> The price in USDT and USDT-only exchanges could indeed rocket, but the price in real actual USD would be expected to fall. Wait, would it? If you were an arb wouldn't you: 1) Buy bitcoin on a different exchange (with…
> the MTA is a private entity which receives the bulk of its funding from the state That's not really true. The biggest source of funding for the MTA is fares, followed closely by dedicated taxes (i.e. there would be no…
> We're talking about New York State, not New York City. That's pretty hard to infer given the context, since the MTA is controlled by both the city and the state. > but he is right that most districts aren't at all…
> One of the root causes of New York's government dysfunction (though not the only one) is that New Yorkers reliably vote in the democrat candidate regardless of pretty much any other consideration. Er, what? That's not…
? The COGS for most software approaches 0 pretty rapidly, so it's just as arbitrary that Spotify charges $10/month for a premium subscription. The price of software (and any good, theoretically) is rarely priced based…
I think you can retroactively pay for COBRA, yeah? You can enroll after an event and it'll be as though you had insurance the whole time. You'll have to pay for the retroactive coverage, but it's a pretty smooth way…
More than likely (in fact I would put it at like, 99% chance): It's an OFAC thing. If they allow money transactions from Cuban nationals they run the risk of pissing off the Treasury dept. Many companies do it in a very…
Related, kinda: Robinhood seems to be pulling in a lot of different directions and there's all these "early access" features that never seem to actually, well, launch. I've now signed up for: * Web access (otherwise…
> If you being late to your job causes others to start doing the same You're missing the point entirely: Who cares if they're also late? Short of them being late to something important like a meeting, it seriously…
Semi-related question: Why is that? I've been looking for resources on why AMD is a non-starter, but most searches just turn up comparisons for low-level consumers.
> this one has already been mitigated Correct me if I'm wrong: It's been mitigated by applying a patch that has fairly severe performance implications, no? How does this not affect the institutional clients' bottom line…
Disclaimer: I know relatively little about differences between processor architectures, so this might be totally wrong because Intel might just have them over a barrel on this. I think the major difference between this…
> If you're getting paid handsomely in cash, you should be able to weather that interruption. Two glaring issues: 1) What people should do and what they actually do are two different things. People should eat sensible…
> AmaGooBookSoft hires, to a first approximation, only pedigreed developers with their AKC papers in hand. I think that is a very outdated view of those companies. IME at least, you've described Google's hiring process…
> shares I had to opt in to, at the cost of some salary. I think this is a fair way to approach the situation. > People on this thread are making comparisons to 300k/yr Google salaries. ... But for employers, it's a…
> What downside risk is there to the employee if a company fails? Sorry to be snippy, but: Come on man, do I really need to explain this one? Sudden loss of employment is incredibly disruptive at best, and for many it's…
Ehhh. A few interesting thoughts though not necessarily original, the "your equity is worth 0" mantra has been repeated enough that it's not ground-breaking. It maybe makes sense for huge, publicly traded companies like…
Silly in the sense that it's considered an unforgivable offense relative to how mild it actually is (in the realm of "ways you can screw up your life and others"). It's the staunchness that makes it silly. If my sister…
Er, buybacks and mergers both involve a "greater fool" (either the company itself or the acquiring company).
This argument is also true of any equity that doesn't pay out dividends. Most people wouldn't consider the stock market to be a zero-sum game. Maybe in the ultimate long-term, but not within a time frame that's…
Maybe? Bad people can still be the recipients of injustices or undue hardship. For an extreme example, you can still feel bad for a thief who gets tortured extensively. You can even feel sorry for people who are led to…
You get told to "hang yourself" and told you should "die screaming" or just have someone yelling "cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt" at you multiple times a week? I used to work for a hedge fund. Mostly people just didn't…
Also worth noting that this was somewhat of a plot point in The Big Short: * A GS employee scoffs at Christian Bale's character (Burry) for saying that he actually investigated the mortgages that comprised a few CDOs *…
Oh sure, fair point. When I think of the college sports monolith I'm typically thinking of D1 exclusively. I don't think many sports fans would care or even notice if you got rid of D2/3 programs. It's an interesting…
No arguments there.
