snikeris

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   by snikeris 9y ago

   My office just got rid of these and I've been grumpy about it. I didn't consider the environmental angle though, assumed it was just corporate greed.
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   by snikeris 9y ago

   > pretty bad at being a bank I can echo this sentiment. My issues revolved around them reporting an incorrect balance to me on several occasions. Support could tell me the correct balance, but I mean come on, my balance is the one featur
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   by snikeris 9y ago

   > "The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum" For further reading on this topic: https://en.wikipedia
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   by snikeris 9y ago

   "You can best serve civilization by being against what usually passes for it." - Wendell Barry Not saying I approve of bombing people, but we owe much progress to nonconformist losers.
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   by snikeris 9y ago

   No one can answer this question.
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   by snikeris 9y ago

   This is a good point. Those moments where you are ambivalent about a course of action are self-defining moments. If you want to quit smoking, you need to become a person who chooses not to smoke when they have the opportunity to. The proble
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   by snikeris 9y ago

   > The goal of a traditional university is to enable financial security for students through high-quality employment enabled by a skill set provided by the university. I believe universities traditionally aspired to loftier goals. See: h
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   by snikeris 9y ago

   I'd hesitate to call it investing. More like speculating.
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   by snikeris 9y ago

   Surprisingly, only 63% of homeowners itemize their deductions (which is how you take the mortgage interest deduction). The tax benefits of home ownership is sometimes overstated. https://www.nahb.org/en/research/ho
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    by snikeris 9y ago

    Interesting bit given how Google now makes its money: Currently, the predominant business model for commercial search engines is advertising. The goals of the advertising business model do not always correspond to providing quality search t
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    by snikeris 9y ago

    > Both ETFs and hedge fund are financial funds that a person considers putting their money in with the intention of maximizing their return. Retired investors are often more concerned with preservation of capital than they are with maxim
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    by snikeris 10y ago

    I just bought a wireless card from ThinkPenguin a couple weeks ago. Very pleased with the transaction.
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    by snikeris 10y ago

    Does every NY Times article mention President Trump?
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    by snikeris 10y ago

    I keep this next to my toilet. I can pick it up, choose a random page, and often find something meaningful.
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    by snikeris 10y ago

    Don't executives ship...execution?
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    by snikeris 10y ago

    > It's a fascinating difference in paradigm, and I wish more games would explore the idea of actors in the world being chaotic/free agents which will only somewhat prioritize your wishes. Check out Banished.
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    by snikeris 10y ago

    Anyone have any additional information about this bit from the comments: > and even plaintext API requests from a popular password manager that were sent over https (!!).
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    by snikeris 10y ago

    I liked this bit: > A regular human retail trader could have read the S&P news release on Monday afternoon, had dinner with friends, seen a movie, gotten a good night's sleep, spent Tuesday morning doing research to confirm that
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    by snikeris 10y ago

    > still ends up digging a hole in the ground hoping to make a living That part of the story struck me as well. The fact that there are people out there who's best hope for economic success is digging a hole in the ground.
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    Tails 3.0 Will Require 64-bit Processor(tails.boum.org)

    1 points by snikeris 10y ago|0 comments
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    by snikeris 10y ago

    I didn't even see them.
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    by snikeris 10y ago

    > People who are not acting under their own volition can be dangerous, and it's a travesty that there's no functioning mechanism to return their agency with things like mandated medication. I think there is a bit of an ethical
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    by snikeris 10y ago

    [0] http://www.thegreenhorns.net/ There ya go.
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    by snikeris 10y ago

    We certainly shouldn't physically assault people because they support someone we've deemed racist, sexist, etc: http://gyroscopicinvesting.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&p=156...
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    by snikeris 10y ago

    Yes. Who decides what is extreme? As long as you're not infringing on my rights, why should I care about the contents of your head?
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    by snikeris 10y ago

    No, but you should be tolerant of others who don't share your beliefs. Calling for Peter Thiel to be thrown out of YC or telling your employees to resign if they support Trump is being intolerant.
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    by snikeris 10y ago

    Yeah it's intolerance. Coming from the party that's so concerned with calling everyone else intolerant.
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    by snikeris 10y ago

    No discussion about what's going on with treasuries today?
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    by snikeris 10y ago

    For some charts that _are_ useful aids to choosing an asset allocation, check out this guy's site: https://portfoliocharts.com/
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    by snikeris 10y ago

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/allhails/8124880282