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  1. Jul 31, 2021Twitter · reply@Snowball_o0O How does the average non-insider investor "protect" the basket though? I'm too opinionated to stick to index funds, but don't feel that I have much of a say in how any of my investments are managed.
  2. Jul 31, 2021Twitter · reply@KeithLevenberg @ESYudkowsky @paulg Yeah- I find the concept fascinating but was sorely disappointed by the treatment in Fall, particularly given how much I love many of Stephenson's other novels.
  3. Jul 31, 2021Twitter · reply@BlackATTR @paulg Context matters- for me, living with bipolar is already 50/50 odds of a suicide attempt, so Covid never seemed that scary... but I did get vaxxed when it was my turn because why not.
  4. Jul 31, 2021Twitter · reply@KeithLevenberg @ESYudkowsky @paulg Oh, and did you enjoy Fall? I felt a little dirty by the end, like I'd read Stephenson's private midlife-crisis masturbatory fantasy... I say this as someone who imagines living inside the servers rather than just working in the aisles between the DC racks...
  5. Jul 31, 2021Twitter · reply@as_per_ushe @mattparlmer Good idea, but only within same level of govt or trading down for more localized control 🙂
  6. Jul 31, 2021Twitter · reply@KeithLevenberg @ESYudkowsky @paulg Asimov Foundation in one sense, but the mundane acceptance of death reminds me more of Ishiguro Never Let Me Go.
  7. Jul 31, 2021Twitter · reply@primalpoly @paulg I think the media usually fails to tell the whole story (incompetence + bad incentives), but an effective vaccine during a pandemic is an easy choice.
  8. Jul 31, 2021Twitter · repostRT @MillionGardens: English tea sandwiches are one of the cutest ways to use garden vegetables in a party! If you want to make delicious sa…
  9. Jul 30, 2021Twitter · reply@spakhm So overeducated fit young overachievers fawning over clients at happy hours is part of the deal....
  10. Jul 30, 2021Twitter · reply@spakhm 😂 endurance sports... So accurate for consulting / executives 10 yrs ago... But consulting is as much about a fun ego-boosting process as the end product
  11. Jul 30, 2021Twitter · reply@sgodofsk @petergodofsky @ChrisExpTheNews @Duderichy @DistractedAnna Stats are best used to calibrate hot-takes for maximum "told you so" bragging rights.
  12. Jul 30, 2021Twitter · repostRT @RepDonBeyer: My friend Khizr Khan is a great Virginian with more strength and force of character than you can shake a stick at. He is a…
  13. Jul 30, 2021Twitter · reply@SRtwofourfour Is that Abi's?
  14. Jul 30, 2021Twitter · quote😂😂😂 https://x.com/seclilc/status/1421110504232308740
  15. Jul 30, 2021Twitter · reply@Leo88Williams @PolarStarRose @elonmusk Maybe cooler after his unfollow... Vegan solidarity ❤️
  16. Jul 30, 2021Twitter · repostRT @peacockTV: We hereby demand all Equestrian events at the #TokyoOlympics be commentated by @SnoopDogg and @KevinHart4Real 💀 https://t.co…
  17. Jul 30, 2021Twitter · reply@elonmusk @PolarStarRose Boo unfollowing Elon for this... Even my socially clueless self knows that after an accidental tap you're obligated to keep quiet and not unfollow (mute if absolutely necessary)
  18. Jul 30, 2021Twitter · reply@looopTools @shanselman Eh, prefer screen share live coding interviews for a sense of how candidate thinks and structures code IRL... We do a simple real world task that has perf / multithreading implications and ask design tradeoff Qs throughout
  19. Jul 30, 2021Twitter · repostRT @SRtwofourfour: Educational system really oughta bulk up on probability, percentage, and large number understandings before the next pan…
