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Good point, although I think he implicitly implies "index funds" in this case because later there's a bullet that says: * Pay attention to fees. Avoid actively managed funds.

It seems the general consensus is that a great programmer can write better quality code in less time than others. This requires a high level of aptitude and experience (which comes…

Ironically The Oatmeal is down. Presumably because so many people want to give him money that they've DDOSed his website.

People don't know what they want until they see it.

Not enough CPU and Memory to do so. Our app is huge.

Great response. It's hard to get any real work done when you have to constantly context switch between different things. Ed didn't know that he'd have to waste 3 hours of his time.…

I had something similar happen to me earlier in the week. The conversation went something like this: Boss: Hey, we've got an urgent production issue that needs to be looked at. I'm…

Either the article is completely wrong about GPA or I must be an outlier. I barely had a 3.0 in college and got multiple internships at "Major" companies.

'Last fall, Senator Mitch McConnell said that if Buffett was feeling “guilty” about paying too little in taxes, he should “send in a check.”' 'So, Buffett has pledged to match one …

So does this imply that the universe is deterministic?

Apparently Jean-Louis was one of the few people that stood up to Steve in Europe when he visited back in the 80s, and this earned him Steve's respect. Back then, Jean-Louis was in …

I'm not long on Netflix, and here's why: 1. Netflix is at the mercy of media companies that control the content. Media companies can basically charge whatever they want for their c…

I pre-ordered the book so it hasn't arrived yet. I'm definitely looking forward to reading it. :-) I did, however, read The Second Coming of Steve Jobs, which was an excellent unau…

I believe the author would have a different opinion if he watched Steve's 2005 commencement speech. http://goo.gl/l7scw Steve said the reason he was successful later in life was fr…

Steve: “Yeah I'll match it, I'll give 0 and you'll give 0." http://goo.gl/tkcQX

Pretty awesome idea, thanks!

Good developers are hardly ever on the market. The majority of them are happy at their current jobs, and they know they could go anywhere else they wanted because their skills are …

Average starting salaries for the "top" universities in California (not arranged by degree): http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/best-schools-in-califo...

http://db.tt/Vy6XRHC Thank you!