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The Elusive Origin of Zero
Re:How Wall Street Escaped the Crypto Meltdown
on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @11:53AM (#31989775)
https://archive.is/aNNxA
"You never know who’s swimming naked until the tide goes out" --Buffett (b. 1930)
Re:Ask HN: How to keep my daughter busy while tickling her curiosity
on Monday July 04, 2022 @09:22AM (#31976734)
Guide her to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HowStuffWorks
Re:India’s biggest businesses are tapping green hydrogen as a future fuel
on Monday July 04, 2022 @09:11AM (#31976637)
High-pressure tanks weigh much more than the hydrogen they can hold. The hydrogen may be around 5.7% of the total mass https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_density
Secretive hedge fund Tiger Global changed the rules on tech investing
Re:The Pervasive Problem–and Far-Reaching Impact–Of Tree Poaching
on Saturday July 02, 2022 @12:33AM (#31956262)
"God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages" --Jacques Deval (b. 1895)
I Rented Electric Car for Four-Day Trip. Spent More Time Charging Than Sleeping
Biden is solving America’s labor shortage through wealth destruction
Why on Earth Did Warren Buffett Swap Wells Fargo for Citigroup?
Remote Work and the Importance of Writing
Why is London so attractive to tainted foreign money?
The British Couldn’t Take India’s Heat, So They Imported Ice from New England
Indian 16-year-old stuns chess world champion Carlsen
The end of waste: The grand plan to build a truly circular economy
Giving Cash to Low-Income Mothers Increased Brain Activity in Their Babies
Is Star Trek’s Dream of a World Without Money Utopian or Dystopian?
Re:Divorce in the rich world is getting less nasty
on Saturday January 22, 2022 @12:30AM (#30033943)
"Alimony is a system by which, when two make a mistake, one of them keeps paying for it" --Peggy Joyce (b. 1893)
Last Sane Man on Wall Street
Re:JPMorgan hit with $200M in fines for letting employees use WhatsApp
on Saturday December 18, 2021 @11:16AM (#29605620)
"It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minuted to ruin it. If you think about that you'll do things differently" --Warren Buffett (b. 1930)
The costs of cutting Russia off from SWIFT
Re:Even with Agile and Scrum waterfall will sneak in
on Monday December 06, 2021 @09:55AM (#29460419)
"You can't produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant” --Warren Buffett (b. 1930)
Secret Link Uncovered Between Pure Math and Physics
How 80-Hour Weeks and a Caste System Pushed Kellogg's Workers to Strike
Revolt of the Goldman Juniors
How the Rosetta Stone was deciphered
Re:Willingness to look stupid
on Thursday October 21, 2021 @09:28AM (#28944031)
"Understanding is more important than memorization! Schools should teach the students how to understand, think, doubt, and question. They should be made open to imagination and creativity" --Feynman
How to think about the unstoppable rise of index funds
Re:A Git Implementation in Awk
on Thursday October 07, 2021 @08:06AM (#28785162)
All exotic things we can do in AWK https://rosettacode.org/wiki/Hello_world/Web_server#AWK