Finally, a way to speculate on banana futures!
— the grugq (@thegrugq) January 20, 2018
(Friend sent me this from a crypto currency conference.) pic.twitter.com/vlCYKtuhO6
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Jan 20, 2018
Just look at this banana-futures-speculation cryptocurrency
The retreat of "scientific selfishness," a literature review
Neoclassical economics was built on the straw-man of "homo economicus," an inherently selfish utility-maximizing actor, and since the mid-1970s, we've been building systems and institutions that take this kind of sociopathic behavior for granted.
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Mint: late-stage adversarial interoperability demonstrates what we had (and what we lost)
In 2006, Aaron Patzer founded Mint. Patzer had grown up in the city of Evansville, Indiana—a place he described as "small, without much economic opportunity"—but had created a successful business building websites. He kept up the business through college and grad school and invested his profits in stocks and other assets, leading to a minor […]
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Terabytes of data leaked from an oligarch-friendly offshore bank
The Distributed Denial of Secrets Twitter account has published links to terabytes of data identified as raw data from the Cayman National Bank and Trust; Phineas Fisher (previously), the public-interest hacker(s) behind the Hacking Team breach, is credited with the leak.
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Save over 75% on this 5-piece Damascus chef's knife set
Once you’ve cut steak or poultry with some actual quality knives, it’s really tough to go back to those budget blades you bought at the department store a couple of decades ago. Consider that a fair warning about this 5-Piece Professional Damascus Chef’s Kitchen Set. The holiday discount makes it easy to buy for a […]
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These home vision tests offer a clear look at the state of your eyesight
Concerned about your eyesight? You probably should be. And we’re not just talking about seniors here. Young or old, we’re all at risk of coming down with vision issues Most of us might get a vision test only once every couple of years or so when we get a new pair of glasses – if […]
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This 5-row Bluetooth QWERTY keyboard rolls up so you can take it on the go
We love our smartphones and tablets, but we also love to write. For a while now, there hasn’t been a workable solution. Either hook it up to a keyboard (which defeats the purpose of a portable gadget) or resign ourselves to typing on tiny, unresponsive glass icons. Looks like technology has finally caught up to […]