  20. Jul 30, 2021Twitter · reply@lenlayton @robinhanson My company recruits mostly from alternative STEM degrees these days... math, physics, chemistry, structural engineering majors have been🔥
  21. Jul 30, 2021Twitter · reply@AaronKClark "deprioritize"😏 at best
  22. Jul 30, 2021Twitter · repostRT @Astro_Megan: Sometimes science can smell sweet! We’re testing ways to water plants in microgravity. No, I’m not growing lollipops 🍭, bu…
  23. Jul 30, 2021Twitter · repostRT @slashdot: 38% of Remote Workers Work From Bed https://bit.ly/2V5zjk4
  24. Jul 30, 2021Twitter · repostRT @martin_d_graham: @NateSilver538 @nytimes COVID has been a crisis of numeracy in Anglo American culture. People who thought they were th…
  25. Jul 30, 2021Twitter · reply@olivercameron @lowercarbon @patrickc @kvogt @robinchan God I hope not exactly like AWS servers... LoCo has lost too much farmland already
  26. Jul 30, 2021Twitter · reply@jchervinsky Hm, idgaf about crypto, but I sure hope this doesn't apply to smalltime digital artists running their own websites
  27. Jul 30, 2021Twitter · reply@powerbottomdad1 "best"... 😬
  28. Jul 30, 2021Twitter · reply@AdrianTiger @PolarStarRose @elonmusk Yep- hello fellow vegan-geek! 👋
  29. Jul 30, 2021Twitter · reply@nickcammarata Microbiome manipulation. Current probiotics / prebiotics are rudimentary at best, but the brain-gut link may lead to a real cure for depression.
  30. Jul 30, 2021Twitter · reply@paulg @MaxCRoser They *are* interchangeable in terms of reducing wealth available for personal investment or consumption. My budget doesn't care that govt is incompetent- taxes reduce $ available for charity.
  31. Jul 29, 2021Twitter · quoteRT @KirkegaardEmil: Gonna be great https://x.com/harmlessliberal/status/1420758683458314244
  32. Jul 28, 2021Twitter · quoteTax carbon, Nationalize water, Ban software patents. https://x.com/BlckCatBlckSky/status/1420423738860785671
  33. Jul 28, 2021Twitter · reply@RationalEtienne @elonmusk @SawyerMerritt Us quarks may be bipolar but we have our strange charms too 😘
  34. Jul 27, 2021Twitter · repostRT @NASA: Thinking about food? So are we! 😋 Earth-observing satellites help farmers grow some of your favorite fruits, veggies, and grains…
  35. Jul 26, 2021Twitter · reply@RationalEtienne @elonmusk @WholeMarsBlog Improve via b2b commercial applications, but we will mostly hear about dystopian recommendation engines removing serendipity and free choice.
  36. Jul 25, 2021Twitter · reply@unusual_whales 😔 gamification of middle class retirement... This is sure to end well
  37. Jul 25, 2021Twitter · reply@Siinrajiaal @RationalEtienne @elonmusk I don't mean to sound like a victim, more like in awe of the NT waitresses/strippers who perform emotional labor as their primary job function. At the end of "networking" evenings I was always SO relieved to get back to my silent solitary hotel room to recharge.
  38. Jul 25, 2021Twitter · reply@nickcammarata See you in the Matrix 🙂
  39. Jul 25, 2021Twitter · reply@SpindlerCara @RationalEtienne @elonmusk Hypomania + autism = charisma, clumsily wielded? Networking events always seemed like dancing through a minefield and more than once I ended up in awkward situations with guys thinking I'd meant something I hadn't.
  40. Jul 25, 2021Twitter · reply@SpindlerCara @RationalEtienne @elonmusk Huh, I really had not thought of it that way🤔
  41. Jul 25, 2021Twitter · reply@nickcammarata How? (For context, I have unmedicated bipolar 2)
  42. Jul 25, 2021Twitter · reply@nickcammarata I agree... The tough part is to fall in love with someone willing to be on the receiving end of prioritized intensity?
