TheTrotters

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Reasons to Dislike Reasons(freedom.brick.do)
2 points by TheTrotters 5y ago|0 comments
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Saving books by keeping them expensive (2011)(themillions.com)
49 points by TheTrotters 5y ago|42 comments
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My Maniac Week – A Review (2020)(stephenmalina.com)
2 points by TheTrotters 5y ago|0 comments
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Richard Feynman’s Integral Trick (2018)(cantorsparadise.com)
267 points by TheTrotters 5y ago|139 comments
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On the Pension Apocalypse(fantasticanachronism.com)
3 points by TheTrotters 5y ago|0 comments
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by TheTrotters 5y ago
Besides we could only expect it in a society of clones. Genes matter.
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by TheTrotters 5y ago
> In a fair society, with equality of opportunity, it should be equally likely for a child born in a trailer park to become high income earner as it is for Bill Gate's child. That is the normal social mobility we should expect in a
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by TheTrotters 5y ago
In Poland I can use my bank login (a “Trusted Profile”) to sign in to government websites and access my data. E.g. when I registered for Covid vaccine I logged in using my bank login. There are other ways to do it too but since I already ha
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by TheTrotters 5y ago
I wouldn't pooh pooh that. It's a tough problem for politicians, teachers, education activists and researchers. If you set high standards and allowed only those who pass them to advance to the next grade, graduate HS etc. then you
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by TheTrotters 5y ago
Flavored sparkling water
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by TheTrotters 5y ago
Huh, I thought it was a new article but turns out they simply republished it on Substack today.
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The Unparalleled Genius of John von Neumann(cantorsparadise.substack.com)
55 points by TheTrotters 5y ago|70 comments
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by TheTrotters 5y ago
Yes, the unstated fact in these discussions about politics in workplace is that the dominant group is very liberal or even leftists. Especially on social issues. People who are criticizing Basecamp want their politics in workplace. Every
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by TheTrotters 5y ago
And M1 Macs won't burn a hole through your desk.
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by TheTrotters 5y ago
Yeah, perhaps it's easier to understand Tesla's valuation if we look at is as a solar energy company, not just a car company.
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by TheTrotters 5y ago
> If you're unable to in no uncertain terms say "this project is going to hurt users" out of fear of getting fired/looking like not a team player, that is not even a "reasonable level" of psychological safet
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by TheTrotters 5y ago
According to the BLS inflation calculator $100 in January 200 is worth the same as $156 in March 2021, so in inflation-adjusted terms both projects cost roughly the same amount.
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by TheTrotters 5y ago
It’s not a remake, it’s a different story in the same universe. I believe it’ll be set in the Second Age, so it’ll be thousands of years before the events of LOTR.
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by TheTrotters 6y ago
The obvious solution is to build more housing. We know how to do that! The obstacle is politics, not technology or economics.
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by TheTrotters 6y ago
1. Rents are included in the CPI. 2. This confuses relative price changes with inflation.
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by TheTrotters 6y ago
Well, yes, if you accept some official-inflation-is-fake conspiracy theory as a premise you can reach many interesting conclusions.
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by TheTrotters 6y ago
> Janitors had better living conditions 50 years ago than $150k earners do today This is just batshit crazy.
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by TheTrotters 6y ago
Right. Suppose someone has been living on 1500 calories per day for a while. If researchers increased his intake to 1700 calories day they may not be able to detect a significant improvement. That doesn't mean undernourishment isn&#x27
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by TheTrotters 6y ago
What do you mean “no means of escape?” There are trains, buses, taxis, bikes, rental cars etc. To me owning a car seems much more miserable!
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by TheTrotters 6y ago
Besides if Tao has a claim to fame among the general public it’s because he was a child prodigy (a good story!). It’s hard to find some article about him that doesn’t mention his extraordinary childhood accomplishments.
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by TheTrotters 6y ago
Scientists become famous partly due to their accomplishments and partly due to their life story. Would John Nash be famous if it weren’t for his tragic struggles with mental health? Would I know about Feynman if it weren’t for “Surely You’r
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by TheTrotters 6y ago
It’s the worst solution except for every other we’ve ever tried.
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by TheTrotters 6y ago
I’ll also recommend the work of his son, James McMurtry. He’s an outstanding songwriter. See for example: Choctaw Bingo: https://youtu.be/Nggqe-L9ZQ8 Copper Canteen: https://youtu.be/IM_BjzDCDXs Painting by
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by TheTrotters 6y ago
Those aren’t complicated problems. Buy more buses. Build more real estate for restaurants. And so on.
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by TheTrotters 6y ago
Yes, that’s the point!

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