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I thought you were talking about your Facebook feed. reddit is frontpage of the internet? for who?

Short selling doesn't lower demand for stock! To short sell a stock you need to borrow it first. That actually creates additional demand!

Interesting, now that you've mentioned protein folding, even though I've very vague understanding of it, I instantly recalled donating some cycles to http://folding.stanford.edu Ho…

I guess that's it for the "hyperinflation is coming!!!" gold-crazed Ron Paul-supporting crowd.

I generally liked the article but this drone part is totally off the hook. Consider something like the drones shot down by Iran. The reason is that they are designed to be cheap, t…

Indeed. The geological effects of mining are much more serious than solar energy, which are not zero still (you need mining to produce solar panels/mirrors). Most side effects are …

but that does not make their science any less refined science? I wouldn't call it that...

I like Sweden. But this has to be one of the most bureaucratic approaches to solving the problem. And it's ripe for abuse.

wow, seriously? are you by chance a congressman or lawmaker of some sorts?

AMZN: P/E 178.42 as of now

ok, ok. but hacker mansion ? I mean, seriously...

Rick Perry? oh boy... anyway, criticism of Fed from GOP is nothing new http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Federal_Reserve_... I'm skeptical Ron Paul had any particular rol…

The point is that as long as Ron Paul is out there on the political flank of plausible candidates with a small committed support base, the more centrist candidates will tack toward…

Clarium Capital http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarium_Capital (directly related to his Ron Paul support)

yes, except we're our own extraterrestrials. (feedback loops in markets are nothing short of amazing - nowhere else can you make something a reality to such a degree by just preten…

although I think he did that for society as a whole, not for individual members of it? i.e. for him you're either happy or unhappy?

didn't notice that. what a weird thing to hear form Calacanis :)

So many ninjas but no samurais in sight? A ninja (忍者?) or shinobi (忍び?) was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan who specialized in unorthodox warfare. The functions of the …

why was the coding test timed? this smells like a disaster from the outset.

yeah, spammers don't know how to make a DNS query

yeah, spammers don't know how to make a DNS query

he's on the Board of Berkshire and is often thought as future Buffett replacement as CEO.

except it calls out both Republicans AND Democrats.

If taxes on the rich go up, job creation will go down. This idea is an article of faith for republicans and seldom challenged by democrats and has shaped much of today's economic l…