goelakash

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by goelakash 8y ago
"About a third of what passengers pay goes to Uber for commissions and booking fees." Holy shit. That's way too much commission for a company that uses software and not actual labor to connect drivers to riders.
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by goelakash 8y ago
Musk should've probably asked Bezos for Amazon's logistic expertise.
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by goelakash 8y ago
Is there such a thing as effectively massaging yourself? Or do you mean that your partner went to masseuse school while you developed a habit of running? :p
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by goelakash 8y ago
I think this is the most sage advice of all. There's a TED talk that also says the same based on an extensive study: "What makes a good life?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KkKuTCFvzI
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by goelakash 8y ago
IMO, happiness is just a side-effect, and shouldn't be optimized, just like the taste of good food. What needs to be optimized are ways to sustain happiness, and one of those is finding meaning in life.
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by goelakash 8y ago
Do less laundry.
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by goelakash 8y ago
I actually have a simpler solution which I've been following for some months now - drinking one tall glass of water everytime I feel thirsty. If you have small paper cups instead, then drink 3-4 of them. But drink enough so you may not
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by goelakash 9y ago
One thing I find is that you're description of your work-experiences is very curt. I know you want to keep it long enough not to bore the recruiter/manager types, but you may as well brag a bit more in depth so that they may expec
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by goelakash 9y ago
Offshore account? As in transfer his wallet credentials to some safe offshore vault?
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by goelakash 9y ago
I am not an iPhone user, or ever bought one. But from the perspective of novelty, I would prefer to buy an iPhone x over an iPhone 8, for the exclusive features. Otherwise I'd stick to an affordable and feature-filled Android.
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by goelakash 9y ago
I did not understand how it is completely waterproof. What if there is rough weather? And how does it prevent water from entering in case there is standing water around the base?
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by goelakash 10y ago
Political correctness is correct as long as it is not directly related to the required class material. For instance, you can't teach history without talking about slavery. If that upsets a student, then that is definitely her problem,
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by goelakash 11y ago
It basically boils down to a 2:1 ratio for general case, the same as my mother told me to do a few years go.