madballster

I'd be very surprised if Google or Microsoft acquired them because it would set them back close to $90bln (75% premium on market cap). Google and Microsoft IMO will give Zoom the treatment Snap received from Facebook. Imitate all features, integrate them into large ecosystem and user base, then ignore them into irrelevance.

For a second I thought this was a headline from Iran or Russia.

Your argument assumes great performers also make great teachers. I believe that is only rarely the case and thus the exception, not the norm.

Celebrity teaching such as Masterclass reminds me of unsubstantiated self-help teaching promises. It's all about marketing, about luring customers with supposedly easy-to-achieve results such as "Rewire your brain in 7 days" or "Learn how grand master chess players think in 12 easy lessons". Or - God forbid - "Teach yourself expert Go/Rust/Python/C++ programming in 21 days".

Problem is: It is never easy to achieve a high level, at anything.

And that in turn leads one to Peter Norvig's (posted here many times) excellent Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years blog post https://norvig.com/21-days.html

I see a lot of comments arguing that it's not "worth it" to spend dozens of hours to "get into org-mode" when there are "intuitive tools" such as Evernote or Trello or Todoist etc.

What some are missing is the fact that low barriers to entry sometimes turn into barriers to growth at a later stage. After (!) one has sunk thousands of hours into them. I used to keep my academic notes in Evernote and it turned into hell after about 2,000 notes and a few years of work. I couldn't find things when I needed them, it didn't support a non-linear mode of work. It became my personal black hole that swallowed up information but never gave it back.

With org-mode I have created my very own filing and research system. After years of using it and thousands of articles I find things. Quickly. Now, with org-roam, I create hubs of knowledge and ideas that I can come back to at a later point without worrying about linearity or chronology. No longer do I need to know where things are. I know what ideas are in there. If I don't like a certain workflow, I can grow, develop or change my filing and note-taking system as I see fit.

In my opinion, org-mode eliminates the risk of hitting any sort of barrier after years of sunk costs.

I do all my research, note-taking and idea brainstorming in org-mode. Couldn't live without it.

That is shocking. In my experience, well over 20% of all revenues of an online subscription service can come from stale users who keeping paying but never login anymore. They're gold to the bottom line.

That is a beautiful text. Shockingly much more intuitive, better graphs and examples than what we had in high school in the early 90s.

I have, for over 10 years. Nobody ever promised me as an entrepreneur it would be a fun and secure ride start to finish. It wasn't, yet I am very happy and content.

For those who do not like the "risky" nature of it there are stable careers to choose from with monthly paychecks and health insurance.

Who ever guaranteed each and every hardworking software/tech business owner a $100 million exit event handed to them on a silver plate by a VC firm? Entitlement is not a path to happiness.

emacs + orgmode

Don't feel bad, they just got a major cash infusion from a VC firm. Looks like they figured those $4 a month individual users won't move their need much long term?

I have a similar setup for my note/bookmarking needs, I added abo-abo's org-download in case the page has an interesting image: https://github.com/abo-abo/org-download

I commend you for your personal ambition, but sometimes getting a different perspective can be a good thing. Your complaint basically is that you are having a hard time getting a VC investment for your (otherwise perfectly fine) running business that feeds a lot of mouths and - while not making a fortune - makes money.

On a certain level that's akin to a tenured professor with a perfectly fine University career complaining he has little chance of ever being awarded the Nobel Prize.

Ambition is great, but do not let it cloud your sense of pride in your achievements. If you're not content being 90th percentile, what gives you confidence you'd be happier being 99.9th percentile?

I really dislike the Whatapp desktop experience, specifically the fact it's still going through Bluetooth using the phone even though I am on my desktop. Sometimes I leave my phone on another level in the house (yes I don't carry it around 24/7) and then Whatsapp desktop simply won't work as the distance is too great.

I prefer desktop apps that are 'standalone' such as Telegram's or Skype's.

How is giving 25 people bread, water and shelter and most of all a job they enjoy not impressive?

Not exactly known for HFT, but Man AHL use their own library arctic with Python/Pandas and MongoDB. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVyIxdxsyok - The presentation touches on performance considerations.

A hidden swipe at evil/vim fans by an emacs author?

B. but..but Tesla is not merely a car maker, it is a TECH company!

I love emacs because it's fully programmable. This flexibility comes at a cost though, i.e. the time invested making the environment mine; exactly how I want it to be. It's like a sandbox for text based work on a computer.

Not everyone is willing to invest this time and therefore IMO it won't be a very popular environment for most users. I don't blame them, everyone's needs and priorities in life are different.

What are some good fundamental data providers for small-time amateur investors (non-professionals)? I am looking for 1. US + international stocks 2. deep history of all historical accounting records (15+ years) 3. api, ideally with python examples

So far I have only found https://eodhistoricaldata.com and haven't tested them yet, is there anything better?

Not sure if you seek advice on self-development (programming skills) or general college/university studying advice. Very similar set of challenges either way IMO:

Take Dr. Barbara Oakley's (free) learning how to learn course - I graduated 20 years ago (MSc) and found this very refreshing and insightful. Good interviews, too. https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn

Cal Newport's book is full of studying/organization advice. Bottom line: Attack the hard stuff early on. Go hard, go deep. If you get organized and build a foundation in each course early on, then you won't have to catch up and cram in all-nighters later. https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2009/03/09/the-straight-a-me...