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by gaukes 6y ago
The money they’re printing isn’t being circulated because people are keeping it in their bank accounts and reducing spending. I think we’re in for something when things return to normal.
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by gaukes 6y ago
I’ve seen this a lot with professors of industry-focused business schools in universities. I think they’re either getting funding / paid or using the connections to pull strings. These professors usually consult with a lot of governmen
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by gaukes 6y ago
Narcissism isn’t necessarily characterized by strength even though we imagine the quintessential narcissist people to be “strong” and “driven”. That may be true in their professional lives but not personal. Narcissists are driven by externa
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by gaukes 6y ago
A lot of these seem tied to narcissism in some way. Not that it’s a bad thing but there are a lot of secondary effects of prioritizing ones “success” over all other things like relationships, friendships, mental health, etc.
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by gaukes 6y ago
Well, they wouldn't be looking for Earth specifically, they'd be looking for more resources which are everywhere. An intelligent and energy-hungry enough species would want to harness the power of every sun it can reach. That grow
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by gaukes 6y ago
I'm not so confident we're in the top 20%. Our galaxy is middle-aged. Our star is only 4.6 billion years old in a galaxy that is 13.51 billion years. There were several stars that blew up before we got the sun which means several
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by gaukes 6y ago
Ceres is one of the more interesting candidates for life in our solar system. Ceres is in the habitable zone for our solar system (although just barely), it's surface temperature is -30 F (eq. to winter in Greenland), and it's det
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by gaukes 6y ago
It's like if Stanford brought a picture of an L5 self driving car to the DARPA grand challenge.
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by gaukes 6y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Mask_League_of_San_Franci... I really don't think people have changed in 100 years, they will always complain. We just need to do it anyways.
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by gaukes 6y ago
On the other hand.. the overreach of the executive branch is a response to the political deadlock in the legislative branch. If we end up in a situation where neither branch can respond quickly and effectively, that may be worse than what w
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by gaukes 6y ago
The big issue seems to be that companies don’t know how long this version of NAFTA will last. If Biden becomes the next president and signals support for keeping the agreement the way it is, there’s a good shot they’ll move to the USA.
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by gaukes 6y ago
Anyone think this is an additional factor in the Fermi paradox? i.e planets that are too small can’t support a strong atmosphere and life. Planets that are too big make space travel too uneconomical.
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by gaukes 6y ago
The US also gets a larger share of its energy from oil relative to coal. With the shale boom, oils become cheaper and more reliable in the US and burns more cleanly than coal.
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by gaukes 6y ago
Also, what number of drones. At why point does a swarm become a WMD? To me, it’s more about intelligence than numbers. You could have a single rocket but if it’s smart enough to evade enemy defenses, that rocket could level a city.
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by gaukes 6y ago
I used this website in my last round of interviewing. The interviewers were hit or miss but I definitely got a lot out of it.
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by gaukes 6y ago
People who are already wealthy could also store their wealth in something like gold and convert to the dollar only when needed which means their effective tax rate is 0. The fed would also enter an inflationary cycle where they devalue thei
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by gaukes 6y ago
I agree that there is a general backlash against AirBnb in certain locales but this was a risk before COVID too. I don't see how COVID would compel cities to move FASTER to ban short-term rentals. During a time like this, aggressively
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by gaukes 6y ago
Those industries would also be hurting less which means a smaller discount. Meanwhile, long-term prospects for AirBnb have not changed. Disease existed before COVID and will exist after COVID.
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by gaukes 6y ago
Acquisition target IMO. While AirBnb bleeds, the FANGs continue to pile up cash. Google, Facebook, and Apple all have enough cash to buy several AirBnbs rn.
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by gaukes 6y ago
Ya, and they were diversifying into tourism which is also bust. I’m sure they’ll survive though. Their wealth is in the trillions.
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by gaukes 6y ago
Business schools teach what will be relevant on the job. If large corporate bankruptcies were an issue, MBA programs would teach it.
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by gaukes 6y ago
They absolutely should have runway and understand the risk they are taking when investing in companies with negative margins and hedge their bets early. If they know the government will bail them out in the end, they can continue to freely
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by gaukes 6y ago
This was immediately after they mentioned 95% of Fortune 500, etc. so I assumed market size. But, maybe that was the intention without giving any details. We’ll never know until office is separated out in MSFT reporting I guess.
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by gaukes 6y ago
> Even if you believe that Amazon may have started as the front runner, it’s clear our team worked hard to catch up and surpass them by investing in our technology and listening to the DoD. Is MSFT actually ahead?
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by gaukes 7y ago
Not everyone has the choice, especially in a place like the Bay Area with incredibly high rents near job centers.
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by gaukes 7y ago
So many predictions about driverless cars. All wrong :( My guess is full self driving on high ways by 2030 with some semi-autonomous trucks. Removing a driver won’t happen until 2040-50.
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by gaukes 7y ago
Sometimes, the TV is just background noise. But, I also catch myself doing this when I watch more serious TV shows for the first time. I feel like a junkie saying this but maybe TV alone isn’t enough stimulation.
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by gaukes 7y ago
Good points made above. Out of curiosity, is there a route to a return of rotating leaders without a voluntary abdication by Xi?
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by gaukes 7y ago
Although it seems like a lot, the US reaction was maybe a 2/10 before trump and dialed up to a 4/10 after trump. There’s MUCH more the US can do if they really wanted to. Consider: 1. China is an export-driven economy. 2. The majo
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by gaukes 10y ago
Here in Berkeley, we're getting indefinite free delivery from Uber Eats. The war of attrition has definitely started.

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