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by gxs 9y ago
Worth mentioning that there exists a $5MM lifetime max that any individual can gift before paying taxes. A common misconception is that you have to pay tax on every gift you make, but as long as you’re under that $5MM all you have to do is
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by gxs 9y ago
Can anyone recommend a good probiotic product? There are tons of them, and the article doesn't really mention anything specifically.
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Unlike most accusations of a monopoly (see Apple) this is actually approaching something close to being applicable. One piece of anti-trust law is that you can't leverage one monopoly to create another. Can definitely see this become a
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There is a difference between complaining that the SEC should have the authority to send people to jail and complaining that the SEC can send people to jail but won't.
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My favorite recent copyright story is the Happy Birthday song. It may be common knowledge by now, but Warner copyrighted this song from the 1800s and profited for years until someone challenged it in court. I've been waiting for someon
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I ordered a typewriter - for some reason it makes this easier for me. For me I think it's a few things: feeling of security, knowing no pw leak or other hack will reveal my thoughts, the immediate gratification of seeing my thoughts on
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by gxs 9y ago
Sure, it's a subjective measure, but it's a start. Keep in mind there is ZERO data available for this type of analysis at the moment. Even if it's subjective, the analysis can provide the employer with candidates that are goo
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The crux of this problem in my opinion is that long term results aren't tracked. It's hard enough internally to track someone's performance over the course of the year or two after they get hired, it would be even harder to d
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by gxs 9y ago
This is not accurate. I spent a lot of time in NYC after college and you have to go out of your way to mingle between groups. Finance people hang out with finance people, entertainment people with entertainment people etc. I don't thin
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by gxs 9y ago
That's right - and I alluded to that in my comment. My point is that startups hire SME in all of those areas - people are actually dog walkers, teachers, artists, etc. It may not be the focus - but the people and jobs are there even if
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by gxs 9y ago
In Silicon Valley everything is just framed in the context of technology because that is what we do. The diversity of startups is huge: marketing, software for construction project management, dog walking apps, you get the idea. To say ther
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Entangled?
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by gxs 9y ago
This makes intuitive sense with just a basic level of understanding. A biased dice may appear random, but over time youre bound to roll a given number or set of numbers more often. Over time, it adds up to a big advantage.
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FYI those articles are super old, one is from 2009. The landscape's changed quite a bit in the last few years.
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People that do things professionally where the science isn't fully vetted out usually have some things to teach in this regard. My favorite example is body builders. There is still a lot of quackery, but I wouldn't throw everythin
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by gxs 9y ago
Not sure you'll see this but honestly man, if you have friends in the field just ask them, plain and simple. Not saying this is you, but often people don't go this route because pride, etc. If you don't know people in the fie
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by gxs 9y ago
I'll be honest with you. Programming is actually pretty easy to learn. As long as you have a vague idea of how logic works and are eager to learn with the right approach, you can pick it up pretty quickly. A lot of the concepts floated
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by gxs 9y ago
I agree with you. Its most useful features so far have worked best in the bedroom. Alexa, set my alarm for 7AM. Wake me up in 2 hours. what's the weather in X? What's my commute? Nightlight. That's about it.
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by gxs 9y ago
I think what this thread is highlighting more than anything is the importance of building real, meaningful relationships as you progress through your career. As you progress, make a name for yourself as someone that delivers and build relat
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My guess is that at some point you get tired of it and take solace in the fact that you're at least helping them to do it right. After all, if they think they are going to hit big data scale and want the tools to handle it, you aren&#x
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His comment while accurate was probably a bit dramatized for effect. My guess is he is a consultant hired to do a typical project (i.e., help me move X into the cloud, help me re-architect our data model for big data, help me implement AI f
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by gxs 9y ago
This is an accurate statement. Sometimes tech reminds me rich, bored, stay at home SO's that are constantly redecorating their house. Not because they need it, but because they are bored and the next trendy design looks cool anyway.
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Interesting, our process was way simpler. Flatten a bottle cap and make two holes in it with a nail.
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>>RISC pioneer John Hennessy’s side hustle gets serious I couldn't help but get a chuckle out of the subtitle. One day I hope my side hustles involve helping to run an $800B company.
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We're talking absolute numbers here, not margins or percentages.
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Makes Apple's recent $88B quarter seem gargantuan. Apple's quarterly profit is nearly half of Google's quarterly revenue. These companies have a very similar valuation. Is the proper way to interpret this that investors are a
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|Greedy realtors Wouldn't this apply to anyone who wants this in their town? Greedy people who want more money in their paychecks. Greedy cities who want a larger tax base. Greedy local business who want to benefit from consumers with
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Completely off topic, but ehat model/years are you talking about? I’ve never heard anyone say that about a porsche. Genuinely curious, not being facetious.
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It's kind of cool seeing tech behemoths battle each other. They aren't strapped for cash, hire brilliant people, so you really get to see the impact of different strategies and other factors at play. I'm, at least, enjoying t
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How do you balance a desire to do both technical and nontechnical work?
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