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by csa 3y ago
Great question, and I thought about mentioning Sam specifically. First, these nice little boxes I made are somewhat arbitrary and imperfect. That said, they have a use. Sam is currently a 3 imho, but he has enough tech chops to be able to w
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by csa 3y ago
> This mindset that technical cofounders are essentially “coders” (a term I hate) is very prevalent among inexperienced nontechnical founders. I know I’m preaching to the choir here but a lot of technical people have deep industry/b
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by csa 3y ago
Interesting. First result for me. I wonder if they adjust search results by geo.
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by csa 3y ago
> (tfa? I couldn't get a hit on that acronym anywhere) “the fucking article” I recommend using urban dictionary if a generic search doesn’t yield a result that makes any sense.
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by csa 3y ago
> If you want to be private about rape allegations, and incidents of racism, sexism, or harassment of any protected minority group I think the problems with all of these is that they are not always clear and they change over time. I’ve m
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by csa 3y ago
> The KKK was a violent organization 100 years ago, there is no surprise that it would disqualify you from office. 1. David Duke, a former Grand Wizard of the KKK , held elected office in Louisiana from 1989 to 1992. Not only do I think
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by csa 3y ago
> Did I ever rape anyone? Was I in the KKK? Did I ever wear blackface? I think this is a gross oversimplification. Let me modernize the questions for the current era (since the alleged infractions were decades ago): 1. Have I ever touch
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by csa 3y ago
> So now, I'm of the notion that all east coast politicians are hiding skeletons in their closets. Serious question… What percentage of people do you think have not done something in their youth (let’s generously call that 22 and un
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by csa 3y ago
> and they state that a master's degree is required This most likely means that they have a surfeit of applicants and want to cull the herd, or that they aren’t serious about hiring (or at least about hiring someone who is actually
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by csa 3y ago
> though I've never seen someone save money and be punished like this It happens. From DoD civilian world, 6 months in with a new org (I was the fng)… tl;dr — Made some software that moved a project from imminent mission failure to
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by csa 3y ago
> I'd like to meet them halfway by getting to a basic conversational level in Korean. Any tips? Not op, but… Start with memorized words and phrases — salutations, meal time commentary, celebration terms, etc. Then move to short, sim
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by csa 3y ago
> For the first year or so, pretty much everyone who's learning is going to need the romanization alongside / above the Hangul. For folks who are learning Korean, hangul is maybe two days to get the basics and maybe a week o
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by csa 3y ago
> battery cars are $20,000 more expensive than their ICE counterparts I’m not sure where you are, but this is certainly not true in the US broadly speaking . $10k might be believable… sort of… but that typically doesn’t factor in total
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by csa 3y ago
> the reason cryptocurrency would change the world is that it’s censorship-proof It is… right up to the moment that you want to convert it to fiat. At that point, all bets are off. (Not sure what “censorship-proof” means exactly, but I w
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by csa 3y ago
Iirc, this currently happens in China.
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by csa 3y ago
> Unfortunately, I don't have four years to get a teaching degree, let alone a master's degree, let alone $50,000 to pay for one. Depending on what your undergrad is (preferably STEM), there are plenty of districts that will hi
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by csa 3y ago
> Could we reproduce the effects of tutoring by getting rid of all the government contracts for school paraphernalia like smart boards and hiring lots of teachers while giving them reliable access to basic necessities? Very unlikely. We
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by csa 3y ago
$35 would have been the cap on copay . Costs over that are passed on to the consumer via higher premiums. The CalRx is $30 total . I think insulin specifically and medicines/drugs in general might be another area that CA leads the co
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by csa 3y ago
> Let’s make it easy - please cite the research that shows that an IQ gap of 20+ leads to worse leadership results. Iirc, Greatness: Who Makes History and Why cites some research on this very topic. There is more to be found — I’m sure
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by csa 3y ago
> This paragraph left me with the impression that Charlie Munger has a chip on his shoulder about academia. Yep. As a former academic (left precisely due to this sort of absurdity), I largely agree with his view.
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by csa 3y ago
> Dude, you are spewing out random things as if they are fact. Yet you lack an understanding of what IQ is. In my previous career, I did quite a bit of research on IQ. I’m pretty sure I have a decent understanding of what it is. If you t
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by csa 3y ago
> "it just measures your ability to take tests" This is largely wrong. One could be a master at test-taking and not come close to a high score. That said, familiarly with the test/item structure almost certainly helps, esp
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by csa 3y ago
This is the money quote, imho: “This brings me, at last, to the main purpose of my talk. Large educational implications exist, if my answer to Glotz’s problem is roughly right and you make one more assumption I believe true – that most Ph.D
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by csa 3y ago
This might be specific to FSD. No problems with AP.
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by csa 3y ago
586k - 1 dev 3 marketers at end - 1 dev and 1 marketer at start - add second marketer relatively soon - add third marketer when burn will let you - mash a lot of buttons
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by csa 3y ago
> it's called "Autopilot" but it yells at you (and punishes you!) if you look at your phone or stop paying attention or take your hands off the wheel. There are many things to break down here: 1. FSD sucks mostly sucks (as
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by csa 3y ago
> If I have not only monitor the road but "someone else's" driving, that's more work than just driving. This is how I feel about FSD. Autopilot, on the other hand, is really good for on the highway/interstate.
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by csa 3y ago
> What kind of hobby is this? A natural one for someone who: 1. Is kind and helpful, especially towards anyone who might be described as “the little guy” or “David” (in the “vs Goliath” dichotomy). 2. Is a financial nerd/geek who po
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by csa 3y ago
> Honestly I'd be happy to sign up to your newsletter and be upsold into a private $20/mo high-end consulting community forum if I were to learn how to earn those kind of numbers Based on communities I am aware of that basicall
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by csa 3y ago
This is a very detailed and accurate explanation. Thank you.

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