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by pmohun 6y ago
This is a fascinating look inside the academic system. Eric, a question if I may: Is there room for a modern PhD that values breadth over depth? The goal of completing a Ph.D. program is to become the most knowledgable person in the world a
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by pmohun 6y ago
I wrote this for myself when considering a big career move a few years ago: It’s easy to focus on the next promotion or the completion of a big project that will elevate your career. By succumbing to the natural instinct of mimicry, we rare
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GPT Stories – A Newsletter Written by a Machine(gpt3.substack.com)
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Theory of Self-Reproducing Automata (John von Neumann) [pdf](cba.mit.edu)
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by pmohun 6y ago
The New Zealand “Wellbeing Budget” comes to mind when discussing GDP alternatives: https://treasury.govt.nz/sites/default/files/2019-05/b19-wel...
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by pmohun 6y ago
You’ve probably seen this, but posting in case you haven’t: https://dominiccummings.com/2020/01/02/two-hands-are-a-lot-w...
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Show HN: Complete Educational Background for 116th United States Congress(kaggle.com)
1 points by pmohun 6y ago|1 comments
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by pmohun 6y ago
I recently heard the phrase "America is run by lawyers, China is ruled by computer scientists." I was curious about this, so I made a dataset to understand U.S. Legislative Education. This dataset contains complete education detai
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by pmohun 6y ago
You may have seen this resolution to the Fermi Paradox, but if not I thought I'd post it: https://arxiv.org/abs/1806.02404 "The Fermi paradox is the conflict between an expectation of a high {\em ex ante} pro
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by pmohun 6y ago
Would love to hear more about this. Documenting the experience anywhere?
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Ask HN: What is the best way to learn Lisp in 2020?
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by pmohun 7y ago
You would love Roam. roamresearch.com
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by pmohun 7y ago
Model Thinking is the best Coursera course that I've taken. The lessons have practically applied to many areas of my personal and professional life in a way that far exceeded my expectations. Scott is one of the best teachers on the to
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by pmohun 7y ago
You might find this interesting: https://philmohun.substack.com/p/work-with-the-door-open
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by pmohun 7y ago
Read the last twenty years of Buffet's letters. No snark intended. His letters intended for investors are the best use of your time rather than a book someone wrote for vanity.
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Warren Buffet’s Annual Letter to Shareholders [pdf](berkshirehathaway.com)
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by pmohun 7y ago
This website provides daily updates on the spread of the virus: https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.h...
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by pmohun 7y ago
There is a tendency to undervalue recent advancements because they haven't had the same amount of time to demonstrate an impact on the world. I would point to the 2010's as the rise of two phenomena: - Social networking and meme c
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by pmohun 7y ago
There is also a lower focus on end of life care in Singapore, which makes up the vast majority of spending in the American system. These issues are cultural, not just political or economic. I am looking forward to seeing what PC and TC can
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by pmohun 7y ago
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the XPrize foundation: https://oceandiscovery.xprize.org/prizes/ocean-discovery > As part of its post-prize impact work, XPRIZE announced a partnership with Seabed 2030, a col
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by pmohun 7y ago
Do you worry that Substack is going to eat your userbase here?
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by pmohun 7y ago
This comment is probably the most common reaction, and also the reason the course exists.
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by pmohun 7y ago
Thanks for this clarification. I have been wondering about this for awhile and your explanation helped a lot.
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by pmohun 7y ago
You may find this interesting: http://www.takecareofmyplant.com/ There is a related subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/takecareofmyplant/
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by pmohun 7y ago
Behind a paywall. Does anyone have a workaround?
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by pmohun 7y ago
Here's an article from Verge that seems to be from a journalist attending the event: https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/16/20697123/elon-musk-neural...
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by pmohun 7y ago
I'm not sure the assumption that other countries give a damn about what the U.S. Constitution says is correct.
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by pmohun 7y ago
Hi Geoff, congratulations on the new role. Do you have any thoughts you can share on YC's presence outside of SF? Any plans to move the core operations or setup hubs in alternate geographies?
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by pmohun 7y ago
Anthem | Senior Software Engineer, Junior Software Engineer | Atlanta, GA | Full-time, Onsite Anthem is a Fortune 30 company that specializes in for-profit health insurance and is the largest member of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
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by pmohun 7y ago
I'm not sure replacing Slack is as easy as you may think. If you have used their product, then you understand the amount of integrations and dependencies that become built into a team's workflow. When your entire history of commun

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