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by sofard 3mo ago
I think there are many arguments against AOC's comments, but I agree that PG here is misrepresenting her point. I don't think anyone reading PG's blog is clueless about the power of compounding or the difference between salar
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Do Astrological Signs Predict Personality?(about.dimensional.me)
3 points by sofard 2y ago|3 comments
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by sofard 4y ago
The term "validity" is thrown around a lot but there's no universal measure of psychometric validity. In simple terms, something is valid if it's predictive of something else that is useful (usually a behavior or another
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by sofard 4y ago
The app measures more than 2 genders but there's not enough sample to draw any conclusions.
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by sofard 4y ago
That's a really powerful self-discovery. Obviously some people are more introverted than others, but introversion has more to do with how we handle (over)stimulation than it does desire for social connection and acceptance. Humans are
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by sofard 4y ago
The differences between men and women are usually not as dramatic as standup comedy and television make them out to be. The differences aren't dramatic, but they are statistically significant.
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Gender and Age Differences in Love Styles and Attitudes(dimensional.me)
107 points by sofard 4y ago|66 comments
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by sofard 4y ago
Yeah - my apologies. Should have linked to the underlying paper, which is what I based the title on.
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Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to cooperate with you(digest.bps.org.uk)
134 points by sofard 4y ago|272 comments
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by sofard 5y ago
I seriously wonder whether there will be a cultural rebellion against the digitization of our lived experiences. It seems like everyone (even the youngest who grew up in a fully digital world) feels like we're on this path to black mir
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by sofard 5y ago
I was a management consultant ages ago and worked on large capital projects. In my experience (as the article mentions) it was a mix of: 1. Red tape & public "input" 2. Layers of contractors and subcontractors, each taking the
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by sofard 5y ago
I respectfully disagree. A lot of the capital projects mentioned in this article (like NYC subway station) are municipal or state projects, which don't have the ability to print money like the feds.
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by sofard 5y ago
There's a lot that's not going right for Europe, but it's interesting to see that two things in the US have really stunted the middle class: student loans and monetization of real estate as a store of wealth. Essentially the
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Europe's middle class is doing better than America's over past 2 decades(businessinsider.com)
3 points by sofard 5y ago|1 comments
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by sofard 5y ago
Buzzfeed really feels like an "ends justify the means" kind of business. Cheap, tabloid news funding "real" journalism. There's merit to the idea, but under the financial pressure of a public corp, my money is that
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by sofard 5y ago
It's a shame that the most nefarious companies succeed over and over again.
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by sofard 5y ago
The whole book of essays is incredible. He wrote this just a few weeks after 9/11. I'm amazed it was published at the time. https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/david-foster-wallace-on...
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by sofard 5y ago
The "only" thing left? Housing/land has long been the most durable store of value in history and that wont change. It's not as liquid as Crypto and requires laws to enforce private property. But if society collapses, we&
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by sofard 5y ago
I don't know if "% of total returns" is a fair metric. As a percentage of market cap, they still dominate the S&P500. Not to mention every asset manager has to own them otherwise they risk looking stupid. They're tod
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by sofard 5y ago
I struggle with any article that uses the word "never." We use black (or near to it #101010) on our mobile app. It's great for usability and makes select use of colors standout.
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by sofard 5y ago
So much hate. Whether or not it has legs, it's an interesting proof of concept. Reminds me of the early days of internet where people weren't afraid to explore crazy ideas.
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by sofard 5y ago
Not to mention, as the author mentioned, there's a (likely) scenario that pure cloud providers become a low-margin commodity. We've already seen this play out. Even with lock-in, to attract new customers, you'll be competing