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by Spinnaker_ 6y ago
A backtested model is similar to a great startup idea. There is a huge amount of work to be done before it is worth much.
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by Spinnaker_ 6y ago
We should also remember that Jane Street is primarily an ETF market maker. Their main business isn't betting on prices of stocks or managing a portfolio. I've only taken a quick look at the data, but the problem doesn't seem
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by Spinnaker_ 6y ago
Properly diced, and cooked in a heavy pan, you can brown onions in 15 minutes. Most people miss those two important steps though. And recipe authors mistakenly think the general population has the proper technique and equipment. Coarsely ch
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by Spinnaker_ 6y ago
And butter! The average person would be appalled at the amount of butter and salt their favorite restaurant uses.
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by Spinnaker_ 6y ago
You can always buy a large bag of onions, watch some youtube videos, and spend the afternoon improving your knife skills. I've learned to keep my mouth shut while watching others prep food. Compared to someone who has worked in a kitch
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by Spinnaker_ 6y ago
I feel the same. All evidence points to Covid being far less dangerous to children. There are so many other things that are more likely to harm them. As far as climate change, I am worried in general, but I don't think there is anythin
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by Spinnaker_ 6y ago
The problem is that for every Lincoln you have hundreds of thousands of people who will never put together a sentence of that caliber, myself included. I don't worry about great writers using this app and becoming more machine like. Bu
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by Spinnaker_ 6y ago
You're probably right. I've been reading HN for 10+ years now and just assume it's still the best location for hackers. So what's the newer, cooler, current version of what HN was in 2010?
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by Spinnaker_ 6y ago
What better way is there to improve balance than to get stronger? Isn't that what improving balance is: Strengthening the musculoskeletal system to support yourself? This is why the focus on cardio related exercise for the elderly has
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by Spinnaker_ 6y ago
Is this just salary or total compensation? If it's just salary then it's easy enough to compensate the CEO in one of many other possible ways. I wonder if the median CEO will start making more. The going rate will become 99x appro
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by Spinnaker_ 6y ago
This all reminds me of a talk Justice Scalia once gave. The gist was that the US Constitution isn't very good compared to a lot of countries' equivalent document. For example, the Soviet's Bill of Rights was undoubtedly bette
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by Spinnaker_ 6y ago
Nice overview. The fast vs smart comparison is apt. But something that gets missed in these conversations is what trading system architectures actually look like. The part where latency is measured in nanoseconds is just the tip of the iceb
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I'm curious what sport. My wife is a swimmer and had to make the choice to either dope and compete at an international level or give it up. She chose to give it up. And this wasn't a shock or anything. She knew the decision was co
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How does English compare to other languages in terms of adaptability and expression of new ideas and concepts? My intuition is that it would score much higher in these regards. I don't know if this is correct. One example would be that
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by Spinnaker_ 6y ago
I'm sitting in a large room filled with bloomberg terminals, each costing 2k a month. MoneyStuff isn't monetized much directly, but plays into the larger business plan. I too would love that podcast.
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by Spinnaker_ 6y ago
You are proposing a huge, non-citizen working class, who's labor is taxed to support citizens? That is not what I was expecting. Yes, that may be good for citizens. So a thought experiment for you. Can you find any historical precedenc
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Asymmetric access to the work force is probably the most valuable right that most HN readers have. Why should we want to give that up? I struggle to see how your idea would be better for any Americans, except the owner-class.
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My wife has been teaching coding to kids for a few years now. Her prediction, or worry, is that it will end up looking a lot like math education: A few students excel while the majority of the class see it as an endless source of frustratio