skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
You make solid observations but there are good explanations for this.

1) Investment opportunities are inversely related to the size. Buffet has constantly warned shareholders that as the size of the company grows, it becomes harder and harder to find good investments. Assuming he can analyze only fixed number of companies, we should expect that there is less potential companies to buy. Buffet has changed his investment strategies several times to reflect changes in his opportunities.

2) Timing. BRK is a company with incredible patience. If you compare SP500TR and BRK over decades, you notice that BRK makes permanent break from SP500 during stock market crashes and long recessions. During stock market booms BRK starts to lose to to the inflated market prices.

We are currently riding on the top of 10 year stock market boom. BRK is patiently buying companies with long term steady profits. For example, Buffet is buying energy companies and electricity transmission businesses all over the the west. These companies are geographically linked and there will be benefits from smart grid investments in the future, especially if the future is solar.
Whew - 25 is quite a few. Who was your top mentor, though?
Keep in mind the person I commented to said they cannot work with any talking going on (and later said any noise). In what world is hearing people talk considered hostile?

I'm in an office today and can hear people talking nearby, is that too loud? At some point it becomes my problem if I'm bothered by something.
you are mistaken Ubuntu: does not prevent you from doing this . there's something wrong with your system that is specific to you. I've use multiple versions of a ubuntu write hundreds of different operating systems to USB sticks. Also, if you had a problem, why post to Hacker News without any repro information at all?
That's not what flagging is for.

Please don't complain that a submission is inappropriate. If a story is spam or off-topic, flag it. Don't feed egregious comments by replying; flag them instead. If you flag something, please don't also comment that you did.
Incinerating toilets also work with propane, which makes more sense for vans etc. I didn't check this specific one but they all work similar no matter what creates the heat.
I've wanted this my entire life since I was 13. Bookmarked and going shopping this week!

I haven't rewatched the trilogy in a few years and my grandma just passed away. I've also been working on some ideas to challenge the rise of Mordor.
Which, I agree, are important issues, but don't obviate the mayor's reference to municipalities' need to manage the problems of density (rather than be overridden by voters that don't encounter such problems).
Exactly... but it does't lead to a "simpler life"
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If you like the idea but lack the ability to build your own van, check out https://www.syncvans.com/. They make some really cool rigs.
That is a dreadful experience that will empower you in ways others can never understand or appreciate. I have tried to explain living like this to my kids in the past and they just look at me like I am stupid.
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"Our marathon inspired endless debates about what Lembas Bread should be represented by - some said shortbread, others said drop scones, while some even argued for Kendal Mint Cake. "

I knew this is where they would have trouble. Its the most mentioned food in the book, but doesn't really have a good description of what it actually is.
It's because Patreon's whole brand revolves around the Twitterverse/Twitch/Youtube universe. People who sponsor creators on Patreon are likely to engage much more intensively with the creators than a regular person.

This post wouldn't get a fraction of the visibility if it had been posted on some Gitgub pages blog with an RSS button.
Patreon hosts content. Visa does not. Every single thing on https://visa.com is Visa's content only. Whereas every single creator's page on https://www.patreon.com/ is created by the creator.

This imposes a large moderation/liability burden that Visa doesn't have.
Understandable that you’d want to exploit any resource that can give you answers during a time crunch.

But if given enough time, going through the pain of debugging and fixing something on your own – with at the most some documentation – is still superior.

If one has learned, knows and remembers the first principles of their domain, then knowing what to Google becomes less valuable (not saying your colleagues don’t know their stuff). You can rely on yourself for even the trickier situations you get into.
Can you help me understand what part of what I said, or how I said, has convinced you to not go anywhere near this book?
The Appendix offers a number of additional suggestions, including this.
It's almost as if the audience of this site participates in an incredibly toxic work culture and we're hearing regular cries for help from the victims of it.
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Yes.

AMP is an absolute cancer and its adoption would probably be 0% if google didn’t forcefully shove it down everyone’s throat. (And they are very good at learning from their own history, because that totally worked with Google+.)
Ok, some favorite tasty spots... (most are cheap, some are expensive)

Big Daddy's BBQ, iPho (aka Saigon), Bull's Horn, Sandcastle (summer only), Gandhi Mahal, Eat Street Social, Harry Singh's Caribbean, Pimento, Sen Li Sen Lek, Tongue in Cheek, Travail, Ngon Bistro, Black Sheep Pizza, Hai Hai, Spoon and Stable, Bachelor Farmer, Revival, Brasa, Zen Box Izakaya, Manny's Tortas, Moroccan Flavors, Matt's Bar, Al's Breakfast, Lindey's, Bar La Grassa, 46th St Patisserie...