> The price in USDT and USDT-only exchanges could indeed rocket, but the price in real actual USD would be expected to fall. Wait, would it? If you were an arb wouldn't you: 1) Buy bitcoin on a different exchange (with…
> the MTA is a private entity which receives the bulk of its funding from the state That's not really true. The biggest source of funding for the MTA is fares, followed closely by dedicated taxes (i.e. there would be no…
> We're talking about New York State, not New York City. That's pretty hard to infer given the context, since the MTA is controlled by both the city and the state. > but he is right that most districts aren't at all…
> One of the root causes of New York's government dysfunction (though not the only one) is that New Yorkers reliably vote in the democrat candidate regardless of pretty much any other consideration. Er, what? That's not…
? The COGS for most software approaches 0 pretty rapidly, so it's just as arbitrary that Spotify charges $10/month for a premium subscription. The price of software (and any good, theoretically) is rarely priced based…
I think you can retroactively pay for COBRA, yeah? You can enroll after an event and it'll be as though you had insurance the whole time. You'll have to pay for the retroactive coverage, but it's a pretty smooth way…
More than likely (in fact I would put it at like, 99% chance): It's an OFAC thing. If they allow money transactions from Cuban nationals they run the risk of pissing off the Treasury dept. Many companies do it in a very…
Related, kinda: Robinhood seems to be pulling in a lot of different directions and there's all these "early access" features that never seem to actually, well, launch. I've now signed up for: * Web access (otherwise…
> If you being late to your job causes others to start doing the same You're missing the point entirely: Who cares if they're also late? Short of them being late to something important like a meeting, it seriously…
Semi-related question: Why is that? I've been looking for resources on why AMD is a non-starter, but most searches just turn up comparisons for low-level consumers.
> this one has already been mitigated Correct me if I'm wrong: It's been mitigated by applying a patch that has fairly severe performance implications, no? How does this not affect the institutional clients' bottom line…
Disclaimer: I know relatively little about differences between processor architectures, so this might be totally wrong because Intel might just have them over a barrel on this. I think the major difference between this…
> If you're getting paid handsomely in cash, you should be able to weather that interruption. Two glaring issues: 1) What people should do and what they actually do are two different things. People should eat sensible…
> AmaGooBookSoft hires, to a first approximation, only pedigreed developers with their AKC papers in hand. I think that is a very outdated view of those companies. IME at least, you've described Google's hiring process…
> shares I had to opt in to, at the cost of some salary. I think this is a fair way to approach the situation. > People on this thread are making comparisons to 300k/yr Google salaries. ... But for employers, it's a…
> What downside risk is there to the employee if a company fails? Sorry to be snippy, but: Come on man, do I really need to explain this one? Sudden loss of employment is incredibly disruptive at best, and for many it's…
Ehhh. A few interesting thoughts though not necessarily original, the "your equity is worth 0" mantra has been repeated enough that it's not ground-breaking. It maybe makes sense for huge, publicly traded companies like…
Silly in the sense that it's considered an unforgivable offense relative to how mild it actually is (in the realm of "ways you can screw up your life and others"). It's the staunchness that makes it silly. If my sister…
Er, buybacks and mergers both involve a "greater fool" (either the company itself or the acquiring company).
This argument is also true of any equity that doesn't pay out dividends. Most people wouldn't consider the stock market to be a zero-sum game. Maybe in the ultimate long-term, but not within a time frame that's…
Maybe? Bad people can still be the recipients of injustices or undue hardship. For an extreme example, you can still feel bad for a thief who gets tortured extensively. You can even feel sorry for people who are led to…
You get told to "hang yourself" and told you should "die screaming" or just have someone yelling "cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt" at you multiple times a week? I used to work for a hedge fund. Mostly people just didn't…
Also worth noting that this was somewhat of a plot point in The Big Short: * A GS employee scoffs at Christian Bale's character (Burry) for saying that he actually investigated the mortgages that comprised a few CDOs *…
Oh sure, fair point. When I think of the college sports monolith I'm typically thinking of D1 exclusively. I don't think many sports fans would care or even notice if you got rid of D2/3 programs. It's an interesting…
No arguments there.