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You need to adjust for inflation.
inflations a big scam too, stop printing bloody money
How do you discourage hoarding and encourage spending and investment, thus keeping your economy flowing, without inflation?
Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can learn in an hour?
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#632How to cook for yourself, really, really good food. I no longer crave restaurant food, and all of the really important things I learned about cooking take just the time to read it, hear about it and then try it. All without any special hardware. A few examples: 1. Cooking jasmine rice: rinse it first, 1 c. water to 1 c. rice ratio. Bring to boil, turn down heat to lowest setting. Leave lid /the entire time/. Fluff th…
Related: Some great tips and ways to think about cooking as you would other skills: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/25770528 . Examples of some good tips from there... When using a new ingredient, try it in something you're already familiar with, so you can isolate that ingredient, rather than introducing it in a completely new recipe where you can't easily tell what impact that ingredient has vs others in the…
That cookbook looks interesting. I have run into scientific cookbooks before and understanding why and how things work (like caramelizing onions) makes cooking with them easier to get the results you want.
Re: Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can learn in an hour?
#633Understand the emotional intelligence matrix.
It is almost trivial to learn but since it's not taught in computer science schools, I had to spend a decade learning its' lessons the hard way.
https://positivepsychology.com/emotional-intelligence-framew...
Your performance on all its' disciplines can scientifically be assessed with an emotional intelligence test and given that all organizations consist of people it is very important to get good at it.
Re: Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can learn in an hour?
#634If you're going overseas, learn a little bit of the local language. 1. Hello 2. Goodbye 3. Please 4. Thank you 5. Me 6. You 7. Him/her 8. This 9. That 10. Here 11. There 12. Do you have this? 13. Where is this? 14. How much money is that? 15. Where is the toilet? 16. Digits (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9) You'll be surprised how much of the language you pick up naturally just by memorising some basic words and using them.
I always try to learn how to say, "I'm sorry, I don't speak X" in language X. When I was in Japan I got an unbelievable amount of leverage out of being able to say, "Sumi masen, Nihon-go hanasei masen" which, of course, means "I don't speak Japanese" in Japanese. The local's faces would light up and often they would respond in Japanese despite the fact that I had just told them that I don't speak Japanese.
Please don’t learn “I don’t speak X”, this is useless and it kills the interaction. Instead, learn a movie quote. This will get people to joke with you and will start off a discussion, “Where did you learn that” and all.
— “Pas de palais ? Pas de palais” - see here for example: https://youtu.be/ghiMU3seRVM - “Je m’appelle Juste Leblanc” — or even asking for a local celebrity is more fun.
Re: Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can learn in an hour?
#635Learn how to use Google Search effectively. It's a "language" we use every day. Mastering its few features can make any search so much more effective and precise: https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/2466433
This is an addition to my First Year course that I teach for college students. It's week 1, along with media literacy and evaluating sources. Because they 100% need that week 1 more than what our Title IX policy is.
Re: Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can learn in an hour?
#636Memorize important phone numbers (eg, close friends and family). Memorize at least one of your credit card numbers. It's not uncommon to find yourself in a situation without a phone or wallet. Can't tell you how many times a would-be tricky situation was easily resolved by having a particular number in memory.
Don't forget to memorize the security code!
Re: Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can learn in an hour?
#637Earlier quoted context omitted.
I always try to learn how to say, "I'm sorry, I don't speak X" in language X. When I was in Japan I got an unbelievable amount of leverage out of being able to say, "Sumi masen, Nihon-go hanasei masen" which, of course, means "I don't speak Japanese" in Japanese. The local's faces would light up and often they would respond in Japanese despite the fact that I had just told them that I don't speak Japanese.
Reminds me of the old joke.. A: I'm sorry, I don't speak English. B: But you just spoke English, how is that? A: I'd answer this, but like I said, I do not speak English.
Brian Griffin : Hola! Um... me, me llamo es Brian. Ahh, uh, um... Let's see, uh, nosotros queremos ir con ustedes.
Migrant Worker : Hey, that was pretty good, except when you said, "Me llamo es Brian," you don't need the "es", just "me llamo Brian".
Brian Griffin : Oh! So you speak English!
Migrant Worker : No, just that first sentence and this one explaining it.
Brian Griffin : You... you're kidding, right?
Migrant Worker : Que?
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I’ve also learned a number of knots. The only knot I ever really tie is the tautline hitch. The average person cannot string up a piece of rope and remove all slack because all they know is the granny or square knot. This knot is also incredibly simple and versatile. If you are reading this do yourself a favor and learn this over the next 5 minutes. The bolin should also be learned because the tautline hitch cannot b…
Just so you're aware, the bowline is considered somewhat dangerous because it has a high chance of being tied incorrectly. The only real advantage it has over a double figure 8 is that it's easier to untie after dynamic cinching. https://rockandice.com/climb-safe/climb-safe-rethinking-the-...
The bowline has other advantages. It's also much faster to tie than a figure-8 follow-through, for example. I imagine it takes less rope, too.
We use the bowline (without backup) in industry. I've never heard of anyone having an issue with it. Any equipment is dangerous if you set it up halfway, walk away, and forget to finish. That's why you never do anything halfway. That failure mode is not specific to knots, or any particular knot.
Re: Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can learn in an hour?
#639Take the meeting with the free financial advisor your credit union provides. Meet with them once a year for an hour.
I just found out that managed money accounts aren't just for people with more than one million dollars anymore, and moving my money this year will likely make me thousands of dollars over the next 30.
Re: Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can learn in an hour?
#640On the contrary, it has taken me years to unlearn compound interest. When you start with relatively little, compound interest is relatively very unhelpful - it compounds wealth and benefits people who have started with something more than you. Twice as good at nothing is still nothing.
Alright, I'll bite. This is such a victimhood mentality and a ridiculous statement. I wasn't wealthy when I started investing. Hell, the first dollar I put into my long term portfolio was when I was living in my car! I started with ~$200 that I made from doing a collection of odd jobs (mowing lawns, computer repair, moving dirt, etc.). Every extra penny I made went into investing into a moderate portfolio focusing on…
> This is such a victimhood mentality and a ridiculous statement.
Do you think you'd say this to the poster's face in an in-person conversation? I find it's too easy to communicate in this way on the Internet, but it appears hurtful and over-the-top. Nasty comments can affect peoples' lives and we rarely see the fallout of how we hurt others in this way. Let's all tread more carefully and be a little nicer to each other.