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A few notes I took after reading Michael Mauboussin’s Base Rate book

Posted by umedzacharia on Thursday December 08, 2016 @06:56AM
from the medium.com dept.

https://medium.com/@scheplick/a-few-things-i-learned-reading-michael-mauboussins-base-rate-book-5a1aa445c5a1#.i83ph5wmb

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New MacBook Pro with Touch Bar suffers from serious battery issues

Posted by umedzacharia on Monday December 05, 2016 @10:50PM
from the zdnet.com dept.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/new-macbook-pro-with-touch-bar-suffers-from-serious-battery-issues/

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Iraq refugees: 'We are dying here. The dirt is consuming us.'

Posted by umedzacharia on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @02:02AM
from the bbc.com dept.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38135254

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Biofuel discovery: startup company breathes new life into old tyres

Posted by umedzacharia on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @09:03AM
from the abc.net.au dept.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-28/new-life-for-old-tyres-as-biofuel/8064350?pfmredir=sm

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Right-wing and fake news writers are going after Elon Musk

Posted by umedzacharia on Monday November 28, 2016 @02:54AM
from the qz.com dept.

http://qz.com/844425/fake-news-is-the-newest-strategy-for-taking-down-elon-musk-tesla-tsla-and-solarcity/

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Don’t Be Fooled: The Mac App Store Is Full of Scams

Posted by umedzacharia on Monday November 28, 2016 @02:51AM
from the howtogeek.com dept.

http://www.howtogeek.com/281849/dont-be-fooled-the-mac-app-store-is-full-of-scams/

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Brain dump of a wantrepreneur

Posted by umedzacharia on Saturday November 26, 2016 @06:51AM
from the medium.com dept.

https://medium.com/swlh/https-medium-com-anamtahirali-brain-dump-of-a-broke-wantrepreneur-149cb7ca0853#.yddkgzp59

( Read More... | 19 comments | 45 points | on HN )

History is Written by the Losers

Posted by umedzacharia on Friday November 25, 2016 @10:10AM
from the scholars-stage.blogspot.com dept.

http://scholars-stage.blogspot.com/2016/11/history-is-written-by-losers.html?m=1&utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits

( Read More... | 17 comments | 46 points | on HN )

Dutch scientists use color-changing graphene bubbles to create mechanical pixels

Posted by umedzacharia on Thursday November 24, 2016 @11:10AM
from the theverge.com dept.

http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/24/13740946/dutch-scientists-use-color-changing-graphene-bubbles-to-create-mechanical-pixels

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Re:Shopify’s Frenzy – Sell to the most loyal customers in a new way on Wednesday November 23, 2016 @09:07AM (#13022691)

Here is the news coverage: https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/22/shopifys-experimental-prod...

Shopify’s Frenzy – Sell to the most loyal customers in a new way

Posted by umedzacharia on Wednesday November 23, 2016 @09:07AM
from the getfrenzy.co dept.

https://getfrenzy.co/

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New bullet train in China opening in December

Posted by umedzacharia on Tuesday November 22, 2016 @08:19PM
from the freeasiamedia.org dept.

http://freeasiamedia.org/2016/11/23/new-bullet-train-in-china-opening-in-december/

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Webpack – The Confusing Parts

Posted by umedzacharia on Monday November 21, 2016 @09:25PM
from the medium.com dept.

https://medium.com/@rajaraodv/webpack-the-confusing-parts-58712f8fcad9#.rxwvxdfnn

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U.S. Citizens Now Hold About $1.3 Trillion in Student Loan Debt

Posted by umedzacharia on Sunday November 20, 2016 @09:22PM
from the financeography.com dept.

http://financeography.com/us-citizens-hold-about-13-trillion-student-loan-debt/

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Hackers say they took Mega.nz source code and admin logins

Posted by umedzacharia on Thursday November 17, 2016 @11:51PM
from the zdnet.com dept.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-say-they-took-mega-nz-admin-accounts-documents-source-code/

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Round, an AI-powered guide to happenings and events in NYC

Posted by umedzacharia on Thursday November 17, 2016 @10:03AM
from the medium.com dept.

https://medium.com/whatever-happens/introducing-round-beta-5e0be013734#.29a60jp0m

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Re:Theranos Whistleblower Shook the Company–And His Family on Thursday November 17, 2016 @12:36AM (#12974660)

Duplicated: http://www.wsj.com/articles/theranos-whistleblower-shook-the...

Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team on Thursday November 10, 2016 @09:46PM (#12927077)

There will never be one.

Re:Show HN: Email hasn't changed in 20 years, I've coded something new... on Monday November 07, 2016 @09:00PM (#12897009)

Wish you well, but I would love it to be a Mac mail agent instead of a web base client.

Re:Can you give me feedback on my website? on Monday November 07, 2016 @08:58PM (#12896997)

You need to briefly introduce your product first before asking for opinion. Others might misunderstand what you wish to achieve if you never claim about your mission.