madballster

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by madballster 6y ago
I'd be very surprised if Google or Microsoft acquired them because it would set them back close to $90bln (75% premium on market cap). Google and Microsoft IMO will give Zoom the treatment Snap received from Facebook. Imitate all featu
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by madballster 6y ago
For a second I thought this was a headline from Iran or Russia.
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by madballster 6y ago
Your argument assumes great performers also make great teachers. I believe that is only rarely the case and thus the exception, not the norm.
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by madballster 6y ago
Celebrity teaching such as Masterclass reminds me of unsubstantiated self-help teaching promises. It's all about marketing, about luring customers with supposedly easy-to-achieve results such as "Rewire your brain in 7 days"
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by madballster 6y ago
I see a lot of comments arguing that it's not "worth it" to spend dozens of hours to "get into org-mode" when there are "intuitive tools" such as Evernote or Trello or Todoist etc. What some are missing is
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by madballster 6y ago
I do all my research, note-taking and idea brainstorming in org-mode. Couldn't live without it.
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by madballster 6y ago
That is shocking. In my experience, well over 20% of all revenues of an online subscription service can come from stale users who keeping paying but never login anymore. They're gold to the bottom line.
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by madballster 6y ago
That is a beautiful text. Shockingly much more intuitive, better graphs and examples than what we had in high school in the early 90s.
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by madballster 6y ago
I have, for over 10 years. Nobody ever promised me as an entrepreneur it would be a fun and secure ride start to finish. It wasn't, yet I am very happy and content. For those who do not like the "risky" nature of it there are
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by madballster 6y ago
emacs + orgmode
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by madballster 6y ago
Don't feel bad, they just got a major cash infusion from a VC firm. Looks like they figured those $4 a month individual users won't move their need much long term?
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by madballster 6y ago
I have a similar setup for my note/bookmarking needs, I added abo-abo's org-download in case the page has an interesting image: https://github.com/abo-abo/org-download
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by madballster 6y ago
I commend you for your personal ambition, but sometimes getting a different perspective can be a good thing. Your complaint basically is that you are having a hard time getting a VC investment for your (otherwise perfectly fine) running bus
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by madballster 6y ago
I really dislike the Whatapp desktop experience, specifically the fact it's still going through Bluetooth using the phone even though I am on my desktop. Sometimes I leave my phone on another level in the house (yes I don't carry
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by madballster 6y ago
How is giving 25 people bread, water and shelter and most of all a job they enjoy not impressive?
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by madballster 6y ago
Not exactly known for HFT, but Man AHL use their own library arctic with Python/Pandas and MongoDB. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVyIxdxsyok - The presentation touches on performance considerations.
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by madballster 6y ago
A hidden swipe at evil/vim fans by an emacs author?
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by madballster 6y ago
B. but..but Tesla is not merely a car maker, it is a TECH company!
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by madballster 6y ago
I love emacs because it's fully programmable. This flexibility comes at a cost though, i.e. the time invested making the environment mine; exactly how I want it to be. It's like a sandbox for text based work on a computer. Not eve
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by madballster 6y ago
What are some good fundamental data providers for small-time amateur investors (non-professionals)? I am looking for 1. US + international stocks 2. deep history of all historical accounting records (15+ years) 3. api, ideally with python e
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by madballster 6y ago
Not sure if you seek advice on self-development (programming skills) or general college/university studying advice. Very similar set of challenges either way IMO: Take Dr. Barbara Oakley's (free) learning how to learn course - I