  43. Jul 25, 2021Twitter · reply@RationalEtienne @elonmusk Reminds me of going to a networking event with bosses and clients as the only woman in the group... Dodge every misplaced hand and glance while continuing to smile and laugh at their not-funny jokes, keeping everyone engaged and feeling special (but not too special).
  44. Jul 25, 2021Twitter · repostRT @FastCompany: Using lidar to calculate the size and species of each tree gives a more exact picture of how big an offset trees are provi…
  45. Jul 25, 2021Twitter · repostRT @kyzcralotSxaM: I don’t want to be adult. More specifically, I don’t want to pretend like I am one. Every “adult” I’ve ever dealt with h…
  46. Jul 25, 2021Twitter · reply@RationalEtienne @elonmusk @itsALLrisky Your mini-me is adorable! Ask him what's going on in the background...?
  47. Jul 24, 2021Twitter · reply@robinhanson Billionaire via inheritance of intellect, beauty, and wealth seems like a fun lifestyle- be an "artist" of some sort, travel the world, delegate drudge work to staff, and receive accolades for giving away a small fraction of your wealth.
  48. Jul 24, 2021Twitter · repostRT @nickcammarata: The only thing I’d ask of those who aren’t dedicating themselves fully to building things is to be 20% kinder to anyone…
  49. Jul 24, 2021Twitter · reply@brentinmock Aww, my "diverse" neighbors keep my property taxes low (while also being far more friendly and reasonable than denizens of the frosty white North).
  50. Jul 24, 2021Twitter · reply@MikeLeeTaylor @CityLab @SteveCase Technically National Landing includes Potomac Yard, so we'll steal your Alexandria "City" designation when it suits?
  51. Jul 24, 2021Twitter · reply@samdman95 @CityLab Funnily, it's an old neighborhood with an excessive amount of underground garage parking, creatively repurposed for bike racing http://www.crosshairscycling.com/crosshairs-garage-races/
  52. Jul 24, 2021Twitter · repostRT @CityLab: This developer wants to make the neighborhood around Virginia's Amazon HQ2 the "most connected city in the country." https://t…
  53. Jul 24, 2021Twitter · reply@mattyglesias Use it, lose it, or head to court to argue about valuations and delay payment... But yes it would push billionaires out of currency into esoteric illiquid assets.
  54. Jul 24, 2021Twitter · reply@NeuroMyths @robinhanson Ever watch a Defcon lockpicking competition? I highly recommend.
  55. Jul 24, 2021Twitter · reply@robinhanson You'd need to modify for spectator appeal- head to head competition on each question, puzzle assembly with good camera angles, make the analogies free-form oral response with a buzzer, etc?
  56. Jul 24, 2021Twitter · reply@MarieGulbrands1 @Lukewearechange Shift ag subsidies from corn (animal feed + corn syrup) to leafy greens and berries, require sidewalks rather than parking spots, and tax excessive use of AC.
  57. Jul 24, 2021Twitter · reply@gavinandresen @robinhanson Yeah, rhythmic gymnastics is my fave too
  58. Jul 24, 2021Twitter · reply@sabrinaesaquino Oh, and spend some time on aggregations, date functions & comparisons, and basic string functions
  59. Jul 24, 2021Twitter · reply@sabrinaesaquino Good luck! Focus on grokking foreign keys and joins in queries, and practice writing simple queries to answer questions. Also do a few inserts and updates. For the more esoteric stuff just skim for awareness so you can look it up as needed.
  60. Jul 24, 2021Twitter · reply@robinhanson Contemporary America *does not want this* - look at what we're doing to SATs and IQ tests.
  61. Jul 24, 2021Twitter · reply@diviacaroline @TeddyRaccovelt So true! I always hated blueberries, then went backpacking in Alaska and realized I love them.
