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How much are you willing to spend on a nice user interface? The whole point of passive investing is that you rarely interact with your account. Even a slight difference in fees is …

Depending on the role, I find it hard to believe that people being motivated by money is a bad thing as the company grows. Sure, at a start up it’s easy to connect the dots with wh…

I thought the point was that we should look at IQ in determining punishment and risk of recidivism. Which is a deeply misguided idea.

OJ is an interesting example, as his sentence for armed robbery was considered extreme compared to the facts of his case, and influenced by the fact he away with murder. I think it…

The availability of ridesharing lessens the need for car ownership, which is a huge win for cities because it reduces the need to devote space for the storage of automobiles. The a…

There’s a big difference between empathy and guilt. That people feel guilty and responsible for what happened to the man is a legacy of his manipulation, and not something to be ce…

Gee if you buy into that narrative you might just like... Peter Thiel’s new media company! You are vastly underplaying the amount of power an (unelected) man of Thiel’s wealth and …

The dataset you are basing your assumptions on is extremely small. Your reference should be the history of highly volitle assets, not the history of bitcoin. The behavior after pre…

I don't see how a decentralized cryptocurrency could possibly regulate itself efficiently. How would you go about banning even the most basic manipulations? Take wash trading. How …

What if someone wrecks my house?

The decentralized nature of cryptocurrencies means that implementing countermeasures to market manipulation is severely hampered. It's a fatal flaw of to the idea of cryptocurrenci…

10% is plenty to drive business to Lyft, especially with Lyft’s better brand.

That's a superb writeup. Really uncovers differentiators that I could feel but not put my finger on.

It doesn’t solve the problem. It’s Google’s problem. If Google is going to do nothing whatsoever to secure their property, it’s not the police’s job to do it for them.

These bikes are a nusicance in Mountain View if you don’t work for Google. They’re left all over the place - in lawns, in landscaping, right in the middle of the sidewalk. The arti…

You should ask their advice after the system they built successfully weathers a recession.

>>I think the hardcore bears are just plain wrong, here. I don't know whether or not Tesla is over-valued The misconception I think a lot of Tesla fans have is that great product =…

I bet it’s different for various niches. Consider young families. Disney absolutely dominates children’s content, and very old content still resonates with kids. My niece and and n…

The question is, “can Tesla build a production pipeline before its ability to raise money ends?” In other words “whether” and “when” aren’t different questions in this case.

The doubt on Tesla is not whether the cars are great, it’s whether they can scale production. You need both to be a Model T.

How can you look at the valuation of Tesla and think that Musk lacks public support? The company is worth more than Ford, while delivering a fraction of the cars. The difference in…

Yes, that’s what I mean. Pointing that out because athletic programs are sometimes “profitable” because they bill the school for stadiums. My alma matter charges a yearly fee strai…

There’s a much more robust black market already in place for marijuana than for cigarettes. Washington has all the same products and is right next door, and taxes at 3% [1]. Also a…

Two things of interest that the article doesn’t go into: - Taxes on weed in CA are going to be very high, ~20%. This may drive black market sales. - Online ordering through Eaze is…

Spot on. As further example, check out Barry Sanders highlights: https://youtu.be/eygZLsdKGQM The NFL in slow motion can be beautiful to watch in slow motion. These plays aren’t ne…