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helmett··on Clicking on a Facebook Scam to See What Would Happen
if one knew how much money these people make doing this stuff, one would be tempted to do it too. Folks made millions doing this because Facebook is slow to ban the domains
helmett··on Trump is turning Elon Musk into a crony capitalist
wasn't musk already to some extent a crony capitalist
helmett··on Millennium Tower is tilting, sinking
I'm sure the engineers ran the calculations and deemed it 'safe enough'
helmett··on Millennium Tower is tilting, sinking
...2 inches for such a tall building is such tiny angle

If it sinks does this mean the first floor is slightly below the street level ..it probably means that the areas around the door and where the concete meets the street are cracked

helmett··on Tesla confirms “Autopilot” crash in Montana
TIL: car crashes happen. but because it's Tesla it gets 100x the attention
helmett··on Keep your identity small (2009)
keep your identity to yourself ..until you're rich enough to be shielded from the consequences
helmett··on List your accomplishments
yeah..#1 on list: inherit dad's real estate empire
helmett··on Beyond the Bell Curve, a New Universal Law (2014)
As someone who has studied statistics in college, there is little original or novel about these finding. Any distribution can be reversed-engineered to find its characteristic function.
helmett··on USA tops International Math Olympiad for first time in 21 years
congratulation...I see a hedge fund career for many
helmett··on Now Worth $10B, Is WeWork a 2000 Redux?
marc andreeesen says no
helmett··on Echochamber.js
Oh, then I would be somewhat suspicious only seeing a single comment, especially if the site is popular and there should be more comments.
helmett··on Echochamber.js
So if you posted would you see other people's comments or only your own? Can someone setup a demo of this so we can test it out? seems intriguing
helmett··on Deriving the Reddit Formula
The biggest problem is that reddit's voting system is still pretty easy to game