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Comment Re:AP Statistics isn't really computational thinki (Score 3, Insightful) 155

If you do not understand statistics you do not understand Science and empiricism. The programmers I meet are great at Discrete Mathematics, but if you beyond that, on to some thing that requires more of an exploratory mind set and data gathering, they are way out of their depth. They do not seem to understand the difference in how you approach things. Since, IMO, most of the universe is better investigated imperically they are out of their depth with real world data. They do not know how to collect, analyze, QA, or interpret it. With the emphasis on data analytics and and "Big Data" I consider that to be dangerous.

Comment Should you even do this on your own? (Score 1) 208

FTA, "At the end of it all, I will have documentation on financial accounts, password, etc."

It sounds like you are documenting sensitive company or client information. As such it is beyond the scope of you as an individual to place any of this information in a private store. You need some sort of formal business procedure for this. One place I worked THE COMPANY had safety deposit boxes. At another we would put emergency back up passwords in an envelope and give them to the administrative assistant who would keep them under lock and key in case I and/or others were killed e.g. on vacation. The company owners and managers knew about it and it was part of our policy.

If you are removing sensitive information from a company network and storing it somewhere in you personal control, you are looking for trouble. If there is a breach you could be personally liable either civilly or criminally. Do I what I did and make sure that there is a documented policy and attendant procedures, and follow them.

Comment Re:sounds dire (Score 1) 110

Sorry should clarify, 'pop' is Wall Street speak for a large run up of stock price for an IPO. For example if an IPO at $20/share starts selling at $30/share, that would be considered a large 'pop'. It means investors see huge potential in the stock even if the company has no profit. A large pop may be signs of rampant speculation aka a bubble.

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