CrazyDave

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by CrazyDave 5y ago
I assume it helps trim off the branches of research that become unviable with the new evidence.
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by CrazyDave 6y ago
This is more of an alternative to SVG than an alternative to JS. You could always create charts using plain SVG. Most JS charting libraries just do that for you.
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by CrazyDave 6y ago
Aren't more volatile valuations also better for the value seeking employees? Let's say in 1 year there's a 50% chance of the valuation going up 3x, and a 50% chance of it going down to 0. You rest and vest if it goes up, or
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by CrazyDave 6y ago
Irresponsible gambling costs the government money because we have safety nets. This applies to both institutions and individuals. The government needs to bail out banks and provide social welfare. It's not a moral issue to me. Gambli
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by CrazyDave 6y ago
The percentage of someone's income that they spend on property/land probably goes down as their income goes up. For someone like Elon Musk, the lower tax rate is probably more enticing than the lower property/land costs.
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by CrazyDave 6y ago
For simpler math, lets assume someone makes $10k per month pre-tax. Their tax rate would increase by roughly 10%, and they would receive a $1,000 check in the mail. The net cost (and benefit) for most people could be 0. Well, why do UBI at
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by CrazyDave 6y ago
Funding UBI through "printing" money would cause inflation because that increases the money supply. But most UBI proponents plan to fund it through new taxes and consolidation of the current "means based" welfare program
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by CrazyDave 6y ago
Can't you say that about any income generating assets?
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by CrazyDave 6y ago
Hi HN, Committing to lockdowns is a powerful way to fight covid-19. I wanted to show its (encouraging) effects so I overlaid the lockdown dates onto different growth charts. I used the time series data from here: https://coronada
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Show HN: Lockdown dates overlaid onto Covid-19 charts(david-wu.github.io)
1 points by CrazyDave 6y ago|1 comments
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by CrazyDave 7y ago
I think the comments in this thread captures it pretty well. If someone doesn't see the benefits of typed languages, TypeScript will just be something that slows them down for no apparent reason. Same goes with RxJs, dependency inject
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by CrazyDave 7y ago
Hi HN, There are many fuzzy search libraries. Sometimes, a match appears near the top that is hard to explain. This tool was created to visually understand those matches. This can also be helpful if you're curious about how fuzzy sea
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Show HN: Visualize Fuzzy Searches(david-wu.github.io)
3 points by CrazyDave 7y ago|1 comments