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I assume it helps trim off the branches of research that become unviable with the new evidence.

This is more of an alternative to SVG than an alternative to JS. You could always create charts using plain SVG. Most JS charting libraries just do that for you.

Aren't more volatile valuations also better for the value seeking employees? Let's say in 1 year there's a 50% chance of the valuation going up 3x, and a 50% chance of it going dow…

Irresponsible gambling costs the government money because we have safety nets. This applies to both institutions and individuals. The government needs to bail out banks and provide…

The percentage of someone's income that they spend on property/land probably goes down as their income goes up. For someone like Elon Musk, the lower tax rate is probably more enti…

For simpler math, lets assume someone makes $10k per month pre-tax. Their tax rate would increase by roughly 10%, and they would receive a $1,000 check in the mail. The net cost (a…

Funding UBI through "printing" money would cause inflation because that increases the money supply. But most UBI proponents plan to fund it through new taxes and consolidation of t…

Can't you say that about any income generating assets?

Hi HN, Committing to lockdowns is a powerful way to fight covid-19. I wanted to show its (encouraging) effects so I overlaid the lockdown dates onto different growth charts. I used…

I think the comments in this thread captures it pretty well. If someone doesn't see the benefits of typed languages, TypeScript will just be something that slows them down for no a…

Hi HN, There are many fuzzy search libraries. Sometimes, a match appears near the top that is hard to explain. This tool was created to visually understand those matches. This can …