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by gabaix 2y ago
> In the interest of full disclosure, I should note that I am an Anthropocene partisan. It would have helped if the author had mentioned this at the beginning of the article. Or they had let someone neutral write the article entirely.
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by gabaix 3y ago
Does YC publish active users count? In its absence one can use public metrics like active commenters count.
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by gabaix 3y ago
Company CEO says Company product will be very important.
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by gabaix 3y ago
For having set up businesses on both sides, Europe was more expensive in time wasted in paperwork. There is also a lot of old rules and weird fiscal policies. In the US setting up and running a business was relatively a breeze.
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by gabaix 3y ago
The epilogue of The Road shows its purpose. Make us appreciative of today’s nature beauty.
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by gabaix 3y ago
Some of the most populated zones of the Bay Area are built on top of superfund sites, which have high concentration of TCE underground. https://www.epa.gov/superfund-redevelopment/superfund-sites-...
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by gabaix 4y ago
This comment is good illustration of why most democratic gouvernements lose support over time. The media collect a list of disappointing behaviors, social media push said content to disgruntled citizens, and the government loses all credibi
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by gabaix 4y ago
I was shown BTT 10 years ago and to this day I still use it. Thank you for making Mac a better place.
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by gabaix 4y ago
We can do much better in automation. Entrepreneurs I know are reluctant to hire because it does not scale. Yet they do hire, slowly and surely. They need these jobs, as they cannot grow without it. Similarly they complain about the lack of
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by gabaix 4y ago
Thanks for adding notes! I only know Ulrich, from knowing his nephew. To this day, it is impressive to me what few people could achieve back then.
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by gabaix 4y ago
One of the two creators of Dune is Philippe Ulrich. He did most of the design and development, including the digital soundtrack. Here is a recent interview of him (in French): https://www.cnc.fr/jeu-video/actualites&#x2
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by gabaix 4y ago
Add to this the devastating effects that they had on human minds, in particular on teenagers. When money is good, most people turn a blind eye. Stop the music and people will think twice.
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by gabaix 5y ago
What do you mean that you are on mental illness Tik Tok? Do you work for Tik Tok?
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by gabaix 5y ago
Facebook 2021 revenue is around $100B. That’s $11M an hour. Since it’s peak hour for ad printing, one can assume double or triple this rate. They are already looking at > $100M in ad loss, not counting reputation damage etc.
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by gabaix 5y ago
Building more nuclear helps de-risk wind droughts. This isn’t specific to nuclear; building more of a different kind mitigates the risk.
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by gabaix 5y ago
I had the same idea. I have been helping refugees that were coworkers back when I was in Afghanistan. They are all employable and competent in freelance work. Right now they lack the basics (Internet, laptop). I plan to provide them with wh
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by gabaix 5y ago
I invite you to read it. It is short and quiet absurd. One my favorite plays.
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by gabaix 5y ago
Here's some praise: https://www.eugenewei.com/blog/2020/9/18/seeing-like-an-algo...
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by gabaix 5y ago
If you haven't read it yet, you might want to read De Brevitate Vitae [1] by Seneca. You will find many similarities. [1] https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/On_the_shortness_of_life
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by gabaix 5y ago
Neither 'diversion of public funds' (I believe you mean embezzlement) nor 'money laundering' would fit the description. This is more akin to 'poor use of public funds', which is also common in the US, and equal
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by gabaix 5y ago
If Europe wants to have its citizens (and companies) rely significantly on European-operated software, it has no choice but to develop better software, and to also offer that for free. I can’t help thinking of Qwant, the alternative priva
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by gabaix 5y ago
Another question is how you can make a virus evolve in the direction you want. 20 years of bat evolution would not necessarily bring a furin cleavage site, so how do you make sure it does?
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by gabaix 5y ago
This is the tweet that ties the rise of ransomware to crypto anonymity: 1) Receive ETH tied to crime 2) Send to tornado.cash 3) Withdraw from tornado.cash 4) Now you have clean ETH in a fresh wallet not tied to identity 5) Use a DeFi non-K
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by gabaix 5y ago
I have the opposite impression. I only like niche content about tools and life hacks, but every time seedy content is pushed back into my feed. It has gotten worse in the past year. I am actually surprised people see positives about Tik Tok
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Catacombs of Paris: a 3D scan(twitter.com)
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by gabaix 5y ago
Calling it the Anthony Bourdain version resonates so well with me. He was someone I admired and pity at the same time. Looking back you can see the deep sorrow in his documentaries.
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by gabaix 6y ago
Little known fact: high concentration of TCE permeates the Bay Area in cites like Palo Alto and Mountain View. The concentration is so bad that these superfund sites are regularly monitored by the federal government.[1] I lived next to the
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by gabaix 6y ago
Pricing should be easy to understand for your target customer. I am surprised the article does not make mention of it. Startups who focus on value metrics too much may lose sight of it.
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by gabaix 6y ago
Find and concrete answers is especially hard when the investigated actively hides and deflects.
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by gabaix 6y ago
The blocking is worrying.

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