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by willyg123 7y ago
I think the greater impact of Prop 13 is the disincentive to downgrade into a smaller house after the kids move out. A better measure of housing supply would be in terms of bedrooms. I imagine there is a massive gap in CA relative to other
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Stick to Sports? No Way. Deadspin Journalists Quit En Masse(nytimes.com)
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by willyg123 7y ago
Ericsson wrote a book to correct the record. The book's lede is essentially "Gladwell bastardized my research to fit a narrative that would sell books." https://www.amazon.com/Peak-Secrets-New-Science-Expertis
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by willyg123 7y ago
This is why I love astrophysics. I assumed the supernova would obliterate any planet in the star's orbit.
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by willyg123 7y ago
Testing UBI on a small scale fails to address how inflation will impact the buying power of the recipients. Findings from experiments like this are worthless.
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by willyg123 7y ago
The only winners in class action lawsuits are the lawyers. It seems like class actions only exist to effectively serve as law enforcement ie the private-sector version of attorneys general.
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by willyg123 7y ago
I thought the author was sincere after the first read. I read it after reading your comment and respectfully disagree about the author's ego. I have never been a conference speaker so perhaps I am not the best judge.
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by willyg123 7y ago
If you fly, ever, business gold AmEx cannot be beaten. 4x points on the first $150k spent on two categories of your choice. Then, 25% off(!) flights booked with points at AmExTravel.com. I will definitely be getting the Stripe card because
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by willyg123 7y ago
Surprisingly, this is a totally unregulated industry on the federal level. Legally, they aren't loans; it's a purchase of future receivables. Google "merchant cash advance regulation" and have your mind blown. California
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by willyg123 7y ago
I have worked in the small business lending space before. Stripe cannot price in terms of APR because legally, it is not a "loan". It's a purchase of future receivables. If it was a loan, the APR would be considered usurious
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by willyg123 7y ago
A YC company, Papa, is trying to solve this problem joinpapa.com
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Nacho Analytics Permanent Data Outage
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by willyg123 7y ago
We could be running all electric cars on nuclear, indirectly, if we would start building more power plants. cue the anti-nuclear power comments
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by willyg123 7y ago
A great point in the form of a question. I should have phrased my comment differently. The emergence of DuckDuckGo and the excitement for Apple's upcoming anonymous sign-in feature proves there is a massive gap in the market for privac
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by willyg123 7y ago
All organizations, no matter if they are public or private, need checks and balances at the top. I predict that legislation will become the de facto check on FB and there will be many negative unintended consequences for the rest of the tec
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by willyg123 7y ago
I could debate Austrian vs Keynesian economics all day and wipe the floor with you but the fact you had to resort to an ad hominem attack lets me know I already won the debate. FWIW I've never downvoted anyone on HN so it appears as th
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by willyg123 7y ago
Economic Facts and Fallacies by Thomas Sowell is a book that changed my views a decade ago. I have skimmed through it a few times in the years since, through a full market cycle, and he continues to be spot on.