parmenidean

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by parmenidean 2y ago
Completely makes sense, appreciate the thoughtful reply. Any tips for writing flashcards when studying a textbook?
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by parmenidean 2y ago
I really enjoyed both blog posts, thank you for sharing! And I have to say, your explanation of the subexponential distribution property was remarkably clear for someone without a background in statistics :) Would you mind sharing the flash
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by parmenidean 2y ago
Good news then! You can short it and make a ton of money if you're confident this share price increase is a mistake.
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Ask HN: Have you noticed random accounts have started following you on Reddit?
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by parmenidean 3y ago
Yeah, there are a lot of interesting theories regarding this (which were far more common in the halcyon days of 2021, when it seemed like ZIRP was the new normal). I actually think an underrated piece of this is that investments have become
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by parmenidean 3y ago
Read up on the onion futures markets; due to a (rather fascinating) historical decision, they are one of the few commodities without speculative futures. As a result, price volatility in the market is massive, with far worse swings compared
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by parmenidean 4y ago
Caveat: I'm the founder of a VC-backed startup, so my perspective is likely skewed. The VC mode of thinking becomes a lot clearer when you realize that their returns are completely driven by moonshots. Something like 1% of the portfoli
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by parmenidean 4y ago
It's also not hard to find this information — the Chairman of the CFTC said this exact thing yesterday: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/11/14/health-of-ftxs-us...
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by parmenidean 4y ago
Gotcha, I think that makes sense! Just to make sure I understand -- on server-side, they're pulling in all relevant information from their own database and whatever 3rd parties are needed (maybe for injury reports, etc.). The server th
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Ask HN: How do websites hide their APIs?
4 points by parmenidean 4y ago|7 comments
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What Are the Humanities?(justinehsmith.substack.com)
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by parmenidean 4y ago
I agree in part. The texting, social media, etc. has the same disjointed tone as the "now, this" attitude of television that Postman wrote about. However, he had a specific concern with images versus text (whatever kind of text) -
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by parmenidean 4y ago
Somewhat ironic given I suspect Postman would disagree with the majority of this article. This article asserts that the amount of engagement with the written word has gone up dramatically; "Amusing Ourselves To Death" has an entir
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by parmenidean 4y ago
Elon didn't agree to "deal contingent on everything checking out", he agreed to deal. Normally, this would have been vetted in due diligence, but Musk waived that period -- this is why the turnaround from "I might buy Tw