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by Dave_TRS 6y ago
I have a business partner who is from Detroit (but doesn't live there), and still has some family there. So they are a fallback when there is a true emergency. For day to day property management and maintenance we have a network of con
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by Dave_TRS 6y ago
I wondered if there was a catch too so I started by buying one, and then expanding from there only after I saw it could work. It does feel strange buying the houses for so cheap, but I wouldn't say I feel any guilt or regret about the
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by Dave_TRS 6y ago
The solution for me was buying cheap houses in Detroit. For $30K you can buy a house that nets you $500 a month ($800/month rent minus expenses) so for example if you save $150K from your job that buys 5 houses yielding $2500 a month (
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by Dave_TRS 6y ago
Is anyone aware a way to identify this window of potential high productivity using a Fitbit/Apple Watch or other device that measure physical body characteristics like heart rate, temperature, etc? I find that on some days my productiv
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by Dave_TRS 7y ago
Like many here I found "How Will You Measure Your Life" particularly helpful. The book was based on a letter to his students, which provides a nice summary and I keep handy to share with people: https://drive.google.com
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by Dave_TRS 8y ago
Good suggestion! I just did some experimenting and discovered you can save searches by applying labels through the filtering option in Settings. Now I have a label called "Primary" that mimics the primary tab. In the filter setup
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Ask HN: Anyone Else Use Legacy HTML Gmail as Their Default?
6 points by Dave_TRS 8y ago|10 comments
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by Dave_TRS 8y ago
http://dayssinceacryptocurrencyexchangehaslostmorethan100mil...
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by Dave_TRS 8y ago
I agree a tough background makes it a lot harder. But I don't think that takes away from the fact that people find these kinds lists helpful in moving forward from their starting point. I can think of a few famous examples of people wh
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by Dave_TRS 8y ago
Re-reading this made me notice the overlap between the two posts. Most of the suggestions across both posts fall into a few common themes. I find having a shorter list of "keys to success" helps me keep them top of mind day to day
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by Dave_TRS 8y ago
It's definitely too early for them to declare victory on justifying the $825M domain purchase. I wonder if this is a pattern for them to celebrate the vanity milestones - I also noticed another medium post about the $27M they raised th
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by Dave_TRS 8y ago
From Toronto here, and just wanted to clarify that the headline is somewhat misleading in claiming that "it worked". Article begins: > One year after Toronto turned King Street in a transit- and walking-priority street, streetc
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by Dave_TRS 8y ago
Wow that sounds rough. I assume you've looked for other jobs? Would be interesting to hear that part of your story also and your decision to stick with this position for the foreseeable future
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by Dave_TRS 8y ago
I agree it's incredible! Everyone owes it to themselves to try it for 5 min if not yet familiar. Its as easy and intuitive as excel (if not more) and has many of the benefits of a database plus a great interface, document attachments,
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by Dave_TRS 8y ago
This list reminds me that employment simply a trade off, and a fair deal that most are willing to accept with eyes wide open. You want a steady paycheck immediately, so you sign up for what you hope will be a sort of friendly "master-s
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by Dave_TRS 8y ago
AllAdvantage was great while it lasted. My method as a highschooler was a free mouse trembler app, coupled with 4 rotating Geocities sites I made to auto-forwarded to each other in a loop every 45 seconds.
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by Dave_TRS 9y ago
I'd hazard a guess - perhaps people feel a cultural pressure in tech circles in a way that doesn't apply to writing essays. Reading HN can make you feel like wantrepreneur sometimes reading about interesting things other people sh
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by Dave_TRS 9y ago
>if executives want a simple metric that is better than NPS, a random number generator is the fastest and cheapest way to achieve it >In fact, NPS measures nothing in particular. These types of sweeping statements aren't a helpfu
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by Dave_TRS 9y ago
Also the "Why did you give that rating" follow up question can help spot whether a significant number of people interpret the question differently. I've seen surveys for financial institutions where a lot of people write &quo
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by Dave_TRS 9y ago
>We Can’t Reduce User Experience To A Single Number This is the crux of the issue - CEOs do need a simple metric to summarize performance in each of their business units in order to evaluate performance and prioritize company resources.
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by Dave_TRS 9y ago
I doubt "externalized cost" is the real reason professors ban laptops because if that were the case, a simpler solution would have been used: reserving the first few rows for the minority of students to claim to be distracted by o
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by Dave_TRS 9y ago
In my case I think a small N might more likely be the issue if there is one (only ~50-70 professors for me). I am very keenly aware of every professor that has banned laptops (after struggling through an entire semester), and none of them w
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by Dave_TRS 9y ago
Completely agree. One time I faced a laptop ban and purchased a tiny tripod to take steady pictures in dim light of what the professor was writing on the board. For many of us it's mentally taxing to write with pen and paper what the p
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by Dave_TRS 9y ago
My experience is that the bad professors are almost always the ones to ban laptops. Students pay attention to engaging professors and use their laptops for notes, and those good professors aren't phased by the laptops and rarely ban th
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by Dave_TRS 9y ago
Agree, news Feed eradicator is my favorite chrome app too. When you go to Facebook it automatically replaces your entire newsfeed with a short quote about using your life for something better. Right now all my newsfeed says is: “Inaction wi
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by Dave_TRS 9y ago
I've been waiting years for something like this! I actually did make an internal version for my company (a small underfunded startup) since paying a hefty subscription for something docusign and hellosign is a bit absurd just to easily
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by Dave_TRS 9y ago
Agree - seems to be a greatest hits of personal finance ideas with current buzzwords mixed in like "basic income" and "privilege" that aren't central to the post. Be a saver not a spender. Invest in things with stro
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by Dave_TRS 9y ago
Yet another great reason not to have pets!
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by Dave_TRS 9y ago
Agree. I have investment properties in a few cities, and consider airbnb only as an option of last resort to fill vacancies. The daily rates seem high on the surface, but the turnover, vacancies, risks, management costs all eat away at the
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by Dave_TRS 9y ago
I'm from Toronto and work in the apartment rentals industry, and I think it's pretty clear that nobody actually believes that Airbnb rentals are having any sort of real impact on home prices and rents in the city. Since Airbnb lis

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