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by tabeth 9y ago
This post is disingenuous. What percentage of hedge fund managers would beat an index fund? What percentage of people have access to said hedge funds? And even if you can beat the market, how much time, money and energy are you going to use
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by tabeth 9y ago
You're right that there's no process to quickly and easily separate them, however for enough money people will endure a long and difficult process, which is the point.
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by tabeth 9y ago
"B and lower grades"... what? If you have some magical process to separate the "B and lower" from the supposed A, do tell. Even if you had such a process money would be the mechanism to capture and retain the best people
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by tabeth 9y ago
This is a myth. It's easy to hire good people, just offer more money. The end. Now, if your question is how to hire the best engineers on some budget, that's a different question. Regardless, the less money you offer, the less lik
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by tabeth 9y ago
Your gross simplification of the issue is unfortunate. TV has never been able to track you and change its programming to the extent Facebook can.
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by tabeth 9y ago
What? Does TV track what you're doing when you're not watching and change the ads when you return? You're being silly.
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by tabeth 9y ago
Do you honestly think your examples are even in the same league as Facebook? Were TV ads ever as granular in its tracking as Facebook is today?
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by tabeth 9y ago
So what exactly do you suggest? 1) Ban surveillance. Not going to happen, if what you just stated is to be believed. 2) Complain about it. 3) Try to enact means to punish abusers.
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by tabeth 9y ago
Did you reply to the wrong comment? That couldn't be further from my point. My point is that if we have a problem with people doing bad things with technology, we should replace those people with people we trust, not the technology.
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by tabeth 9y ago
Personally I don't see the problem with surveillance. I have a problem with people who abuse powers they may have. I mean honestly: - Use Android? Chances are you're being watched by Google. - Facebook tracks literally hundreds
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by tabeth 9y ago
I'm not sure you understand how a contractor generally works. Sure you won't get hired, however a contractor can set a price. So the question is, can you set a price with GrubHub? Perhaps a driver will want to have a lower price
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by tabeth 9y ago
How do you set your own prices? A contract is about autonomy . If you're forced to follow rules, e.g. can't set prices, how is that any different than an employee?
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by tabeth 9y ago
I've never understood this logic. Shouldn't you be able to set your own hours and prices?
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by tabeth 9y ago
They're very numerous, including but not limited to: 1. A higher downpayment is required to purchase property. This means significant liquidity is taken from you immediately. 2. Investment property is often more distressed and/or
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by tabeth 9y ago
This is correct. I think that sentence should be reordered, hah.
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by tabeth 9y ago
I'm not familiar with UK tax law, but you don't have to live with 2 people for 9 years. I'd do it until you have enough to put a down payment on a multi-family and transition to that. Then you don't have to live with the
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by tabeth 9y ago
This is true. One thing I want to add though, is that at least in your unit, standard housing laws do not apply -- meaning you can discriminate on any basis in regards to the people you allow to live with you.
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by tabeth 9y ago
This is irrelevant since you're an owner occupant. You're generally right, though. The goal with the strategy outlined is to hedge against that by living there yourself. That and tenants will protect you from appraisal gotchas.
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by tabeth 9y ago
Absolutely right here. If you're not an owner occupant it doesn't make sense. One other reason you want to be an owner occupant, in addition to financing, is that you're closer to the action, meaning your property will be far
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by tabeth 9y ago
It's viable. Just make sure you get an inspection prior to buying the house (usually $1000 and under for this) to avoid getting a money-pit. Save a chunk, say 25%, of rental income and just hire people to resolve minor problems. Again,
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by tabeth 9y ago
If you buy a multifamily you can do so with as little as 3% down. Rent out the rooms in your unit and you're generally good for most markets.
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by tabeth 9y ago
My steps: 1. Buy a house in a place where it's normal for people for rent rooms or have roommates. 2. Rent out all of the rooms other than the one you live in. 3. Renovate the house, depreciating all expenses. 4. Make all necessary rep
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by tabeth 9y ago
The insistence of parents to control their children via censorship and other means, as well as view them as some perfect child is more harmful than any porn. The fact that the article itself and comments to the article talk about kids learn
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by tabeth 9y ago
> For this reason the EAT decision smells like politically motivated bias again Uber. Heh, no doubt about that. The decision actually had a bit of controversy for that reason.
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by tabeth 9y ago
I see the confusion. 1. Anonymity isn't a goal, persay. Everything you're talking about, in terms of "public incompetence" is true immediately once you post anything online. It's only a matter of time. Personally I&
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by tabeth 9y ago
How do you guarantee that the data in question is not changed without blockchain?
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by tabeth 9y ago
You make good points, though I have to add that though it is "public", you couldn't actually identify the people involved in a particular tutoring session from just the video. This would be something the central authority wou
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by tabeth 9y ago
This is where centralization would come into play -- all sessions are recorded and publicly available. The situation you pose could occur, but could also be quickly identified, resulting in the banning of both Alice and Bob. Such a deterren
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by tabeth 9y ago
This paper is similar to an idea I'm working on finalizing from a conceptual point of view. I call of "Proof of Help" (as opposed to Work or Stake). To summarize, the idea is that in a market for tutoring, people can tutor ea
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by tabeth 9y ago
> I am not an employee of Uber. I accept their bids for rides when I want to and that’s it. I have no commitment or responsibility to them besides that ride and vice versa. Yes, you have no commitment to them except following the very st

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