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by xapata 5y ago
In hindsight, I had no idea how new the website was when I joined Couchsurfing in 2005. Now I understand why the people I met were all so enthusiastic about the grand hospitality experiment -- we were the early adopters.
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by xapata 5y ago
The same people that wanted to host in the first place. When I was really into Couchsurfing, my girlfriend and I searched for apartments that made it easy to host, the same way that people seek ways to host via AirBnB. I enjoyed hearing st
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by xapata 5y ago
That's what ruined it for me. Some time after AirBnB started, no one wanted to host my girlfriend and me as a pair. It seemed like all the people who just wanted to host travelers left for AirBnB and only the hookup-seekers remained.
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by xapata 5y ago
Same. I traveled for work, so I didn't need lodging. I needed instant friends, and CS provided.
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by xapata 5y ago
I was an avid Couchsurfer and early AirBnB host. Initially AirBnB had a vibe very similar to Couchsurfing. Both seemed to lose the personal touch as they became larger networks. Money exchange is highly influential as well, but I don&#x2
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by xapata 5y ago
The big dealerships have learned to cut out the bullshit. They make money on volume, turning cars off the lot quickly, rather than trying to maximize profit on each sale individually.
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by xapata 5y ago
Depends on the make and model.
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by xapata 5y ago
I love learning the etymology of jargon. For example, loops were once physically looped paper.
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by xapata 5y ago
That's nifty.
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by xapata 5y ago
How about values restricted to identifiers currently in the database table? There's always something the type system can't do.
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by xapata 5y ago
To sell them at the scrap yard. Gotta be careful driving in some countries; drive over an open manhole and you might crack an axle.
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by xapata 5y ago
If you're going around stealing covers, you're probably driving a truck and carrying them in the truck bed.
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by xapata 5y ago
After switching to Cython, you can add Cython syntax, like type definitions, to gain big speed improvements.
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by xapata 5y ago
> less volatile investments A wise investor reduces volatility by diversification, rather than by concentrating on low-volatility assets.
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by xapata 5y ago
What do you think funds our union pension plans?
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by xapata 5y ago
Ok, so we've got $320k debt for NYU grads. They're at around 6.5k students graduating each year. I don't know what portion have "useless" majors paid entirely by debt. Let's say half. That's probably o
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by xapata 5y ago
There's a big difference between "massive success" and having a gallery show. Once you have a decent relationship with a gallery, if you don't care so much about money you can just let the gallery handle that side of th
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by xapata 5y ago
No, generally that's the gallerist's job. They take 50% of the revenue.
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by xapata 5y ago
Many means many things. It could be a few hundred annually and someone might still call that "many." I'm dubious that many art majors wind up $300k in debt. Undergrad doesn't cost that much.
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by xapata 5y ago
They're estimating $45k for living expenses. I'm not sure we should be lumping that in.
621.
by xapata 5y ago
How many kids are currently induced into that situation per year?
622.
by xapata 5y ago
Yeah, yeah, I'm assuming the US government stays solvent.
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by xapata 5y ago
Compounding growth does fine.
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by xapata 5y ago
Knows vs believes. For an investor, belief with an estimation of confidence is sufficient. There's never really a "knows for sure" even with insider trading. For what it's worth, I'm of the same belief. I think i
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by xapata 5y ago
> Container ships and tankers are anchored close to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in February. The Port of Los Angeles logged its busiest month in history in May. One generally expects the current month to be the busiest month
626.
by xapata 5y ago
Inflation can be followed by deflation in quick succession, though I suppose the term is more often used to describe a long-term trend.
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by xapata 5y ago
Another option is that Black rock believes the government, when push comes to shove, won't let housing prices fall dramatically, since a large portion of the electorate has nearly all their net worth tied up in their homes.
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by xapata 5y ago
It's not clear that the labor pool constraints will subside along with the pandemic.
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by xapata 5y ago
Not quite. Changing inflation causes (and itself is) volatility, but steady 4% inflation wouldn't be much different than steady 2% inflation.
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by xapata 5y ago
Maybe not the first few years. Rent payments inflate and mortgage payments don't.

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