CompelTechnic

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by CompelTechnic 8y ago
Delete your cookies to get access to N.Y. Times after hitting the paywall.
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Link [3] is hilarious in how banal it is- the same of the manual describes both how to defog your windows and how to GTFO if under hostile missile fire.
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The way I usually formulate these lines of thought is as follows: I have the desire to play video games (a waste of time), but I wish that I did not have this desire. I want it, but I do not want to want it. If we do not have strong enough
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Yes. For example, most people that have ever seen any of the relevant statistics.
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Although the article keeps everything in the abstract, I think an example should compare the interest rates different businesses can get. Say, when rates are low, an established business can get credit at 3%, and a startup at 6%. When rat
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I doubt that changes to notation could cause a dramatically easier experience for students. Pedagogy could be improved significantly.
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What makes you believe that a ground pilot will be more competent than the existing air pilots? It is very rare for crashes to occur because the pilots both become incapacitated. I do remember a crash that occurred because the pilots allow
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by CompelTechnic 8y ago
If you ever have some time, you should try playing microsoft flight simulator and you will come to an understanding of this phenomenon. Aircraft have many states, and there is a lot of information to process to fly an aircraft, even in norm
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by CompelTechnic 8y ago
If you guys are interested in some close-to-the-details reporting on individual crashes, http://avherald.com/ is an excellent resource. For some reason I couldn't find the specific crashes related to the 737 Max in the
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by CompelTechnic 8y ago
For those interested in how the harmonized rate is defined across countries, the link below states it as: the unemployed are persons of working age who, in the reference period: − are without work, − are available for work; and, − have take
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by CompelTechnic 8y ago
It is no surprise that ex-cons have a high unemployment rate compared to the average member of society. A full refutation of his argument would give an analysis of the number of ex-cons, their unemployment rate, the hypothetical unemploymen
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by CompelTechnic 8y ago
He still updates his blog multiple times a week. http://martinshkreli.com/
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The profit margin on payday loans is not nearly as good as one would think. I know that there are concerns about allowing people to fall into traps, but the statistics on profit margin make me think that these companies are not predatory.
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I am not grenoire, but a large fraction of deaths in America at least are from lifestyle diseases. Heart attacks from obesity, etc. Should these be considered deaths of despair?
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>On average, each millennial parent receives $11,011 per year in combined financial support and unpaid labor, the 2017 TD Ameritrade Millennial Parents Survey found, for an annual total of $253 billion in America. I wish they had separat
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by CompelTechnic 8y ago
nate_meurer, for some reason I cannot reply to your sibling comment, but I find dried basil to be OK. Fresh basil is certainly better. When using dried, I make sure to add a lot, gotta make up for the lacking volatile flavors.
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by CompelTechnic 8y ago
Only a small amount of cumin, probably 1/2 tsp or less. If I add to much it can start to seem like chili. I go nuts with the paprika though. Adds an unctuousness. Probably add 1-2 tbsp per batch.
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I've recently found that canned tomatoes can be way more flavorful than fresh ones. I've spent the last year or so experimenting with pasta sauce and tomato soup, and have recently settled on "SMT" brand san marzano crus
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by CompelTechnic 8y ago
Imagine you were somehow able to choose: 1. Either never exist at all, or 2. Exist as a human in the world of 50 years from now To me, the clear choice is #2. If the moral question is whether human life is worth it to continue in the future
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by CompelTechnic 8y ago
The longer the duration, the more it is a good idea to be heavy in equities. This can be teased out of the data on firecalc.
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by CompelTechnic 8y ago
check firecalc.com for historical likelihood of portfolio success, given a starting nest egg and an annual withdrawal rate. The 4% withdrawal rate mentioned above is very likely to succeed for an indefinite period, and 3% is essentially imp
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>Despite their unequivocal role in upending our democracy, Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg still run Facebook. Dorsey is still the C.E.O. of Twitter, even though he has not been forthright about the number of bots on the service, and has
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by CompelTechnic 8y ago
Yep, came here to say the same thing. "Hard wire cutter" is a tool you need to own apart from "wire cutter." If you ever try to cut a spring, you will get the same issue.
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The growth rate of the payment is 2.9%. This is only very slightly higher than inflation, on average. Also, assuming that the lower home value came true, the original purchaser of the solar installation did put his money where his mouth is
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Ah, sorry. Yeah, I must have misremembered "20 years" from the first quote below. Doesn't materially change my argument, I think. Another important point, in my opinion, is the cost given in the second quote below is a fair c
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>Supporting renewable energy is important, and I get spending a little more to help the planet. But a for-profit company like Sunrun wasn’t my idea of the right place to do it. That's a pretty strange sentiment. 20 years ago, solar
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>If you’re hanging out in California for nine months or more in a year, you’re considered a Californian. But even if you’re there for shorter periods, the state can still consider it your domicile if the fact pattern shows that you’re tr
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by CompelTechnic 8y ago
The comment you linked concisely explains an idea I've "circled the drain" on for quite a while. Thank you.
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Bill Gates is more well-informed than most people about the conditions of extreme poverty because he is actively attempting to fix it and is in charge of one of the largest charitable organizations ever assembled for this purpose.
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The article claims that a large number of people formerly lived cashless lives, but now live a lower-quality life that depends on cash. This claim doesn't have a lot of data for it, but is maybe believable. A data-driven discussion of

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