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by ISL 4y ago
100%. The real strength of knowing these oscillations is the ability to get ahead of the cycles if you know they're coming. La Nina is great where I live, El Nino is not, but the reverse is true elsewhere.
422.
by ISL 4y ago
Came here to write the same. I'm real happy when someone runs ahead of my limit orders and provides me liquidity/execution. If I wanted to pay less, I would have set the limit lower.
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by ISL 4y ago
There is also utility in having the faculty in every single department of a school be above average in quality. It makes exploration and collaboration much more rewarding. There are non-Ivies like that, too, but by and large, the Ivies ar
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Uber suffers computer system breach, alerts authorities(washingtonpost.com)
8 points by ISL 4y ago|0 comments
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by ISL 4y ago
https://www.patagonia.com/our-footprint/recycled-polyester.h...
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by ISL 4y ago
In the United States, with certain limits [1], one can picket funerals and be massively disrespectful. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westboro_Baptist_Church#Laws_l...
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by ISL 4y ago
I'm generally on-board with the thrust of the article, but deep-dive volunteering for on-call work should be regarded with caution. Only do it if it is properly compensated and your time is valued (vacation days to compensate for your
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by ISL 4y ago
Building Scientific Apparatus
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by ISL 4y ago
> Ask 100 ten-year-olds what they want to do, and I’d guess 99 of them will say something that’s related to becoming rich or famous: A musician, YouTuber, actor, NBA player, Elon Musk, and so forth. People actually do ask this question o
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by ISL 4y ago
Physics has the same strategy: Important and timely results appear in the four-page (now four-page-ish) PRL and the long-term paper wrapping it up appears in PRD (or PRA, PRB, PRC, or PRE). Only drawback is that people primarily read PRL, s
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by ISL 4y ago
Somewhere between 56.5" and 40".
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by ISL 4y ago
The great joy of organisms is that you only need to ship a few and then they'll make more all on their own. The hard part is generating the oceans in which phytoplankton might live.
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by ISL 4y ago
Unlikely -- Saturn had consumer-friendly no-hassle pricing (and vehicles) in the 1990s. That model hasn't returned. (Also, the superlative owners' manual for my wife's Saturn was a user-friendly document designed with the en
434.
by ISL 4y ago
The only winning move with the manipulative is not to play. Their games tend to waste your time and resources. Somewhere, somebody interested in delivering customer value will sell you a quality car at a price that is respectful to all par
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by ISL 4y ago
That inclusion of Mickey in the model is waving a red flag in front of an impressive bull.
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by ISL 4y ago
With the important acknowledgement that divorce can be devastating to many people, especially children (myself included): One can readily argue that divorce was created to solve the problem of entrapment in unhealthy marriages. The possibil
437.
by ISL 4y ago
Some employers proffer, and employees enter into, contracts of this type.
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by ISL 4y ago
The edit-rate is perhaps lower than I expected? Feels like ~7-15/minute at 8-ish am Eastern time.
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by ISL 4y ago
In the short term, attorneys at any major commercial enterprise are going to look at Stable Diffusion's license and shudder. The license is well-intentioned, but the use-restrictions are both broad and vague-enough that they may add ex
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by ISL 4y ago
To piggyback there -- people stop asking questions when counterparties meet or exceed expectations. It is essential that expectations are set reasonably, otherwise one or both parties are in for a world of hurt.
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by ISL 4y ago
If you want to remain functional during lengthy and stressful life events, it is critical to understand your capacity, prioritize the tasks ahead, seek skilled collaborators/contractors, and forgive yourself for the things you simply c
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by ISL 4y ago
If pursuing this strategy, step 0 should be consulting an excellent attorney.
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by ISL 4y ago
Launch has been scrubbed for today, as of 8:36 eastern.
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by ISL 4y ago
There are plenty of evangelicals that might tempt a publisher.
445.
by ISL 4y ago
Never is a strong word.
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by ISL 4y ago
Assuming that these statements are entirely true (sibling comments suggest otherwise), then "somebody over there" had the foresight or luck to install generating capacity ahead of tremendous demand. If they hadn't done so, so
447.
by ISL 4y ago
If you're 23, you probably have 47-67 years left. Don't sweat anything that might have been done differently in the prior 23. Go make the best of the 47 to come, with the extra advantage of the lessons you've already learned.
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by ISL 4y ago
In general, we each contribute an equal fraction of our income to a joint account. That money is "team money", from which money then flows to "team savings" and investment accounts. If we make an expenditure out of the t
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by ISL 4y ago
In some countries, lower-quality garbage is incinerated to generate electric power.
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by ISL 4y ago
One REIT's margin is another REIT's opportunity.

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