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by mathgeek 4y ago
Stick with the name brands, look at SlickDeals or r/pcdeals for daily deals, and assume any off-brand hardware is a scam.
812.
by mathgeek 4y ago
They are essentially the same thing. The strategy is the same whether trying to put in buy orders for stocks or domains.
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by mathgeek 4y ago
A pretty quick Google found what I feel are some decent/good resources that show the tradeoffs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-entry_bookkeeping (obviously the most technical as it's Wikipedia) https:&
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by mathgeek 4y ago
There's no doubt that our current Western way of life would be hard or impossible to recreate without the goods and services provided outside of the West, but there's certainly a smaller experiment in the same vein going on since
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by mathgeek 4y ago
> Did it really? It will always be hard to estimate, I read articles arguing either way. That's certainly fair, and a definite delta from your previous "probably not, or a slim chance" statement. Thanks for considering alt
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by mathgeek 4y ago
Nazi Germany stood a reasonable chance of winning WW2. They made many mistakes as well as underestimating the resistance that Britain would provide, but victory was certainly feasible through 1941 or 1942.
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by mathgeek 4y ago
Do you believe this expands globally or only within sociopolitical boundaries as they mutate?
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by mathgeek 4y ago
Both types exist and have for a while. The “one league” model focuses on who can pick the “perfect team” whereas the many league model focuses on drafting the best remaining player each round.
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by mathgeek 4y ago
There are many pieces of highly popular content on Disney+ that do not have physical releases.
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by mathgeek 4y ago
> You have a third choice, you could take your dollars elsewhere to get more bang for your buck. This is true if you're just looking at entertainment in general (and that's a fair approach). If you specifically want Disney+&#x2
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by mathgeek 4y ago
Alternatively: look into contacts if you want a more general purpose solution.
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by mathgeek 4y ago
Do you have a source for that conjecture? Was there a specific new outlet that raised the issue previously?
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by mathgeek 4y ago
Nepotism is the favoring of friends and relatives, especially with jobs. Cronyism is, specifically, putting friends and family in positions of power.
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by mathgeek 4y ago
You’re certainly not the only one. It’s a confusing choice of naming.
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by mathgeek 4y ago
> if we can make computation 1000x more efficient per teraflop, we could use computers yo trivially design new drugs to cure cancer etc You're assuming two things: that cancer and disease can be cured by any feasible increase in com
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by mathgeek 4y ago
Sadly this is more truth than it should be. There is usefulness in understanding someone's past. The emphasis on "being tough enough to forgive" in the thread is visible in how often we see public opinion turn on politicians
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by mathgeek 4y ago
Important to note again that this is the best option _for you_.
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by mathgeek 4y ago
> wasp queens (hornet and wasp are basically synonyms) While you are correct in your usage of “wasp queens” when talking about hornets, it’s because hornets are a type of wasp. It’s important to know the distinction if you share a habita
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by mathgeek 4y ago
To be clear, I was just talking about my subconscious "this will take X time so I should/shouldn't bother doing it now" intuition. Proper estimation of tasks and projects is a whole different topic.
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by mathgeek 4y ago
In my professional life, I have found that what I expect to be extreme is often less so. In addition to thinking difficult tasks are harder than they end up being, I have also found my estimation of simple tasks to under-consider the effort
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by mathgeek 4y ago
There is also the more benign: 3) a group of employees whose job it is to think up and produce these videos thought it should be made.
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by mathgeek 4y ago
> A man (or woman, or gender fluid person) is not one-dimensional. I just want to point out that calling people “normies” is one-dimensional categorization. I loved reading your self reflections until you got to the point where you chose
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by mathgeek 4y ago
A big component is likely the international supply chain issues that became apparent in 2020/21.
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by mathgeek 4y ago
> Families could be offered “multi-generational” 50-year mortgages allowing parents to pass on outstanding debt to their children, under plans being considered by Downing Street. This is a but misleading. By the sound of it, the inherito
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by mathgeek 4y ago
> but definitely do care about $14 free-range, organic eggs Can you elaborate on why you think this is the case? Intuitively to me, most folks’ diets are going to be mostly cooked eggs which would reduce any effect on bacteria in the gut
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by mathgeek 4y ago
I came away with the same impression. The advice is good, but the answer to the title is still “you won’t find good questions, so go find inspiration for your own.”
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by mathgeek 4y ago
Curious: at what volume would you consider an individual buying products in bulk and then reselling them individually to be a side business?
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by mathgeek 4y ago
First I have ever encountered the term used in this context. Have always understood it to be near-sightedness, but that may just be cultural.
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by mathgeek 4y ago
Please see your comment I was replying to for context on this thread. Addiction is what I was referring to, which is a different issue than whether one is wasting time to any degree. I have no real issue with folks debating on the latter.
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by mathgeek 4y ago
As far as cable boxes go, what are they using for connections these days? I haven’t seen one in ages as everyone in my social circles (as a child of the early 80s) dropped cable years ago.

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