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Africa continues to produce plenty of people. While the article seems to dismiss racism out of hand, it is the only intellectually consistent explanation for these “pronatalist” be…

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People’s reactions suggest they too believe themselves to be overpaid. The harm to the laid off Googlers is they will not be able to find a job paying anywhere near as much because…

What’s disgusting about it? I do not see anything objectionable in the Wikipedia article.

Times are good now. $3.6 billion is $36 billion in a decade. One day, Google may need that money to survive. Also, Google’s 2022 profit was $67 billion (down significantly from 202…

This is a terrible idea. Tramadol is an opioid. Using the two drugs together increases the risk of overdose.

If you are as skilled as you say you are, getting through a few challenging questions in a technical interview should be a breeze. Also, don’t discount the feedback that your inter…

Summary: I spent a few days making graphs and now I am more qualified to opine on the existence of climate change than people who have been studying climate for decades using actua…

Why doesn’t my stock portfolio have fewer high quality stocks?

These guys are hacks. There are papers by serious economists on this question.

Time to double your medication.

I only want to buy things made in China. If I buy something not on this list, how sure can I be that it is a genuine Made in China product?

Which shady business practices, specifically?

I own a Tesla and live 200 miles from the closest service center. If you have a problem, chances are that it can and will be fixed by mobile tech. I had a problem with my door hand…

To be fair, a Fiat is a qualitatively worse car than pretty much any other car.

That’s what Tesla calls it. Source: I have had a Model S for many years and repairs I have had under warranty have been listed as “goodwill.” e.g., Torn sunroof seal (presumably, d…

The Silicon Valley premium is not that large. Every programmer I know in North Carolina earns six figures. I earned 95 as a programmer with moderate experience in South Carolina a …

The analysis in this post is all over the place with no guardrails. The advice from the physicist in the comments is spot on.

A lot of answers here. But no clear question. The advice in the comments from the physicist is spot on.