I can probably come up with more, but that should keep you busy for months.
I once made the mistake of buying Jabra wireless sports headphones.

You know there will be a problem if you open the box and the first thing you see is a piece of paper and a phone holster, obviously thrown in at the last moment. The piece of paper says you have to use the phone holster to attach the phone to your right arm. Yes, your right arm, the closer to your right ear the better. The instructions were very specific.

As it turned out, the wireless connection was indeed so crappy that it required holding the phone right next to the headphones. Don't like to attach the phone to your upper right arm? Tough luck.

I have stayed away from Jabra ever since.
You don't need "get tons of power" as an incentive. Most people are plenty motivated by the "make enough to live a good life" and "have meaningful work". Plus, in a democratic socialist economy, the average worker would have much more incentive to get creative than they do in the current economy. Because they own the business and directly reap the benefits of their innovations. In the current economy, the average worker has very little incentive, by comparison, to innovate new efficiencies. They won't benefit. At best they'll get a promotion or a bonus, and not even that is guaranteed.
This assumes all investment is based on the company and founder's current goals and vision, and not what the investors think they can do with that as a base to achieve their own goals.

Given how often we hear about founders being replaced as operators, I think it's prudent to not assume the intentions of any investors, and to reassess their likely goals based on their actions on a regular basis.
I definitely agree with this, but with a small note: joining corporations in null sec can be challenging for new players, and can sometimes bring more stress than benefits. You can be attacked by campers anywhere (including high sec space) and you have to constantly keep an eye for ganks.

Most of the newbie friendly corporations recruit players from day 1, but in doing so they kill off casual gameplay for these players.

The best approach is to first learn the basics by playing solo or with some close friends, and only after join a null sec corporation.
Here’s my van story: I visited my parents one summer at age 19 and spent a single day and less than $300 building our old family minivan into a home. Mind you, that van would probably sell for $500-1000 pre-renovation. I built a small platform for a bed that still relied on the back-most bench. I also built a small shelf in the very back that held a propane stove and cooking supplies. Very, very simple.

I lived in it for several years, traveling and rock climbing. You stand at the back of the van and cook, and only go inside the main cabin to sleep or read.

Skilled van-residents generally don’t visit urban areas for extended periods of time. British Columbia, Montana, Utah, the Chihuahua desert, Baja, Sonora were the places to be. The whole point of a van is that it makes life really easy in more remote areas - no need to set up a tent or set up a camp kitchen.

It was highly social, as I was immersed in the rock climbing community. I’d make friends and we’d share every meal and have bad ass adventures. Then I’d go to a new spot, be introspective for the 2-3 days of slow driving and staying in semi-remote wilderness, then meet new friends at the next destination.

Pooping while living in a van requires a different perspective than that of most city people. First, there is no use of toilet paper - the water/left-hand method combined with soap is simply more hygienic (in these remote areas, people who poop like this are the only ones who wash themselves with soap and water on a regular basis). Second, ‘waste management’ revolves around ensuring other humans don’t have to encounter the decomposition process, which normally means burying the waste and always means that one has to consider biological processes, land-use/human behavior.

Here’s the real selling point: living in a van in nature means being connected to every sunrise and every sunset. You’ll naturally get tired shortly after sunset, and naturally wake up 30-60 minutes before sunrise. Temperature and light fluctuations ensure a highly functional endocrine system that makes sickness/depression/anxiety nearly impossible to take root. It’s a very healthy and natural way of life.

I absolutely recommend it - but not for people who want to be highly productive at crafting software/hardware.
>It could be that in the future, religion is a social trait selected for because it leads to higher birth rates.

