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Assuming $18T (static) US dept, apple can pay it in 85 years?

Definitely not. There is a possibility that it will sour your relationship with your boss (why take the risk?). Best to quietly find another job and resign in the appropriate manne…

Aristotle

I was going to say "learn the universals, not the particulars" but you have said it well.

What about firespotting.com?

The "ask HN" section is usually very informative and useful, ie. dealing with problems, finding work, recommending products etc. I'm not sure a "show HN" section would have the sam…

I'd like to hear how they are, if they are worth it.

I would like to get a version of linux to dabble with. Ideally I just want to download something to a usb and run it as a VM. Gui is preferable but not necessary if it will save me…

This is what I would try to reach space: I would make a rope ladder system with poles extending at intervals to hold hydrogen balloons. I would space the balloons in a way that the…

Not sure what you mean. I'm mainly watching 2 Youtube channels for a refresher right now (CrashCourse and Periodic videos). I find it captivating like programming or startups. In f…

chemistry

What about wages and quality of life there? Seems like an interesting place to be...

OSs is one of those topics I could never get a handle on. I always felt I needed a better visualization of the whole thing. Maybe this book will help.

What "boatload of fucked up shit" are you referring to? Why do so many negative comments pop up about him all the time? Either I'm missing something or it's just ultra-liberals com…

I'm really amazed at how many people complain about Putin. Would you all prefer to live in the Russia of 50 years ago?

Two rings to rule 'em all. (One for Larry, one for Sergey.) All joking aside, I watched a presentation by Ray Kurzweil at Google and it's pretty (what's the word?) what they're up …