JauntTrooper

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by JauntTrooper 4y ago
Haha, I am happy to share. I basically switched from a lecture-centric approach to a practice-question-centric one. When I need to learn a new topic, I will first read the materials once thoroughly, taking notes with a paper and pencil. Th
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by JauntTrooper 4y ago
I've actually been seriously considering it over the past year or two. It's really daunting though. Career-wise it would probably be a one-way trip. Investment banks are notoriously narrow-minded in their hiring process, and I dou
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by JauntTrooper 4y ago
When I was at Princeton they had strict anti-grade inflation policy, with no more than 35% of students getting an A per department. It was really demoralizing, and to be honest it's had a negative impact on my life. My public high scho
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by JauntTrooper 4y ago
Definitely agree. I joined Twitter four months ago. I haven't tweeted yet, but I'm reading it daily on the app and occasionally liking tweets. I've been so surprised at how effective the advertising has been on me. I've
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by JauntTrooper 5y ago
I'm still at a single page with ~20 years of experience. I've completely dropped the two less relevant jobs I had right after college. It probably depends on the industry. I think academics and jobs where publications are importan
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by JauntTrooper 5y ago
I don't see myself ever cancelling Netflix, Disney+ or Amazon Prime. They're the basic 3 channels we watch in our house. The others -- Hulu, Apple, HBO, Paramount, Noggin, Showtime -- are 'extra' channels that we'l
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by JauntTrooper 5y ago
Can you create a new account for the Oculus that isn't tied to anything or used for anything else?
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by JauntTrooper 5y ago
I wouldn't be surprised if nuclear waste actually became a resource in a few hundred years as we discover new ways to utilize it.
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by JauntTrooper 5y ago
My opinion has changed somewhat in recent years. I was a cryptocurrency skeptic, and I still am, but perhaps less so. Bitcoin always seemed like a solution in search of a problem. The supposed need to replace fiat currencies never resonated
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by JauntTrooper 5y ago
I think it’s purposefully outrageous to get more clicks.
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by JauntTrooper 5y ago
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine was ~85% effective at preventing 'severe' covid (requiring medical intervention but not hospitalization) and 61% - 65% effective at preventing 'mild and moderate' covid in areas with the
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by JauntTrooper 5y ago
They offered a severance of 6 months salary if you've worked there for 3+ years... I would be tempted by that offer regardless of any other circumstances, especially in today's competitive jobs market.
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by JauntTrooper 6y ago
I wonder if a piece will end up in another solar system one day.
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by JauntTrooper 6y ago
This makes sense, honestly. 'Buying a lambo' was often memed as one of the ways to show you 'made it' with a cryptocurrency investment. Tesla competes with Lamborghini in selling expensive status cars, especially with so
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by JauntTrooper 6y ago
Here's an article on it: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/surgical-exposure...
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by JauntTrooper 6y ago
If it's a prion disease, they sometimes take years or possibly decades to develop. The big question is how they were all infected. Is it in the food supply (meat, milk)? Was it tainted blood donations? 42 people is a lot of people... T
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by JauntTrooper 6y ago
I also spent much of my youth on Wotmud. :)
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by JauntTrooper 6y ago
I was so tempted by their “buy cyberpunk on Stadia and the hardware is free” deal they did in December but they ran out of inventory too soon for me to buy it. And that’s from someone who has never really considered getting it before; I don
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by JauntTrooper 6y ago
It's 96% effective against the original covid strain, 86% effective against UK variant B.1.1.7, but only 49% effective against the South African variant B.1.351...
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by JauntTrooper 6y ago
It would be poetic if tardigrades end up colonizing other worlds hundreds of years before we do.
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by JauntTrooper 6y ago
They will definitely win the Nobel for this.
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by JauntTrooper 6y ago
The medical community does not consider artificial sweeteners to be worse than added sugar. The common artificial sweeteners are generally considered safe for consumption, and moderate use instead of added sugar can help achieve a healthy w
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by JauntTrooper 6y ago
Or Italian food without tomato sauce, Ireland and Poland without potatoes, or Switzerland without chocolate. It really was one of the most consequential moments in human history.
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by JauntTrooper 6y ago
I think a carbon tax is one of the most efficient solutions available, but it's proven to be very ideological since the burden of consumption taxes tends to fall on people with lower income. They're very unpopular, and few countri
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by JauntTrooper 6y ago
Carbon taxes and more nuclear power are also political solutions. So are controlling emissions from meat producers, stricter emission standards on airplanes, and investments in infrastructure for renewable energy. Preventing climate change
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by JauntTrooper 6y ago
I think the reason they're being ignored is because the required solution is now political, and our governing institutions are inadequate and unable to address the problem.
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by JauntTrooper 6y ago
Yes, I think so, but after a 2 year waiting period. You don't have that wait for Social Security disability benefits though.
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by JauntTrooper 6y ago
There's something that's often referred to as the "Mega Backdoor Roth" that lets you shelter an extra $37,500 per year beyond the traditional 401(k) limits.
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by JauntTrooper 6y ago
I think the clearest evidence for market failure is the complete lack of price transparency. Medical providers simply don't compete on price. Prices quoted aren't actually prices. You have zero idea how much it's going to cos
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by JauntTrooper 6y ago
To add another US data point, for my family of 4 I pay $770 per month for health insurance and my employer pays an additional $1,370 per month. My health insurance is through my employer, a large publicly-traded company. My insurer is one o

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