Why could it not also have been the case in the past as well? Many religions have tenets about raising many children. Could it be that this is why religion is very highly ingrained in society to begin with?
Utility weighting is fine and good, but rationality in the long term is definitely constrained by uncertainty. Rationality cannot be perfectly optimal, because perfection would require closed ended choices. If you don't know the size of a factor like uncertainty, you cannot rationally assign it a utility weight.
I have visited museums with Egyptian collections all over the globe and I can assure you they fall absolutely short in comparison to the actual stuff you see in Egypt, you definitely should investigate more so you can build up confidence to visit it yourself, it's worth it :-)
Ok so what exactly has he done that IS anti-semetic then?
My parents provided a good foundation, and there have been a few stand-out teachers along the way who gave me opportunities I'm not sure I would have said I deserved. This is kind of a cop-out answer too but I think lifting weights has also provided a lot of clarity.
Started teaching myself web development 3 years ago and finally shipped my first product. Would love to get some feedback from everyone.
We switched to mattermost from slack. We're in trading.
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One word: perspective.

At 53, with ~30 years in the industry, I've been through this a few times. The key has always been to step back and look around me. Look at other things I could be doing, and maybe do some of them. Focus more attention to family and friends, hobbies, exercise and other forms of self-care. Look at what other people are doing, what I'd do for a living if I couldn't or didn't want to keep programming any more. Compare them to the things I enjoy about programming.

Each time I've concluded that I really do want to continue, but have to plan and negotiate how to keep doing it in a way that wouldn't burn me out again. One time that meant reduced hours (on top of the sabbatical I'd already taken) for a while, and working from home ever since. Some of the negotiation might be with family. Most of it will be with your employer, so having a good manager/culture helps and finding a good one should be a priority otherwise. Changing jobs sometimes helps, but it can also just add its own stress so it should be considered very carefully.

The important things to realize that things can't be the same going forward, or you'll just reach the same outcome. You'll have to change something about your projects, your role, your working conditions. You just need to step back for a bit and figure out what.
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And, you can get a lot of the benefit "for free" by just buying BRK.B shares, without all the pain of drinking cherry coke all day and reading SEC filings.
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What happens when the couple splits and wants their page taken down?
Electric utility and energy trading.
For some reason, I think of it as stroopwafels.
I try (keyword try) to stick to my base routine that involves sleep, work, exercise, cook food/prep, washing/cleaning, meditation, duolingo practice, shopping for necessities and non-essentials that makes things a little nicer e.g. new high thread bedding and bed topper, coffee (for the times I give myself a reward for staving it off for several days), oil-infused humidifyer. Reading and writing is also thrown in whenever I can stop myself from procrastinating on youtube. All that fills up most of my daily time, I always find I have a list of things to do but either put them off or don't get around to it which is my struggle to have true "free time".

That's probably the crux of it, being able to forget about work and have your mind taken off it. Perhaps making a vacation plan that will ensure you are busy having a new experience or relaxing whatever it may be to take your mind off work. After all our employment does occupy most of minds on a daily basis.
"I've also been working on some ideas to challenge the rise of Mordor"

Hypothetically or metaphorically or ........?
I have worked in a lot of companies and never have I seen anyone treat a DNS name as security relevant information.
If you rely on DNS names not to be known as a measure of privacy and/or security, you clearly are doing it wrong.
As a matter of fact, DNS names supposed to be known, it's their one and only purpose.

In addition, if "internal.example.com" is not already resolvable publicly (which would mean that it's known) CF could not guarantee the privacy of that query anyways because their DNS is not part of the root zone, which means they need to forward it to someplace beyond their control, meaning they leak it no matter what.
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I didn't know this was controversial? The UN numbers referred to show that this is a likely outcome already on page 2.

At most the author seems to disagree with UN about ~1 billion people. Well within the uncertainty.

https://population.un.org/wpp/Publications/Files/WPP2017_Key...
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If you hover over Africa you'll notice that the steepness of the lines is much lower than the rest of the world. Extrapolating from the lines I'm guessing they'll end up at 3-4 children instead of the ~2 children that most of Asia and Europe have.
I have previously concluded the same about him having Aspergers. From what I've read of him, he sounds quite strongly Aspy.
As a general statement, that is impossible in both practice and theory due to the halting problem.

You CAN write proven bug free code, but only if you are willing to accept a long series of limitations.
Crucial Conversations and Crucial Confrontations/Accountability

I read these books when I first got into management and they changed so many things about the way I communicate with others. Everything in the books is obvious but things I was never taught growing up.

Learning how to understand others' intentions by the totality of their body language along with what they say is incredibly important. It's helpful for diffusing tense situations, understanding whether or not strangers pose a threat, easing tension in a relationship, etc.
Big companies are not becoming data-driven fast enough
Does the thing they're trying to to build really cost more than 20M to build?

