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by aliston 8y ago
My point is that we're talking about a prediction regarding something for which there will always be a degree of uncertainty. The reason the author is "suggesting" a recession is unavoidable is because there's no such t
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by aliston 8y ago
How can something "suggest" a recession is "unavoidable." If its a suggestion, then by definition it isn't unavoidable. These articles are silly. You'll find them for every time the market sneezes. October 20
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by aliston 8y ago
What an incredible and inspiring story... truly the highest highs and the lowest lows. Some take always that really resonated with me: - Life is is short and it isn’t. Don’t waste time working on “trivial bullshit.” - A small “family” can
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by aliston 8y ago
How is it possible to save 2/3rds of a 90k salary in Boston? After tax, that's probably about 64k, which means you manage to live on 21k a year? The average studio in Boston rents for more than that a year...
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by aliston 8y ago
Except in this case Zuckerberg likely agrees with their cause. You don’t see calls from conservative employees at Facebook to fire Sheryl Sandburg for her support of Barack Obama because the predominant political orientation in SV is liber
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by aliston 8y ago
Oh please... Kavanaugh is obviously on the conservative end of the spectrum, but to say he isn’t a respected judge is ridiculous. This is a guy who went to Yale law, clerked for a Supreme Court justice, was a partner at a top law firm and
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by aliston 8y ago
While all those statements are technically true, the band of what has become acceptable in Silicon Valley has apparently swung so far to the left that supporting a respected US Circuit Judge in his nomination to the Supreme Court is enough
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by aliston 8y ago
How so? Have you remained technical after graduating?
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by aliston 8y ago
This study is meaningless without more data to make it an apples to apples comparison. There is no pay gap if you control for occupation and experience. Similarly, my guess is this supposed equity gap would disappear if you control for the
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by aliston 8y ago
Regarding Iowa farmland... https://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/wholefarm/html/images... But to your broader point, predicting where growth will occur, is literally the definition of investing. Investment i
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by aliston 8y ago
So your view of the stock market is that the only sustainable returns are from dividends? Capital investment, new market opportunities and technologies, ipos and so on are just unsustainable short term noise?
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by aliston 8y ago
I don’t really understand your point. You’re basically saying that any exponential return blows up in the limit, which means that any investment rule like a 6% return from the stock market is unsustainable. That may be, but it’s not parti
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by aliston 8y ago
There is no economic reason that housing should track inflation in the long term because land in areas of economic grown becomes more valuable over time. It is driven by things like wealth generation, local incomes, outside investment, imm
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SF Supervisors Move to Ban Workplace Cafeterias(sfexaminer.com)
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by aliston 8y ago
I am kind of worried about this myself. On the other hand, everyone I know over 40 in tech is making enough money to retire in less than a decade assuming some decent personal finance skills. It could be survivorship bias, but I think you
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by aliston 9y ago
You’re correct that the difference is in the margins. But, at the end of the day, is any exclusion based on race acceptable? From my perspective, it’s hypocritical to champion equal opportunity while systematically having a different hiri
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by aliston 9y ago
What sorts of things did you miss out on? Is starting a company still a valid option if you have a senior/mentor and are familiar with best practices? How do you get those things so that you are successful?
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by aliston 9y ago
I would suggest trying to course correct within software rather than giving up entirely. How many blue collar workers have the job flexibility that you have? How many blue collar workers are making 200, 300, 400k a year? How many blue col
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by aliston 9y ago
Some forms of affirmative action are legal in the US. Others have been struck down by the courts or have been made illegal by referendum. I work at a large SV tech company and was recently privy to an affirmative action policy that was alm
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by aliston 9y ago
I would have assumed the same even a couple months ago. The idea of buying an electric car never even crossed my mind. Now, at least in my case, after running the numbers its a no-brainer. A car like the Fiat 500e, Chevy Bolt, Nissan Leaf
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by aliston 9y ago
I've been looking at buying an electric car recently and was surprised that the list of electic SUVs is really small. There's basically the Model X and not all that much more. The Rav4 got discontinued. It seems to me that this
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by aliston 9y ago
Why do you say this?
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by aliston 9y ago
This is really interesting and good advice. Out of curiosity, would you mind sharing a bit about what led you to it?
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by aliston 9y ago
Where can you get a good MBA for 10k?
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by aliston 9y ago
How did you structure the deal so that realtors oversaw the contractors? You make it sound like it was part of their commission, but that definitely wouldn't be normal...
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by aliston 9y ago
It would take me about 30 years of traveling to spend the down payment on a house in Palo Alto...
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by aliston 9y ago
Sorry to be the wet blanket, but I actually don't think it is necessarily a no-brainer as others have said. If you do it, do it with purpose. Traveling will not fix your problems. It won't help you progress your career. It won
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by aliston 10y ago
How do you view PBNs in 2017? Would you ever consider purchasing a site that is ranking with a PBN or is it just too risky? I've read conflicting opinions, some saying that if it is done is a silo'd way and the content is not te
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by aliston 10y ago
I'm in a similar boat. When you got the question about job hopping this time around, how did you answer it?
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by aliston 10y ago
I love the Great Gatsby and I was surprised that there was a second level of understanding that comes from how it changed through the versions. There is an early version of The Great Gatsby in print called "Trimalchio: An Early Versio

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