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Dec 24, 2019 | » | Investing in Kenya
15 min; updated Sep 17, 2023
Areas to Consider Capital Markets The Central Depository and Settlement Corporation (CDSC) runs the Central Depository System (CDS) that facilitates holding and trading of shares at the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE). A Central Depository Agent (CDA) is a Stockbroker, an Investment Bank, or a Custodian Bank, who has been authorized by the CDSC to open accounts in CDS on behalf of investors. In 2006, an Automatic Trading System was introduced so that orders are matched automatically and executed by stockbrokers on a first-come first-served basis.... |
Sep 5, 2022 | » | Monstress
4 min; updated Jul 29, 2023
#extraterrestrial-possession body { background-image: url('/img/fiction/liu-monstress.jpg'); } Ms. Liu notes that Monstress is a creator-owned comic book series. Why is “creator-owned” significant? While creator ownership has been common in fiction writing, it’s more the exception in comics, recorded music, and motion pictures, where the work is sold to the publishers, or produced as work-for-hire. Prominent outfits for creator-owned comics include Image Comics (founded by prominent Marvel artists), DC’s Vertigo imprint (now Black Label), and Dark Horse Comics' Legend imprint.... |
Dec 15, 2020 | » | On Political Correctness
5 min; updated Sep 5, 2022
From my vantage point, it seems there are two camps. But reality is often a shade of grey. Interested in various arguments that frequently arise in this area. I have my opinions/biases, but nothing that I can defend rigorously. Some (most?) of these claims are supported by anecdotal evidence, which is an avenue for belief fixation, and therefore makes it hard to come to a resolution . I don’t know if it’s because anti-PC material is more viral, but most of the prominent publications are either anti-PC, or anti-anti-PC.... |
Jan 22, 2019 | » | Privacy in CS and in the Law
4 min; updated Sep 5, 2022
Incomplete List of Information Privacy Properties Control/consent, e.g. Cambridge Analytica exfiltrating FB users' data Discussion on Cambridge Analytica Anonymity, e.g. Snowden leaking NSA docs without revealing his identity Limits on data collection, e.g. laws restricting government surveillance Limits on data use, e.g. US Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 Under GINA, health insurers must not use genetic information of the clients (or clients family) to inform their policy.... |