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by tcbawo 7y ago
This is especially true if the startup is unknown or not perceived as glamorous/prestigious. It may have the effect of skewing the experience curve towards younger/less experienced candidates.
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by tcbawo 7y ago
The US tax system is regressive by taxing earned income differently than capital gains. It also gives the truly wealthy an opportunity to indefinitely defer or avoid realizing gains. The "progressive" US tax code only targets hi
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by tcbawo 7y ago
The US has a culture that believes that only suckers pay taxes, the willingness/desire to defer problems to future generations, and the inability to capture meaningful revenue from the extremely small percentage of the population that
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by tcbawo 7y ago
Gene manipulation of an adult likely would target a subset of overall tissue. Although, ethics of modifying reproductive tissue could be an issue.
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by tcbawo 7y ago
My point is that once a fund grows to a certain size, ROI at that scale becomes impossible. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that some of their funds have investment restrictions and mandatory distributions.
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by tcbawo 7y ago
Such returns would not be possible if they grew to a certain size. By closing the fund, they can keep it small enough to limit scaling issues.
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by tcbawo 7y ago
Many people will develop chronic, expensive health problems that will persist beyond bankruptcy. Someone I work with has a chronic blood disorder with medication costing $10k per month. That does raise a good point, though. Would a healt
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by tcbawo 7y ago
In America, it is virtually impossible to safely retire early knowing that you will have enough money to cover unexpected medical expenses for you and your loved ones. Without insurance, you may be on the hook for millions of dollar of lia
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by tcbawo 7y ago
Nixon also reopened relations with China in 1972. I'm having a hard time finding trade information from the 1970s (a quick search turned up: https://apjjf.org/2013/11/24/Dong-Wang/3958/article.h
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by tcbawo 7y ago
When Steven Spielberg created Close Encounters of the Third Kind, he showed the interior of the spacecraft which he now regrets. There is something to be said for capturing the imagination of the audience and leaving them wanting more. Als
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by tcbawo 7y ago
Interesting point, but isn't the fear of a Socialist takeover ever-present? Or perhaps the media/political powers are just paying lip service? The rise of Globalism, Technology, and the cult of Greed also seem to have played a pa
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by tcbawo 7y ago
David Murray (The 8-bit Guy) and others are building an expandable, C64ish computer with sourceable parts and modern I/O connectivity (eg. VGA). They're calling it Commander X16. It's very early, but it looks promising as
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by tcbawo 7y ago
Whatever you feel comfortable with. To own stocks means to accept upside and downside risk. If you can't afford to lose 40% in a year because you might need the money within 10 years, reexamine your risk profile. It's okay to h
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by tcbawo 7y ago
It would be an interesting experiment to crowd-source these types of punishments/penance. Not in a binding sense, but as a way to lobby judges for sentences that might best rehabilitate the offenders.
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by tcbawo 7y ago
Be careful about doing side projects on work time or with company resources. Some vindictive employers may use this against you.
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by tcbawo 7y ago
If I count the number of times my kids have watched other people unwrapping toys/playing Minecraft on YouTube, it's a tough call.
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by tcbawo 7y ago
What if the (expected profit per chicken)/(cost of chicken) was close to the return on a riskless asset, like a government bond? Wouldn't the farmer be more inclined to park money there than take the risk of buying more chickens?
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by tcbawo 7y ago
Or it could be an act of desperation to keep their factories running at full capacity. They have a large segment of the population that is only tolerant of the authoritarian regime while their economic prospects are improving.
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by tcbawo 7y ago
If you were planning on buying more chickens tomorrow, you might be inclined to wait instead if the price is falling. Especially if the cost of hens relative to eggs is near an all-time high.
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by tcbawo 7y ago
Except, Google is accountable to shareholders and US legal code. The US government has accountability through elections and the judicial system. What accountability does the Chinese government have?
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by tcbawo 7y ago
This may be true, but your company always wants the most business value, not the best/most elegant/most maintainable code. If you can deliver your boss's business interests at even 1.5x, I think you will have a long career.
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by tcbawo 7y ago
I don't think many employers are interested in training anyone at any age anymore. Margins are often too lean to dedicate productive resources to training. When switching jobs, I always emphasize the aspects of previous jobs and acco
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by tcbawo 7y ago
I like this analogy for a separate reason. Many musicians can relate to hitting a ceiling in terms of ability. You might have X years playing any instrument, but depending on talent, you may have plateaued for some period of time. It is
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by tcbawo 7y ago
My experience has been that many younger engineers don't want to work closer to the metal as much. They want to work on the bleeding edge, sexier technologies.
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by tcbawo 7y ago
Since I first saw it posted, I've probably played thousands of games of chess on Nanochess. Impressive achievements, I'd love to learn more of what they've done
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by tcbawo 7y ago
Maybe they perceive it as a calibration question: "do you know how much you don't know" and "how much are you going to overpromise if you start here"
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by tcbawo 7y ago
The safe answer to this horrible question is 7. If they are expecting you to be an expert as an undergraduate, your mentoring possibilities are probably nil. They also probably associate unfamiliarity with inability. You probably wouldn&
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by tcbawo 7y ago
I believe that accumulation happened before microorganisms had evolved to digest cellulose (?). If we can ever produce a surplus of electricity, we would ideally sequester carbon in a place other than the bottom of the ocean, creating a gi
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by tcbawo 7y ago
I think there are two hard parts: determining the carbon footprint of most activities/expenditures, and finding the most effective means of carbon sequestration. But, I think it aligns incentives in many good ways.
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by tcbawo 7y ago
Sure, I don't think it's an either-or proposition. However, I think there is a sizable population of people that aren't interested in waiting around until a government policy would be enacted. The purpose would be to inform

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