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by htag 4y ago
This is called the third variable problem. It occurs when unobserved variables account for a correlation in studied variables. Virtually every correlation study can be criticized through this method. Modern correlation studies 'accoun
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by htag 4y ago
There's a body of evidence that some adults that practice mediation will have anxiety or depression worsen instead of improve (~10-25% depending on the study). Even this simple activity with thousands of years of history is not well u
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by htag 4y ago
This type of record collecting and academic collaboration might be a good responsibility for The Library of Congress.
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It's just that 1. Sampling and self reporting introduces many concerns to the validity of the study. Let's not downplay the negative effect these can have. 2. It's expensive to collect consent and data. 3. Federal grants oft
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by htag 4y ago
> One new study of 6,300 heterosexual couples Why are major sociology studies done with such small samples? I understand that if everything is done correctly a relatively small sample can strongly reflect a population. However wither s
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by htag 4y ago
> One thing is clear. It’s not because under-employed guys make less money; the figures didn’t change no matter how much they made. “When I show that husbands’ lack of full-time employment is associated with risk of divorce, that’s adjus
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by htag 4y ago
Learning disabilities are a type of neurodevelopmental disorder in which a student that is of otherwise average of above average intelligence struggle with a specific type of material, commonly reading (dyslexia) or basic math (dyscalculia)
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by htag 4y ago
Vending machines offer some overhead of horizontal space for the payment system over store refrigerators, but if you want to stock many products you can just put several vending machines next to each other. Maybe the largest extra expense o
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by htag 4y ago
I agree we are over supplied with office space. I do doubt there are many available locations for 25,000 workers in Arlington. This is an indicator that Amazon is unsure about the amount of office space it will need near the capitol, not t
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by htag 4y ago
The combination of a 30 year career in software, being a little smart about money, and not being unlucky about unexpected expenses is usually good enough to soft retire. In your early 50s. A lot of people do it. I was responding to why som
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by htag 4y ago
> Second, buydowns fly in the face of what the Fed has been trying to do: tamping down on property purchases to bring demand and supply into better balance. This is an editorial, so the rigor is unclear. Is it actually the Fed's int
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by htag 4y ago
> might have taken some late career job (or just happily continued in their current role) who are taking their vests, retiring somewhat early The primary force pushing people to not cash out tech stock and soft retire is because tech sto
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by htag 4y ago
There's also an incredibly high bar to prove housing discrimination. It's not like all housing applications are reviewed by an enforcement agency and statistical anomalies in approval rates are investigated. Protected classes ar
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by htag 4y ago
We have a ton of easier to pick fruit between here and indoor hydroponic farming. Indoor hydroponic farms also tend to focus on non-staple foods. If this was about surviving we'd be studying legumes and grains not cruciferous vegetabl
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by htag 4y ago
There is a massive difference between a 100 acre farm and a 11k acre farm. A 100 acre farm (producing generic commodity crops) won't have be able to afford fully modern equipment described higher in the comment chain. Even with mostly
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by htag 4y ago
LLM would be good at generating bland self-help entertainment but much weaker at generating original, creative, potentially useful thoughts.
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by htag 4y ago
This Keynes quote gets passed around a lot. However people identify places the market is irrational and use it to make profitable trades every single day. These irrationalities don't automatically translate into favorable trades, but t
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by htag 4y ago
The pdf described why consumption and overdoses went up after 2011 when the government took steps to restrict the supply of prescription opioids. The price of illicit opioids was decreasing at the same time the cost of prescription opioids
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by htag 4y ago
If the only thing holding your cousin back from running a $xxxx/mo business was some copy then he could have found a freelance copy writer before ChatGPT was ever a thing. I get that it's more accessible now, but this problem is a
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by htag 4y ago
Your appeal to popularity misses the entire point of the article. Maybe your Grandma knows about ChatGPT because PR firms are generating discussion.
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by htag 4y ago
> whether Google at 30k employees has the same signaling effect as Google at 186k employees This is why prestigious universities don't invest in increasing class sizes. The student demand is there. There is no lack of world class
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by htag 4y ago
A non-technical cofounder with deep industry ties is a strong positive signal.
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by htag 4y ago
I know plenty of software engineers that are also landlords. It seems like a clever sort of hack to earn a paycheck from a company that is increasing the value of your investments.
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by htag 4y ago
Since ~2016 Meta employment has signaled to me that someone values high compensation above anything else. This view has become so popular that choosing to work at Meta indicates you are fine broadcasting this signal. There might be some ex
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by htag 4y ago
I imagine Meta has a harder time recruiting then their peer companies, because of their reputation and the moral hazard. I wonder how much investment it will take them to get staff levels back to where they are now. It really feels like t
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by htag 4y ago
The future value of domain names aren't certain, but I think they are a fairly safe bet. They are viewed in to email addresses, search results, web address bars, and hyperlinks. I don't think a platform is going to usurp these.
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by htag 4y ago
Having a dotcom is a signal of the organization's wealth. If your company is worth $3B, and your cash position is good, spending 0.01% of your valuation on a dotcom ($300k) is a no brainer. It might add to your legitimacy and prestig
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by htag 4y ago
It's more like a spam filter or a body guard. "Protection money" is a term used when the threat is coming from the same agent that is collecting the payment. In this case they are two separate agents.
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The stress of being in jail has a negative impact on the fetuses development. It's shameful that we aren't prioritizing the well being of the next generation. It's also against the state's interest to do anything that
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by htag 4y ago
Very interesting. I admittedly haven't been to an urgent care in ~24 months.

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