viburnum

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   by viburnum 7y ago

   I got halfway through, and baffled by how badly written it was, figured the author was writing ironically.
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   by viburnum 7y ago

   If you’re really interested in a subject it can very rewarding to move between primary and secondary sources. Secondary sources are usually clearer and if they explain why the ideas matter or what’s motivating, I find that tremendously help
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   by viburnum 7y ago

   Now replace “victim” too
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   by viburnum 7y ago

   Good lord, here is a CEO micromanaging people's feelings. This is incredibly insulting and creepy. It would be more honest if he told people to just shut up and do their jobs.
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   by viburnum 7y ago

   240 square feet is just too small. America is a rich country with plenty of land, but without rational housing policies you wind up with insanity like this. Great parking, though.
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   by viburnum 7y ago

   Thanks, that's related to the point I was making, that it's completely normal for long-lived assets to have a negative rate of return (depreciation).
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   by viburnum 7y ago

   The underlying problem is that, aside from hoarding canned food, consumption in the future must be produced by workers in the future. How do you make claims on the output of workers in the future? Pension funds buy up financial assets, so w
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   by viburnum 7y ago

   Have you seen this illustration? https://ggwash.org/view/36573/to-a-pedestrian-a-roads-a-tiny...
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   by viburnum 7y ago

   When I tried to learn Haskell, I tried doing the kind of stuff I usually do in Ruby: parsing log files, converting text formats, etc. It seemed hopeless. I'm curious to hear about the experience of someone who uses Haskell for everyday
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    by viburnum 7y ago

    The mayor, Anne Hidalgo, has said she wants Paris to be a place "where you can let go of your child’s hand." I think that's beautiful. People sacrifice so much freedom to allow cars to dominate their space.
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    by viburnum 7y ago

    That first Extreme Programming book was really excellent. Not at all like the MBA nonsense most “scrum masters” push.
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    by viburnum 7y ago

    Just wait until the paleo/deadlift bubble pops, he’ll be wiped out completely.
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    by viburnum 7y ago

    LTCM cracks me up because it should have been obvious that linking a massively liquid market with a not very liquid market was going to be trouble. IIRC when the crisis came it turned out there were only three or four buyers on the tight si
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    by viburnum 7y ago

    There’s an excellent book called “An Engine, Not a Camera: How Financial Models Shape Markets” that lives up to its title.
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    The Boss Is Watching(nber.org)

    2 points by viburnum 7y ago|0 comments
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    by viburnum 7y ago

    Kids, trust your elders on this one, the author is correct.
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    by viburnum 7y ago

    Happiness is a social phenomenon and can’t be solved by individuals. You can move to your own idea of paradise but if you care about other people your happiness will depend on theirs as well.
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    by viburnum 7y ago

    1. Do you know your worth in the labor market? Believe it or, there’s high demand for mediocre developers and they make a good living. Go on some interviews. Knowing you can get another job gives you a ton of confidence. 2. This podcast ep
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    by viburnum 7y ago

    Two car garage? Suburban land use is the problem. It takes a ton of energy to make and power cars, but if you allow people to live in walkable/bikes or places, that energy isn’t necessary.
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    by viburnum 7y ago

    Any sociologists want to summarize the Latour essay?
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    15 Puzzle(en.wikipedia.org)

    11 points by viburnum 7y ago|1 comments
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    by viburnum 7y ago

    I’m so sorry, that was terrible.
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    by viburnum 7y ago

    I think we’re better off dealing with people as humans instead of trying to force them to conform to homo economicus.
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    by viburnum 7y ago

    Inequality literally makes people sick https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-economic-ineq...
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    by viburnum 7y ago

    Is this why the Podcast app has become so buggy?
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    by viburnum 7y ago

    Announcing plans is good because then you can actually get some satisfaction from it. You’re never going to accomplish anything anyway so you might as well take the happiness where you can get it.
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    Start a New Union for Tech Workers. Please(splinternews.com)

    6 points by viburnum 7y ago|2 comments
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    by viburnum 7y ago

    Yeah, people think bike helmets are miracle devices like seat belts, and that it’s a moral failing not to use one, but they sadly don’t provide that much protection.
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    by viburnum 7y ago

    I’ve journaled on and off for years. It’s incredibly stressful for me. Most of what I write is unbearably stupid. It’s excrutiatig to see how dumb I am. I tried to turn lemons into lemonade, and decided to keep a “what did I learn” journal,
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    by viburnum 7y ago

    I think the main problem with NPR news is they always play dumb. If somebody tells them "2+2=5," they just repeat it, if even it's been proven a lie, even if they've been saying the same lie for 30 years. It's not o