mvilim

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by mvilim 6y ago
The two most obvious solutions to the thought experiment presented are either 1) space is absolute in some way (i.e. the classical Newtonian response) or 2) the behavior of space "here" is affected by the by distribution of matter
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by mvilim 7y ago
| However, I've been toying around with the idea | of eventually writing a minimal 'vi' clone that | you cannot exit. I'm sure there's pent-up demand | just waiting for one! If a user space program can
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by mvilim 8y ago
>> Why do there seem to be more examples of rapidly-completed major projects in the past than the present? A large contributing factor is that major projects today are much more complicated than they were in the past. The tools we hav
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by mvilim 8y ago
http://hyperpolyglot.org/ is a great website with a similar idea.
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by mvilim 8y ago
Sorry, dropped a k on that 42. Should be 42k km. Though there are clearly no calculations here, using the distance from the center of the earth is standard for gravitational calculation. It makes more sense to say that the ISS is 7000km&#x2
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by mvilim 8y ago
There are two types of energy at play here: the gravitational potential energy and the kinetic energy of the orbiting object (necessary to maintain an orbit). As you climb the cable, the force of gravity pulling you back to earth decreases,
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by mvilim 8y ago
Five and ten year US bonds have had lost less value than the three year bond in the past 8 months, so that doesn't seem sufficient to explain it (i.e. it makes the difference worse). That said, I was very loose in my calculations. With
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by mvilim 8y ago
Addendum: I say you're "locked into" a bond here because most people don't consider the possibility of selling bonds (i.e. they plan to hold to maturity). However, you can sell most bonds (not directly back to the issuer
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by mvilim 8y ago
I think your key point is this: "If you suspect that rates are still rising when you let your ladder burn down then this can be a good approach." I agree with this statement. If you disagree with the market pricing of interest rat
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by mvilim 8y ago
I looked up VFITX. It looks like they pay distributions (i.e. dividends) that are roughly proportional to the expectation of the interest rate over the average maturity of their holdings, so you need to take this into account when consideri
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by mvilim 8y ago
I don't think this has anything to do with how long you hold the fund. In essence, the original comment was using bond ladders as a proxy for holding bonds till expiration and using bond funds as a proxy for always liquidating your bon
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by mvilim 8y ago
No, bond ladders are not strictly better than a bond fund. In theory, they are equivalent. In a bond fund, you simply see your loss on rising interest rates more directly. Scenario 1 (holding bonds to maturity, i.e. bond ladder): Let'