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by alexpetralia 1y ago
The issue is moreso that they exclusively control their brand, and by letting someone else - who doesn't work for them and need not listen to them - control part of that, they are indirectly loosening control of their brand and narrati
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A Guide for Future Managers(alexpetralia.com)
1 points by alexpetralia 1y ago|0 comments
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
This is exactly what "small government" and "big business" means
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
I think that, on the contrary, government contracts will increase. There will be increased privatization of government services. These services cannot cease, but they will cease to be performed by the government. I imagine government contra
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
I have reflected on a good definition of causality and would be curious if anyone has thoughts or critiques of it. I am repasting part of my essay below. ( https://alexpetralia.com/2023/02/25/statistics-only-gi
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
I find this nicely captures the difference between "rationality" and "reasonableness". A system can be rational but rest on unreasonable assumptions; a system may not be entirely rational but at least can have reasonable
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
Aha, Chekhov's coffee as well it seems!
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
Technical debt is a former technical asset without its owner.
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
Also called the fabula and syzuhet!
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
Actually Matt Gaetz, who will likely be her boss, calls himself a "Khanservative" in support of her
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
What used to be the "Oracle Effect" has now become the "Salesforce Effect".
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
iCapital | Analytics Engineering Manager | Full-Time | NYC (on-site) | 150k-190k+ iCapital is powering the world’s alternative investment marketplace. Our financial technology platform has transformed how advisors, wealth management firms,
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
Bingo.
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
If you have a doubt about the right thing to do insofar as the company is concerned, you should ask the company. The fact that you asked HN first suggests that you already know the answer.
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
"End-to-end data engineering and analytics" is quite a bold claim from a single service provider. Here is the link for anyone interested: https://www.palantir.com/platforms/foundry/ and a YouTube explain
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
Perhaps due to inflation?
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
Interestingly this is exactly how I've come to define truth/correctness: https://alexpetralia.com/2023/01/25/how-do-we-know-if-data-i...
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
Focus on the data centers, and the inputs into them (the really boring ones).
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
Get involved in local politics, Jerry! It's a satisfying way to impact your local community, and they almost always can use some help.
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
If you want to learn more about this amazing process, I recommend "Material World" by Ed Conway!
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
I ordered mine over eBay. They only ship from resellers in Japan.
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
1. It may (as I do know it has OCR) but I am not sure for handwritten notes 2. Yes 3. I download all PDFs onto my phone, then NFC "tap" them onto my device. Similar vice versa
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
I use it "off and on" (say 1-2 hours each day) for several days.. I probably charge it once every 3 to 4 days (and by then maybe it's 30-40%)? I haven't noticed a battery issue at all. My intuition is it lasts a week wit
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
I use the Fujitsu Quaderno A4 as my daily reader and notetaker (PDFs only).. it is absolutely fantastic. Simple but extremely thoughtful design. Extraordinarily light, durable, long battery. "It just works".
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A Brief History of Accelerationism(latecomermag.com)
3 points by alexpetralia 2y ago|0 comments
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
What about the counter incentive, that lowering rents lowers valuations, which affects creditworthiness and financing by lenders?
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
You should Google "the risk of ruin".
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
Don't just think about the deaths. Think about all the injuries too. All the environmental damage. All the people that don't hang on the street because of the fumes and noise and danger. All the road rage and cortisol that boils
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
In my one trip to China so far, this is exactly what I observed!
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by alexpetralia 2y ago
And something about sleep

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