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by dogruck 9y ago
My cynical reaction is it sounds like they know, but the author didn't like the answer: experts, plus tech-medical research, is expensive. Also, for something as life-transformative as a high quality modern hearing aide, the prices did
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by dogruck 9y ago
This sentence gave me alarm bells of weak or biased science writing: > Experts don’t know exactly why hearing aids are still so costly, except that companies continue to invest in improvements, and fees usually cover the services of a hi
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by dogruck 9y ago
The scary times have already arrived for Venezuela, tragically.
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by dogruck 9y ago
Oops -- this one: https://youtu.be/3cZlvRnBnWs
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by dogruck 9y ago
Here's my advice: 1. 100% commitment. An unexpected injury or illness is outside of your control, so don't worry about it. 2. Toe the start line fit, injury-free, and positive. 3. Know that it will hurt. 4. Enjoy the day.
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by dogruck 9y ago
You're going to succeed.
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by dogruck 9y ago
Excellent motivational speech -- skip to the 6 minute mark: https://youtu.be/b3q0dvwEmsQ
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by dogruck 9y ago
That's awesome. I hope it's clear that I'm not hating. I'm sure you'll always have great memories of that day, and hopefully of similar days in the future. Life's good out there.
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by dogruck 9y ago
Without a doubt, 100 miles is a monumental endeavor. The safest way to avoid needing a multi month recovery would be to work the aide station instead of running the race. On the other hand, much of the transcendental impact of the race come
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by dogruck 9y ago
There's no shame in stopping. Sounds like you were hypothermic, which is a common reason for DNFs. From my experience, I would say that you wouldn't have been able to continue even if you needed to. Also, always beware of the spec
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by dogruck 9y ago
Do you have any data to support your claim? My view is that if you start a race healthy, then you are unlikely to do permanent damage to your body during the race. The exceptions are primarily in the category of: "I need to immediately
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by dogruck 9y ago
If only it were so simple. It is that simple when you are, say, running an endurance race. Abide "don't quit" and you will finish. But in real life, you're presented with a continual stream of alternative opportunities.
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by dogruck 9y ago
Yes, it is a multidimensional competition. Price is not the only variable. So is service when you make a claim (I've been "screwed over" twice when making car insurance claims). And so is obfuscation of services provided. So
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by dogruck 9y ago
Seems like a nitpick. You might find these interesting: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapiro%E2%80%93Stiglitz_the... http://news.mit.edu/2016/economist-bengt-holmstrom-nobel-pri...
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by dogruck 9y ago
Why do you think people are reluctant to switch? Perhaps because the market is so competitive that there really isn't much difference between the offerings?
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by dogruck 9y ago
I remember reading a data science research paper in the early 1990s that explained how Walmart had created a massive database containing all point-of-sale records. The data was stored in a relational database, and Walmart was mining it to
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by dogruck 9y ago
Are you implying collusion? Have you noticed the massive amount of money the competing car companies spend on advertising? Have you ever suspected collusion when you shopped for your own car insurance?
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by dogruck 9y ago
It's likely that pay has gone up because tech workers are providing more value. Consider an employee working at an investment bank 15 years ago versus today. 15 years ago, most value was generated by hoards of sales people and traders
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by dogruck 9y ago
There are a number of data provider startups with the business model of providing insurance companies with innovative data sets that are proven to be predictive of payout rates. In time, I suspect the coarse proxy of credit score will be s
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by dogruck 9y ago
In the competitive car insurance market, how can you optimize for profit without incorporating the risk of payout?
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by dogruck 9y ago
I would argue that cannot be true. If it were true, new companies would emerge that paid good employees more -- closer to their fair value. (Also, most companies pay employees more than fair value, to discourage them from shirking.)
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by dogruck 9y ago
A cynical way of saying it is that since assessing employee value is so difficult, companies adopt a strategy of systematically discriminating against older candidates.
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by dogruck 9y ago
They should reindex their archive of tips. I was baffled by the jump from tip 1 to 55 to 77. Edit: the indexing is explained in a note on the site.
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by dogruck 9y ago
I can deliver a bunch of employees with 30 years of experience, who are overpaid. I can also deliver inexperienced employees who are underpaid.
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by dogruck 9y ago
I agree that it is hard to measure an employee's value. Furthermore, predicting a candidate's value is even more difficult. Even then, I think the compensation can be structured to reflect that risk profile.
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by dogruck 9y ago
I think we simultaneously agree and disagree. I agree that older candidates typically have expectations of higher total compensation. My point is that, either: 1. That expectation is unfounded -- they are looking to be paid out of proportio
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by dogruck 9y ago
I agree with you that increased age does not imply increased value/pay. I do not agree about risk aversion. I know several older software developers who have finally paid off their student debt and accumulated some savings, and are no
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by dogruck 9y ago
Yeah, discussing the origins of string_view is like talking about who invented base-two numbering. :-)
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by dogruck 9y ago
Some of those points are actually age discriminatory. For example, why assume that an older person should earn more than a younger person? Instead, it's better to think about paying people in proportion to the value that they provide
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by dogruck 9y ago
I think it's frustrating that when you google for additional information: 1. Search results are a long list of extremely similar popular science summaries, in various publications 2. Each article is essentially an advertisement for the

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