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This made me think of the essay 'Solitude and Leadership' by William Deresiewicz. From the essay: "So why is reading books any better than reading tweets or wall posts? Well, somet…

I think the points made are good. Modern efficiencies have eliminated a lot of jobs. Fact. No point in arguing about whether it's good or bad. It just is. So don't waste time tryin…

Most of comments here are missing the big picture. Most of the general public and individual investors do not have clear insight into how HFTs work, or if they are beneficial or no…

A few important things that aren't being discussed: If your income level drops, it should be relatively easy to cut back on food expenses. You can simply eat less or buy less expen…

As far as I understand it, each music subscription service negotiates it's own rates with the labels. There isn't an industry standard fee. So unless the fees have been publicly di…

This sense of entitlement and immaturity, especially considering how lucky we are to even have jobs where we sit in front on computers all day, drives me crazy. I think the world o…

Thoughts on the benefits and limitations of Khan academy's teaching methodology.

My own thoughts on this issue along these same lines: http://www.kerryob.com/2011/06/08/concerns-on-khan-academys-...