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by csa 3y ago
> Was extremely helpful to have a vending machine every 10 m There used to be more vending machines, but the prevalence of convenience stores every 200m (or so it seems) makes them less viable financially. It is a sad day when a favorite
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by csa 3y ago
> but I can think of countless other places I'd rather exist at any compensation level Bye, Felicia. I hope many others follow your lead.
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by csa 3y ago
I hope you realize that your libertarian stances are a wet dream for a pysops team. The idea of “rights” expands far beyond that which works well for you and people like you.
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by csa 3y ago
> The funny thing is there's not really that much propaganda on TikTok I recommend that you sit down in front of your computer with your beverage of choice and do a deep dive into psyops. To address your comment, there are psyops ac
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by csa 3y ago
I see your point. I’m good at learning languages, and 100 hours of self-study would make me sound “fluent” to most Americans. That said, I would self-rate myself as “minimally proficient, mostly at short simple conversations”. > Maybe th
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by csa 3y ago
> Also, you missed the entire point of OPs message, as an educator, they were suggesting that perhaps the SAT doesn’t do all you suggested. Except that it does, and there is data to back it. As an example, some elite schools have stated
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by csa 3y ago
> I think the closest we’d be able to get to this is maybe smaller, more granular standardized test that do a better job of testing multiple specific dimensions Don’t we pretty much have this via AP tests and SAT II Subject tests? > o
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by csa 3y ago
> In an ideal world, we wouldn’t have a tiered education system and that everyone will have access to master any subject/curriculum regardless of age. I’m not sure where you are, but I’m in the US (specifically California). This dre
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by csa 3y ago
I would like to see that this action will lead to meaningful change in (imho) an unhealthy rental market. Unfortunately, I think the genie is out of the bottle, and the actions by the ftc will be reduced to whack-a-mole attempts to bust tra
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by csa 3y ago
I’m not sure where you are, but here in central coast California, there are no shortage of these folks. Supply is still much, much lower than demand, and my friends in real estate are grousing about it.
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by csa 3y ago
I can think of at least three: 1. Land where people want to live. 2. Appropriate/different zoning. 3. Efficient/timely acquisition of relevant permits.
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by csa 3y ago
> This is generally how most people approach the negotiation, no? Definitely not, or if they do, they cave to whatever the counter is. Edit: I see many people state their preferences in negotiations, but they rarely take non-negotiable
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by csa 3y ago
> Why wouldn’t you put up with it? Not op, but I’m guessing the answer is because Meta is showing that they are more than willing to be the abuser in an abusive relationship if/when the labor market gives them the leeway to do so. M
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by csa 3y ago
Very good appliances that last a long time currently exist. They are just not at the price point that many/most folks prefer to pay.
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by csa 3y ago
> Idk, optimizing inefficient systems sounds a lot more interesting to me Yeah, I guess I’m being somewhat disingenuous. I like optimizing systems, but I’m aware that it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. You learn that very quickly at cocktai
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by csa 3y ago
> What is your take on ecommerce businesses that generate most revenue from a single platform, e.g. Amazon or Shein or TikTok? It’s not something I do due to the “concentrated risk” you mentioned. Scaling can be done, sometimes quite eas
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by csa 3y ago
> I suspect that in order to mangle with election one should have elections in the first place There are elections in China, and there have been for many decades. There are other aspects of these elections that make them less likely to s
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by csa 3y ago
> I don't know why you're being so unnecessarily demeaning about ex-Google people or trying to downplay the accomplishments of the person who wrote the blog post. Fair comment, and I thought about changing it. I didn’t for reas
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by csa 3y ago
> You should write something about what you do too. I think most of what one needs to know is already out there. The key is being adaptable to the current environment and being aware of one’s value add (skill set, network, etc.). The pro
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by csa 3y ago
> I'll give some insight - it's like turning over stones. You turn over a lot before you find anything. Priceless and totally agree. The deal flow can be streamlined somewhat, but you’re still turning over a lot of stones.
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by csa 3y ago
> This is a nice theory. It could be true, it's likely not. I’ve done it / do it with taking products and services to certain East Asian markets. And sometimes scaled quickly at much more than 5x of the original revenue. > Y
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by csa 3y ago
> Who is the buyer? Realistically, the best buyer would be someone who has deep connections in a market that the current owner hasn’t penetrated that could 5x the volume almost instantly. They would hem and haw about whatever small multi
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by csa 3y ago
> It's worth close to zero. Serious question… have you bought a business before? It’s what I do. This business is not worth close to zero, and the stuff that the current owner does (even if he’s some miracle worker, which xooglers a
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by csa 3y ago
Fair enough. I changed my comment to “closer to $0”. I still think that even talking about or towards $0 is bizarre. Saying something like “less than $236k” would have been much more meaningful if op meant either thing you said.
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by csa 3y ago
> right now the business has a profit, and therefore a valuation, closer to zero You’re thinking of this like an engineer rather than a business person. 1. When selling a business like this, the $236k would be called SDI or SDE (seller d
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by csa 3y ago
Thank you for these links, dang!
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by csa 3y ago
I let my muesli, frozen blueberries, and yogurt sit for a little bit so that the muesli softens. The blueberries thaw enough during that time. Delicious!
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by csa 3y ago
AI is one of many headline buzzwords these days that get an outsized number of clicks relative to the content, right along with Tesla, Trump, Taylor Swift and probably a few others.
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by csa 3y ago
> Are you sure about the unemployment? Definitely not sure, and it probably varies based on location. In CA, where I am, one criterion is “unemployed through no fault of [their] own”. Getting fired is widely considered to be the individu
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by csa 3y ago
Jasper and the surrounding area is very similar to Shittown (of podcast fame). Crazy shit happens there for random reasons that probably won’t make sense to an outsider. This could be as simple as someone having a beef with a person at the

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