stevenmays

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by stevenmays 12y ago
You may want to check out the power of myth by joseph campbell.
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The Third Chimpanzee, Jared Diamond - Human evolution. Code Complete 2 - Only halfway through but this is by far the best book about programming I have ever read.
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This is my favorite fiction book. I wish I could go back and read it again for the first time. Enjoy it. =)
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http://hired.com already does this, and they seem to be doing it pretty well. I don't want to dissuade you, as they have not upended the industry yet, but check them out.
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Shouldn't this have a trigger warning on it? In all seriousness, many communities on Tumblr exist to find stuff on the internet to get outraged about. "The constantly outraged are locked in a desperate struggle to find meaning in
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by stevenmays 12y ago
Then give me another reason to explain why educating has become largely a female profession in America? Before high school I think I may have had two male teachers. One was fired for making "inappropriate comments", the other was
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I think the sexist undertone is actually toward men - most male teachers of children (pre-high school) are viewed as weird or pedophiles.
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She used her child as an anecdote for all boys. Do you think that the current childhood education strategy is what is resulting in 1/3 higher college success rate of women? What do you think would be necessary to get that ratio a more
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The point of the article was how compulsory education is failing boys specifically. What is your assessment of that as an educator?
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This is exactly how I learned. I wasn't fully competent until my mid 20s, but there are many ways to skin a cat.
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Mastery - Robert Greene Gives you a guide on how to attain a level of mastery in a domain of knowledge.
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They cost more. They charge .5 percent on assets vs betterment charging .15 if you have over 100k, and .35% if you dont. They both do the same thing, tax loss harvesting and automatic rebalancing. That fee difference over 30 years assuming
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I think betterment is AWESOME, and well worth their nominal fee. As a matter of fact I am switching all of my non-tax advantaged investments over to them very soon. Mr money mustache on betterment: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com&
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Even accounting for 2008 and the great depression, historically the stock market returns 8% a year. It's a solid vehicle for wealth growth.
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I have more then 60k in the account. Yes, results are atypical. I said that in the blog post. I also said assume 8% a year returns on average. Edit: Btw, everything you said is true. And great advice for those trying to follow a similar pat
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by stevenmays 12y ago
Dividends and gains. I do not cash out and "realize" the gains, but my net worth increases. Net worth increases I count as income as it decreases my time to reach financial independence.
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Stocks, depends on the month: 1000-2000 on average. Link: http://mays.co/i-made-6k-this-month-doing-nothing/ Webhosting: $20 (Mainly just pays for my VPS) Launching soon: http://gymbrew.com (Subscription bo
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> Being paranoid about being an outsider isn't some crazy way of thinking. People perceived to be outsiders are frequently ostracized and we all know it. I think this is a self fulfilling prophecy. When you bring that fear with you
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by stevenmays 12y ago
Mixed (half black, half white) engineer here. Who cares if you're the only person of a certain race on a team? Why is this significant? People really need to stop being so sensitive. I try to work with the best teams to advance my own
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I just switched to digital ocean for a lower price.
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Just get a digital ocean VPS for 5 bucks and configure it.