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andersentobias

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About andersentobias

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    I updated the article to clarify this a little.

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    SEEKING WORK | Stockholm, Sweden (EU) | Remote, or on-site Tech: Python, Django, React I am primarily a Python/Django backend developer (6 years experience). I also have experience…

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    I mean, $100k is a lot of money. Why not go to a specialized dating agency when that much money is on the table? Is that more irrational? Did I miss something?

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    "The market" is just a set of order books. I don't find it weird that technical analysis work some times in some markets. Fully systematic traders exist and make money. Efficient M…

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    But why do I need to account for the borrowing costs in the case where there is no borrowing involved? Because I always discount with the rate I can borrow money at, right? It vagu…

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    When economists say "_net present value_ of future returns", are they exclusively wanting to discount the inflation effects? Or is there anything else?

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    Do you believe ADHD is overdiagnosed?

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    I don't think type 1 diabetes meds are considered overprescribed _anywhere_. ADHD meds definitely are. Even reputable doctors say they are overprescribed. How large % of the ADHD p…

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    Interesting. Is this really true, that every person prefers at most one of these? Also a quotation link would be appreciated.

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    I understand "Lisp-style" as building (stateless) mini-APIs early and everywhere. Isn't this very data-centric in nature?

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    > The Ukraine cyber police revealed that the stolen data were also bought by Russian citizens who paid using currencies prohibited in the Ukrainian territory. What currencies are r…

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    I think one needs to be clear about what type of content one is learning. Is it rote memorization like anatomy? Or is it more conceptual like system design? It seems to me that you…

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    > My fantasy solution is everyone needs to go get a meat consumption license by going to a farm and killing an animal with a knife in their hands every, say, 10 years. I have heard…

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    Would you be interested in tutoring a experienced programmer (me) in using R?

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    Hi collin1! Can you reach out to my email? I am registered as "tobias" on your website. I want to ask you about HTML/CSS and possibly discuss a project for you to freelance on? Thx…

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    US looks rather involved in the 2022 Ukraine-Russia war from my peasant POV. Russia is not fighting the US military, but they are fighting US military vehicles etc

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    I do not own any crypto myself. The grown-up opinion is of course to view all crypto ""investments"" with extreme skepticism, which is an absolutely sane and correct position. With…

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    I think a big part of my personal development is not attaching my identity or self-worth to existing or established hierarchies. That's just status-seeking. Like, if you studied ma…

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    You don't need to involve a P vs NP discussion at all if you want to have a practical discussion to begin with. Big-Oh is sufficient?

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    Unless you want to compete in Jeopardy or something, why bother with ""uploading"" static chunks of information to your wetware? Language learning aside. When categorizing notes to…