skookum

12 ms·

91.
by skookum 8y ago
> Keto sub is really growing fast "We know that people can maintain an unshakeable faith in any proposition, however absurd, when they are sustained by a community of like-minded believers." - Daniel Kahneman
92.
by skookum 8y ago
You first make the claim that your chosen diet must be safe because if it weren't safe there would be evidence to the contrary. Then you dismiss those people who try to bring forward evidence to the contrary as liars. You can't ha
93.
by skookum 8y ago
You seem quite defensive about keto and missed most of the point of my post. I wasn't writing about keto specifically, I just needed a few examples and that was one that came to mind at the time. You can sub in "eating nothing but
94.
by skookum 8y ago
Given the number of variables that can be adjusted, the extent to which they can be adjusted, and the time it takes to see results, self-experimentation is barely viable for even trivial short-term goals. How many chances does one have to t
95.
by skookum 8y ago
101 BASIC Computer Games by David H. Ahl. This was a book published in the 70s by DEC. I vividly remember at either the very beginning or the very end of the book there was a section on how to send submissions for consideration in future ed
96.
by skookum 8y ago
An answer to your question was already in an immediate sibling subthread half an hour before you posted: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17162574
97.
by skookum 8y ago
Protein sources that are not complete don't need to be mixed and matched in any specific fashion. Those depending solely on non-complete proteins just need to make sure they eat a variety and not try to get all their protein from one s
98.
by skookum 8y ago
Quoting a factoid about the distribution of actual medical _spending_ doesn't change the incorrectness of projecting CPI onto medical _costs_. There are indices - the BLS maintains one and a number of actuarial firms publish others - t
99.
by skookum 8y ago
The inflation of medical expenses in the US significantly outpaces the standard measures of inflation that you're quoting, generally by at least 3%. The OPs estimate of $500 is much closer to reality than yours.
100.
Daily egg consumption associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease(heart.bmj.com)
2 points by skookum 8y ago|0 comments
101.
by skookum 8y ago
Have you considered that the glorious day featured in the ad is for aesthetics and mental association, and not actually representative of when most people use their stationary bikes? I try to get out on the trail when I can, but not all of
102.
by skookum 8y ago
Polish barszcz is not traditionally made with cabbage - it's at heart a beet soup. Some variants of the soup made in Ukraine or Russia may contain chopped vegetables and sour cream, but in Poland warm barszcz is a consommé-style soup.
103.
by skookum 8y ago
Wait, what? The second old people are no longer working their savings should immediately be devalued? There is some rich irony in calling out the lazy old people sitting on fiat when easily 99.9% of "cryptocurrency people" are sit
104.
by skookum 8y ago
Your math ignored both maintenance and property tax on the home. Let's say maintenance costs 1% a year and property tax is 3.5% a year. I'm choosing both numbers lower than likely reality to give your position an advantage and let
105.
by skookum 9y ago
> In my experience it has a chilling effect on actual vacation taken. This was exactly my experience in two very different environments with an unlimited vacation policy - one start-up, one large established company. The overwhelming maj
106.
by skookum 9y ago
> Everyone can, all toddlers do it. That's faulty logic. Toddlers' bones and cartilage aren't fully developed and as a result their skeletal system is more pliable. They have more bones than an adult (270 vs. 206 per wikip
107.
by skookum 9y ago
If you know enough to hate bitcoin then you've likely already heard all the standard pro-Bitcoin arguments. By now you'd expect a "this will change your mind" article on the topic to bring up some new angle. Not this one
108.
Studies are increasingly clear: Uber, Lyft congest cities(abcnews.go.com)
2 points by skookum 9y ago|0 comments
109.
by skookum 9y ago
I made no such claim about the author's beliefs. I posited that the author was pandering to an audience with such beliefs, an audience who loves these "tulip mania didn't happen" stories because in their logic they someh
110.
by skookum 9y ago
Even a small amount of time spent perusing Bitcoin fora reveals an endemic belief that if one doesn't sell, one has incurred no loss. Any conversations discussing a realized loss will quickly surface the "weak hands" meme whe
111.
by skookum 9y ago
> I'd argue this has an impact on the "savings rate" per employee, but not on the average payout length. Your argument is only correct if we define the average payout length to only factor in those employees who receive at
112.
by skookum 9y ago
All the people dying before 65 absolutely do have a bearing on pension payment length: If an employer promises someone a pension at 35 and they don't live long enough to collect then the employer doesn't have to fund that commitme
113.
by skookum 9y ago
> I don't see a downside to getting the money as soon as possible. There are transaction fees, which for the minimum wage shift workers targeted by this scheme, can add up to 2-4% of a day's take-home pay.
114.
by skookum 9y ago
This is not true. However there is a target total compensation range for your [level X review ratings] and if the stock price growth results in your future total compensation projecting above your target compensation range you won't ge
115.
by skookum 9y ago
It's not illegal, but it is against Visa and Mastercard's rules, to levy a fee or surcharge to use a credit card. What IS illegal is to prohibit merchants from offering a discount to induce customers to pay by cash or check, which
116.
by skookum 9y ago
No, this is not why you heard such stories. If you use the commonly accepted definition of 'underwater' as applied to financial dealings which is that you owe more for something than it is worth, then.... ... you will never go und
117.
by skookum 9y ago
What I care about most in a tech job post is not having to see it in the first place. I haven't looked at a job posting since my internships in college and I sincerely hope to never look at one again. I learn far more about a potential
118.
by skookum 9y ago
There is plenty of literature. None of it necessarily agrees with the rest, but Agile proponents over the past 15+ years have produced a copious body of literature. If you disown all of that literature, then all you are left with is some ps
119.
by skookum 9y ago
> Transparency, accountability These are concepts, not practices. And 'introspection', while arguably being a practice, is really, really not basic stuff. Introspection with actionable outcome is about as basic a practice as &q
120.
by skookum 9y ago
Your response, as do most such Agile defenses, suffers from the No True Scotsman fallacy. The problem is that if, when faced with example after example of something labelled 'Agile' not working, one discounts each as not 'tru

More ›