  62. Jul 24, 2021Twitter · reply@RationalEtienne @elonmusk Wifely interests are more aligned than govt interests... I know an ASD guy who voluntarily runs all social media interaction past his wife before posting to reduce likelihood of causing offense.
  63. Jul 24, 2021Twitter · reply@elonmusk Not enjoying the thought of selling Tesla shares to pay a wealth tax?
  64. Jul 24, 2021Twitter · reply@robinhanson Nah uselessness is part of the appeal- limits jealousy and resentment.
  65. Jul 24, 2021Twitter · reply@deepfates If that happens I'll look for an alt explanation. Don't see how a chip shortage causing idle factories benefits the economy as a whole (tho can certainly benefit some narrow interests, like expedited air shipping or profit margin for chip fabs till supply catches up)
  66. Jul 24, 2021Twitter · reply@deepfates Increased real cost of goods is not a good thing for middle class consumers ... But perhaps for the math-illiterate inflation obscures the loss when paychecks go up by 3% while grocery bills increase 8%?
  67. Jul 23, 2021Twitter · reply@thrashima @ne0liberal Better to come here and hopefully become a source of remittances than to stay in Afghanistan to be murdered.
  68. Jul 23, 2021Twitter · reply@ESYudkowsky @davidasinclair All my regrets stem from trying to do interesting people...
  69. Jul 23, 2021Twitter · postSo, guys at my office want to join a kickball team... But co-ed kickball requires 4+ women per team, the office only has 6 female employees... suddenly I'm under immense pressure to join the team or else ruin it for everyone. Tech gender imbalance strikes again!
  70. Jul 23, 2021Twitter · reply@Darrenjgold @businessbarista I second "Behave"- perfectly researched + perfectly written
  71. Jul 23, 2021Twitter · repostRT @calebwatney: Wow. The UK is really getting aggressive about recruiting high-skill immigrants. Can you imagine if the US created someth…
  72. Jul 20, 2021Twitter · reply@mattyglesias Bezosville is going to be the first 5g city for AT&T, so maybe he can do both? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/t-jbg-smith-unveil-plans-120000683.html
  73. Jul 20, 2021Twitter · repostRT @mattparlmer: Posthuman entity bezOS becomes the soul of Prime Cylinder, seizing control of its onboard datacenter and slaving the corti…
  74. Jul 19, 2021Twitter · reply@BlckCatBlckSky One of the tenets of MAGA is that the coastal elites look down on real 'muricans? Clinging to God and guns... Deplorables... Also, studies show higher disgust reaction is correlated with more conservative beliefs?
  75. Jul 19, 2021Twitter · repostRT @FastCompany: This vegan cheese tastes like cheese because it’s made with milk proteins (in a lab) http://f-st.co/eHJvcww
  76. Jul 19, 2021Twitter · repostRT @RepDonBeyer: Thousands of Afghans who helped support our military mission, many as interpreters, are at risk of retaliation from the Ta…
  77. Jul 19, 2021Twitter · repostRT @rexsalisbury: The bottom 50% saw their wealth rise faster than any other group in 2020. - 30% increase for bottom 50% - 20% increase fo…
  78. Jul 18, 2021Twitter · reply@ESYudkowsky Ideally I'd also want to see evidence of procuring masks while the CDC was still promulgating anti-mask disinformation..
  79. Jul 18, 2021Twitter · reply@ESYudkowsky Depends on the job... Our ideal candidate would have two first vaccine cards- Moderna in April and Pfizer 5+ weeks later- someone with no preexisting conditions, pro-social enough to wait their turn, but willing to bend stupid rules for likely better results
  80. Jul 18, 2021Twitter · repostRT @grimnut: Basically… @elonmusk @Tesla @WholeMarsBlog @DirtyTesla https://t.co/l2x5afhCYg
  81. Jul 18, 2021Twitter · repostRT @ChrisJBakke: You’ll have many, many days at your startup where everything feels like a shitshow. One reason that it’s helpful to work…
  82. Jul 18, 2021Twitter · repostRT @jamespmcleod: People spend all their time on this site talking about takes. I think we should spend more time talking about what gives.
