cryoshon

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by cryoshon 7y ago
>Once you taste it, it's nearly impossible to go back to such controlled, desk-equated productivity environments. yes, i've found this as well. the reason is that employer-based constraints on your schedule are always arbitrary
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by cryoshon 7y ago
this book really didn't seem very helpful for me. as another commenter described, the book seems to very heavily imply that being a pollyanna-ish person is a superior state of being -- AKA, ignorance is bliss. sure, i believe that. but
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by cryoshon 7y ago
i get the sentiment here, but i think i prefer machiavelli's way of phrasing it: do not strike your opponent a blow they will recover from.
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by cryoshon 7y ago
highly recommend oblomov... there's something about it that's really entertaining even though it's impossible to describe.
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by cryoshon 7y ago
here to second "how to read a book". few books have changed the way that i interact with written information as profoundly. it's not just about reading books, of course. it's about reading any long-form content.
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by cryoshon 7y ago
be sure to take the people's history with a grain of salt... there's factual information in there, but a lot of it is a bit exaggerated and from a very... shall we say, not-rigorous perspective, even if you largely believe in the
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by cryoshon 7y ago
agreed re: consider phlebas. i'd agree with your choice of starting points -- player of games is probably the best way to understand what the culture is in contrast with other cultures in one book. definitely leave inversions for after
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by cryoshon 7y ago
it's true, offsets can't prevent purchasers from adding to their emissions, if they choose to act in contradiction to the spirit of purchasing offsets in the first place (mitigating the emissions which cannot be immediately reduce
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by cryoshon 7y ago
sure, offsets are technically purchaseable -- if you know what they are, where to buy them, which sellers are reputable, which type of offset/credit/other carbon instrument you want to buy, what's the difference between diffe
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by cryoshon 7y ago
high profile failures like this are exactly why i'm taking things into my own hands and starting a company dedicated to making the voluntary purchase of carbon credits/offsets accessible to the public and to small/mid-sized c
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by cryoshon 7y ago
what's wrong with automator exactly? i've been wanting to get into it on my new mac but i'm not entirely sure what i will use it for yet.
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by cryoshon 7y ago
actually, it serves the purpose of riling people to action perfectly because it captures the scale and nature of the detainment centers at a time when information coming out of those centers is extremely limited and the state of a hearty sh
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by cryoshon 7y ago
>treating a symptom does nothing toward treating the root cause imagine if someone told you that it won't make a difference to give you a painkiller for your broken leg because it won't cure the broken leg. the root cause is no
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by cryoshon 7y ago
sure. while working on a project intended for a government institution, a team at mckinsey hired a digital illustrator to create a handful of beautiful scenes from a high middle ages fantasy world. i have to say, the illustrations weren&#x2
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by cryoshon 7y ago
ah yeah, i'm glad you mentioned this because that's the one thing i forgot to include in my original comment: former mckinsey people seem to only tell you what they think you want to hear. they're the ultimate sycophants --
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by cryoshon 7y ago
excellent article about the flaws of mckinsey as an establishment. it's true that their grift is inexcusable, amoral, and a burden to humanity -- but the OP covered that. the biggest myth surrounding mckinsey is that they're compe
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by cryoshon 7y ago
>does that mean that I somehow is worse or better off? try this thought experiment: your neighbor has $10 and you have $1. the cost to keep a person sheltered, fed, and clothed is $3. your neighbor pays you $1 to do some task each month
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by cryoshon 7y ago
>If I found out one of my salaried employees was moonlighting I'd immediately be looking for evidence that it had the slightest impact on their responsibilities & performance a predictable response, but it's the wrong one w
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by cryoshon 7y ago
they actually address your concern in the article. once an agent achieves "oligarch" status in their model, the flow of wealth towards them accelerates rather than decelerates such that the remaining agents have no ability to exch
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by cryoshon 7y ago
if you read the article, you'll find that the authors discuss how the amount of production has absolutely nothing to do with "earning more" when it comes to economy-scale concentration of wealth.
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by cryoshon 7y ago
they're used to working at slavery wages (sub 30k) to get their phd, so even a low salary will feel like a big bump to them.
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by cryoshon 7y ago
boston is the best place to meet people in biotech. more specifically, it depends on the kind of data product you're trying to make. there are a plethora of networking events for biotech in the area, and a lot of the local nonprofit in
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by cryoshon 7y ago
our labor force participation rate hasn't recovered since the recession. 65.7% participation rate in september of 2009 compared to 63.2% today. look at the official data yourself: https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surve
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by cryoshon 7y ago
you probably can, but it's hard to know what will be in demand without doing a lot of customer interviews with the people who would need your service.
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by cryoshon 7y ago
my background is in biotech and i've worked at a small handful of biotech startups in a scientific capacity. here's my advice: unless you have friends who can set you up with the right VCs and ensure that they will be willing to o
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by cryoshon 7y ago
>I know quite a few bio/chem people working in pharma as well. That industry is booming but mostly for the people that own pharmaceutical companies not their employees. There's a reason that most biologists from good school wou
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by cryoshon 7y ago
calvino was a fascinating person and a powerful author. it's a shame he isn't more recognized in the mainstream of western literature. he strikes me as the kind of person who is both mysterious and familiar at the same time -- som
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by cryoshon 7y ago
seconding both of these. psychedelics as medicine are finally starting to gain the traction and serious research which they will need to be utilized therapeutically. while imperfect, they're potentially curative therapies which are lik
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by cryoshon 7y ago
what if you met those colleagues at a relatively low-wage job, and neither you nor anyone else who will vouch for you has advanced very far beyond that low wage level? sure, they can get you a job, but it will be a horizontal move for you i
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by cryoshon 7y ago
pride, character, and respect from colleagues are things that don't pay the bills, even though they're nice to have. i know this is sounds like a snarky and low-effort response, but it is not intentional. it's just the way th

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