goodJobWalrus

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by goodJobWalrus 8y ago
The source will presumably deny, so there’s no point in breaking it? or The source will confirm it, but they’ll also let everyone know that you broke the rule, so as a journalist, again not in your interest to publish. If you are Trump, the
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by goodJobWalrus 8y ago
I am so grateful my parents didn't need to "create space in my schedule" for anything. I created my own schedule (outside of school). That is autonomy, not your parents creating spaces in your schedule.
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by goodJobWalrus 8y ago
Ok, I have to ask, what kind of camera was that? Did we really have film cameras small enough that could be casually carried by tourists in 1935?
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by goodJobWalrus 8y ago
No really, if a lot of them (gift givers) are older family members (already married). In that case, you will pay back much later when you are that older family, so, at best, it's like a long-term loan when you needed most.
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by goodJobWalrus 8y ago
Getting that domain probably wasn't dirt cheap either. Kudos for the commitment.
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by goodJobWalrus 8y ago
I mean, you have no reason to suspect he was ever violent. On the other hand, if he flashes women at the office, they'll sue the company. If the company is well known, the press is going to get to that. Anyway, you have shit on your ha
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by goodJobWalrus 9y ago
Yes, like that. However, in the last couple of months, I managed to move my kid's schedule from waking up at 4:30 AM, to more humane 6-7. I am very proud of this achievement.
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by goodJobWalrus 9y ago
Which means it only makes sense being profiled if the readers of those sites are your potential customers.
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by goodJobWalrus 9y ago
Eh, I guess. Seems quite common even among high profile people though. I also remember a dean from the MIT being caught for the same thing, after something like 20 years. She too just resigned, and that was that.
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by goodJobWalrus 9y ago
Probably not. If it was, for example, that Yahoo CEO, pre-Mayer, who also faked his credentials would have been arrested.
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by goodJobWalrus 9y ago
Any lawyers here? How much can he get for this?
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by goodJobWalrus 9y ago
There is a guy from Stanford, BJ Fogg is the name IIRC, who does a course "Simple Habits". It's like, commit to doing 1 pushup for 5 days first thing in the morning. It is supposed to lead to forming long-term bigger habits,
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by goodJobWalrus 9y ago
It delivers in Canada. Both small items by post, and large items (furniture) for $100 flat.
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by goodJobWalrus 9y ago
Are those services free in the US? In Canada forwarding costs quite a bit.
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by goodJobWalrus 9y ago
where is this quote from? I want to learn more about Charlies thoughts. What should I read?
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The Great American Janitor Test(medium.com)
1 points by goodJobWalrus 9y ago|0 comments
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by goodJobWalrus 9y ago
In this context, I think he really talks about taxing capital (or capital investments that displace workers).
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by goodJobWalrus 9y ago
Drinking water was invented as a torture device?
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by goodJobWalrus 9y ago
yes, it's I believe $5/month to unlock all of the stories, otherwise you get just the newest one.
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by goodJobWalrus 9y ago
No, because people who give the money to the investor (limited partners) can optimize their own portfolios. It is not the VC's mandate to do that. From the LP's point of view, investment in the VC fund is the risky component of th
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by goodJobWalrus 9y ago
At first, I was surprised about southern BC, but then it could be that it's so awesome there that people don't want to move.
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by goodJobWalrus 9y ago
You really don't think that Uber should do any background check, such as whether their drivers have suspended license?
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A Conversation: Yuval Noah Harari, Daniel Kahneman (2015)(edge.org)
74 points by goodJobWalrus 9y ago|14 comments
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by goodJobWalrus 9y ago
Anthropologists seem to agree* that hunter-gatherers (our ancestors, but also ones living in modern times) worked a little less than 8 hours a day. * For source, I've seen Yuval Noah Harari and Peter Gray writing about it.
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by goodJobWalrus 9y ago
I remember reading that Australian aboriginals have up to 5% of Denisovan genes (don't remember source, but it was widely reported after the discovery)
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by goodJobWalrus 9y ago
Have you ever heard of a Harlow Monkeys? Basically, even monkeys go insane when raised by a "robot" http://pages.uoregon.edu/adoption/studies/HarlowMLE.htm
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by goodJobWalrus 9y ago
or 'Nurture Shock' that also has a chapter on that.
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by goodJobWalrus 10y ago
I do, but I consciously keep only a small number of them (ideally not much more than 100) and regularly purge.
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by goodJobWalrus 10y ago
Just for the record, Udacity founder has said that he won't have anything to do with this company (per BI article)
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by goodJobWalrus 10y ago
> Right? This is an odd choice. Why? UofT / Hinton are doing the AI here...

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