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   by gordon_freeman 3y ago

   Would it not be better and more insightful to take an aggregate price of 50 items (picked from various categories) at each Aldi store and create a map like this to understand how Aldis in different regions have different pricing and the dif
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   by gordon_freeman 3y ago

   "In matters of taste, there can be no disputes."
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   by gordon_freeman 3y ago

   BB = Breaking Bad, BCS = Better Call Saul
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   by gordon_freeman 3y ago

   Surprised that one of the greatest comedy shows of last 20 years "Parks and Recreation" did not make the cut. The finale was superb!
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   by gordon_freeman 3y ago

   I own a 2023 Outback and love it!
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   by gordon_freeman 3y ago

   Merry Christmas to the HN community!
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   by gordon_freeman 3y ago

   Having competition and options for customers would incentivize banks to provide good service affordably. Also, having local/regional/small banks in sparsely populated areas also fills a gap where big banks do not want to be due to
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   by gordon_freeman 3y ago

   - The Invincible by Stanislaw Lem - Solaris by Stanislaw Lem - The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes - Moneyball by Michael Lewis - 1984 (re-read again!)
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   by gordon_freeman 3y ago

   Facebook has lost trust so many times that I can’t even count but it’s still a Megacorp, isn’t it?
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    by gordon_freeman 3y ago

    I think what's going to happen is: - Sam would return to OpenAI as CEO and Greg as President - Sam's request to change the Board would be accepted and Board members will resign - Ilya would be Out - Sam would change the governance
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    by gordon_freeman 3y ago

    From NYT article [1] and Greg's tweet [2] "In a post to X Friday evening, Mr. Brockman said that he and Mr. Altman had no warning of the board’s decision. “Sam and I are shocked and saddened by what the board did today,” he wrote.
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    by gordon_freeman 3y ago

    why don't have both? SD for indie games such as Factorio/Stardew Valley etc. and PSPo for AAA Sony exclusive games!
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    by gordon_freeman 3y ago

    Wow! This seems like a really good upgrade just for that screen and longer battery life. Time to finally buy the SD to play that ever-increasing backlog of games in my Steam catalog.
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    by gordon_freeman 3y ago

    so the official race between ChatGPT vs Grok vs Bard has begun! I am assuming Apple will throw in its own AI bot sometime in next few months.
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    by gordon_freeman 3y ago

    $100 per year? As much as Netflix sub for a personal fin app to track savings...it is way too pricy!
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    by gordon_freeman 3y ago

    This blog is great. Thanks for sharing.
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    by gordon_freeman 3y ago

    5 perfect gives you 100% on those 5 attempts but then your overall % is calculated based on at what margin you missed out on other attempts. ex: if you got 42% instead of 50% in an attempt then that would impact your overall %.
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    by gordon_freeman 3y ago

    93% w/ 5 perfect cuts here. :) I now trust my 'visual intuition' more after playing this game! fun experience for sure!
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    by gordon_freeman 3y ago

    There is an excellent video on YouTube by MIT Prof Sontag on Casual Inference worth checking out [1] And if you like it, 2nd part is here [2] [1] https://youtu.be/gRkUhg9Wb-I?si=6oMUgdjia_4g6-DR [2] https://www.y
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    by gordon_freeman 3y ago

    will this apply to foreign transaction fees that Banks charge when someone books a flight for example originating from a foreign country to USA? These fees (~3% of whole transaction $)sneak up into the CC statements and always surprises me.
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    India's Moon lander Vikram aims for historic lunar South Pole landing(bbc.com)

    4 points by gordon_freeman 3y ago|1 comments
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    by gordon_freeman 3y ago

    there is something wrong with the CA law if companies can post jobs with such huge salary range?
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    by gordon_freeman 3y ago

    I read somewhere a while ago (can’t recall the source) that services has way more profit margin than their hardware and it’s somewhere around 50%.
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    by gordon_freeman 3y ago

    will this allow me to digitally file my amended federal taxes? That's the one thing that I was looking forward to when I started reading this and possible may impact most taxpayers but looks like IRS still needs amended tax returns in
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    by gordon_freeman 3y ago

    I used to subscribe ALL of the streaming services (Netflix, HBO Max, tv+, Paramount+, Disney+, Hulu etc.) but cancelled all of them because it was getting too much choices on too shallow content. Now I rely on PBS (Passport that comes with
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    by gordon_freeman 4y ago

    I donate to KQED as a sustaining member. Can someone tell me if that money goes to just KQED in SF or also to NPR?
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    by gordon_freeman 4y ago

    'Marketplace' [0] daily and 'Wait Wait Don't Tell Me' [1] on the weekend. [0] https://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444600/marketplace [1] https://www.npr.org/podcasts/34409
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    by gordon_freeman 4y ago

    FYI: Hindenburg Research on Block (Square) has been going on for last 2 years. Not saying the release of the report is strangely coinciding with all the bad news we are having about Finance/Banking industries but wanted to add this inf
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    by gordon_freeman 4y ago

    Also wanted to add: never forget that “the law of averages” is our friend when this happens. It ensures that there is always a good chance to lend somewhere if one keeps trying (submitting applications and giving interviews).
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    Hidden Symbols in Vermeer’s Paintings(bbc.com)

    1 points by gordon_freeman 4y ago|0 comments