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by starwind 4y ago
Bork argued that antitrust law shouldn't inherently challenge bigness. He felt that the antitrust should seek to maximize consumer welfare. That's been interpreted by the courts to mean lower prices, but any economist worth their
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by starwind 4y ago
Here's a picture of the store manager greeting Yeltin. Can you imagine? https://cdn.hpm.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/21152245/Paul-...
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by starwind 4y ago
Trade secrets already get legal protections so the non-competes aren't relevant there anyway
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by starwind 4y ago
Certainly a respect for the individual played a role. Thomas Hobbes argued for a strong monarch specifically to protect their subjects and their subjects’ property. Other philosophers like John Lock, David Hume, Adam Smith, and John Stuart
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by starwind 4y ago
From the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914: "Under this Act, the Commission is empowered, among other things, to (a) prevent unfair methods of competition, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce; (b) seek
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by starwind 4y ago
Yes, lower barriers to entry than general software development. Get to program, stand up and configure cloud systems, and might get to do some data visualization if that's your thing. It's a good alternative to data science. The m
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by starwind 4y ago
I couldn't bring myself to buy a Herman Miller. I bought this one and I'm really happy with it https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/2724332/WorkPro-Ocean...
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by starwind 4y ago
Learn how to do something cool and dangerous and expensive. Race motorcycles, fly planes, climb mountains, go skydiving. People will want to talk to you
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by starwind 4y ago
People have been calling for a recession since June and you can see the signs everywhere except where it really matters to people: the labor market Slow down? Sure. Recession? Eh.
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by starwind 4y ago
LinkedIn is good for finding potential contacts. Message people who seem like software engineering managers and ask if they have internships. See where your classmates get roles and ask if there are some openings or if they can vouch for yo
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The New Case for Social Climbing(theatlantic.com)
7 points by starwind 4y ago|2 comments
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by starwind 4y ago
What time did the storm roll in?
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by starwind 4y ago
Does the order matter for Kochenderfer? Any one of those put more emphasis on controls than the others?
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by starwind 4y ago
You can freeze the worknumber so people running background checks can't get information. When I changed jobs the company ran a background check and they kinda freaked out cause they couldn't get anything out of this database. I lo
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by starwind 4y ago
I haven't seen a video from the Verge where they walk up to random people randomly, stick a mic in their face, and ask them random questions
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by starwind 4y ago
I would have asked him to publish it on TikTok. Let's just make this real weird
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by starwind 4y ago
Agree on taking financial accounting at a community college or a university. Accounting is a way of thinking and I can't imagine learning it on my own. Finance on the other hand is a bunch of mathematical formulas that are usually dumb
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by starwind 4y ago
Agreed, there's greater sins and lesser sins and it's insane to think otherwise.
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by starwind 4y ago
I had a biology professor say something to the effect of "when you have energy that's because you're burning energy." You workout, you get your heart rate up, your metabolism is going, you feel energized and you think be
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by starwind 4y ago
Upvoting cause I agree in principal with where you're coming from in the sense that employers and employees should be able to bargain in their contracts and include clauses like non-competes as long as they square with the public polic
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by starwind 4y ago
Yeah I like this angle. I think his elevator pitch is "I'm a software developer who likes doing project management work, and I know statistics"
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by starwind 4y ago
Newton is a fascinating guy. Did way more work in alchemy trying to turn lead into gold than he did in math and physics (the mercury he used probably made him nuts). He took a day job running the British treasury where he investigated cou
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by starwind 4y ago
In your example I think it's more like "If you don’t stop stealing , the country will find a way to force you."
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by starwind 4y ago
Yeah, I got some hobbies. Reconnected with old friends. Starting working out and taking care of myself a lot better. I was way too emotionally tied up in my job when I was working for big corporations. I got kind of lucky cause I work with
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by starwind 4y ago
Yeah I felt the same way about 18 months ago. I took a contract gig (hybrid) that pays well, lets me pick up some new skills, but limits me to 40 hours a week, isn't that hard and I'm not emotionally invested since I don't
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Popular personal financial advice vs. the professors [pdf](nber.org)
2 points by starwind 4y ago|0 comments
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by starwind 4y ago
Variable rate loans are awesome from an economic perspective. When the economy is good, your income and investment portfolio and property value should increase along with the rate increase. But if the economy goes south and the Fed drops in
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by starwind 4y ago
Math hard. Can confirm. Starwind have math degree. Starwind much better at programming than Starwind ever was at math.
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by starwind 4y ago
Crypto is def the future
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by starwind 4y ago
Seems like business as usual for private equity

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