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Re:SVG of a Hamster Playing Table-Tennis on Friday June 05, 2026 @01:20PM (#48415546)
What is this?
Re:Dropbox CEO Drew Houston to step down on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @04:56PM (#48285840)
Fuckin finally
Re:Ask HN: I hate exercising. How can I exercise more? on Friday December 15, 2023 @04:01PM (#38658780)
I do yes. Love that. I just hate feeling pain and discomfort.

Ask HN: I hate exercising. How can I exercise more?

I have tried everything. Weight training, sprints, hiking in nature, pilates, yoga, etc. I have not found anything that I love. And because I don't love it, it doesn't stick.Therefore, I have to constantly force myself to exercise. I don't like it, but I do it. And it becomes a repetitive off and on pattern (a few months in the gym, a few months off). But believe me, I'm trying...How can I make...

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I thought quantum computing wouldn't be a thing for another few decades? What is this?
Re:Cloudflare Warp on Saturday September 10, 2022 @03:05PM (#32793624)
I don't quite understand this. Is this just a normal VPN?
This isn't advice. Not is it intended to be actionable.
The point isn't whether you "knew" the stocks would skyrocket. It's whether they could with some reasonable/acceptable probability. I remember these stocks being in the doldrums in each of those years and thinking that they could explode with a little execution. I was thinking of buying the stock (but didn't). If I was thinking along the lines of the call option (adding more asymmetry), I might have pulled the trigger. This isn't a "hindsight is 20-20" example.
Classic martingale. Never fails to capture the imagination.

Ask HN: What are examples of activities/bets with asymmetric upside?

For example, usually asking someone out on a date has huge asymmetric upside. You might hit it off and end up being in a happy relationship. If not, you'd just be a little embarrassed and maybe awkward with the person afterward.Investing in call options on AMD in 2014 or Tesla in 2019 also had huge asymmetric upside. It was clear that these stocks had massive risks, but while the upside was...

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Love this website. Wish more people made sites like this.