gniv

62 ms·

871.
by gniv 8y ago
This is the question that everybody is asking nowadays, which means there are no easy answers. The only answer I heard that is non-trivial is "skills". Not very satisfying, I know. But investing in skills that the future me might
872.
by gniv 8y ago
> Look at an example on the floor and then order from the warehouse upstairs. So.. like Ikea?
873.
by gniv 8y ago
That was my thought too, but I think the point is subtler. The kind of person who notices those things is good at noticing a lot of things. I like this relevant scene: https://youtu.be/IjrWOZby8s8?t=47s
874.
by gniv 8y ago
I've been doing it for a few months too. It was scary at the beginning. The steps at work are pretty high and the first few times I actually had pain in my quads afterwards. It's best to practice on empty stairs with a rail at fir
875.
by gniv 8y ago
> I've learned my lesson: do not pay more in an attempt to get quality, because you'll just pay more for the same old junk. I don't agree. I think you can still buy quality things. The problem is that the market pushed th
876.
by gniv 8y ago
And yet this is the first line of the article: "Chemical giant Monsanto has been ordered to pay $289m (£226m) damages to a man who claimed herbicides containing glyphosate had caused his cancer."
877.
by gniv 8y ago
The other part of the context is Lime and Bird (scooter rentals), which are expanding like crazy in other cities in the US.
878.
by gniv 8y ago
Especially since one of the recommended solutions is buying $79 glasses which don't seem to be much better than the ones that Home Depot sells for a fraction of the price.
879.
by gniv 8y ago
Note that the article suggests the ideal dosage is 0.3 mg, and larger dosage might not have the desired effect.
880.
by gniv 8y ago
That's revenue. Earnings last year were $12.7B.
881.
by gniv 8y ago
A lot of the answers say yes, but I would say no. One of the answers touches on what I think might be the real cause for high productivity: > The problems you work on are new and interesting > The people you work with are smart and he
882.
by gniv 8y ago
True, but the previous comment can be adapted to Tesla: "You never understood the fandom behind a company making cars that can do 0-60 in 2.5s?"
883.
by gniv 8y ago
The title is a bit click-baity, indeed, but the article is interesting and worth pondering. It made me think about how we learn to think, about learning "by osmosis", about the "meta" in metaphysics, about the fundamenta
884.
by gniv 8y ago
Didn’t MTA say they are increasing the speed limits after the Village Voice article was published?
885.
by gniv 8y ago
> FB only pay effectively 11% tax It's the same for Google. Might be a weird one-off due to the new tax law. https://abc.xyz/investor/pdf/2018Q1_alphabet_earnings_releas...
886.
by gniv 9y ago
You're in the schoolyard, shooting hoops. From time to time somebody throws the ball over the fence, and somebody has to run to retrieve it. You get annoyed, but move on. Then the new kid, nerdy, scrawny, with no friends, throws the ba
887.
by gniv 9y ago
I thought about this. I don't think the comparison is correct. Theranos was not delivering what was promising product-wise. Tesla is accused of hiding injuries. I don't know the truth here, but I would be surprised if the other ca
888.
by gniv 9y ago
Five people downvoted but only one replied. I would appreciate a line explaining, since I didn't think my opinion was so controversial.
889.
by gniv 9y ago
From that thread: > Have you investigated any other auto manufacturer? > (ajpreports) I haven't nor has Will. But maybe that's our next venture! That diminishes their credibility a lot in my mind. This is a type of investiga
890.
by gniv 9y ago
Nice writeup! You should definitely keep writing. Regarding what to optimize for promotion: I would say it's choosing the right manager (and peers, to a lesser extent). I know somebody who has struggled to get promoted for multiple cyc
891.
by gniv 9y ago
I was disappointed that the article doesn't mention machine learning. To me it's the perfect example of both the limits of our understanding, and how we can overcome them: Even though we don't understand how AlphaZero learns
892.
by gniv 9y ago
The beer is still good, until it isn't. As an anecdote: A Lagunitas beer [1] used to be a favorite of mine. At some point I didn't like it anymore, and stopped buying it. I didn't know they got bought by Heineken, and I don&#
893.
by gniv 9y ago
I doubt that they only make legal maneuvers. They could still get stuck for various reasons, but legal restrictions are probably not a main concern.
894.
by gniv 9y ago
I misunderstood as well! I thought non-Jewish students were given hints beforehand.
895.
by gniv 9y ago
I cringed at this: "Its CEO and founder, Jeff Bezos, has vowed to acquire four million more over the next five years, a muscular move meant to complement his midlife-crisis physique."
896.
by gniv 9y ago
I have the AirThings one. I like it. The biggest drawback is that there is no easy way to automatically record readings, so I do it manually. I move it from room to room every few days. I was surprised that the upstairs bedroom read as high
897.
by gniv 9y ago
The usage refers to the trial only. Here's the quote from the original article [1]: "Usage of the e-Bikes for commuting remained high for the duration of the Albany trial, peaking at 60 per cent in the first week, before dropping
898.
by gniv 9y ago
That might work, but the cookie would be huge for people who read a lot of reddit threads, no?
899.
by gniv 9y ago
> I thought "why am I contributing to this ad-powered product that they're monetizing for millions, for free?". Can you show me a single ad on Google Maps?
900.
by gniv 9y ago
See for example: https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Google-Senior-Software-Engi...

More ›