geoffreyhale's comments

TLDR: Yes. You will benefit from sharing knowledge.

> You radically underestimate (...) the instrumental benefits to you of publishing it (much you know that other people do not).

(He is saying, at least, that) you will benefit (more than you estimate) from publishing things you know (that others don't).

Research what?

There's lots of discussion of salary vs cost of living. Is there an economics term for this ratio?

This.

Not to mention, after saving similar (or more) you'll own a home 5x in value.

“Our model also predicts that marriages created in a society with online dating tend to be stronger,”

"Very soon after, it was decided by some authority that the vandalism meant the entire tree had to come down." Huh? Why?

In our 20s, we tend to value newness/variety more highly. Decades later, we tend to value impact/legacy more highly.

Care to elaborate?

What % of internet traffic travels via physical links?

Y2K

I'm a Bostoner that moved away for this very reason. You had a classic "Mass-hole" encounter, not uncommon.

You weren't sexist, you were being courteous according to a harmless tradition. She would give you an ear-full even if you held the door for every gender; she doesn't know you.

"Mass-holes" live in dark little worlds of cold, anger, and self-important. We Boston gentlemen learn to be grateful when Massholes ignore us, let alone say "thank you" or God forbid look us in the eyes and smile.

Meanwhile #chivalryisnotdead. Good luck and carry on, gentlemen.

Only kind of kidding. //end story :)

Page 7: "Firewalls can be configured to block data from certain locations (IP whitelisting)"

And my iPhone shut down at 30% last night.

Probably those with non-average "average days" are more likely to respond so I'll balance it out by stating the useless and the obvious:

Average days are average. Average is boring.

My average day: * 9 AM arrive * 10 AM standup * code until lunch * code all afternoon * 6 PM leave

Corporate system pressures you to be average, but your boredom will pressure you otherwise. Always find new things to work on, meet new people, don't burn any bridges, stay sharp.

Secure? Don't do it yourself. Use a library or a framework with security packages built-in.

TL;DR:

Stop working out. Blasphemy, I know.

Summary:

A decade long love-obsession with "health and fitness" has taught me that 99% of what our health industry says is nearly-useless or unhealthy.

Half the battle of "health" is to stop self-destruction: drug-abuse (obvious), working out "hard" (less obvious).

Replace gym and repetitive activity with natural exploratory movement. If you are "supposed to stretch" after, the workout wasn't healthy.

The other half is basic. In gentle regular moderation: sleep, eat decently and drink water, go for a walk outside, have some friends and some activities you enjoy.

Everything else is minutia and can be left to bodybuilders, professional athletes and fighters, and military personnel.

"It should be noted that, while the subject of this paper is silly, the analysis actually does make sense. This paper, then, is a serious analysis of a ridiculous subject, which is of course the opposite of what is usual in economics."