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mockingbirdy
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Comment #46522820
Had this exact situation. Turned to drugs. Lived like a GTA character. That’s unsustainable, similar to luxury vacations which turn dull. Now I‘m finding investors for curing MS wi…
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Comment #35028780
> There's a breaking point of widespread democratized (runnable by like 1-5 people, or a small community) technology where these companies don't have the same ability to absorb all…
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Comment #32964549
Here's [1] a data analysis looking into the phenomenon: "Professionals with higher cognitive ability drop out of STEM careers earlier and faster", "High-ability workers are faster …
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Comment #30606231
Your operation is amazing, mobilizing air fright is massive. I'll definitely write you, we'll try what we can to support although we're much smaller.
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Comment #30604310
I'm part of a team that does (very small-scale compared to the big NGOs) logistics (food, clothing, baby stuff, hygiene, everything) and provides/mediates shelter in the North East…
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Comment #30159790
I've used nearly the same code for years with a trampoline function (JMP instruction instead of simply writing the code right there), so not too sure about it being a new technique…
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Comment #30078252
Would love to read more about this because my understanding is that the increase in M2 money supply is a big part of the current inflation (very simplified - it's way more complex …
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Comment #30004151
> If I decide in the future (perhaps once my account is to that 50-100M range) that the site is more of a liability for me than an asset, I may close it, with or without grandfathe…
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Comment #30004032
You talk in plural form, but I can only find information about you on the page. With this kind of alpha, I'd expect a team of quant traders and physicists working on it (I actually…
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Comment #30003572
The performances of the models are almost unbelievable. I only saw something similar with alphahub.us in the past (but higher max. drawdowns) - what do you think of them? I'm inter…
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Comment #29810524
For sales: After attaining product-market fit and everything becoming more stable, it’s all about sales. Software development in the growth stage turns into an endless grind of fea…
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Comment #29807275
> But if I was in my 20s or early 30s, I'd be looking to leave tech entirely and go into something else where experience is actually appreciated and valued. I'm in my 20s and think…
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Comment #29780830
I know crypto millionaires that had to show their e-mails to the tax officers to show which addresses were used for getting paid. I really hope you're right.
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Comment #29780568
It's still very young. If crypto gets relevant adoption, it'll be impossible to discern legitimate transactions from illegitimate ones. If it's technologically impossible, you can …
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Comment #29780380
Because you can't know how much the person really has (edit: and receives) with crypto. Historically, you could simply walk to their properties and look at their wealth and tax acc…
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Comment #29780149
> But when you stop and think about it for a sec you realize that we need intermediaries or else the richer will become unstoppable kings with control that cannot be deflated. I ag…
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Comment #29780090
> For me, it’s something new and interesting. Same for me. I'm programming Web3 and Solidity contract interactions. It's just refreshing to have a new aspect (contracts and money) …
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Comment #29625035
Thanks for the tip with Poland and Ukraine! Do you have a link for a good AFF training provider? I found this one [1] which looks good. [1]: https://tandemy.pl/en/training-parachut…
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Comment #29616086
> keeping my possessions to what can fit in two suit cases I really want to do that as well while learning piano. Any recommendations for articles / checklists for people who want …
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Comment #29614651
> Did the basic training and looking forward to start jumping in wingsuit next year Nice! Thought about paragliding too, but decided I like the action of flying in a wingsuit more.…
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Comment #29607602
Love this response! > having >5h of free time a day is detrimental to happiness Experienced this first hand, so true! Didn't know about the shorter live expectancy. Thanks for link…
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Comment #29607357
Hey prelifecrisis, I’m from Germany too and I have some friends who experienced windfalls in the 2-10 million range (some of them in crypto, some of them selling their businesses).…
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Comment #28607035
There are some studies which reveal possible connections between wealth, compassion and how generous people are. [1] and [2] for articles about studies like [3]. I see some shortco…
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Comment #28371708
You can mount SFTP with Mountain Duck [1], from the creators of Cyberduck. Costs around $40. [1]: https://mountainduck.io