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by tardo99 8y ago
I don't really agree with the article's argument that it's so bad if this or that group becomes wealthy. The government can easily solve that through taxation if it so chooses. I think the more important piece of information
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by tardo99 8y ago
If you bought the asset before like 2010 they don't have cost basis info. Believe it or not people sell assets bought in like 1970 and report that on their tax forms. Full automation is a ways away...
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by tardo99 8y ago
Yes but if you've been happily spending 4%, which turns into 8% because the market is down 50%, do the math on that.
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by tardo99 8y ago
From the article: "... the same model he has idling outside with a driver, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, wherever he is in the world." What? He has someone sitting outside in a running car while he sleeps? If true, t
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by tardo99 8y ago
So ... what do you do if you get home after 11pm?
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by tardo99 8y ago
The thing that really impresses/surprises me about the growth of services like these is that people have so much disposable income to pay for stuff like this. In the news one reads constantly about how people are stressed financially.
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by tardo99 8y ago
I watched the video. My Nissan has lane-keeping and it does exactly the same thing as in this video. My impression is it's because it follows the left lane line when it's not sure.
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by tardo99 8y ago
What are "adjusted" earnings?
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by tardo99 8y ago
It's very unlikely that Tesla will disappear. The bear/short case here is just that the stock goes to $0 because it's overvalued. The company will not die.
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by tardo99 8y ago
A company can be doing well and have its stock massively overvalued at the same time.
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by tardo99 8y ago
The same exact thing happened in 1999 and 2000. It's because of the bubble. When it pops, these schools will be extra-competitive for a few years while going through the heaps of applications from failed startups.
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by tardo99 8y ago
If I give you a 3 billion dollar investment, it's not hard to create a billion dollar company with that.
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by tardo99 8y ago
Except, you know, he didn't found Tesla.
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by tardo99 8y ago
I realize the plural of "anecdote" is not "data," but more than once I've watched 20-something women spend hours on end swiping through Instagram and commenting on photos. One particular time I sat on a train in Eur
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by tardo99 8y ago
Instagram is very successful. But, I think people shouldn't lose sight of the fact that it's turned a substantial fraction of our teenage and 20-something population essentially into zombies. I believe it is a significant social n
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by tardo99 8y ago
I mean, couldn't someone just skydive while holding a bike and make a similar claim?
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by tardo99 8y ago
Yes. See here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4306186/structure-paddin...
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by tardo99 8y ago
Actually the data suggests the reverse.
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by tardo99 8y ago
I do work in tech, and while that kind of comp exists, it's the exception and not the rule. There was a posting today here on HN about a database of salaries that more or less directly contradicts your assertion here. Oh and your entir
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by tardo99 8y ago
This is a good idea. How can we get it done?
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by tardo99 8y ago
I know you guys are downvoting me but I don't give a shit. I used to see similar graphs for Incline Village (in Tahoe). But suddenly after 2008, the party stopped. The reason was that prices finally got to a level where people honestly
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by tardo99 8y ago
Shhh. Let them pretend economic history only goes back 10 years. Stop spoiling the party!
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by tardo99 8y ago
I wouldn't want to drive a car built in a tent at breakneck pace to prove to investors how fast they could build cars. Not for me.
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by tardo99 8y ago
Agreed. Can grandparent give a couple examples?
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by tardo99 8y ago
The thing I wonder is whether some of this value is coming at the expense of people reading books. My guess is there's a significant overlap in the demographics. Which is too bad, because I view books as a positive for society while In
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by tardo99 8y ago
I mean, the truth is these jobs will go away relatively soon because of drones and robotics.
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by tardo99 8y ago
chaturbate?
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by tardo99 8y ago
I strongly agree with your comment. It's frustrating that people won't even attempt to address this glaring deficiency. When I ask people for examples they do the verbal equivalent of running away babbling.
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by tardo99 8y ago
Here's how I think it should work: You can get capital gains treatment on returns on investments in a given year which don't exceed 20% a year compounded annually. This would apply whether or not the taxpayer has realized the gain
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by tardo99 8y ago
Is the identity of this startup a secret? Maybe someone with a throwaway account could post it? Super curious here...

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