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The Rise of the Forever Renter Class(ofdollarsanddata.com)
154 points by embeng4096 2y ago|260 comments
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by embeng4096 2y ago
I vape and mostly stick to unflavored juice. I notice that my cardio is slightly worse than before, but mostly offset by playing cardio sports 1-2 times per week. It's more noticeable when doing extended cardio activities, like hiking
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by embeng4096 3y ago
In past Ask HN threads I've seen recommendations for Lunch Money ( https://lunchmoney.app/ ) and You Need A Budget ( https://www.ynab.com/ ). I can't personally speak to them as I use GnuCash, but I d
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by embeng4096 3y ago
It usually shows up as stars so I don't need to worry about other people seeing it, see: hunter2 Jokes aside, I memorize my password manager's master password, and have it written down in a notebook but in a different glyph set (I
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by embeng4096 3y ago
I use Twitter, anon account with very loose opsec. I mostly follow individuals on personal accounts, meaning few to no managed accounts (corporations, politicians, professionals with any kind of product or course to sell) or accounts with a
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by embeng4096 3y ago
re: GPT4 degrading -- From this recent study: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2307.09009.pdf > For example, GPT-4 (March 2023) was very good at identifying prime numbers (accuracy 97.6%) but GPT-4 (June 2023) was very poor on
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by embeng4096 3y ago
Seeing the discussion on the submission "TODO apps are meant for robots" [0], I was reminded of this post that came out recently and wanted to share in a similar spirit. [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36
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You Can't “Solve” Procrastination(drmaciver.substack.com)
7 points by embeng4096 3y ago|1 comments
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by embeng4096 3y ago
Agreed with all this! One note if you decide to go the integrated graphics route: if you’re planning on gaming, get a CPU with the most powerful integrated graphics you can. I did as shoo pointed out, started out with a CPU with integrated
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by embeng4096 3y ago
All my friends built their first PC in high school/college (5-10 years ago) and I only recently did mine 2 years ago. I was nervous but it turned out to be pretty easy. I would figure out what your needs are: play modern AAA games in 4
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by embeng4096 3y ago
Here[0] is a blog post by someone who identified it as playing a part in a severe case of selective mutism that deeply impacted their professional ambitions. The description is interwoven with a narrative of their time at some sort of week-
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by embeng4096 3y ago
In the spirit of idle games, two that have really captured me are Swarm Simulator and Exponential Idle, the latter being pretty in a minimalist way. https://www.swarmsim.com/#/ https://conicgames.github.io&#
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by embeng4096 3y ago
I think it's hard to get people to give credence to experts whose claims can be demonstrated to be outlandish. E.g. James Anderson, famously known for helping to discover and mitigate the Antarctic ozone holes in the late 20th century,
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by embeng4096 3y ago
I only brought up the other service for context and answering your question of whether there is demand, I wasn’t intending it as a way of saying “already done” - sorry that that was the message communicated. Agreed with both of your points!
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by embeng4096 4y ago
I think there is a demand for this service, as a similar service seems to be offered by Japan Rabbit[0] (sorry if you already were aware). But it's a proxy service (as mentioned by another commenter) while it sounds like you are purcha
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by embeng4096 4y ago
Interesting to see this perspective. I've always associated the focus on nuclear families with a tight-knit neighborhood, almost small-town vibe where everyone knows each other and, yes, are up in each other's business. The breaki
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by embeng4096 4y ago
I also use VSCodeVim! One struggle I have though is that navigating with Ctrl+d / Ctrl+u or Shift+[ / Shift+] still opens folds if the cursor lands in the middle of a folded section. Do you run into this also and/or know a fi
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by embeng4096 4y ago
>> Have you considered the possibility that it's not about morals or intelligence but that it's actually an intractable problem? I don't think they're saying, "this person is secretly plotting to take over the
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by embeng4096 4y ago
I think trickle down would actually go against GP's point. Their point seems to be that even as richer SWEs make more money, they price out middle class workers on housing -- then as workers pay more for housing, they have less money t
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by embeng4096 4y ago
I moved from a previous setup to Obsidian[0], but if you end up thinking Obsidian is overkill, here's my old setup: Visual Studio Code, with 1 plugin, Markdown Paste[1]. VSCode has a text editing experience very close to the simplicity
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On Being Rich-ish: Lessons I learned becoming suddenly middle-class(residentcontrarian.com)
134 points by embeng4096 4y ago|115 comments
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by embeng4096 4y ago
Perhaps mataroa.blog or blot.im? Mataroa is freemium ($ for auto-export and custom domain features, all else is free). Blot.im is paid, like a CI/CD that turns a git repo or a folder in your Dropbox or Google Drive into a static site.
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by embeng4096 5y ago
I work for a small product development and contract engineering firm - a dual major in EE and MechE would be a big plus in our eyes. Not sure if that’s the type of job you want, but there’s definitely such firms scattered across the US (ass
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by embeng4096 5y ago
This was indeed an interview for a tech position. I was exaggerating about the design aspect so I’ll retract that. We do however have techs who interface with customers and who coordinate projects. From your responses I’d guess this is ver
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by embeng4096 5y ago
I agree with all your individual points but I’m slow in understanding your overall message, sorry.
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by embeng4096 5y ago
Think you're right, it's a mistake by the journalist. Here's a tweet[0] from Anton Nell, Andre's partner according to the journalist, saying what GP is saying: yearn.fi is shutting down but yearn.finance will continue to
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by embeng4096 5y ago
I work for exactly one of these product development consultancies / contract engineering firms - we are a team of ~10 EEs and SWEs who work with customers from idea to design to development and then manufacturing. To the point of &quot
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by embeng4096 5y ago
Ah, makes sense -- thanks for clarifying.
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by embeng4096 5y ago
Can you elaborate? This particular comment of yours reads to me as agreeing -- as in agreeing that selectivity accounts for some of the decrease in sex, but not all, which I think is what I stated. Your other comment in this overall thread
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by embeng4096 5y ago
One possible explanation is that, as you say, "most people" are monogamous -- the rest are a group of men who have more partners drawn from the same group of women (excluding the monogamous women), and a group of men who are not h

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