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Nah, I've seen the lives of my friends who have kids. I'm happy for them, but my wife and I don't want that life. Sounds like having kids was the right choice for you, that's great…

I'm not sure I understand how Kelly applies to insurance, as by definition the Kelly of any -EV bet is 0. Can you elaborate on how to do a Kelly calculation with a wager of negativ…

Halts are temporary (generally a few hours to a few days). If it's delisted from NASDAQ it will almost certainly move to another exchange (OTC / pink sheets) and the stock will sti…

"utilize"

I think they're defining "productivity" as a fraction, i.e you used to be able to do 38 hours of work in exchange for 43 hours of your life. Now it's 38 hours of work while only us…

Then it would be nice if you could suggest an experiment which would yield useful pricing results for him. I don't know if this was your intention but it's kind of a pet peeve of m…

> your trades are getting a different result than if you explicitly paid a brokerage who charges a commission on it. Yes...the average retail customer submitting a market order wil…

> people with kids win at life That's a pretty insulting statement for those of us who can't have / don't want children. It's not a competition. We've chosen different paths than y…

Awesome idea, thanks.

I'm a profitable automated stock trader. I've been supporting myself trading for 5+ years, averaging 40% annual returns. I'm active on the algotrading subreddit, and was contacted …

"Want a home theatre with a big subwoofer so you can watch movies at home (one of my favorites). Nope, not unless you want some angry neighbors." How is that buy vs rent? Sounds li…

I think that applies everywhere...

Nobody really pays for anything with gold Krugerrands either.

Currently getting my Masters in AI. I'll be honest, I can understand the concepts when presented to me, but the mathematical proofs are beyond me. I've learned to be ok with that. …

the article says "his business is making seven-figure profits"

In college everyone's class registration would open at once, and classes would fill up quickly. Some people would even register for more than they were gonna take, to hold it for f…

Sunk cost

I don't think the fact that your coin-flip martingale strategy didn't work is evidence that "there aren't any betting strategies that can last over the long run".

Jesus Christ. Here's a thought, treat them as people and not "a black" or "a woman". You don't have to ingratiate yourself in the fear that some random person will think you're a r…

The internet has made buying a car worse? I'm assuming you have either never bought a car without the research and pricing tools available via the internet, or are looking back wit…

"A hedge on oil price is a bet on the way it will swing." Well I mean it's implemented that way (buying long-term futures) but it's really just locking in a set price. Oil prices s…

I'm currently in my second semester in the Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence program at UGA, I'm curious did you consider at it as well?

Well a strict logic question would be "All swans are white. Lily is a swan. What color is Lily?" But induction is more like learning about the world by observing it, and making pro…

Been done :) http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/28/4780914/cheaters-used-infr...

He said "digital age" not "Internet age" and then he mentions access to computers, the Internet, e-books, etc. Were you just looking for a comment to criticize?