econochoice

> The more data, the more smarter.

There are several important caveats to this statement.

> In fact, the only difference between a thermostat and the human mind is the number of datas.

This is an oversimplification that borders on dogma.

> This is because the Law of Averages predicts that half of all datas will be relevant.

An interesting interpretation and application.

> This equals the kinetic energy of myself walking at a brisk pace, or basically something that won't kill purely from blunt force impact.

This is an analogy that cannot completely map to cycling.

A fall at any speed from a bike is literally a potentially crippling or deadly scenario.

It doesn't. There are methods that do not require a person to be carrying a WiFi-enabled device for location tracking.

From what I gather, if you need fine-grained location information in a building, you can do this without cameras and just a handful of strategically placed wireless access points.

Less likely to be seen as creepy and such systems already exist.

If you just need 'is a person in this room' or 'how many people are in this room' levels of data, solutions to this problem have existed for decades. No need to over complicate a solved problem.

> your job or startup will get replaced in the bat of an eye whenever someone / something comes along that's better / cheaper.

Anyone that works to eat is in the same boat.

> building and deploying quality software in a timely and cost-effective manner, then a CS and/or SE degree may be very important

I've yet to see a correlation between the two.

I'm interesting in hearing about your education background, your current field and your general location, if you don't mind sharing.

Often, being "that guy" means inflicting a disproportionate amount of misery on yourself and your family.

Despite all of this, I don't think we've hit peak blockchain fetishism yet. There's still a lot of room to make solved problems worse with a blockchain.

Humans are capable of both wonderful and terrible things. We're letting the ones who are willing to do terrible things for personal gain run wild with little accountability.

What types of concrete traits/habits do you look for in a candidate? Do you have any examples of traits/habits that wouldn't fit in the with your team, company and clients?

Ban you from the platform, which is what they do often. According to them, they own the relationship between you and your client.

> Required 'typical hours' in employment contracts; companies can't pay out less than this unless the employee agrees, and the employee cannot be forced to work MORE unless they agree.

On paper the typical hours will be in the contract, but in practice only those willing to agree to less pay/more hours will be hired/kept, making it less of an agreement and more of an obligation.

I'd agree with your premise if each side in a negotiation had perfect information, there was no power asymmetry between parties and humans were perfectly rational actors 100% of the time.

Once the government gets its hands out of the internet, ISPs can finally offer premium internet packages with higher quality bits.

Yes. I Google the product I want and I almost always find it listed at a cheaper price on Google Shopping or in the first few links in the search pane. For electronic accessories, I skip the Amazon reseller middlemen, and just use Aliexpress directly.

Chrome's autofill works across devices so, besides entering my security code, I haven't manually entered my card info in quite some time.

Three years ago I made a significant amount of my purchases each month with Prime. I haven't renewed Prime in over a year and my last Amazon purchase was about 6 months ago.

Amazon's prices are no longer cut-throat.

Changing my perspective from "I wish I didn't have these thoughts/feelings" to "how can I deal with these thoughts/feelings productively" was a game changer for me.

The government has taken control of Bitcoins in the past, and will continue to do so in the future. All it takes is a warrant.

Also, unlike cash, you're making your transaction history public. Any central government in the world can see this. You have to jump through a lot of hoops and use multiple blockchains to anonymize your Bitcoins.

Transfers incur a network fee with Bitcoin as well. I doubt anyone making a small purchase wants to pay fees that might be a significant percentage of, or exceed, their purchase subtotal.

You cannot send Bitcoins "at the speed of light". On average, the Bitcoin network processes 7 transactions per second.

Before Medicaid expansion, Medicaid was strictly for disabled populations under the age of 65 and below a certain income.

After Medicaid expansion, Medicaid is offered to those with an income of below ~130% of the federal poverty line: roughly $16k a year for an individual. I think we'd both agree that $16k/yr is abjectly poor, and those making even 50% more than that are still very poor.

However, only 33 states have expanded Medicaid. Some of the poorest states in the Union have not expanded Medicaid. Therefore, Medicaid is still strictly for disabled population under a certain income in those states.

To say poor people get free healthcare in the US isn't a true statement. Some very poor people in the US have access to Medicaid, depending on their location and income. Some poor people in states that have expanded Medicaid will still not get free healthcare because, while they are objectively poor, they do not meet the income requirements for Medicaid.

For those with a low income, and without access to Medicaid, health insurance premiums are very high and have deductibles that people would need to take a car loan out to pay.

Search for micronutrient deficiencies + a psychiatric condition on PubMed and you'll get many results.

Off the top of my head zinc, magnesium, various forms of B-vitamins and selenium imbalances are seen in different disorders. Zinc deficiency in depression, zinc overabundance in schizophrenia. Both zinc and magnesium seem to have roles in NMDA neurotransmission. B-vitamins play a role in neurotransmitter production.