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m777z | 8 years ago | on: Hedge Fund Uses Algae to Reap 21% Return

I guess I'm a bit skeptical. The article doesn't address how the fund managed to lose 2% in a year when holding an S&P 500 index fund would've gotten a 10+% return, and in general we just need more data before we can conclusively say that this has an edge on the market.

I also did not understand why cells specifically provide such good insights for markets, as compared to any other complex natural system (like weather or ecological systems).

m777z | 8 years ago | on: Bitcoin Is Having a Civil War as It Enters a Critical Month

With this much uncertainty, paying ~$2000 for 1 bitcoin seems insane to me. But that's why I don't invest in cryptocurrencies; too much volatility for my taste.

m777z | 8 years ago | on: Sixth mass extinction: The era of ‘biological annihilation’

Yes, and in 1970 he predicted that in "ten years all important animal life in the sea will be extinct. Large areas of coastline will have to be evacuated because of the stench of dead fish".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_R._Ehrlich#Reception

m777z | 8 years ago | on: The Uninhabitable Earth

I wish articles like this that are backed up by tons of research, interviews, etc. would cite sources inline (in a manner similar to Wikipedia). I want to at least skim some of the background research, but I'm reducing to copying and pasting sections of this article into Google.

m777z | 8 years ago | on: Jawbone's demise a case of 'death by overfunding'

So, what exactly is the mechanism that makes overfunding lead to a company's failure? I didn't actually find a clear answer to this. The article mentions that less funding would've implied a lower valuation, letting the company get acquired...but then wouldn't the acquiring entity have gotten left with a failing Jawbone anyway?

m777z | 10 years ago | on: Introducing Twitter polls

It's disappointing that the polls will apparently only allow 2 choices (so no good way to ask about, say, the winner of a GOP presidential debate with 10+ candidates). I'd imagine that the media will love using this to get some instant feedback/reactions after things like debates or the State of the Union address.

m777z | 10 years ago | on: The Psychology of Thought Control, Menticide, and Brainwashing (1956)

Interestingly, although Meerloo seems to think that the Reichstag fire was a Nazi plot, the Wikipedia article on the incident (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_fire) makes it sound like the current consensus is that Van der Lubbe set the fire after all.

m777z | 10 years ago | on: Cuba’s Startup Paradox

It seems like non-cash payments are still a major headache. I wonder if Bitcoin might take off in Cuba if more of the country gets reliable Internet access.