If so, why? That sum buys a lot of engineering and sales hours.

And if not, why raise so much?
As much as the terminology used makes it sound like weed, I'm fairly sure Tolkien intended it to be tobacco.
I'm just coming off a 7 month stint in an RV myself, and you speak the truth, and it's clear you've actually done full time living on the road.

Dealing with sewage is a huge pain in the ass - especially if you're in the northern regions during winter, finding a place to dump out can be a real nightmare (not to mention frozen tanks, etc).

Another thing people don't really think about is cooking - you can do it, but as someone who enjoys cooking I ate like shit a lot of the time because it was more convenient not to have to worry about prep on a tiny counter, cooking on basically a single burner (I have 3, but if you use one it covers the other two ️), and then doing dishes by hand with hot water you need to wait for.

Recently moving back into a house has made me appreciate a lot more of the little things like how I can just go jump in the shower real quick (and not bump my head while showering), easily get amazon packages, etc. Traveling was a whole lot of fun and definitely had its upsides, but it also has downsides a lot of people don't think about (or try to write off as not a big deal).
I have released a hybrid app for the first time. The app runs on iOS and Android. The development period is about 1.5 months. Although the features of this app is extremely small and may not be worth it, but I announce the release. This is a small step, however a great leap for my life.
If you’re posting to the hiring thread it’s probably not a good idea to make comments like these...
Quoting Spandrell:

At this moment, every single human population with an IQ over 95 has a fertility rate below replacement; and the places where the most intelligent and productive people tend to live, big cities, have generally fertility rates below 1. Not below 2, replacement, but below 1, half of replacement. As I’ve said again and again, big cities today are IQ shredders, where the genes that code for high intelligence go to get shredded in the corporate and bureaucratic rat-race, depriving humanity of the biological building blocks for a better future.
Even for companies that aren't in trading, I can't think of many reasons why anyone would want to switch back to Slack on an organizational basis. Public communities, sure. But organizationally? No contest IMHO.
It appears to be a very common problem so I guess the answer is yes.
The article makes it sound like a journalist traveled around 26 countries (~10% of countries), interviewed only a handful of people in each (the ones they could reach), and concluded that UN's demographic projections - formulated with tons of data, academic methodologies, and carefully crafted by statisticians and global development experts - are wrong

The article and book sound pretty biased and clickbaity from what I can tell so far.

I'll stick with the UN for now ;)
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Slack is raising a lot more money. Mattermost stands purely as a decent competitor to Slack.
I used OpenDNS long ago, even though it wasn't as easy to remember as the ones that came later. Then I shifted to Google DNS and stayed with it, albeit with some discomfort (even if the policies state it doesn't track, it's still a leap of faith for me). Then last year I switched to Cloudflare DNS and also learned about Quad9 DNS.

I haven't done local benchmarking using a tool like namebench for a long time, and it looks like that tool has not been updated for several years. Any alternatives for it that are cross platform?
I was disappointed to find that Airpods, while better, aren't great either. I find the audio cuts out a lot when I pass through busy streets in NYC, and I often get into some kind of pairing weirdness where my phone simply won't play through the Airpods.

Still better than most Bluetooth solutions, though.
> "My wife, through quitting coffee, inspired me to build an app that helped track my lesser addictions: coffee, chocolate, sugar, gaming."

Can you please share more details about your app? Thanks in advance!
Might want to look into pandas. They're not quite just going extinct from a low birth rate, but that's definitely an issue for them.
What I see a lot around me:

Kids work really hard to get into a good high school

High School kids work really hard to get into a good college

College kids work really hard to get into a great first job

Young Adults working really hard to progress their career

Adults working hard and burning out because that is all they really know.

If you've always been an A student, and had a good career, its hard to change mentality and not put everything into your job. But if you're burning out you have to. I dont think its necessary to quit your current job. But you should consider not trying so hard. Just doing your hours, dont volunteer to do extra, and figure out what you enjoy that makes you happy. It could be enjoying nature, or making new friends, reading history, volunteering or doing a creative hobby.

It doesn't mean you can't have a great career. It could be just a quiet few months or years before charging in again, or maybe you're actually more productive not working all hours, or maybe you could change your whole path on life. The important thing is to realize that working really hard is not the only option.
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