kafquaesque

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by kafquaesque 8y ago
True. The barrier here is then convincing the bank to give you the construction loan. The big construction companies (in some states in the US) move through homes so quickly and have found ways to reduce the amount of material used in certa
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
Male mental health is definitely not a priority in society (it’s off-topic in this thread).
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
My father did as much overtime as he could to save up money when we were building.
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
This is not just an issue in real-estate investing. This sounds like it is a general principle that can be applied across-the-board. A lot of small business owners/franchisees fail because they don’t know how to create processes and de
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
Your father sounds kind of like some of my family. You can rent the equipment to dig the holes if he ever wants to learn how to do that. If you are the general contractor you can save whatever their markup is (at least twenty years ago).
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
In order to build a house you need to become the contractor. In order for contractors to make money they mark up the price of the building beyond subcontractor fees and materials. Twenty years ago there was a twenty percent mark-up in certa
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
Agreed. At the same time—believing one can do something is something that can help people continue to be persistent when it doesn’t come right away? It gives a goal even if never achieved. I never made it to the Olympics but I did become a
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
Cool to see this! Most people will never build their own home these days (even with the cost savings).
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
The home I spent the majority of my childhood in until the age of 15 was built by a combination of friends/family and subcontractors. We were very poor and my parents had a hard time receiving loans to finance the build. The plan was t
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
I would speak to a neurologist. The sharp change you describe would seem odd to me. I wonder if my mom used to be better at recognizing people as well.
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
I have known people that didn’t budge on their scores and people that shifted by 200 points on the old 1600 point scale. Not sure how much it has changed over the years. I would wager that test taking in general is at least somewhat of a sk
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
Not trying to bombard you but here is an article which includes a reference paper talking about the difference between the Macaque and Human brain (regarding attention—so not the same thing—I’ll see if I can find anything regarding more spe
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
Thanks for the link. This doesn’t match up with a lot of anecdotal evidence in humans. If it is primarily learned it’s also possible that some people specialize in a different way which could be checked using real-time FMRI. Chimpanzees te
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
I’m pretty sure I’m close to at least eighty percent recall in person(the online tests are questionable). I used to creep people out growing up by walking up to them and saying “Hi,” after seeing/meeting them once. It took me until col
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
An IQ test (there are multiple types) tests crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence . The way I have heard them described is basically crystallized intelligence is a test of accumulated knowledge/previously seen patterns
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
It seems like we are in an “in-between” state where we are using humans to assuage the fears of people that aren’t sure if neural networks can drive better than humans. The goal is to eventually focus on something else. If it’s just about m
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/where-we-live/wp/2015/02... There is a market for home inspectors to prevent the purchase of a property with issues. I have yet to hear of anyone having a civil or c
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
Good point. If it was the only evidence and didn’t connect with anything else it would not be substantial proof. I would think it could add to a story but not be definitive proof? You are describing the defense against the screenshot which
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
Requiring the publication to make the change is more feasible. In a hypothetical defamation situation the courts in the US have made this costly to do. In a conviction scenario Google search results can prevent people from being employed.
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
I have seen this over and over with people that have eventually built incredible products or services. The company/product/service etc. can work as a signal eventually. An “entrepreneur” is a lot like a scientific researcher. It i
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
Best comment on this thread.
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
This is extremely relevant for someone that was formerly a prostitute or drug addict. Even with laws in the US to wipe underage prostitution records there is still a major issue of people even knowing it exists. The people that get convict
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
After using both it’s not surprising they are being outsold. Alexa can do more things and seems more intuitive. Really hoping everyone in the market gets better.
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
If it was a high-profile case and the screenshot was evidence of a crime, I’m assuming they have people that could weigh in as an expert on doctoring images?
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
Price transparency makes a lot of sense in general. With Hospital EHR purchases IIRC there was a ten time difference in price between similarly sized organizations as an extreme. Here is a version of price transparency as a bill: https:&#x
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
I’m surprised no one has mentioned this.
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
Like taking out puts and allowing them to expire?
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
A “flipper” could be highly inexperienced and not even know the underlying issue. So they may not even act in bad faith. Having a brand behind a flipped house could assuage some of those fears.
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
This is one of the best points I have read. Without the community knowing how he is doing it—it can be used maliciously. There are extremely good reasons for police officers to want access to an iPhone (which could be time dependent). At th
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by kafquaesque 8y ago
If a person uses a device while using autopilot, (which seems highly likely—not sure in thi instance) wouldn’t it be advisable to have the alerts come to them directly on whichever device they are using? The alert breaks them out of whateve

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