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by kritiko 4y ago
I said this in another comment, but the gp is talking about stock price, not profits. Your examples seem to refer to P&L.
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by kritiko 4y ago
"Making shareholders money" does not have to be synonymous with maximizing profits, does it? You want to maximize the stock price. Amazon and Tesla seem like examples where stock price and profits were not correlated.
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by kritiko 4y ago
>The government isn't a monolith but the tens of thousands of police departments, containing what, tens of millions of officers are? I think the metaphor "the government is the boss of the police" is not very accurate. The
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by kritiko 4y ago
"The government" isn't a monolith, and I'd argue it largely isn't "the police's boss." For instance, the NYPD leaked Mayor Bill de Blasio's daughter's arrest information, in a move that was
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by kritiko 4y ago
Most major publications would at least pursue statements from the police & child protective services about their side of the story.
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by kritiko 4y ago
Given the push for mental health & disability visibility as part of DE&I initiatives, is there a reason that you think long covid would garner you more sympathy than saying you're suffering depression as the result of a traumat
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by kritiko 4y ago
Here’s a quote from Kevin Hall, who does metabolic studies at Harvard: >The problem is that CICO as the law of energy conservation is NOT a model of obesity. It's conflated with the straw-man "Conventional Model" describe
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by kritiko 4y ago
A recent study on this encourages exercise regardless. https://openheart.bmj.com/content/9/2/e002154 > Conclusion: Although older male endurance athletes experienced an increased risk of AF, the long-term
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by kritiko 4y ago
Does anybody have full text of the Information article that is the source for this?
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by kritiko 4y ago
In Brooklyn now, it's cheaper to use a car service than Uber/Lyft, so I think you could get by fine without those apps. Getting around without Google Maps would be pretty challenging, I think.
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by kritiko 4y ago
What are your options to make yourself a going concern as a media company in 2022? Become a tech company, like the NY Times (separate subscriptions for cooking & games, affiliate via Wirecutter, get into podcasts, newsletters, etc.) - t
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by kritiko 4y ago
The slime mold guys are currently testing the hypothesis that the potassium in potatoes is why the potato monodiet works… The mechanism of diets isn’t understood yet - check out Kevin Hall’s metabolic ward study of low fat high carb vs. hig
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by kritiko 4y ago
Thanks for the tip -- for others, here's a link to the Uphill Athlete article on aerobic testing: https://uphillathlete.com/aerobic-training/aerobic-anaerobic...
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by kritiko 4y ago
Have you actually tested your max heart rate? I work out with a HRM for Zone 2, but I'm just going off of Polar's zones. From what I understand going more in depth requires either maxing out your HR (Steve House describes how you
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by kritiko 4y ago
I just read a DHH blog on this that seems relevant because it mentions Notion: > Same deal with Notion. They raised a $343M Series C on Oct 8, 2021 at $10 billion in valuation. >These are all crazy numbers from a crazy time, and now t
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by kritiko 4y ago
I feel like if the author actually uses the app daily, that’s a pretty strong endorsement.
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by kritiko 4y ago
What's unnecessarily cynical? They have a duty to shareholders.
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by kritiko 4y ago
Many religions include tithing as part of their teachings, and the Effective Altruist movement has adopted it. If the funds are directed well, it's an investment into the community and to charity. (And if a disaster befalls you, hopefu
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by kritiko 4y ago
Red Scare and Chapo Trap House are niche media brands, but their hosts are new celebrities who got famous primarily through Twitter.
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by kritiko 4y ago
Interesting - it's not on his LinkedIn and according to Twitter he no longer works there. But seems he was helping them on a contract basis for a bit.
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by kritiko 4y ago
Ah the old rise & grind trick of teaching other people to have grindset. I went to his Twitter/website and the course is well marketed. But it's disqualifying to me that he's not building something else.
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by kritiko 4y ago
I'm not arguing with Publius, I'm saying it would be preferable if it were explicitly stated -- same as e.g. a right to privacy or a less ambiguous 2nd amendment. As for what the framers thought, Wikipedia has some choice quotes,
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by kritiko 4y ago
The Supreme Court can then strike down those laws via judicial review, a power not enumerated in the constitution.
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by kritiko 4y ago
Using Facebook Business Tools requires you to accept an arbitration clause, which may limit your ability to pursue small claims against them: https://www.facebook.com/legal/commercial_terms/update
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by kritiko 4y ago
To be a bit of a pedant, one’s porch wouldn’t be public, would it?
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by kritiko 4y ago
Where would the pilot be going in this example? Presumably to fly other planes, so even if the employer eats the cost of training, they're supporting the overall job market for pilots. If the pilot is unable to work because of disabili
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by kritiko 4y ago
So the how is roughly: -Work remotely -Take unlimited PTO (how many days is that for you?) Do you find that working on trips impacts your itinerary or choice of accommodations?
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by kritiko 4y ago
I was in Chicago in mid-May a few years ago and took a boat tour. The weather was still very cold and windy and it ended up being pretty miserable! I'd still recommend it. But it taught me to pack based on the weather forecast and hist
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by kritiko 4y ago
Allbirds are pretty good - and some of them are made of wool. I became a devoted fan because of their odor resistance.
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by kritiko 4y ago
Lots of commentary on Arnade’s recommendations already, so I’ll ask a question instead —- Does anybody here have a regular job and family and take multiple multiple-week trips per year? If so, how do you do it?

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