aaardvark | 10 years ago | on: G.M. Invests $500M in Lyft
On a risk-adjusted basis, that's a pretty mediocre return.
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aaardvark | 10 years ago | on: Why is YCombinator backing Vest?
They're selling single-stock/index options?
aaardvark | 10 years ago | on: Same-Sex Marriage Is a Right, Supreme Court Rules
Don't start with the tone-policing, OP has addressed all the above questions in a reasonable manner.
aaardvark | 10 years ago | on: WikiLeaks offers $100k for details of Obama’s trade deal
What does the Yangtzee River tragedy have to do with Citizens United?
aaardvark | 11 years ago | on: David Cameron Wins a Slim Majority in UK General Election
Just a joke, lighten up.
aaardvark | 11 years ago | on: David Cameron Wins a Slim Majority in UK General Election
"As an American" has apparently become a euphemism for "I know nothing about the subject, so explain this to me like you would to a small child".
aaardvark | 11 years ago | on: The Cause of the Knuckle-Cracking Sound
It's kind of rude when talking to someone or in a meeting, otherwise not a big deal.
aaardvark | 11 years ago | on: Ellen Pao Loses Silicon Valley Bias Case Against Kleiner Perkins
It's highly unusual to see someone for 6 months and not realize that they're still living with their spouse and kids. Even if the other person tells you it's not the case.
aaardvark | 11 years ago | on: Ruth Porat to Join Google as Chief Financial Officer
Not particularly remarkable news but good for her I suppose. Being the CFO for a big Investment Bank is pretty much the most stressful job imaginable.
aaardvark | 11 years ago | on: I tried Silicon Valley’s favorite ‘brain-enhancing’ drugs
>But to claim that Stimulants are the only cognitive enhancers especially when you seem to've done some basic research... why?
>Now - to your point: are any of these life changing? In damaged individuals, perhaps. Alas like you said in healthy young adults, many of these substances will produce either mild improvements or no improvements at all save for extreme neurological outliers.
I'm only addressing perceptible cognitive enhancement with regards to otherwise healthy + young individuals (the target demo of the products listed in the article). I've gone through every study on examine.com for all the usual suspects (racetams, choline, rhodiola, bacopa etc) and have even tried them all personally for ~6 months. I feel pretty confident in saying that they are worthless for people in that demo.
aaardvark | 11 years ago | on: Oregon's solar program mess: fraud, bankruptcy and prison labor
Originally came across it [here](http://thefederalist.com/2015/03/04/not-content-with-enormou...), more click-baity but pretty disturbing nonetheless.
aaardvark | 11 years ago | on: I tried Silicon Valley’s favorite ‘brain-enhancing’ drugs
Garbage article. There are no "brain enhancers", only stimulants, both commonly used (coffee, tea etc) and pharmaceutical (amphetamines et al). Look up Bacopa on examine.com, specifically the studies on Memory Enhancement. For the ones with participants in the target (aka non-old) group of 18-45, it's about 50-50. After supplementing over several months.
aaardvark | 11 years ago | on: Jet.com’s Valuation Nears $600M Before Launch
But buying one share of a publically traded company makes it worth number of shares * value of share?
aaardvark | 11 years ago | on: A Y Combinator Company Copied Our Design and Data Viz: We've Arrived
> Practially speaking, design is legally indefensible as intellectual property
Really? Isn't there any IP protection for a websites look-and-feel? Need some lawyers to opine on this.
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