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   by rfrey 5y ago

   I think your parent meant "just over" in the opposite direction, e.g. just outside his property.
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   by rfrey 5y ago

   They took "move fast and break things" a bit too literally I guess.
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   by rfrey 5y ago

   Because none of my email would get delivered if I didn't.
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   by rfrey 5y ago

   Thanks, that's a super interesting history of the phrase!
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   by rfrey 5y ago

   I'm surprised to read this given the political situation in the United States. As an outsider it seems like the entire Trump movement has a strong basis in nationalism and exceptionalism, and it was endorsed by half the country's
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   by rfrey 5y ago

   This is not your main point, but in the spirit of Americans overestimating social mobility, you may be overestimating "family values" among the working class. According to the 2015 US census, the share of people who have been divo
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   by rfrey 5y ago

   My guitar tab program, which I pay for, refused to show me my library of tabs when I was supposed to play for some kids at a mountain campfire because it couldn't verify my membership because no internet connection. I'm not a good
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   by rfrey 5y ago

   Person who charges $600/hour: "your only correct action is to hire a person who charges $600/hour." Sorry for the snarkiness, but I'm continuously gobsmacked by how oblivious people, especially attorneys, can be to
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   by rfrey 5y ago

   It may stop people exploring as much outside their current favourite creators. The issue is quickly judging the quality of unknown channels. So no, they probably won't lose "users", but they may lose "engagement," h
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    by rfrey 5y ago

    Yes, but the conflict comes from what "here" means. If you draw the boundary around a neighbourhood, sure - it's democratic. But it's just as rational to consider L.A. itself and suddenly it's undemocratic because d
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    by rfrey 5y ago

    I kinda disagree, feels like we're on a neo-Victorian swing at the minute.
12. 552.▲
    by rfrey 5y ago

    I re-read your parent four or five times, searching for the smugness or self-righteousness that seemed to offend you. I could not find it.
13. 553.▲
    by rfrey 5y ago

    Oh, man. The feeling of those 6 binders arriving at the office with this year's edition.
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    by rfrey 5y ago

    I think this is more "my neighbour and buddy who happens to be a dentist" versus "my dentist who happened to ask about my hobby".
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    by rfrey 5y ago

    If catalytic converters have enough value for people to steal them at night, and have >500 bucks of raw material in them, there are none at the wreckers. When steel went through the roof in price I couldn't get leaf springs anymore
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    by rfrey 5y ago

    Boring vs. interesting seems subjective, therefore not a useful classifier since what you pick as boring somebody (perhaps much smarter) will pick as interesting. "Important" seems impossible to determine except in hindsight.
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    by rfrey 5y ago

    I suppose they could just say it was the algorithm that made the false claim.
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    by rfrey 5y ago

    Sorry, I missed this when you posted it. Yes you're right, you certainly will pay tax. But you'll have the proceeds from the sale to pay it with. When you exercise options for (possibly non-liquid) shares, you have to find money t
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    by rfrey 5y ago

    Your "reads like" summary is a mischaracterization of the piece in my opinion. He's addressing those he did not directly harm, not Harris; he does not say people should "just let it go" and certainly does not say th
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    by rfrey 5y ago

    I love that! What's its story?
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    by rfrey 5y ago

    1. You pay tax on the difference between the current valuation and your strike price. So if you exercise before new valuation events you save tax dollars, potentially a lot of tax dollars. 2. If the company gets acquired there are several m
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    by rfrey 5y ago

    I'd say selecting the candidate who will work for 2 days and only claim 2 hours is the system working perfectly.
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    by rfrey 5y ago

    Learning how to blacksmith. Found a nice 200# anvil at an auction, built a forge and ribbon burner for it, and am about to fire it up tomorrow.
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    by rfrey 5y ago

    That is a particular solution to the paradox of tolerance, it is not the paradox itself
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    by rfrey 5y ago

    For clarity, this is about the university dispersing the Classics department, spreading the classes among other departments. It's not about removing classic books from the curriculum or library or anything like that. I'm not denyi
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    by rfrey 5y ago

    I heard an interview on the CBC and they mentioned sodium hydroxide.
27. 567.▲
    by rfrey 5y ago

    > but it’s not helpful when the oldest millennial has barely entered the workforce. The oldest millennials are turning 40.
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    by rfrey 5y ago

    Those temperatures will also be at higher pressures, while the waste heat I mentioned is at atmospheric pressures. 500-600C is the "crossover zone" where ORC versus steam cycle really depends on the details. The plants we were loo
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    by rfrey 5y ago

    I said several time in this discussion that waste heat sources are typically ~600C with flow rates of ~80-100kg/s. Do the math and that's about 100MW of energy in a stack. Off the shelf Organic Rankine Cycle engines can convert he
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    by rfrey 5y ago

    Don't believe me!! I have a solid grasp on why waste-heat-to-power doesn't work (despite free "fuel") and why geothermal doesn't work (despite free fuel). I pray that there is something different about fusion that m