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Boy Scouts

Heh, are the Boy Scouts offering an Eagle crash course yet? (Or hiring out small teams of higher ranking scouts to help others cope with a suddenly outdoorsy life?) -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.

07. March 2009 by Shlok Vaidya
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Drill Down Structures

If there’s a way to do build these spiral subterrainian structures on a larger scale for cheap, it could be both a lot of fun and useful in regards to security. Rather than a function of excess wealth, a function … Continue reading →

07. March 2009 by Shlok Vaidya
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TIMN + Generational Model

(I’ve been reading about the TIMN model since finding Ronfeldt’s blog a while ago.) Its an excellent framework that allows the user to bolt on other generational models – the 4GW world, as well as energy sources, even trace the … Continue reading →

06. March 2009 by Shlok Vaidya
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Illicit Trade Platform

Craigslist is already a top performing P2P trading platform for any and all goods and services (from sports tickets to amateur pornography). Which way is this (largely) legitimate platform going to lean as the going gets increasingly tough (D2)? Will … Continue reading →

06. March 2009 by Shlok Vaidya
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Calculating Friedman’s MisPredictions

Vanity Fair does just that. Does anyone aggregate pundit accuracy data? -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.

05. March 2009 by Shlok Vaidya
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