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by riskneutral 4y ago
> "intuitive" ethical concern Your intuition about ethical dilemmas in finance is not entirely misplaced. I know all the arguments about finance and trading being useful because it is the process by which capital is "effic
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by riskneutral 4y ago
There are a few abstract, mathematical proofs that a theoretical quantum computer could be faster at certain specific specialized tasks (such as prime number factoring, which has important implications for cryptography). No one has actually
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by riskneutral 4y ago
I think if you want to make good money, then your realistic options are finance, crypto or AI. I would pick AI, because it's a growth industry with on-going innovation. You would also be able to work in many different kinds of applicat
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by riskneutral 4y ago
Well, with a human coming up with a PDE model (i.e. a system of equations) based on their intuition about what the causes of a given phenomenon are, they would be limited by their intuition/imagination about which variables are signifi
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by riskneutral 4y ago
> It’s all good to write down approximate solutions to some hard n body problem or non linear pde, just don’t look too far ahead in time, or update your model with fresh data if you need to. It sounds like this symbolic regression appro
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by riskneutral 4y ago
It takes a long time for societies to evolve and it is a gradual process. Implementing this in new cars now would mean a couple decades or more before it's ubiquitous. As the father of a young boy, I would be willing to make the sacrif
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by riskneutral 4y ago
You have a well-defined test, {SUM(—-(A1:A1999<A2:2000)}, but it is unreadable and does not reference a well-defined unit of logic that is being tested. The unreadability of the test and the lack of a referenceable unit of logic are dire
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by riskneutral 4y ago
> As in you own the dollar longer thus it has more value? No. As in, having $10 million cash in hand today has more value than having a guarantee that you will be paid $10 million 10 years from now. Think about it, would you rather hav
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by riskneutral 4y ago
Having a finite maturity date is generally preferable over a perpetuity ("forever"). I explained above that the value of a perpetuity declines rapidly when interest rates rise (and interest rates will be rising in the near future)
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by riskneutral 4y ago
New loans have moved to SOFR as of Jan 1, 2022. There are still a lot of LIBOR linked loans outstanding. It will take some time for references to LIBOR to disappear from the market.
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by riskneutral 4y ago
You need a broker and a couple million dollars to invest for them to take you seriously. The bonds typically sell in minimum $100,000 pieces.
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by riskneutral 4y ago
Because the BB bonds are currently yielding LIBOR + 7%. A royalty stream is similar to a bond in the sense that you pay a price today to own an asset that will pay an uncertain stream of future cashflows over time.
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by riskneutral 4y ago
Securitizing the Listerine royalty would require setting up a Special Purpose Vehicle (basically a legal entity whose sole purpose is to own the Listerine royalty rights). It would require bank accounts to be setup to process the royalty pa
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by riskneutral 4y ago
This is not a great investment. You can earn LIBOR + 7% on a BB rated CLO (Collateralized Loan Obligation) bond. Since you earning a floating rate (LIBOR) plus 7%, you would be far better protected against interest rate increases. The Liste
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by riskneutral 4y ago
Whenever I see something sexist like this, I like to imagine what kind of public outrage there would be if the gender roles were simply switched. For example, these "researchers" could have easily made a different "discovery&
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by riskneutral 5y ago
Corruption is the natural state of human affairs. Anyone who has spent enough time in a developing country knows this. I recently read that, in pre-war Ukraine, the majority of Ukrainians obtained a driver's license by bribing an offic
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by riskneutral 5y ago
I am deeply interested in this problem space. If someone else reading this is as equally interested and would like to collaborate, let me know!
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by riskneutral 5y ago
> Basically it comes down to whether we are purely material beings or whether there are non-material aspects to our mind. The current state of physics suggests that we really have no idea what the "material" universe really is,
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by riskneutral 5y ago
"Sister city" "Brother city" "Sibling city" "Twin city" For some strange reason, no one ever says "brother city." The term "sister city" is very common. "Twin city" is al
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by riskneutral 5y ago
I wonder how they solved the problem with the NATO MIGs having completely different systems than the Ukrainian air force? They must have either magically retrofitted the MIGs back with old Soviet tech, or they're transferring more than
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by riskneutral 5y ago
Surely some surface-to-surface missiles or long range artillery could reach the Russian column and break through the air defenses? It seems to me like both sides are holding back from unleashing the full fury of their power, for good reason
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by riskneutral 5y ago
I don't think nuclear winter is the biggest risk from a "small nuclear war." I'm not an expert at all, but my understanding is that the nuclear winter narrative was outdated and overhyped (especially when thinking about
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by riskneutral 5y ago
> The 750 principle is basically leading a 500+ engineer org So not that different from senior management pay grades in other industries.
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by riskneutral 5y ago
> Where in the world is $150k entry level? Finance, Management Consulting, Law, Medicine.
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by riskneutral 5y ago
Chinese government flexing it cyber warfare capabilities while former U.S. Secretary of State is visiting the island. Just a preview for Taiwan and Eastern Europe.
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by riskneutral 5y ago
Only 500MM per day. Very affordable for a couple of weeks. After 6 months, though, that's a $90 billion accumulated bill. That's not including escalation of costs as everything gets more difficult. Unlike the United States with it
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by riskneutral 5y ago
It is the whole of Europe: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/16/business/eu-gas-russia/ind...
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by riskneutral 5y ago
So woke. You must be a joy at parties.
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by riskneutral 5y ago
> of the various government agencies, only the military had access to the heavy vehicle movers that were needed I am 100% certain there are people who can easily pick whatever kind of ignition lock cylinders are used in these trucks. It
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by riskneutral 5y ago
> why does everyone NEED to learn how to code They teach calculus and SQL to undergraduate business students in universities. I'm not sure what the confusion is, programming is a useful skill in many diverse fields.

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