jlittel

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by jlittel 3y ago
As a beginner, I found it helpful to - get a regional guidebook - attend a mycology society foray You can start with mushrooms that have no poisonous look-alikes, and gradually build confidence in your identification skills. I do see a lot
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by jlittel 4y ago
Or if you're comparing jobs with different travel times and salaries, or an employer figuring out benefits.
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by jlittel 4y ago
Engine is the common term in chess for the program that analyzes a game.
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by jlittel 7y ago
Typing this from a climbing gym, where I can see kids around 12 years old crushing climbs I struggle with, I'm inclined to agree.
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by jlittel 7y ago
I think the fascinating takeaway from Cochrane piece, and this response article, is how much innovation improves a person's performance, even if indirectly. It's a great reminder of how hard it is to measure the effects of technic
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by jlittel 9y ago
Not necessarily. Excluding interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) is a common financial metric. It can demonstrate a business model is working, before taking in to account capital structure or other semi-external factors.
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Amazon to Cut Prices at Whole Foods After Acquisition Closes(bloomberg.com)
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by jlittel 9y ago
For those that didn't pick it up, this is sarcasm - playing on someone giving pithy reasons for stock tips.
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by jlittel 10y ago
Discarding losses on time could plausibly be the bulk of the effect. I can improve my chess rating in short time controls by a good 50+ points just by reminding myself to move quickly.
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by jlittel 10y ago
It's $60 with a two year warranty (vs. $90 for previous model and one year warranty). I appreciate being able to choose to purchase the warranty, as opposed to bundling it.
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by jlittel 11y ago
It makes perfect economic economic sense. Craft beer is growing[1], and beer companies want to keep that piece of the pie. They're producing their own craft beer, buying smaller brewers, and disparaging the competition. [1] 8% in 2013
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by jlittel 11y ago
Brooklyn Boulders will at times feature photos of many of it's employees, so not sure it's just a cult of route setters.
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by jlittel 11y ago
I'd love to see any info. Their current offering document is here[1], but I don't see much mention of specifics. There's some detail on mapping to grades on p42 of the Aug 22 doc, as well as interest rates charged for each ri
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by jlittel 11y ago
Are you implying someone should help you find a job before they help someone in Uganda?
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by jlittel 11y ago
My roommate is a flight attendant - he informed me of term for transporting passenger-less commercial planes: "ferrying".
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by jlittel 15y ago
I wonder if it actually works in Netscape. Makes is a little tricky to raise capital in BC.