  83. Jul 17, 2021Twitter · reply@mattyglesias I hope Dr Fauci wasn't the victim!
  84. Jul 17, 2021Twitter · reply@max_hodak Other humans, I'd assume?
  85. Jul 17, 2021Twitter · repostRT @zebulgar: lol https://t.co/3QWvDdKKS7
  86. Jul 17, 2021Twitter · repostRT @scottastevenson: In order to create things, you need to be comfortable with letting other things decay.
  87. Jul 17, 2021Twitter · reply@nickcammarata Channeled hypomania can be a wonderful and productive experience... Frustrating to be lectured about "kindling" theory and bullied because I don't take a mood stabilizer to suppress my creativity.
  88. Jul 17, 2021Twitter · repostRT @nickcammarata: We should work on safely harnessing hypomania Rockets are dangerous but good technical safety work can reduce the risk…
  89. Jul 17, 2021Twitter · repostRT @engineers_feed: Client: "How do you estimate how long a project will take?" Engineer: "I add the time needed for each activity, then m…
  90. Jul 16, 2021Twitter · repostRT @abovemeonlysky: In a way, neurodivergent people have an easier time figuring out what'd true, because propaganda is tailored to neuroty…
  91. Jul 16, 2021Twitter · reply@abovemeonlysky @drethelin The $10 I found two days ago on the sidewalk in front of my house... No one around or other hint of who might have dropped it, so I take it as the universe using me to get it to where it needs to go (which is TBD).
  92. Jul 16, 2021Twitter · reply@abovemeonlysky @drethelin I don't really know, except that $10s and $20s add up over the years... And I guess I live in a fairly well-off region, try to walk rather than drive, and prefer to smell the roses not rush around busy?
  93. Jul 16, 2021Twitter · repostRT @vgr: Criminality — Criminal — Crime Liminality — Liminal —….Lime??
  94. Jul 16, 2021Twitter · reply@hormeze Embrace the bohemian aesthetic- do buy / trade for an original piece of art that speaks to you, go with thrift store mismatched dishes, mattress on the floor but plenty of pillows and lux sheets, DIY shelving full of used books... But that's me.. 🙂
  95. Jul 16, 2021Twitter · reply@drethelin Thinking back, I've found more than $1K cash on the ground across my lifetime... It's my one superstition, that whenever I find cash it is really meant to give away to someone else I'll meet in the near future... Currently have a $10 bill in my purse, looking for a home
  96. Jul 16, 2021Twitter · reply@drethelin This makes me sad.... I've received >$1K worth of no-strings gifts from strangers (like someone at another table paying my bill at restaurants, or a friendly bartender bringing me free food and drinks all evening after hearing one of my coworkers make a sexist remark)
  97. Jul 16, 2021Twitter · reply@nekename @yeetgenstein @QiaochuYuan Wow, that sucks... My family does have a very definite negativity towards consumption they judge "excessive"- like, my desire for a Tesla Model Y gets an occasional raised eyebrow, and yet they gave me enough money to buy a Roadster (tho I'd probably be disowned if I did)
  98. Jul 16, 2021Twitter · reply@nekename @yeetgenstein @QiaochuYuan That sounds really tough, for both of them. Especially the tax law... I have a yearly meltdown figuring out estimated payments.
  99. Jul 16, 2021Twitter · reply@nekename @yeetgenstein @QiaochuYuan Hmm, I guess it helps that my fam never had bosses except relatives, so working hard meant respect for your other family members, which felt meaningful even if it is scrubbing toilets.
  100. Jul 16, 2021Twitter · reply@nekename @yeetgenstein @QiaochuYuan What type of careers, if you don't mind me asking? My family has small businesses where we all have worked- like cleaned toilets worked- and there's a pride in continuing the business and taking care of your employees and customers.