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by somberi 6y ago
Please see my other post in the same thread, which refers to an article from Barron's, which posits a few reasons why higher shipping costs may not signal rising inflation.
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by somberi 6y ago
On a related note, the shipping costs have spiked around the world (approximately it is thrice as expensive to have an item shipped from China, today, than it was in May 2020). Some color in this article from Barron's: https:/&#x
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by somberi 6y ago
This article from The Economist, aligns with my experience: TLDR: Thinking ants working hard to sprinkle consultorial fairy-dust. https://archive.is/Lj9Wv#selection-757.83-757.107
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by somberi 6y ago
As someone who moved to US 25 years ago - when neither internet was not ubiquitous nor Cable TV affordable, for this then young man, Jeopardy and Mr. Trebek offered a peek into Americanah that extends even today. I have lived in a dozen co
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by somberi 6y ago
Old enough to note how the bales of books from Brilliant and Agarwal caused a tinge of excitement and dread of so many things one did not know, has now morphed into daily app alerts.
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by somberi 6y ago
NYC here. One of the quaintest things I have seen in my life : A small pub had three tables, two chairs each, on the pavement. One of it was "cordoned" off with velvet-red ropes and for full bottle service, the pub staff open the
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by somberi 6y ago
FWIW, Television-based mass education has been mainstream in India since late 1980s. NCERT (1) TV slots in the government-run free-to-air TV channel (Doordarshan) is how many thousands learn, and graduate (in combination with IGNOU, which
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by somberi 6y ago
I highly recommend the television series, made by UK's ITV, starring David Suchet as Hercule Poirot. It ran for 24 years! It is eminently watchable, especially in these pandemic times. And the opening music! https://en.wiki
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by somberi 6y ago
I am 47. This Buddhist quote captures the rapidity of life - "Days are long; Decades are short". Be kind. Really try to be kind. As young person, I am sure you already can recollect a few instances you have been kind; increase th
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by somberi 6y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C99SZRbw50E
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by somberi 6y ago
A related read about how an Irish Dairy company conquered the discerning butter segment: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-10-02/how-irish...
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by somberi 6y ago
NYC has its share of good Ethiopian restaurants. My favorite for the past 20 years has been Queen of Sheba on 10th Ave (47st). There is Meskerem at McDougal St. There is Awash, as well.
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by somberi 7y ago
On a separate note - DVDT and billiontoone (David and Bobby) - you guys have been impressive on how you have handled the conversation in this thread. You are polite, informative and a template for me to follow. In addition to what you guys
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by somberi 7y ago
I wish I can upvote this more than once. Very useful service and congrats on launching this. Your challenge is, I am afraid, is in finding a manager who forces the teams to use it _constantly_ as opposed to just a few iterations and the usa
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by somberi 7y ago
Eva Zeisel is an important American designer. She also happened to be my next door neighbor. Over dinner, she recounted her 12-months in solitary confinement in Siberia, for having protested against Stalin's regime. She has written a
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by somberi 7y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq_JmJLOqxo (Like anything from Jacques Pepin, this is super useful).
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by somberi 7y ago
For about $230 a month the amount of functionalities a startup gets, compared to what would have been possible a decade ago, is truly enviable (at least for founders like me who are old). The nett capabilities at $2800 per year is roughly 1
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by somberi 7y ago
For me: Electric Kettle, Umbrella and Bicycle. I have used them for the last 45 years in the same shape and form. If you gave me any of the "older" models from 40 years ago, the utility value will be similar to what I buy from th
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My father had a lifelong ticket to fly anywhere. AA took it away(theguardian.com)
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by somberi 7y ago
Still common in largely Jewish-centric grocery stores in NYC. While you are waiting your turn at the checkout isle, you can hear little kids buying food after school and the primary phone number is the account ID. A recent observation: Shop
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by somberi 7y ago
To quote the comedian Chris Rock (from his "Never Scared"): "Anyone that makes up they mind before they hear the issue is a fucking fool, OK? Everybody… No, everybody’s so busy wanting to be down with a gang – “I’m a conserva
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by somberi 7y ago
I have visited Spain a few times over the last 20 years. I do not speak Spanish and I try to get by speaking English (these are few days at a time visit, and not long term stay). From this one man's experience, it is not that Spain has
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by somberi 7y ago
The name, Hide Likes Everywhere at a first glance seems like a grammatical error. Once I understood it, it reminded me of this Groucho Marx saying: Time flies like an Arrow. Fruit flies like Banana.
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The Ransomware Superhero of Normal, Illinois(propublica.org)
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by somberi 7y ago
For an interesting read + obit of Roger Bannister, who first broke the 4-minute barrier: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/04/obituaries/roger-banniste...
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by somberi 7y ago
Indian here. I am sorry that you had been treated unfairly by anyone at all, and particularly by Indians. For an iota of what it is worth, I _genuinely_ am happy to see black candidates. If anything I have a heightened sense of fairness and
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by somberi 7y ago
A related read: Swiss bank employees who are domiciled outside Switzerland are exempt from Swiss banking secrecy laws. https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2018/10/18/a... Also at https:&#x2F
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by somberi 7y ago
Adding Salgado's work on "Genesis" which was on show at International Center of Photography (NYC) https://www.icp.org/exhibitions/sebasti%C3%A3o-salgado-genes...
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by somberi 7y ago
A useful read that provides a counter view to Mr.Burry's: From The Economist. (1) http://archive.is/2oco0 and (2) https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2018/07/05/t... (U
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by somberi 7y ago
A related read: Are Spies More Trouble Than They’re Worth? (The history of espionage is a lesson in paradox: the better your intelligence, the dumber your conduct; the more you know, the less you anticipate.) https://www.newyorke

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