myownpetard

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by myownpetard 4y ago
It's more complex than this. The situation would be more like, there is a forced checkmate in 12 but it involves navigating a sharp position that is complex and any miscalculation could equalize the position. On the other hand, you can
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by myownpetard 4y ago
> "Velocity ignores direction". I think the word choice of "velocity" indicates that its original intention was to have direction, otherwise it would be "speed" :). What you're defining as velocity here
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by myownpetard 4y ago
"Abnormally wet" would also be an indication of climate change. As would an increasing frequency of extreme precipitation events. Both of which are occurring in some areas.
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by myownpetard 4y ago
It makes sense in another light though. You should try to hire people that will bolster your weak areas. In this case a lack of experience managing larger teams.
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by myownpetard 4y ago
Another interesting potential alternative is the systems that arose as a response to the Irish banking strikes in the 1960's and 70's. > Though the money supply did contract sharply, neither trade, commerce, nor industry came t
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by myownpetard 4y ago
Maybe my experience with money changers colors my view. The only time I've used one and not a bank is when making land crossings between countries in Central America. The money changers are just a random assortment of dudes walking aro
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by myownpetard 4y ago
That's still just a counterparty. It would be centralized if there were a third actor that mediated all transactions between two parties, e.g. a FOREX exchange or bank that processed the transaction. That's like saying TOR is cent
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by myownpetard 4y ago
A current SC2 pro game vs a pro game from WoL might as well be completely different games. The skill and meta development over that time is immense. It's like watching the NBA in the 1960's vs. today.
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by myownpetard 4y ago
I think his use of operator is a result of his VC background where it is a common term. In that context it is used to distinguish b/w investors that come from a finance background vs a startup background. Or to describe people that tra
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by myownpetard 4y ago
I think giving fake reasons, which is just systematizing and publishing dishonesty in the form of your calendar, is a bad strategy long term and could potentially have a serious impact on your reputation. A generic, nondescript "Do Not
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by myownpetard 4y ago
It's looking more and more like we've had a built in self-destruct timer from the beginning.
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by myownpetard 4y ago
I don't think I've ever heard such a circumscribed definition of art before. Did you get this conception of art from somewhere or is it just a personal redefinition of the word?
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by myownpetard 4y ago
It's more like calling an articulated robot with a manipulator a 'robotic arm', despite being infinitely simpler than a human arm and with much more limited functionality. I agree that the speed comparison seems like a very m
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by myownpetard 4y ago
> In my opinion art is really just paintings and sculptures. You don't count film or photography? What about art that targets other senses besides vision like music or culinary arts?
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by myownpetard 4y ago
The point here is that, if we want to use GDP as a proxy for labor productivity, then including wealth from extractive industries isn’t that useful because it tells us much more about the geology of the country then about the labor force.
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by myownpetard 4y ago
Only if the value of a hole of equivalent dimensions is constant and independent of location. There's a whole Disney movie that demonstrates not all holes are created equal.
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by myownpetard 4y ago
There is probably some folk theorem about this. The emergent structure of a society is always more complex than the analytical tools available in that society are capable of modeling. As the tools become more sophisticated, the same technol
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by myownpetard 4y ago
> You losses in shorting are unlimited. Buy puts. > Every i vestor from Warren Buffet to my dog strongly advises against shorting If you are not sophisticated enough to take a short position, you are probably not sophisticated enough
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by myownpetard 4y ago
When you are negotiating your salary in the marketplace, the people sitting across from you are Bezos, Sergey Brin, Blackstone, Andreessen, the Saudi sovereign wealth fund and a long list of hedge funds and private equity firms. These are t
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by myownpetard 4y ago
It's not about dominating your mindset. It's about recognizing that your employment is a negotiation and treating it as such. Applying to 2 or 3 other companies every other year to test the market is not the all-encompassing chore
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by myownpetard 4y ago
I wonder what the net effect is on worker wages in our economy as a whole given the seemingly large portion of workers that take this stance? You are essentially relinquishing all negotiating power to the share holders of the company who ar
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by myownpetard 4y ago
The whole point is that Descartes was trying to discover that which is tautological. He begins by discarding all beliefs which depend on anything else in order to determine that which is both true and does not depend on any thing else for i
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by myownpetard 4y ago
And nobody that watched it ever spoke of it again, to anyone, ever. Especially about them apples.
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by myownpetard 4y ago
Even when libertarian arguments are put forth in good faith it frequently falls victim to spherical cows reasoning. And too frequently libertarian arguments appeal to first principles reasoning in order to take an ahistorical view towards s
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by myownpetard 4y ago
But the second order negative effects have been demonstrated with an incredible amount of scientific rigor. This is like saying we shouldn't ban an industrial chemical that is destroying US wheat production but does not directly impact
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by myownpetard 4y ago
I like your unit test example. I find that when approaching something new, like a codebase, API or framework, the most important thing to do after getting a cursory lay of the land, is establishing a tight feedback loop for determining if s
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by myownpetard 4y ago
The 10mb of JS is an interesting but misplaced example. There are situations where it's worth the effort to write something with a smaller footprint from scratch but it always comes down to individual incentives. Will it ship faster if
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by myownpetard 4y ago
And probably the most difficult to estimate are the implied odds. If you do make your draw, how much money can you expect to make in later betting rounds. Implied odds are interesting in that they can make very bad hands more playable becau
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by myownpetard 4y ago
Pot odds are just the ratio of the current bet to size of the pot. If you have not yet made your hand (e.g. only 4 spades) then you consider your drawing odds, which is the chance of making your hand. But say there is a pair on the board. T
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by myownpetard 4y ago
It is so annoying that standard guitar tuning isn't all perfect fourths and we've decided to throw in a major third between the G-B strings. Bar chords be damned, I want to be able to visualize it symmetrically and have chord shap

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