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Completely makes sense, appreciate the thoughtful reply. Any tips for writing flashcards when studying a textbook?

I really enjoyed both blog posts, thank you for sharing! And I have to say, your explanation of the subexponential distribution property was remarkably clear for someone without a …

Good news then! You can short it and make a ton of money if you're confident this share price increase is a mistake.

Basically the title. I've had a Reddit account for >10 years effectively for lurking. I haven't made any comments or posts in the past 1.5 years. Despite this, I had ~10 accounts r…

Yeah, there are a lot of interesting theories regarding this (which were far more common in the halcyon days of 2021, when it seemed like ZIRP was the new normal). I actually think…

Read up on the onion futures markets; due to a (rather fascinating) historical decision, they are one of the few commodities without speculative futures. As a result, price volatil…

Caveat: I'm the founder of a VC-backed startup, so my perspective is likely skewed. The VC mode of thinking becomes a lot clearer when you realize that their returns are completely…

It's also not hard to find this information — the Chairman of the CFTC said this exact thing yesterday: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/11/14/health-of-ftxs-us...

Gotcha, I think that makes sense! Just to make sure I understand -- on server-side, they're pulling in all relevant information from their own database and whatever 3rd parties are…

Apologies for the newbie question -- I've never really programmed a website before, so seeking clarity on this topic. I wrote a website that uses a REST API written in Golang on th…

I agree in part. The texting, social media, etc. has the same disjointed tone as the "now, this" attitude of television that Postman wrote about. However, he had a specific concern…

Somewhat ironic given I suspect Postman would disagree with the majority of this article. This article asserts that the amount of engagement with the written word has gone up drama…

Elon didn't agree to "deal contingent on everything checking out", he agreed to deal. Normally, this would have been vetted in due diligence, but Musk waived that period -- this is…