bdalgaard

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by bdalgaard 8y ago
I was the born in the 80's, oldest brother of three siblings, mother died when I was 7 and my father didn't remarry until after college. tenecious_tuna's comment sounds very familiar. I wouldn't put too much stock in t
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by bdalgaard 9y ago
Or worse, I assume a lot of beginners aren't losing money in this market which will only fuel Dunning–Kruger effect when they have "real" money.
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by bdalgaard 9y ago
I think there are similar related downsides that could be said about ride-sharing too. If we are giving anecdotal experience then I will say that ride-sharing drivers in Chicago are much more likely to blow through yellow/red lights o
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by bdalgaard 9y ago
I'll add Derek Hersey to that list. He's not as big of a name as those on this list, but there is a movie called Front Range Freaks which has a great segment about him and soloing. He died at 36.
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by bdalgaard 10y ago
I just saw a video of Jake Tapper talking about reporters working together and possibly protesting the White House briefings and how not going doesn't necessarily solve the problem. He suggests that going to the briefings to ask tough
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by bdalgaard 10y ago
I just heard a story on NPR about a startup in Boston called Purpose Energy turning waste water from a brewery (Magic Hat brewing) and turning it into usable energy (methane). There are other efforts to use brewing waste more environmental
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by bdalgaard 10y ago
The Wall Street Journal has had the most to say about Thernanos from what I've seen. The most active Theranos threads on HN look like they are from WSJ artciles. Here is the thread for the first WSJ articles where I started seeing thi
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by bdalgaard 10y ago
My guess was the Google line and "Plan on working ~100+ hours a week during sprints. If that scares you, don’t apply." The 100 hours is a little extreme, but I've seen things similar to "If that scares you, don’t apply.&
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by bdalgaard 11y ago
From my understanding, computers have also had this affect on chess. The play styles of younger champions has evolved to the point where unpredictability is actually part of the strategy. I'm not a chess expert by any means, but this