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by andy800 2y ago
Just a very small detail, but want to point out the distinction between these two comments. "Revicon" is demonstrating 10x thinking, it's not about being better at rewriting a linked list algorithm or some leetcode challenge.
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by andy800 2y ago
Disagree on not going to BK/Wendy's. The "deals" game becomes a habit, switching costs are basically zero, people start to comparison shop each app for the best deal (like shopping for air travel). It's a bit of wor
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by andy800 2y ago
Much more - most McD's in USA charge over $4 for a large french fries.
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by andy800 2y ago
As someone who spent many years segmenting customers and generating personalized marketing offers -- McDonald's is awful at this. I was a 2-3x/monthly customer (USA based) for years (even more frequent a decade ago, but I'm
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by andy800 2y ago
"Normally would" is more likely, prices from the mid-2010's. The order I used to pay about $12 and change for in 2015 (I know this because I ate there at least once a week), is now about $13, by using the app deals. However s
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by andy800 2y ago
Too late to edit my own comment but technically it is incorrect. If you keep meticulous records of the offsetting losses, the IRS may allow you to claim zero gambling income in that fiscal year and relieve you of having to pay tax on income
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by andy800 2y ago
Part of the issue is how "the thing" (in this case, gambling) mutates post-legalization (and also via technology). Sports betting was a minor pastime that a small percentage of the public engaged in, mostly just occasionally and u
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by andy800 2y ago
That's true but the complaint that gamblers have (at least those who pay taxes in the US), if you win a big jackpot in January, say $10,000, and over the course of the year you lose all $10,000 so that you're even, you still have
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by andy800 2y ago
Kotlin is indeed a great backend to pair with HTMX. However I find jte.gg templating superior to kotlinx.html's awkward syntax. You still benefit from working with native Kotljn objects inside the templates. Check it out!
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by andy800 2y ago
The only actual problem casino gambling, lotteries, and sports betting has been intended to solve is to generate revenue for state and local governments. Limiting bets to $5 would ensure failure for that purpose. Gambling addiction, crime,
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by andy800 2y ago
Double whammy - I was found via a 6-year old HN "who wants to be hired" post (much to my disbelief) and in my initial reply, I suggested they view my blog site. Not long after, I was a member of the team!
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by andy800 2y ago
Inspired by an SQL tutorial that was #1 on this site earlier this year, I created (cloned) one for learning the Kotlin Dataframe API. https://2x2xplz.github.io/Dataframe100Examples/
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by andy800 2y ago
Perhaps, however then you eliminate the use of WHERE/HAVING sum(r.e) > 3, so in case you forgot what the alias s means, you have to figure that part out before proceeding. Maybe I'm just used to the existing style but as stated
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by andy800 2y ago
If you perform an aggregation query in a CTE, then filter on that in a subsequent query, that is different, because you have also added another SELECT and FROM. You would use WHERE in that case whether using a CTE or just an outer query on
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by andy800 2y ago
But pre- and post- aggregation filtering is not really "the same" operation.
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by andy800 2y ago
I was not there at the original design decisions of the language, but I imagine it was there specifically to help the person writing/editing the query easily recognize and interpret filtering before or after an aggregation. The explici
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by andy800 2y ago
The multiple uses of WHERE with different meanings is problematic for me. The second WHERE, filtering an aggregate, would be HAVING in standard SQL. Not sure if this is an attempt to simplify things or an oversight, but favoring convenience
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by andy800 2y ago
I think ULID has stolen UUID's thunder.
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by andy800 2y ago
Forget online tutorials, you want to pick up thick red Wrox SQL books from your local used bookstore or co-op. Nobody selling you anything, densely packed, comprehensive info. SQL has changed very little over the past 25 years, and while th
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by andy800 2y ago
Because just about every other country is on a GSM network, not CDMA.
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by andy800 2y ago
That's possible but it was a Sprint-branded device bought from Sprint that was clearly supposed to be compatible with its new 4G network. And they charged an extra $10 4G access fee every month! The other bonus was that being a CDMA de
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by andy800 2y ago
Sprint went all-in on WiMax as it's 4G network. I owned an early Sprint 4G smartphone (made by HTC) and the 4G never worked. I would go to the Sprint store and ask to show me a signal with 4G turned on, and they would always blame co
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by andy800 2y ago
To be fair, this is like saying Legos aren't appropriate for building a house or a pocket calculator isn't appropriate for analyzing a particles accelerator -- simple tools are great for their intended use case but you need much m
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by andy800 2y ago
This project represents the worst combination: publicly funded but privately owned.
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by andy800 2y ago
I've done plenty of research. The Florida operation is backed by Fortress Investment Group. It is not involved in funding the California-Nevada project. As I've already pointed out, all the money raised so far comes from governmen
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by andy800 2y ago
Florida already exists as a "demonstration" project. Regardless, spending $12B just to prove a point is not a wise use of those funds.
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by andy800 2y ago
It lost $192 million in the first 9 months of 2023. $201 million same period of 2022. It also lowered its passenger forecast to Orlando from 7 to 5.5 million. https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2024/03&#
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by andy800 2y ago
Hard to see this as anything other than big-time grift. This is estimated to be a $12B project. $6.5B raised so far: $3B grant and $3.5B in tax-exempt, "private activity" bonds. Does anyone actually think the rest will come from i
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by andy800 2y ago
There are many, many ways to lose a cryptographic key. There are none to restore one. There's also the idea that Satoshi thought he was doing something altruistic and purposely destroyed the keys so he wouldn't be tempted later on
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by andy800 2y ago
I didn't see any mention of JVM apps, I would expect this to be a reasonably large opportunity. With Spring, Quarkus, Ktor, http4k and many more, there are lots of people choosing to build backends on the JVM but deployment is problema

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