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by surfearth 1y ago
I discovered this a few months ago - it's worth spending the 60 seconds to update these settings to get rid of Uber's terrible promotion notifications!
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by surfearth 2y ago
I used an AeroPress for nearly a decade but recently switched to a Hario #2 dripper. It takes roughly the same amount of time as the AeroPress and the coffee is tastes a bit cleaner or brighter. I primarily switched to avoid the plastic in
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by surfearth 5y ago
In 2013, I asked a question that I then answered myself. It turned out to be a fairly common question and my response now has more than 101k views. It's remarkable as perhaps the lowest effort/highest benefit to others online acti
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by surfearth 5y ago
It would be great if they finalize the loading="lazy"attribute. Safari is the last holdout amongst the big browsers for this (for images) and I look forward to removing lazy loading javascript from my website.
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by surfearth 5y ago
Ideally we would have more of both trees and whales as part of a comprehensive approach to climate change mitigation.
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by surfearth 6y ago
If you're flashing your lights as someone, why wouldn't you use the high beam? In particular, with daytime running lights on most cars, high beam flashing is the most practical tool for the job. On my Model Y, it is a simple pull
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by surfearth 6y ago
Yes. The new iMac 27" and iMacPro both use a 1080p webcam and also use the T2 chip for image processing. I recently upgraded from a 2015 iMac 27" to the 2020 iMac 27" and the webcam is better although still not great.
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by surfearth 6y ago
You seem to be insinuating that a PE exit via a sale to another fund is somehow inherently bad. Many PE investors would argue the opposite - IPOs have lockups and price volatility that increase both certainty of exit and time to exit. A sal
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by surfearth 6y ago
I agree wholeheartedly and gave up on the article when I read that line. On my Mac, Safari is quick, resource efficient, and does everything I need it to do. I'm sure there are some downsides, but to dismiss it as a joke is ridiculous.
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by surfearth 6y ago
Ireland is an English-speaking EU member nation.
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by surfearth 7y ago
For large institutional investors, government-backed securities can be safer than bank accounts, given that they need to invest sums that are much larger than deposit insurance (e.g. FDIC) limits.
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by surfearth 7y ago
You're right, however there is an accessory you can buy that attaches to the legs and adds a slight (8-10cm) incline. We used that with our daughter up until 5.5 months.
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by surfearth 8y ago
I've been using 1Password since Version 3 in 2010 and was originally skeptical about the move to a SaaS model. The value I (and now my wife) gets from the Family Plan is easily worth it - it just works and we can easily share some thin
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by surfearth 8y ago
You're correct that poor governance is a big part of the problem. Nevertheless, it is certainly possible for well governed pensions to remain solvent and even run at a surplus. Insurance and annuities are two other industries with the
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by surfearth 8y ago
Pensions in principle are great. The problem in the US is a combination of (i) unrealistic return expectations, (ii) laws that allow pensions to be underfunded, (iii) poor governance that reduces investment returns, and (iv) overly generous
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by surfearth 9y ago
It is true that the Realtyshares/Fundrise/Realtymogul holdings may not be marked to market, and therefore have less apparent volatility. However, it is highly likely that if you tried to sell your holding during a market downturn
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by surfearth 9y ago
While most venture funds have a 10 year term, almost all are extended for at least an additional two years. The GP, together with the LP's, have lots of flexibility to extend beyond then if necessary, although there are typically negot
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Tesla’s Autopilot Vexes Some Drivers, Even Its Fans(wsj.com)
1 points by surfearth 10y ago|0 comments
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by surfearth 11y ago
I don't think this is a particularly surprising or controversial report. Isn't it generally accepted that the F-35 Block 2B is still in development mode and the military has no plans to actually use it until the 2018-2020 time fra
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by surfearth 11y ago
You're correct that there are a multitude of uses for debt (e.g. working capital management). I do think the parent was on to something though - the cornerstone of the private equity/leveraged buyout industry is borrowing debt bel
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by surfearth 11y ago
A bit off topic, but is anyone else surprised that The Economist's editors permit the use of 'newbies' rather than 'new users'? "Third, newbies find Twitter..."
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by surfearth 11y ago
No PE firms allow quarterly redemptions in traditional fund vehicles. PE firms and VC firms use precisely the same legal structure and are both generally required to value assets and report to partners on a quarterly basis. Some PE larger P
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by surfearth 11y ago
You can. However, Wavestorm's disruption is that for $100 you get a new, good quality board that is ideal for beginners. Before Wavestorm <$200 would fetch a used/poor condition fiberglass board. These are somewhat harder to le
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by surfearth 11y ago
This phenomenon is called the j-curve. Its not that the IRR needs to be sky-high, rather that the fair value of the fund's aggregate investments need to appreciate above the cumulative amount of fees drawn before the IRR can be positiv
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by surfearth 11y ago
Established venture firms may have multiple vehicles (e.g. a seed fund, main fund, or growth fund), but the majority of venture firms tend to invest out of one vehicle at a time (there may be a short period of overlap when new funds are rai
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by surfearth 11y ago
Good points, although I would note that preferred return is less commonly seen in venture funds but a typical feature of buyout/classic private equity funds.
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by surfearth 12y ago
According to the World Bank's 2015 Doing Business report, Spain ranks 74 of 189 countries for starting a business. That doesn't sound like startup heaven, but on the bright side it improved 41 spots from being ranked 115 in 2014.
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by surfearth 12y ago
The majority of funding for the VC industry does not come from the super rich, but rather endowments, pensions, and other forms of institutional capital. These institutions do have many other markets where they invest their capital, most of
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by surfearth 12y ago
In practice, US banks are most certainly able to grow at over 25% a year. This is most typically done via series of acquisitions rather thank organic growth. There is an undefined upper limit placed on inorganic growth by regulators, but th
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by surfearth 13y ago
Font size is now based on the system-wide settings in Settings > General > Text Size. I was worried for a moment when I couldn't find the setting in the app itself since the text was nearly 50% larger the previous version.

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