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finwhaton Russia, Iran and China to hold joint drills in Gulf

Naive, but would love to hear from whoever is more knowledgeable if this is more an "enemy of my enemy is my friend" type situation, or these nations are building warm, long term relationships?

finwhaton Declined invitations go over more graciously when lack of money is cited

or if you don't have a close relationship, then you leave the impression you must be coming from a hard place!

finwhaton The historical accuracy of medieval city-builder video games

I wonder how much of our focus on growth in 'city builder' games stems from the US's past with colonization, and its current cultural heft. if the americas and 'virgin' (i.e. easily depopulated) areas existed, would this concept be so popular?

finwhaton The Real Story of Pixar

its so interesting to me how so much of entrepreneurship today is showing up with a narrowly defined problem, and building a solution around it. then there is the huge trap of building a solution without a problem.

what's touched on here seems to me as the best approach - showing up with a passion / vision with talented colleagues, then working towards that through any means possible.

finwhaton Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” XVI: What Is the “Dark Forest” Hypothesis?

Meanwhile, reading this on planet earth every few paragraphs is interrupted by an ad for a groin / body hair trimmer.

Honestly, it puts things into perspective when considering the terror of the 'dark forest' hypothesis. If intelligent life is anything like us, they are just as stuck on the prosaic (arguing amongst themselves about invasive ads) as they are on the profound (ending other civs).

finwhaton Ask HN: Why don't recruiters do our salary negotiations for us

depends on the 'salesperson' (i.e. recruiter). third party recruiters run the gamut, and in my experience if you work with a good one they'll help you negotiate higher, provided you make their job easier (fast communications, transparent, etc.)

finwhaton New Stripe Payment Element in beta testing

how about payment in points?

finwhaton ‘Inflammation clock’ can reveal body’s biological age

very interesting! I wonder if targeting inflammation is the right approach though. To elaborate, swelling and inflammation after injury or physical stress serves a purpose and should NOT be 'treated' to disappear [1]. In the same way, I wonder if inflammation is something which aids in aging rather the root cause of many of the issues it causes (sure, it may certainly have some unwelcome side effects). That said, welcome this research and how it can be used for living and non-living creatures.

[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/why-icing-...