splitrocket

8 ms·

61.
by splitrocket 6y ago
In the US, you can look up every single non-profit's finances. The 990 form has almost everything you would want, though, not line-item level of detail. https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/tax-exempt-organiz.
62.
by splitrocket 6y ago
100% this. SO much of what is considered "non-profit dysfunction" is a direct result of funders restricting donation utilization. Only X% for opex, y% for capex, z% for comms, where x+y+z == around 5% of funds donated. Can't
63.
by splitrocket 6y ago
Same.
64.
by splitrocket 6y ago
It is not "all or nothing". it's defense in depth, and if masks, which are literally dirt cheap and only a minor inconvenience are even somewhat effective, that adds to the overall mitigation efforts and should be mandated. I
65.
by splitrocket 6y ago
Why is north "up"?
66.
by splitrocket 6y ago
The same goons that peddled the pseudoscience that tobacco was safe are the ones that tried to convince the world that climate change wasn't real. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tobacco-and-oil-i...
67.
by splitrocket 6y ago
First off, simply because you don't like the people that support a position doesn't mean that position is incorrect. And overpopulation? Um... because draconian population control tactics and policies are evil? China's one ch
68.
by splitrocket 6y ago
How is this not actionable? I'd get in touch with my state AG's office as well as the FBI.
69.
by splitrocket 6y ago
It's effectively a screen for skills that are very, very difficult to validate with credentials. Yes, it also is effectively a screen for people with the spare resources to invest in a career without getting paid for it.
70.
by splitrocket 6y ago
Blue Ridge Labs @ Robin Hood Foundation | Engineers | Design | Product Manager | Remote | https://labs.robinhood.org/fellowship A startup studio focused on building technology that fights poverty. Alumni include Upsolve (YC
71.
by splitrocket 6y ago
Fusion, always, always 5 years away for the past 20 years.
72.
by splitrocket 6y ago
This is irresponsible at best, dangerous at worst. This should be deleted, and you should be ashamed of yourself.
73.
by splitrocket 6y ago
Color me deeply skeptical. Theil and Zuck have chosen algorithmic fascism. They'd rather be kings in hell than mere billionaires in a democracy.
74.
by splitrocket 6y ago
The goal of Ruby v3 is to be 3 times faster than v2. https://blog.heroku.com/ruby-3-by-3/ Unclear if that goal has been achieved.
75.
by splitrocket 6y ago
Yup. The internet is supposed to be "dumb" in the middle and "smart" at the edges. These app stores are centralized points of failure.
76.
by splitrocket 6y ago
There are plenty of non-advertising app discovery channels with substantially higher signal/noise ratio. I am not concerned in the least, in fact, it will like drive quality up.
77.
by splitrocket 6y ago
Interestingly enough, this works even for defectors. They still have to participate in a turn-based game against a competitor. There is a whole field of study around efficient "cake cutting" algorithms, many of which contemplate a
78.
by splitrocket 6y ago
Well, interestingly enough, the factors are both what you would normally consider a "vulnerable" population, but also, folks with a high metabolic rate (athletes) as well. https://ksi.uconn.edu/emergency-conditions
79.
by splitrocket 6y ago
Unfortunately, given Duverger's law [0], first past the post electoral systems eventually resolve into two party systems. Essentially, in a first past the post system, voting for any other candidate other than the one both most likely
80.
by splitrocket 6y ago
There's an upper limit to human survivability given heat and humidity levels: Wet Bulb temperature of 35C. Humans can't sweat fast enough to maintain homeostasis. https://www.weather.gov/safety/heat-index Has
81.
by splitrocket 6y ago
"Late Stage Capitalism" really starts to make sense when you realize that profit is literally the measure of inefficiency in a market. edit: A perfectly efficient market has no profit margin. As a market increases in efficiency, t
82.
by splitrocket 6y ago
"I cut, you choose" is really the only politically viable alternative to the current state of affairs. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/02/how-the-i-cut-yo...
83.
by splitrocket 6y ago
Let's apply the same logic to the 2nd amendment! Only flint-lock muzzle loaders allowed.
84.
by splitrocket 6y ago
They know it's destructive and harms people and they do it anyway: https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/26/21270659/facebook-divisio... Barry Schnitt, former spokesperson for facebook: Unfortunately, I
85.
by splitrocket 6y ago
Facebook thinks of itself as a state and fundamentally misunderstands it's relationship to the traditional "big L" liberal democracies. The first amendment[0] specifically defines congress, the law making body, as the arbiter
86.
by splitrocket 6y ago
That, making civil forfeiture funds go to the general coffer, and forcing police departments to pay settlements out of their own budget. They socialize the costs and privatize the profits of their misbehavior. FYI, 1/3 of all people ki
87.
by splitrocket 6y ago
Here's the police lying to the NY Post: https://twitter.com/keithcalder/status/1268204578421407750 Police: $2.4 million in Rolexes stolen. Rolex: No watches were stolen. Only broken windows.
88.
by splitrocket 6y ago
Also, division and hate are good for the bottom line: https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/26/21270659/facebook-divisio...
89.
by splitrocket 6y ago
The apple doesn't fall far from the Thiel tree.
90.
by splitrocket 6y ago
A distinction without a difference.

More ›