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by tryitnow 15y ago
This is expected from MG Siegler. It's a worthwhile read (like much of what he writes). Just know the source and his biases. Funniest thing I've read in a while ==> "MG: show me on this doll where Google touched you."
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by tryitnow 15y ago
You bring up some good points. However, to call it a "good investment" requires comparing it to alternatives. Two decades ago, not many alternatives existed (libraries? buying books? maybe private tutors?). A decade ago, the online world s
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by tryitnow 15y ago
One thing people lose sight of is what I call the "whack a mole" problem. If we spend a ton of money fighting the big killers, but doing little to focus on rejuvenation therapies then we will just keep succumbing to a different set of dise
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by tryitnow 15y ago
I tried to think of some constructive criticism (since that's more useful than "good luck guys!"), but couldn't really figure anything really penetrating, but here's my best shot at some question to think about, constructive criticism, etc.
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by tryitnow 15y ago
could just as well be titled "Why I won't date any person who works 80+ hours per week." No need to single out entrepreneurs other than the fact some of them might be a little bit less socially acclimated than people from other high work ho
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by tryitnow 15y ago
Bottom line: In SV people who make stuff are respected. In NYC people who make money are respected. Obviously this is not true 100% across the board, but anyone who has experienced both cities will immediately grok what I'm talking about
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by tryitnow 15y ago
I don't want to say "nothing to see here, just move on" But I'm pretty much going to say that. Any "race problem" SV has is largely a result of any "race problem" that exists in society at large. For example, why are there not more black en
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by tryitnow 15y ago
I don't think anyone can predict where Palantir will go. They seem to be doing a lot of things right, but cult-like environments always have a high downside risk. The one thing that makes me think they are on the right track is that they ha
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by tryitnow 15y ago
I think Silicon Valley is the answer, not the problem. There's a world of difference between the massively publicly subsidized, mostly zero sum financial industry and the technology driven entrepreneurship of the Valley. One hedge fund's ga
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by tryitnow 15y ago
From the article: " Over the course of his working life, a college-educated white male .... will have earned about $2.3 million. His high-school-educated white-male partner will have earned $1.2 million." Let's say college costs $100,000 (t
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by tryitnow 15y ago
If solar really does drop in price significantly and has a big impact, wouldn't that lessen demand for coal/natgas/etc? A drop in demand will lead to a drop in the price of those fuels everything else held equal. Of course, maybe the decli
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by tryitnow 15y ago
That's exactly what I was going to say. This is a good first stab at measuring something important. One thing I was wondering was what "population" was used. I assume it's the city population. Using MSA or CSA populations could lead to v
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by tryitnow 15y ago
Yes, thanks for putting your thoughts into words. When I first saw this I just "felt" it was pretty cool, but couldn't really explain why. As a numbers geek one of my pet peeves is that people all too rarely play out different scenarios to
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by tryitnow 15y ago
Nice try, but I've always been suspicious of "Certificates" even at top tier schools. The best way to signal skills to potential employers is to gain experience (either through employers or maybe through contributing to some online collect
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by tryitnow 15y ago
There's a growing number of courses, tutorials, etc online. Does anyone know any mechanism for meeting and collaborating with others who are planning on working through the same courses/tutorials. I am pretty individualistic when it comes
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by tryitnow 15y ago
For some reason I initially assumed $300,000 plus was your retirement target. I am now assuming $175,000 in savings is what you define as "financially independent" That makes sense given your $7,000 per year expenses. ($7,000 divided by
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by tryitnow 15y ago
"you're very much a net negative" Not at all. I can vouch that he's certainly has had a positive impact on my life and on the lives of those I have recommended read and follow his advice. The nice thing about retirement is you can engage in
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by tryitnow 15y ago
That's a good point and one of the frustrating things I find about an otherwise awesome blog. Living with a significant other is cheaper than living by yourself because I really doubt you're going to want to live in really close quarter wi
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by tryitnow 15y ago
Thanks! A lot of folks are saying they live on the cheap. It's nice to see a commenter who actually is showing others how. Keep up the good work.
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by tryitnow 15y ago
It disappoints me, but I have to agree with you (at least in part, I wouldn't call his story garbage). I say it's disappointing because his blog really inspired me to make some changes and I agree with the overall thrust of what he's saying
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by tryitnow 15y ago
Thanks. This pretty much aligns with my philosophy. If your budget is readily available, could you post it? I've been seeing a lot of "we live on $XX,XXX" online. That's nice, but what really inspired me was when people just posted their
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by tryitnow 15y ago
Huh? You're 20. You tried something it didn't work. So go to school, go back to your high paying job. And how many 20 year olds have high paying jobs to begin with? Thanks for sharing, but if I were looking to hire someone (or recommend
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by tryitnow 15y ago
I absolutely agree and I would be willing to bet Thiel does too. BUT, it's simply not cost-effective. So many of the benefits of college can be gotten outside of it without the ridiculous cost and without dealing with people who don't want
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by tryitnow 15y ago
I would say the top 10 schools in any area have enough "credentialing/signaling" value to be a good investment. Outside of that top 10, the value is only in certain subjects (e.g. engineering, accounting, nursing).
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by tryitnow 15y ago
I second the other responses to this comment. However, I do think there is tremendous potential to create a company that facilitates this emerging process. Instead of a school what we really need is a company that does some of what a schoo
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by tryitnow 15y ago
"fewer second chances" I have to vigorously disagree with the assertion that the real world offers fewer second chances. In fact, it's the other way around, the real world (i.e. marketplace) offers as many chances as you can create. It's t
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by tryitnow 15y ago
I think that's certainly true for some people (e.g. you), but just the opposite is true for me. I would like a meta-rating system where I could select the rating algorithm that would work for me. That would be nice.
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by tryitnow 15y ago
Remember the choice isn't between dirty oil/gas and a wonderful future of clean/green fuel and no damage to the environment. Transitioning to alternative energy sources is incredibly expensive - it will be a major drain on the economy to d
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by tryitnow 15y ago
I third this. I highly recommend this book, especially to people who are analytically oriented.
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by tryitnow 15y ago
Apparently, aerobic exercise has been shown to have a positive effect on mental performance: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/16/what-sort-of-exerci... I don't know of any studies showing that anaerobic (e.g. weight lifting) can have

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