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by devoutsalsa 2y ago
From the company's perspective, dividends and stock buy backs are identical. Say a company has 10 shares @ $10/share, w/ a total value of $100. The company has $10 to return to shareholders because it can't make better
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by devoutsalsa 2y ago
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vishalontheline/
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I'd prefer not to. In my case, it's nearly impossible to find shoes that fit. My size is not available in stores.
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by devoutsalsa 2y ago
As a consumer I love liberal return policies, as I can buy something I’m not sure about to try it out. When I was in Colombia, but avoided buying some AirPods because I couldn’t try them on, and once purchased I could not return them. Whe
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by devoutsalsa 2y ago
Also, super massive blackholes can only "swallow" so much matter at a time. Given what we know about how fast a black hole can grow, super massive black holes seem to be bigger than should be possible.
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by devoutsalsa 2y ago
We don't know how supermassive blackholes form. It's a bit of a mystery.
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Every place in the world does probably. But how would you prove an unmarked, cheap bike was stolen?
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Same.
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For those who want one & don’t already know, the Caribbean countries are doubling the the price of passports on June 30. The minimum price will be 200,000 USD for the cheaper countries. It takes time to apply, so best to get started i
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by devoutsalsa 2y ago
You can sell it more than once.
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by devoutsalsa 2y ago
If I’d posted 10 minute videos weekly for 5 years and someone offered me $7500-ish to use them as training data, I’d think that was a pretty good deal. YMMV.
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“When it comes to rate regulations for overall insurance, according to state regulations they should not be excessive in any way. This means that they must be affordable, and are not set too high in relation to insurance claims. Insurance r
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The consequences of running out of money are real.
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I'm still trying to unlock profanity mode on my AI girlfriend.
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When standard channels aren't working, complain to someone who can do something about it. A couple of times in my life, I've had good luck contacting the office of Chairpman of the Board. I had problem with a debt collector of Am
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by devoutsalsa 2y ago
The same thing happens with a stock buyback. The value of the company (in theory) decreases by the amount of cash distributed.
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by devoutsalsa 3y ago
If you acquire the company, you assume it's debt, too. So that's a liability you assume, meaning you have to pay that on top of paying for the market cap of the company. You also get the cash, which is a reward for buying the co
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by devoutsalsa 3y ago
You pick and choose from other people's lists. No one list will resonate with you. Or you just make up your own list.
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by devoutsalsa 3y ago
I'd love to read the terms & conditions in a McDonald's ice cream machine downtime insurance policy.
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by devoutsalsa 3y ago
As an American, I'd much rather someone else prove myself for me when I switch jobs. I'm willing to be a convenience charge for the huge salary I take home if someone is willing to get it for me.
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Ask HN: What would make you say "I want to hire this devloper?"
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by devoutsalsa 3y ago
Hey, I'm in the Netherlands. We don't hire remotely, so you'd need to move here if you're not here already. I don't know if I can help, but my company is doing well. Feel free to email me for more info.
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by devoutsalsa 3y ago
As I understand it, naval reactors are cooled by seawater. Couldn't the coolant be diverted, causing the reactor to overheat and eventually meltdown? How dangerous a naval reactor meltdown would be I have no idea.
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by devoutsalsa 3y ago
Imagine a nuclear powered container ship captured by pirates.
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by devoutsalsa 3y ago
The dam already exists. It was built in the Hetch Hetchy Valley, completed in 1934. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetch_Hetchy
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It's been a while. It was twice the size of two 5.25 floppy drives. Whatever size that is.
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by devoutsalsa 3y ago
In 1992, I had a 5.25 inch, double height hard drive with 8.9 MB of storage. I also had two 5.25 inch, 360 KB floppy drives. I was jealous of my friend's Mac w/ a 720 KB disk drive and 30 MB hard drive (although his system cost p
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by devoutsalsa 3y ago
If we evolve into Eloi and Morlocks, I want a time machine. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morlock
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Generally speaking, you pay taxes where you do business. If you're doing business in New York state, you'll need pay taxes in NY. If you're doing business in California, you'll need pay taxes in CA. And so on.
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by devoutsalsa 3y ago
"This year I invested in pumpkins. They've been going up the whole month of October, and I've got a feeling they're going to peak right around January and BANG! That's when I'll cash in!" -Homer Simpson

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