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ghufran_syed

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About ghufran_syed

Apprentice mathematician, programmer, Emergency Medicine doctor in the SF Bay area.

Feel free to get in touch for any reason at all, it's always nice to chat to people first_name.last_name @ gmail.com

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Socials:

- linkedin.com/in/ghufransyed

Interests:

Books, Education, Entrepreneurship, Healthcare, Hiking, Mentorship, Outdoor Activities, Science, Space Tech, Startups

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    Comment #47485766

    I look forward to seeing your company actually producing and selling food for “next to nothing”, given how easy it apparently is

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    Comment #47435194

    The net margin of around 1.5% seems more relevant: the gross margin is just the revenue minus the cost of good sold plus cost of transportation. The net margin is the money you hav…

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    Comment #47435138

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    Comment #47408358

    as the time period gets longer, the the more likely it is that the numbers represent the true performance of the business rather than randomness. That has to be balanced against th…

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    Comment #47341190

    I think the issue is that you can only be registered to vote in one jurisdiction. So being a citizen isn't enough (though as I understand it, many jurisdictions let you cast a prov…

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    Comment #46810121

    and you’re claiming the process still isn’t complete more than 40 years later? shouldn't the wealth gap between the poor in the US vs the poor in Afghanistan be starting to get sma…

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    Comment #46742871

    what alternative metric are you proposing?

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    Comment #45961709

    why is returning the cart intrinsically some sign of “goodness” but returning your plates to the kitchen and washing them at a restaurant is not? The customer is at the store to fu…

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    Comment #45749577

    fyi, the account confirmation email redirects and ends up on a tab with address localhost:3000. looks like it did work, i was able to login after that, but many users may assume it…

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    Comment #45012076

    and yet they keep voting for blue labour or red labour…

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    Comment #44829489

    Perhaps you would apply the same logic to a family car, or the clothing you bought? Should they tax the value of your medical degree when you leave the country?

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    Comment #44743119

    could you maybe respond to the point made in the comment you are replying to? If it’s a good idea for all those other countries, why does the idea become a “turd” when america does…

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    Comment #44743094

    if it would give domestic manufacturers such great pricing power, then wouldn’t it also encourage foreign manufacturers to manufacture in the US to take advantage of that pricing p…

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    Comment #44716609

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    Comment #44716215

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    Comment #44473860

    So…they wanted him to take a polygraph interview regarding the nature of his relationship with Peter Strzok, and he resigned instead, did I understand that correctly?

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    Comment #44452681

    why would this be the case? Taking the 2nd amendment argument to its logical conclusion, wouldn't the speaker also have a firearm?

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    Comment #44004945

    I wouldn’t classify this as binary thinking - isnt the comment you are replying just defining boundary conditions? Then those two points don’t define the entire space, but the outp…

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    Comment #43852980

    Do you have some kind of reference for this phenomenon? If so it would be very interesting to read. If not, what is this statement based on?

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    Comment #43686398

    “Although cardiovascular disease was the leading cause of the overall pregnancy-related deaths, cancer, mental and behavior disorders, and drug-induced and alcohol-induced death we…

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    Comment #43530482

    i’m assuming this is a system that changes the numbers in the question each time? often there is a separate “practice” button where you can practice and (maybe) get feedback, figur…

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    Comment #43102812

    usually it shouldn’t affect position or function of the shoulder once healed, and while the clavicle does tend to heal with a “bump” in it at the site of the break, its long been t…

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    Comment #43062845

    but don’t they already pay tax on their profits? What’s the rationale for taxing the “value added” and then also the profits?

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    Comment #42858786

    The $200 million in north carolina is a discount on future taxes for when they start production. - seems a little unfair to count it against the company when they haven't even star…