RhysU

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by RhysU 1y ago
> True, but even “least bad” is not correct unless the public is well informed [as in not being fed misinformation]... You opened by saying that democracy is not ideal unless the populace's information diet is carefully controlled.
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by RhysU 1y ago
My point is that "well informed" and "misinformation" are dog whistles implying the speaker presumes they're superior, they know absolute truth, and clearly the unwashed masses are too stupid to understand their own
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by RhysU 1y ago
> What has happened at a large scale more recently is that bad actors actively feed people factually wrong stories and those are increasingly the only stories they get. Powerful actors spreading incorrect information to serve their own e
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by RhysU 1y ago
> well informed That's a hell of a dangerous phrase. Usually, it means that the speaker is frustrated that the broader public is not curatedly informed in a way that makes them vote how the speaker wants them to vote. The great, and
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by RhysU 1y ago
> Contrary to common sentiment, there is nothing about democracy that makes it inherently correct. "Least bad" is all anyone claims.
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by RhysU 1y ago
Fun. I can imagine motivation-money curves would look a lot like stress-strain curves [1]. A "fair wage" might be akin to the yield strength. Work hardening under cyclic loading probably is similar. [1] https://en.wikip
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by RhysU 1y ago
Here's the Mr. Money Mustache article I referenced: https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2021/01/29/margin-loan-ibkr-... Another very rational reason for such a margin loan for a home down payment is if the s
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by RhysU 2y ago
A fair number of people do use margin for down payments until they can sell assets to cover the margin. It's not uncommon when people buy deals while traveling or in hot markets. See also Mr Money Mustache's articles on this topic
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by RhysU 2y ago
> They definitely shouldn't. Never give absolute financial advice to anyone who's situation you don't fully understand.
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by RhysU 2y ago
You could have done the same thing with a margin-enabled brokerage account, e.g. Interactive Brokers or Fidelity. It's not particularly hard. Just have enough collateral to not get margin called. And, like the margin interest rate bett
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by RhysU 2y ago
Now, rigorously define "net worth".
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by RhysU 2y ago
A watered down Series 7 would make for a great college class.
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by RhysU 2y ago
The above story is a primary source. Later writers should quote any desired linguistic flair within their later stories, thereby properly attributing the flair to the primary source. What happens now is journalists throw around secondary an
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by RhysU 2y ago
I keep waiting for physical objects to become important again. AI isn't coming for the ceramic folks.
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by RhysU 2y ago
> Like, sorry, but if you want to earn money doing art, please be good at it... By definition, almost half of all $ARTISTS are worse than the median. Should that half not get paid for their time?
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by RhysU 2y ago
In lectures, focus on the material. When working from the book, you have oodles of time to transcribe. Hence, both modes of learning.
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by RhysU 2y ago
Because the lecturing professor assigned a textbook, making both lectures and the textbook relevant to the course. Also, it's at least three distinct methods! Read before lectures, read after lectures, read on both sides. Dealer's
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by RhysU 2y ago
This is why one attends lectures, reads the book, takes notes for both, and then assembles a summary. It's called studying.
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by RhysU 2y ago
> You’re not paying for the time — you’re paying for the privilege of certainty, of safety, of knowing your doctor passed through the most rigorous, exclusive system in the world. Certainly. But how many 9's do we actually need and
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by RhysU 2y ago
It is more expensive for the better off, due to the magic of progressive marginal tax rates. All post-tax expenses are.
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by RhysU 2y ago
I played the trombone in sixth grade. Your kid will be fine carrying anything short of a baritone by that age. It sucks to carry. Switch hands as necessary. Be selective with your books on instrument days. But he or she can manage.
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by RhysU 2y ago
There are myriad specific hammers and each is designed for specialized use: https://www.theengineerspost.com/types-of-hammers/
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by RhysU 2y ago
> ...traumatized by... I think you meant to write "...paid well for..." Some tools we don't get to choose. Part of any job.
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by RhysU 2y ago
Are you not also paying attention to the gate itself and to departure boards? Why do you need your phone to tell you what's posted on numerous displays that you walk past?
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by RhysU 2y ago
> It's clear, in the Health community, that pregnancy can be avoided with contraceptives and instructing the population (adults and teenagers) on how to deal with this issue. It's not clear to me that the Health community is wi
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by RhysU 2y ago
The audio is awful. The old landlines advertised hearing a pin drop. And no one laughed at that concept. Imagine trying to hear something comparable with today's mobile phones.
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by RhysU 2y ago
How long do the tax authorities sit on those payments before reimbursing them?
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by RhysU 2y ago
Who collects the float on the VAT for these intermediate businesses between when they pay it and when they are reimbursed?
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by RhysU 2y ago
Why does one need a looming Alzheimer's issue to get one's affairs in order? Wills, etc should be done decades before that stage of life. As soon as one has any spouse or dependents one should do all that jazz.
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by RhysU 2y ago
Find a recruiter.

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