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ececconi

590 karma · joined July 6, 2011

I like reading philosophy and writing.
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ececconi··on Goldman Sachs, Patagonia, and the Mysteries of “Business Casual”
I spent one month in Patagonia this year. My Patagonia gear held up extremely well while trekking, climbing a mountain, and sleeping in tents and cars.
ececconi··on Tinder founders sue parent companies Match and IAC for at least $2B
You’re going to be matched with the person you married. Tinder is a little thing that that’s not even a flame... much more casual. Less commitment. More swipes.
ececconi··on Daydream – Google VR
I'm on an airplane twice a week. It would be awesome to have this and watch movies on it. A personal isolation device.
ececconi··on Daydream – Google VR
I think it's going to get as much adoption as the Playstation Move controllers or Microsoft Kinect.
ececconi··on Dollar Shave Club and the Disruption of Everything
Gillette actually does have a shave club although it is quite a bit more expensive. It's called Gillette Shave club...

https://www.gilletteshaveclub.com/

ececconi··on How I'm fixing the 401(k)
I've had a 401k for 6 years and I've never once used customer service.

Also the older you are and the more you've worked the higher your account balance becomes. So once you have people with balances with $1M+ (which if you're actually saving for retirement you'll need), they'll be drawing much more per person.

ececconi··on The Rule of 72 (2007)
I think AMEX makes about 65% of its revenue on interchange fees?
ececconi··on California's skyrocketing housing costs, taxes prompt exodus of residents
I work out of Chicago about a week a month. Most of my college friends live in Chicago and have very good jobs in the technology and financial industry. Couple that with being able to live in awesome parts of town without even thinking about the cost, drinks/food that are much cheaper than NYC at the high end, etc. I think it's a great place with awesome people.
ececconi··on The Rule of 72 (2007)
I thought the cash equivalent of the rewards are charged to merchants ontop of the fee? Square etc shelter that from their merchants (which partially explains their losses quarter to quarter).

The marginal cost of servicing another person when they already have a consumer base of people with debt is very small (close to zero). I'm trying to say it's still profitable, but not where they make the bulk of the revenue.

ececconi··on The Rule of 72 (2007)
At a 2% processing fee if you spend 40k a year that's already $800 in revenue for the issuing bank. I don't think that's trivial for a single person.
ececconi··on California's skyrocketing housing costs, taxes prompt exodus of residents
I'm sure it's gone up, but I think it's still pretty decent. Drinks/food are pretty reasonable. You don't need to live downtown since it's pretty car centric out there. Chapel Hill has that upbeat college feel I love.
ececconi··on California's skyrocketing housing costs, taxes prompt exodus of residents
Lots of my friends are moving to the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill in North Carolina. They seem to like it a lot. I visit the area about 3-4 times a year and love it.
ececconi··on California's skyrocketing housing costs, taxes prompt exodus of residents
You can do magnet programs there though. I went to school in Tampa. In general the public schools were awesome, but the magnet programs were absolutely incredible.
ececconi··on The Rule of 72 (2007)
I still think they make enough cash on me through the credit card processing fees to make me a profitable customer.
ececconi··on How Cincinnati Salvaged the Nation’s Most Dangerous Neighborhood
You can say the same thing about almost any other kind of comparison that's not strictly numeric. Fact of the matter is, people make comparisons and they're valid for many reasons.
ececconi··on How Cincinnati Salvaged the Nation’s Most Dangerous Neighborhood
Never knew Over the Rhine used to be the nation's most dangerous neighborhood. I'm on a consulting assignment here in Cinci and I go there all the time for trendy food and bars. Yes it does have pockets where I'm a bit scared to walk at night, but not enough so that I don't.
ececconi··on SimpleCitizen (YC S16) Is TurboTax for Immigration
They have a lawyer look over the documentation.
ececconi··on SimpleCitizen (YC S16) Is TurboTax for Immigration
It's still much cheaper than having a Lawyer just look over the forms for you.
ececconi··on SimpleCitizen (YC S16) Is TurboTax for Immigration
I used my the legal plan through my work to get a lawyer to apply for citizenship (document review, walk through the process). She was awful, gave me outdated forms, was condescending, and told me I needed documentation that wasn't needed.

Long story short, I filed by myself and had a friend who is a lawyer review certain parts of my application which I think needed a little extra review.

Something like this is awesome, I'll definitely bookmark it for if I have friends or family going through the citizenship process.

ececconi··on In poor neighborhoods, McDonald’s have become de-facto community centers
Products are standardized not by the franchise, but by the company. Franchise owners cannot use anyone but McDonald's suppliers. In your country they probably haven't rolled out the new menu items, when was the last time you checked?
ececconi··on In poor neighborhoods, McDonald’s have become de-facto community centers
You're wrong. The salad is a mixture of kale, romaine lettuce, and other ingredients. Looks like you haven't looked at the ingredient labels.

Southwest Grilled Chicken Salad: Ingredients: Romaine Lettuce, Baby Spinach, Carrots, Baby Kale, Lollo Rossa Lettuce, Red Leaf Lettuce, Red Oak Lettuce, Red Tango Lettuce, Red Romaine Lettuce, Red Butter Lettuce. Ingredients May Vary.

Source: http://www.mcdonalds.com/content/us/en/food/full_menu/salads...

ececconi··on R Passes SAS in Scholarly Use
This is especially true in undergrad papers.
ececconi··on If Philosophy Won’t Diversify, Let’s Call It What It Really Is
I very much disagree with this article. I was able to take some courses in Eastern thought, but I think the major problem of this article is how the authors define philosophy.

It seems like the authors are confusing the terms theology, culture, and philosophy. Yes, there are major problems with the way that philosophy is taught in the modern university. This attack, however, is unwarranted.

ececconi··on Tesla Model S autonomously crashes into a parked trailer while in ‘summon’ mode
I think the liability shifts a little bit because when you're in cruise control you're literally behind the steering wheel. In this case you're outside the vehicle.

I think as more autonomous features get developed it's going to be complicated for some time regarding who is culpable for a given accident.

ececconi··on Concerns for global spread of Zika mean Rio de Janeiro Olympics must not proceed
Most people are probably going to stay at Air BnBs. There literally aren't enough hotels there to support the influx of people there. It was a mess during the world cup and that was held throughout the entire country. The only place I could find to stay during the world cup there was an overpriced AirBnb.

It was totally worth it, but I've been wondering since how the hell the city is going to handle that many people there at once.

ececconi··on Concerns for global spread of Zika mean Rio de Janeiro Olympics must not proceed
My entire family has blonde hair and they are from Brazil. They're from Florianopolis though.
ececconi··on Amazon Targets YouTube with New Online Video Posting Service
Was the copyright claim against you a joke?
ececconi··on How work has gotten better
Is that really the case?

"What’s remarkable, however, is how much life expectancy increased between 1990 and 2010 in counties of all poverty levels"

http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2016/05/the...

ececconi··on 78% of Reddit Threads with 1,000+ Comments Mention Nazis
Yep, a little joke.
ececconi··on 78% of Reddit Threads with 1,000+ Comments Mention Nazis
People don't pick words from a fixed distribution in the manner which you wrote. I scanned over 500,000 words I wrote and I never mentioned the word mentioned on the headline of this article. I'm not sure if any kind of meaningful interpretation can be made from the headline, but I think it's an interesting observation nonetheless.
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