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by fancyfish 7y ago
In NYC the screeching of the subway trains at the station is easily loud enough to be physically painful to my ears. Especially in underground local stations where you have a local train arriving + express trains rolling past. That can be 9
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by fancyfish 7y ago
The rumor that the investor is getting fleeced has been debunked, and on the contrary, the investor is potentially getting better execution and price than otherwise. Schwab, Robinhood et al are registered brokers subject to Regulation NMS a
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by fancyfish 7y ago
Friendly reminder that free editions of Avast collect and sell[1] user clickstream data to one of Avast's companies, Jumpshot[2][3]. This "panel" includes 100m "online shoppers" and 20m app users, in total registeri
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by fancyfish 7y ago
Also called the "Iocaine Powder" strategy in Rock Paper Scissors (RoShamBo) [1]. The question being, how many "levels" of meta is optimal given the opponent(s) involved? RoShamBo strategies attempt to predict what the o
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by fancyfish 7y ago
Yeah it still exists and is called "block leave." While on block leave, you also have to stay signed out of all email and computer systems or the leave becomes invalidated. There's also "garden leave" for several mo
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by fancyfish 7y ago
For food, I've enjoyed Foursquare for a better signal:noise ratio in reviews. I am generally quite satisfied eating at its top-reviewed places for any given search term. Coverage of locations is almost as good as Yelp although you&#x27
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by fancyfish 7y ago
FWIW, you can still use TweetDeck[1] which has better density, customizable media size, and multi-column views. Previously I just used it for following live events but switched when the desktop site got mobile-ified. I also left feedback on
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Forget monoliths vs. microservices: cognitive load is what matters(techbeacon.com)
430 points by fancyfish 7y ago|91 comments
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by fancyfish 7y ago
I've consulted for a big bank which blocks most file sharing sites and also blocks you from attaching scripts, server logs, etc to emails. Luckily, S3 is not blocked. I set up a bucket and have them upload to the bucket, which I then d
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by fancyfish 7y ago
I got fed up with this since it was happening for about half my deliveries. I ask for a refund and let them return to sender after the package is done sitting at the storage location.
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by fancyfish 7y ago
Seconding this, I tried Blendle after seeing it mentioned here a year ago. The UI is minimalist with no ads, and the publisher gets paid per article. As someone who doesn't want to pay for separate full subscriptions to NYTimes, WaPo,
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Creating Collectables, Fabricant Sells Their Digital-Only Garment for $9500(fashnerd.com)
3 points by fancyfish 7y ago|0 comments
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by fancyfish 7y ago
Your feelings sound not unlike colleagues working in hedge funds who say it's hard to maintain motivation when your purpose at work is to optimize a percentage risk/return at the end of the quarter. Quarter after quarter. Year aft
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by fancyfish 7y ago
Perhaps these are a good start: awk: - GNU Awk User Guide - https://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/gawk.html#Getting-S... - Grymoire guide - http://www.grymoire.com/Unix/Awk.html sed:
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A Dedicated Fan Is Remaking Metal Gear Solid in Dreams(kotaku.com)
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by fancyfish 7y ago
As another anecdote, I was in one and do recommend it. Yes, the social isolation is a real thing and you have to work harder to meet other kids outside the program. However, I made lasting friendships with others in the program who remain m
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by fancyfish 8y ago
It seems every airport has its own different security theatre just to keep us on our toes. In Newark, I put my backpack in the plastic bin. Vegas, put the bag directly on the conveyor belt. LaGuardia, stack the bins after picking up your it
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by fancyfish 8y ago
Exactly, will they sell this data to hedge funds? Research analysts?
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by fancyfish 8y ago
Likewise, I gifted someone a $50 Uber gift card to their cell number. They never received it. I filed a support request online and received no response. Apparently there is no phone support here either? This is in US.
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by fancyfish 8y ago
Hence the litany of companies advising/streaming music for businesses based on the ideas from those PR/marketing types. Creating playlists for consumer-driven companies to match their brand image, target audience, etc. Such as Moo
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by fancyfish 8y ago
Fun fact: "Mac" is the original Irish surname prefix meaning "son of," and "Mc" is the Anglicized form. McDonald = Son of Donald. As is usual, Irish names are patronymic meaning they're relating to the mal
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by fancyfish 8y ago
This is what I did as well, and for the services I still needed, I found the mobile sites nearly equivalent in looks and features. Especially for banking, shopping, and reading sites. I added links to my homescreen in lieu of apps, and that
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by fancyfish 8y ago
What's more, it's funny reading that Google sends out prep packets saying to learn/relearn these algorithms. So they don't expect their recruits to know them, just be able to memorize them for the interview.
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by fancyfish 8y ago
I second the recommendation of Finite and Infinite Games by James P. Carse. He takes this simple concept and expands and applies it to modern tech, politics, the workplace, education, etc: "There are at least two kinds of games. One co
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by fancyfish 8y ago
Can anyone elaborate how this could impact tools such as GNU Octave? It would fall under this classification, right?
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by fancyfish 8y ago
The graphic design of Jacobin is what always stands out to me. There is sort of a retro playful feel to the cover art and images inside. And a mix of different typefaces from article to article. Not to mention the articles themselves are pr
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by fancyfish 8y ago
For anyone curious in esoteric formats, check out some of the documentation for financial data providers. CRSP[1] is pretty much regarded as the highest quality pricing data in the US, with stock prices going back to 1925. The database API
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by fancyfish 8y ago
In addition to the FTP, half the work in getting these alt data feeds in finance is getting the metadata right, such as getting each record tied to an entity or security, knowing how much of a lead/lag the data is available and how soo
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by fancyfish 8y ago
Note this is unfortunately not a news discussion site for the meal replacement of the same name.
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by fancyfish 8y ago
Politicians realize combatting climate change is going to require drastic changes on a societal level, particularly with deep regulations, public work projects, etc. They already know what their stance is going to be before any of this data

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