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Comment · 3 years ago
I bet you can utterly defeat this by adding one or two typos into the text
Comment · 4 years ago
Variable reward schedules. Like slot machines.
Comment · 4 years ago
Yes, you have reached the zenith of your career. Congratulations. You are self-sufficient and able to provide for the financial needs of your family. This is a true victory.

Now, it is time to focus on people other than yourself. Most other advice on here is awful; it amounts to different directions to run on the hedonic treadmill.

Instead, you have to give back now. What good is there to be done, that only you could do? What will be worse off if you don't lend a hand? This can range from finding better ways to support and mentor your children, to donating time to tutor students in programming, to building a well in Africa. Think hard about what you really care about, and then work hard to bring that into being.

Comment · 4 years ago
> 2. They're fibbing on specific prices.

Zillow rent index up 17%, CPI rent index up 5%

Comment · 4 years ago
I think he means an LRU cache
Comment · 4 years ago
Nice is about mannerisms, kind is about actions.
Comment · 4 years ago
Interactive Latin:

https://www.interactivelatin.com

Classic Latin texts, where you can click on any word and see all possible translations

Comment · 4 years ago
He should create a free Wordle app that lets you play once daily, and then a $9.99 in-app upgrade that lets you play unlimited, that pops up after you’ve completed the word of the day. The unlimited users should still see the word of the day whenever a new one is available (to keep sharing high). Best of both worlds.
Comment · 4 years ago
Comment · 5 years ago
Thank you!
Comment · 5 years ago
Hi all! Creator here, I made this site to help on my journey as I learn Latin.

Go to any text and click on a word, and you'll see all of the possible definitions and inflections for that word. This has been helpful to me, as I struggle to keep track of all the noun case and verb tense rules in Latin. I hope others find this helpful, please let me know if you have any ideas that you think could make this even more useful!

Comment · 5 years ago
If that were true, inventories ("domestic stock") should be very high. Actually, they are at historic lows
Comment · 5 years ago
Humans care about innate qualities such as intelligence because they are looking for mates, and want the best genes for their children.

In this case, consider whether you would prefer to have children with a partner with a 150 IQ but who never develops a system to generate new ideas, or a partner with a 120 IQ who stumbles into a system / environment that allows them to generate new ideas.

Who would you prefer? Hard mode: justify your choice without invalidating the premises by saying something like, "Well, if the first person was really smarter, they would have developed such a system."

I speculate that most would prefer to have children with the first person, and then endeavor to teach their kids the second person's system.

Comment · 5 years ago
It controlled most all the resource-producing regions of Africa north of the Sahara. Russia and Germania were densely wooded or covered in plains, in either case sparsely populated and not of substantial interest to a rich Mediterranean power. Persia was the only viable region of expansion, but after Trajan’s inability to incorporate them, the effort seems to have been abandoned

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