moosebear

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by moosebear 8y ago
I think some people are answering the question, “What are NYC diners _like_?” And it’s confusing to non-New Yorkers because those things do occur everywhere: One can find matzo ball soup and rubbery burgers and formica counters in plenty of
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by moosebear 9y ago
Very well put. I’m still concerned, though... addition to basic security, some people will compromise ethics for status. In particular, an observation JL made in the book is that people staying in the finance industry despite reservations w
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by moosebear 9y ago
Swimming with Sharks by Joris Luyendijk (about the finance industry in London) argues that amoral actors develop and thrive in environments where they get a “bonus” for good performance but fear no “malus” if their choices backfire. Organiz
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by moosebear 9y ago
I think both questions are good. People ask for tools and then the tools shape them.
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by moosebear 9y ago
As a godforsaken millennial in the big American city, I do see us spending more on experiences, food, memberships, digital content, locations — things that you can’t touch — than objects. This has implications for the overall productivity o
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by moosebear 9y ago
Dead on that data science job descriptions reveal how poorly companies understand what needs doing on their data and how to ask for it. I don’t agree the answer is to just look for personable, inquisitive people sans PhD and treat them sane
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by moosebear 9y ago
I recently discovered downloading library books onto phones, have you looked into that? I live in a city and don’t have enough cash/room for hundreds of books in my apartment and don’t usually have time to reach a library branch. But t
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by moosebear 9y ago
Are you in touch with any other Bach descendants? What do you all get up to?
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by moosebear 9y ago
That article didn’t have any sources and blamed pathological perfectionism on psychic wounds. Ok, it’s not a bad theory, but remember when we figured out that some peptic ulcers came from H. pylori, not just being uptight? Behold some reall