andersentobias

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Comment · 3 years ago
I updated the article to clarify this a little.
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Comment · 3 years ago
I mean, $100k is a lot of money. Why not go to a specialized dating agency when that much money is on the table? Is that more irrational? Did I miss something?
Comment · 3 years ago
"The market" is just a set of order books. I don't find it weird that technical analysis work some times in some markets.

Fully systematic traders exist and make money. Efficient Markets Theory says they shouldn't, but they do anyway. EMH is probably written under stricter/ideal conditions though.

If one wants to take a systematic/technical analysis approach though, I would look at the entire universe of stocks, whereas use a fundamental approach in individual stocks.

But yeah. I'm just an amature. What do I know.

Comment · 3 years ago
But why do I need to account for the borrowing costs in the case where there is no borrowing involved?

Because I always discount with the rate I can borrow money at, right?

It vaguely seems like there is some opportunity cost argument to be made here...? Maybe?

Comment · 3 years ago
When economists say "_net present value_ of future returns", are they exclusively wanting to discount the inflation effects? Or is there anything else?
Comment · 3 years ago
Do you believe ADHD is overdiagnosed?
Comment · 3 years ago
I don't think type 1 diabetes meds are considered overprescribed _anywhere_. ADHD meds definitely are. Even reputable doctors say they are overprescribed.

How large % of the ADHD population could be fixed environmentally, e.g. by just going to the damn gym? How much can be attributed to our modern lifestyles?

ADHD exists, but to say that there's something wrong with "the system" just because 100% of people in society don't take it as a serious diagnosis is a big stretch.

Another big stretch is comparing ADHD with type 1 diabetes. Come on...

Comment · 3 years ago
Interesting. Is this really true, that every person prefers at most one of these?

Also a quotation link would be appreciated.

Comment · 3 years ago
I understand "Lisp-style" as building (stateless) mini-APIs early and everywhere.

Isn't this very data-centric in nature?

Comment · 3 years ago
> The Ukraine cyber police revealed that the stolen data were also bought by Russian citizens who paid using currencies prohibited in the Ukrainian territory.

What currencies are referred to here?

Comment · 3 years ago
I think one needs to be clear about what type of content one is learning. Is it rote memorization like anatomy? Or is it more conceptual like system design?

It seems to me that you want to apply memorization techniques, or even high school paper writing techniques, to material highly conceptual in nature...

I don't think that's appropriate.

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