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_spoonman

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About _spoonman

matts -=[at]=- matts -=[dot]=- io

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    Comment #35222770

    What you’re getting at is known as the “risk free rate,” or the risk premium of leaving your money with another entity for a period of time. US gov’t treasuries carry a risk free r…

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    Comment #30627644

    Gov't contractor

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    Comment #28055677

    That sounds like work for a prime contractor with at least two subs under it. And consultants to help them implement SAFe AGILE.

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    Comment #27545163

    Since the Fed owns so much of its own debt, couldn’t it just decide not to repay itself the principal when those treasuries mature?

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    Comment #26530292

    The two aren’t mutually exclusive and the roles change as the kid gets older. When they’re newborns you are focused totally on providing: they can’t feed themselves, change their d…

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    Comment #26095378

    Is generics akin to overloading functions?

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    Comment #25600626

    I also work in government consulting. The govt thinks “DevOps” is developers and ops folks sitting in the same room.

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    Comment #25555710

    Chat With Traders chatwithtraders.com

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    Comment #25416177

    Google classroom is also down

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    Comment #25049057

    They really do a tremendous job and it's appreciated greatly.

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    Comment #24288999

    While learning D3 I was stuck on a simple bar chart problem. Just could not figure it out. Asked on the D3 slack. None other than Mike himself took the time to look at my code and …

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    Comment #23957243

    Have you ever bought a house here? You go through a 1-2 month (minimum) process of providing financial documents from the past six months or more to mortgage originators, and no on…

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    Comment #23926281

    I’ve been struggling with just purpose in general for years. I’m a husband and father - those are supposed to be my purpose. But sometimes I don’t feel very good at them. Hang in t…

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    Comment #23187085

    Order matching engine written in Go

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    Comment #22788289

    I’m learning go, too. Check this resource out. https://quii.gitbook.io/learn-go-with-tests/

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    Comment #22788267

    Golang! https://quii.gitbook.io/learn-go-with-tests/

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    Comment #22657813

    I can never be 100% remote in my current role. I’m a DoD contractor and perform some of my duties on networks I can only access from secure facilities. I can do the rest remotely.

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    Comment #22487157

    I think what OP means is N95 masks must be properly fitted to the individual. When my wife started working at a hospital she had to undergo such a fitting. So unless you get the pr…

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    Comment #22078492

    I agree. To add another industry, with government and/or defense contractors, certifications matter immensely - sometimes more than actual work experience.

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    Comment #21902209

    Thanks for the reply

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    Comment #21900010

    Thank you for the reply

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    Ask HN: Resource for Mathematics of Finance

    Hello! I’m looking for recommendations for a good resource on financial mathematics, maybe from first principles. Ideally, I’d like to understand more complex topics such as Monte …

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    Comment #20460742

    Are ubuntu's snaps supposed to be similar to this?

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    Comment #19347683

    The challenges you listed are spot on. Congrats on launching! Can’t wait to check it out.