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by takinola 2y ago
I guess if you only do one testicle, you may get half off.
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by takinola 2y ago
Goodwill only comes into play in the context of an acquisition. Unless they are being bought, the decrease in market cap is just that. It doesn't come out of anything in particular, accounting-wise.
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by takinola 2y ago
I think the issue was closer to one where the interviewer (all but) hires the "non-diverse" candidate and then as an afterthought interviews the "diverse" candidate. This clearly defeats the spirit of the plan. As for yo
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by takinola 2y ago
Markets are not about morality. They are designed to allocate resources optimally. If you want moral outcomes, you would need to inject incentives that make those outcomes optimal for the market participants
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by takinola 2y ago
Goodwill has a very specific definition that has nothing to do with your behavior. It is simply the difference between the price an acquirer pays for something and the book value of that thing
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by takinola 2y ago
I guess anything is possible but this seems unlikely. The type of questions (and followups) you would ask in a job interview are quite different than for an inquiry. Also, there are more straightforward ways of getting this information so w
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by takinola 2y ago
Imagine a patch of ice on a busy sidewalk. You can put up a sign that says "be careful, icy path" but lots of people are still going to slip and fall. The advice (ie the sign) can only do so much as long as the hazard exists. The
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by takinola 2y ago
The incentives for the police don't encourage this outcome. Imagine if something does happen and there is a report in the local newspaper that the neighbors had reported to the police multiple times but they did nothing. Better to CYA
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by takinola 2y ago
Two things I do to help me ship. I write down the list of features required to complete the project and then ruthlessly pare it down to the absolute minimum. Nothing gets on that list unless it is absolutely required. For example, if I w
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by takinola 2y ago
Dumb question: What is inflammation? I know what it sounds like but I realize I am not quite sure what it is.
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by takinola 2y ago
There's an old episode of RadioLab or This American Life (I can't remember which) that explores this very topic. If memory serves, there was a woman who lost her mum at an early age but her mum recorded videos to be shared with h
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by takinola 2y ago
Not really. Innocent people need defense attorneys as well.
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by takinola 2y ago
Sounds like the problem here is using the wrong tool for the job. Signatures are designed to prove who sent the message. If you want to hide who sent the message, you need something else. In your example, you would take an extra step of enc
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by takinola 2y ago
It also helps if a lot of the most successful people are young (eg sports and entertainment) It helps further the illusion that success is readily available.
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by takinola 2y ago
Neighborle - Identify border countries and states https://neighborle.com/
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by takinola 2y ago
I am not familiar with the academic publishing world but it seems this should be disruptable. Why isn't there some other outfit running a WordPress site taking submissions and publishing them on much less onerous terms?
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by takinola 2y ago
I used to work as a field engineer on oilfields and rigs. We had panels of equipment, each with their own alarms and beeps. Once the rig manager (the client) remarked that we were ignoring the alarms, snidely insinuating that we should pa
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by takinola 2y ago
If you are a fan of the business side of companies, I highly recommend The Acquired podcast. They go deep into the history of (mostly tech) companies and analyze the strategic choices made along the way. If for nothing else, the enthusias
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by takinola 2y ago
While non-disclosure by doctors prescribing drugs they profit from is unethical, I would be interested to know if doctors change which drugs they prescribe if when paid by different pharma companies ie are doctors recommending the drugs bec
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by takinola 2y ago
If you had a button that would erase cars, airplanes or medical devices as they exist today, would you push it? I believe these inventions are very net positive for the world as they are right now.
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by takinola 2y ago
There seems to be a misunderstanding of the place of technology in the criminal justice system. There is nothing wrong with using technology to sift through a mass of data points to narrow down suspects or point the investigation in a part
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by takinola 2y ago
Top executive exit pay packages tend to be negotiated when they’re being hired not when they’re being fired. If you recognize this fact, the numbers make more sense. You’re more likely to promise someone a generous exit package when you thi
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by takinola 2y ago
People tend to have personality inertia. By that I mean that people do what they do regardless of their environment or circumstances. If you’re someone that’s driven to achieve wealth, status and power, the drive doesn’t suddenly disappear
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by takinola 2y ago
The sphere does not need to be built or owned by a single entity. You too can own a single unit of the sphere for the low, low price of $2T. There can be different corporate entities owning different sections and monetizing it in all kinds
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by takinola 2y ago
"Sorry, there's no money" is not a complete statement. The more honest statement is "Sorry, there's no money for you". Clearly, companies spend money on things (offices, factories, private jets, etc) other tha
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by takinola 2y ago
This is incorrect. If the company is public, there is no way to buy stock from a particular set of shareholders without impacting the price of the stock owned by other shareholders. If you own stock in a company that is looking to give mo
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by takinola 2y ago
Stock buybacks and wage increases are not necessarily related issues. A stock buyback is just a way to return money to shareholders. A wage increase is about paying your workforce appropriately. The only connection between the two is tha
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by takinola 3y ago
I have a Youtube ad-skip browser extension that fast forwards through ads. It is really good at this but the creator has recently started trying to inject extra functionality into the extension (some random AI stuff) that is turning me off
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by takinola 3y ago
Other than the part that AT&T will be the one to deliver all these innovations, the ad is pretty much spot on.
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1993 AT&T ad predicts the future well(youtube.com)
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