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beavis000
Joined 11 years ago
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Comment · 1 month ago
Just curious - what makes something qualify as a "good deal"? or do you list prices for all common destinations?
Comment · 2 months ago
You might also enjoy "Command and Control" by Eric Schlosser.
Comment · 2 months ago
I very much recommend reading "Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon". Fascinating stuff.
Comment · 5 months ago
great point. i haven't gotten over losing the Uber subsidy!
Comment · 1 year ago
Question - why did you have to give up your Windsurf vested shares? Did Cognition want that, or was it a term of the Windsurf equity plan?
Comment · 1 year ago
Thank you, your story was excellent.
Comment · 1 year ago
I have no comment on the price, but dental cleanings are very important for dogs. Dental disease is often a silent source of significant pain for dogs. Anesthesia is necessary because dogs won’t sit still for the cleaning.
Comment · 2 years ago
impressive list. i have a book rec for you not on your list: Battle Mage by Peter Flannery
Comment · 2 years ago
I use Cinch instead of rectangle. It only snaps left 1/2 and right 1/2, which is all i want.
Comment · 2 years ago
you'll enjoy this Louis CK bit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_-1l_SlA7c
Comment · 2 years ago
The author David Sedaris is apparently a compulsive trash picker-upper. He's said he has walked for up to 9 hours per days picking up garbage on the side of the road all the while. His town in the UK named a garbage truck after him, and he was invited to meet the Queen of England because of it (she used to meet with people who performed large amounts of community service).
Comment · 3 years ago
Not to hijack the thread, but weddings are significantly suckier. The cost is several multiples more than a diamond (natural or lab), only lasts one night, and is typically a large source of stress. Just have a party at a restaurant and use the $50k-$100k saved for student debt or rent or kids school.
Comment · 3 years ago
Create account before seeing it? Pfft.
Comment · 3 years ago
yep, this. Dude is wise and I'd guess spent some miserable periods doing nothing to realize this truth.
Comment · 3 years ago
Now that i'm in my 50s, i realize the enormous benefits of working as you get into your 60s and 70s and, hopefully, 80s. The social interaction and mental stimulation, sense of purpose, just having things to do and that make you feel productive.