establish an independent brand with his plugin, but that is certainly more risky." >"A BS is a filter that you'll find for lots of jobs (or graduate…
Your penultimate sentence contains some sweeping generalizations. Not everyone who submits a review for a class is motivated by spite. Of course, as with any voluntary review system, participation will come from those…
I disagree. Completely. First of all, I object to your classification of a 4-year educational experience as a "commodity" that is offered on a "take-it-or-leave-it" basis. In fact, every student is guaranteed (and…
If I'm paying $58,000 to attend an institution (rather, if my family is sacrificing $58,000 for me to attend an institution...or,worse yet, if I am taking out $58,000 worth of student loans per year), I should be able…