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by dnadler 4y ago
So build an entire second interstate system? That’s not really realistic, which tends to be the problem with most ideas to move away from cars.
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by dnadler 4y ago
> What is it about tinkerers being put into these positions as a natural progression? I don't know enough to say whether this is a common pattern or not, but if it is, it could perhaps be that tinkerers tend to gather a vast breadth
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by dnadler 4y ago
My understanding is that anything heavier than iron is made by supernovae, so the same could be said of the majority of elements.
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by dnadler 4y ago
I think the bit about it being a "farm where they eat them" is the key point. If the person returning it knows that, then sure. The OP implied pretty heavily that they don't know the ultimate fate of the rabbits. As far as th
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by dnadler 4y ago
The situation implies that the person selling the rabbits as pets would attempt to rehome them or care for them as pets. There's a difference between being technically correct, and being moral. While the language used is technically co
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by dnadler 4y ago
Good point - that's all true. Another important point is that the principal has also been impacted by inflation and the amount that needs to be rolled is less than the initial bond in real terms.
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by dnadler 4y ago
Something I haven’t seen discussed much is the impact of inflation on the existing federal debt. This is actually a positive for taxpayers as the federal debt will become cheaper. Obviously we’re still spending a ton and are issuing debt at
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by dnadler 4y ago
Well, to address the costs issue, you could run hot-hot and have half of your resources on each provider, and in the event of failure, scale the functioning one up to meet demand. That's obviously a decent amount of effort to set up, t
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by dnadler 4y ago
Yes definitely, what I meant is that I would probably use AWS as a fallback for my basement, or maybe the other way around. I didn't make that clear at all.
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by dnadler 4y ago
I just recently published a project and had been mulling over whether I should move it to AWS or keep hosting it on the server in my basement... Seems like I made the right choice! In all seriousness, I don't think I'd rely on a s
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by dnadler 4y ago
A couple questions if you have a minute: 1. Did you load the example scenario and run that? 2. If not, try checking that the fields in the Market & Portfolio tab are all filled out, or set it to "Automatic Weights". I see a fe
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by dnadler 4y ago
Thanks for the report, I'll take a look. My form validation is lacking a bit, so it may be that a field isn't filled out, but it's not giving you a useful message...
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by dnadler 4y ago
I'd imagine it's just a try/except wrapper with a funny name.
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by dnadler 4y ago
I don't know that I'd lay the blame at retail traders not being sophisticated enough to understand this. I'd lay the blame with the company that had such poor risk controls that they allowed this to happen in the first place.
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by dnadler 5y ago
Part of what would make it a bubble is what it means for the bubble to pop. I see housing as creating a very strong headwind for many (most?) people, but I don't necessarily see a bubble. Similar to student debt. It's a strong hea
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by dnadler 5y ago
Yields go down, prices go up.
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by dnadler 5y ago
The test could simply mock the default value to something reasonable like '.1 seconds' and test that duration instead, so I don't think this is a real problem.
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by dnadler 5y ago
There's also a good chapter on urban defense in there. Chapter 5
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by dnadler 5y ago
Well, yes, people find the work in your examples valuable. I can say that for sure because they are willing to spend their money on it. > Sure. Ha, then the farmers would say "no" and you'd starve to death?
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by dnadler 5y ago
The CMB is fairly uniform in all directions whereas this beam would appear very red/blue shifted depending on the direction you look.
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by dnadler 5y ago
I would counter by saying that entertainment is actually valuable. Gambling and playing games are things that people choose to spend their time and money doing because they are fun. (Obviously taking advantages of addiction is immoral, but
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by dnadler 5y ago
I think what most people are saying is that if you're not working to feed yourself, then someone else is . And further, it's not fair to ask society to pick up the slack for people who could contribute, but choose not to. In ot
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by dnadler 5y ago
Thanks for the encouragement, glad that you think it would be useful. I’ll keep plugging away at it!
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by dnadler 5y ago
They do, it's called Fidelity Go. They have a similar product for advisors called AMP. I actually worked on these products a while ago, they're all very similar when it comes down to it.
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by dnadler 5y ago
This is very interesting to me. I've been working on a retirement calculator in my free time as a hobby project for a while [1], but it never really occurred to me that there is real value in allowing people to do the 'what-if&#x2
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by dnadler 5y ago
So, I just switched from Android to iOS, and I've noticed that the bluetooth reliability is significantly worse than what I've become used to. I switch from a Pixel 4a to an iPhone 11, and both my Bose QC 35 headphones and Sony wi
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by dnadler 5y ago
They are working on Omicron-specific vaccines. Here's an article about Pfizer, not sure about anyone else, though. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-vaccine-pfizer-omicron-va...
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by dnadler 5y ago
Yup, that’s one common way to do it.
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by dnadler 5y ago
Perhaps it's a US phenomenon. In the US (and probably most places) a house is the most expensive asset that a person will own throughout their life. It is reasonable to ask if a person's life would be better if they were able to e

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