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Re:Caesar's Last Breath on Friday May 23, 2025 @01:19PM (#44074653)
This reminds me of a question from my first interview as a college grad: estimate the number of taxis in New York City. I was totally baffled by it.
Cool! Any other sites this works for?
Re:How I keep myself alive using Golang on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @09:55AM (#39604193)
Amazing stuff. My three year old son was diagnosed four weeks ago so this really resonates with me.
Re:High Interest Savings Leaderboard on Friday February 23, 2024 @09:03AM (#39480668)
Money market fund.

Treasury Money Market Fund seeks to provide current income while maintaining liquidity and a stable share price of $1 per share.

No. The bar exam is an outdated, gatekeeping, hazing mechanism that requires rote memorization and application of blackletter law and is altogether unrelated to the practice of law.

However, it wouldn't hurt to shorten law school from three to two years. The third year is a waste.

Re:I'm Sorry I Bit You During My Job Interview on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @09:39AM (#37844235)
The ridiculousness of having to send formulaic, bullshit "thank you" emails after interviews.
Re:Ruins of Emperor Nero’s Theater Discovered Near Vatican on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @09:32AM (#37146778)
Very clever. Definitely didn't occur to me when I was in middle school at the time!
Despite the title's bold claim, the article isn't very informative; it really feels like a puff piece for these pharma companies.

One thing that I think is underacknowledged in discussions of weight/fat loss is time horizon. Fad diets don't work. You can't expect to lose 30 lbs in 2 months. Set a longer time horizon. What do you want to weigh in a year (or more)? Reduce your calorie intake gradually. Weigh yourself often. Are you making progress? If not, lower your calories a litle bit more. Keep trying. Try to eat healthy foods, but there's nothing wrong with some "unhealthy" foods. Try to be active and exercise, but you don't need to be a marathon runner or powerlifter. Be fair to yourself. You gained the weight over time, so now you have to lose it over time.

Re:Why your startup needs a podcast on Thursday July 06, 2023 @11:30AM (#36617554)
I'm skeptical of the audience for such a podcast. Also, seems like it would require a lot of time that could be used to focus on the actual business. Sure, maybe you could assign someone in marketing to run it, but even then I would make sure it didn't take up too much of that person's time. And for startups with low headcounts, I'm not sure there is such a "marketing" person.
Re:Alamut (Bartol Novel) on Friday June 30, 2023 @04:17PM (#36541601)
> This book was one of the inspirations for the video game series Assassin's Creed.

Interesting. Never heard of this book or author.

Fascinating observation.
Re:Brain Waves Synchronize When People Interact on Sunday June 18, 2023 @10:17AM (#36380499)
Fascinating thought.
Is the author associated with the LessWrong community?
I thought the song was pretty catchy. As a first example of what AI can do in this space, I'm excited at the possibilities -- especially as someone who writes music but can't sing like the Weeknd or rap like Drake. I look at it less as something that's going to replace songwriting and more as another tool.

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