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Not to mention Idiocracy, which is pretty much coming true even as we speak.
https://xkcd.com/603/
It's teasing us. What is the refutation?
If you want to understand Silicon Valley, watch Silicon Valley
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Re: If you want to understand Silicon Valley, watch Silicon Valley
#202So how does one subscribe to this show without subscribing to HBO? I looked at their website and don't see anything else I would want to watch. I really want to watch Silicon Valley, but that's the only thing HBO offers that I'm interested in. Can I buy just this one show from them?
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here you go: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/02/us/politics/d... and sorry, i misremembered the numbers. he got over $400 million (at least) from dad, and that would be worth about $2 billion if simply invested in an index fund (according to the article).
The $400M number is inflation adjusted already, the actual numbers are lower. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2015-09-03/should... is a good critique of these kinds of calculations in general - they usually assume perfect market timing
yes, but that doesn't matter. at the end, they estimate the current value from indexing to be about $2B.
the trump wealth transfer started over 60 years ago. over the long run, market timing doesn't matter that much.
(EDIT: and that opinion piece was not coherent; the author mixed up trump's businesses with his net worth, and convoluted other finance concepts to render his desired "opinion". it was awful.)
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A compression algorithm that works well enough to make a P2P Internet practical seems like a ground-breaking technology that is close-to-believable. I challenge any of us to come up with something better or an alternative!
A P2P Internet is not only practical but used in practice. BitTorrent at one point accounted for the majority of Internet traffic. My problem with that technology is that, if the main character actually wanted to do good, he'd donate that algorithm to Apache and the show would be over in ten minutes. Or, if he wanted to make loads of money, he could license it for millions. Instead he wound up launching an ICO. The s…
But that’s the point of the show: a lot of “startup culture” is actually hypocritical, and doesn’t necessarily acts rationally. People want to be “the next Zuck” more than they really want to change the world or make money.
Re: If you want to understand Silicon Valley, watch Silicon Valley
#205So how does one subscribe to this show without subscribing to HBO? I looked at their website and don't see anything else I would want to watch. I really want to watch Silicon Valley, but that's the only thing HBO offers that I'm interested in. Can I buy just this one show from them?
Just subscribe to HBO Now from your choice of providers for one month and binge watch all the seasons. Cancel when done and only paid $15.
Re: If you want to understand Silicon Valley, watch Silicon Valley
#206Re: If you want to understand Silicon Valley, watch Silicon Valley
#207Love the show partly for how deeply researched its identity and culturally driven jokes are. Here are a few: Erlich passing Dinesh off as Latino to get a deal on a graffiti logo design: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSzmVFF58Mo Dinesh recounting to a puzzled Gilfolye about how he was a "cool" kid back in Pakistan, and why: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKz0M6SmQ8c The latter one, in particular, implies that the w…
That’s Kumail Nanjani’s actual experience being used. If you listen to his early material, on podcasts like Harmontown or standup, there are a lot of similar jokes about his youth.
Re: If you want to understand Silicon Valley, watch Silicon Valley
#208So how does one subscribe to this show without subscribing to HBO? I looked at their website and don't see anything else I would want to watch. I really want to watch Silicon Valley, but that's the only thing HBO offers that I'm interested in. Can I buy just this one show from them?
Just subscribe to HBO Now from your choice of providers for one month and binge watch all the seasons. Cancel when done and only paid $15.
Thanks, I suppose that would work. It would probably take me a few months to watch all the episodes, but if the show is as good as everyone says, it would be worth it.
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I think Silicon Valley needs its own Venn diagram of "self aware" and "not self aware". That said, I can't think of any shows that adopt the Silicon Valley mindset hook, line and sinker. There was an awful Bravo reality show a few years ago though. That said, Silicon Valley probably belongs on both sides of the Venn diagram. Lots of people enjoying the show without realising they are the joke.
Do 3D Venn diagrams exist?
Yes, if you want to depict the relationships between four sets.
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The $400M number is inflation adjusted already, the actual numbers are lower. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2015-09-03/should... is a good critique of these kinds of calculations in general - they usually assume perfect market timing
yes, but that doesn't matter. at the end, they estimate the current value from indexing to be about $2B. the trump wealth transfer started over 60 years ago. over the long run, market timing doesn't matter that much. (EDIT: and that opinion piece was not coherent; the author mixed up trump's businesses with his net worth, and convoluted other finance concepts to render his desired "opinion". it was awful.)
That's just not the case - if you assume he bought in during a low point you'll get a much higher figure.
Besides, there's no claim that he was given anywhere close to $400M over 60 years ago, nor can anyone be realistically expected to invest their inheritance starting at the age of 12.