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as an aside: a "fossil" resource implies the feedstock is decayed organic matter. Trapped helium is finite, but it's much more like a metal or ore than oil, LNG, or coal, which all were formed from living things under time and pressure.

BTW your own linked source, the Wikipedia article states clearly:

"The current scientific consensus is that there is no evidence for a genetic component behind IQ differences between racial groups."

Biologist with a background in genetics here- there is no compelling evidence for statistically valid differences in measured intelligence on a racial genotypic basis. Most attempts to sort races by intelligence (e.g. The Bell Curve) end up being poorly designed junk science.

Dr. Adam Rutherford is a great pop science presence for debunking, or at the very least, addressing the claims that intelligence tracks with race on a genetic basis if you're truly interested in this topic.

https://youtu.be/3F0YSyeQavU

Edgy Holden Caulfield vibes will never be a substitute for clarity of thought and evidence for convictions held. Whatever point he is trying to make is lost in the miasma of paranoia and detachment from logic. The existence of Hearst Castle != newspaper economics are healthy and viable, for example.

That and for someone "who loves to write," he really ought to invest in a copy of Strunk and White. It can't all be short, terse sentences, my man! Definitely furthers the impression he's not completely all there.

Okay, but in that scenario, that private police officer won't have the collective benefit of a public union. A DA won't be biting the hands that feed them if they choose to prosecute a private police officer.

And the poor are dying from a death of a thousand social services cuts- diminished mental and physical health services, childcare and teen programs, etc. It's not unreasonable to assess whether local spending on police and other services can be re-balanced for better community outcomes.

This is true in theory. But in practice that revenue/profit often is allocated inefficiently anyway in the form of excessive exec compensation and stock buyback programs when valuations are high. Such as when your stock is trading at a high multiple. So the company is trading cash (which has a book value) for stock (which also has a book value but is probably overvalued) which juices the stock price in the short term. But stock assets vs cash are far more volatile to shock and thus provides less operating flexibility for big companies.

Imagine if you had that substantial cash reserve. This would be an opportune time to buy back shares on the open market after taking care of operating expenses.

One reason cash reserves don't often exist is "activist" investors and private equity who calculate (book value - market cap) as their potential upside from buying undervalued shares and stripping the cash assets before dumping the remains.

Anyway it's an complicated mix. I'd like there to be more emphasis on sustainable valuation growth from some adminstration and the SEC, but I don't know enough to suggest solutions to improve governance.

It should be noted, Australia and New Zealand also have the highest skin cancer rates in the world, at nearly 3x the incidence of the US

https://www.wcrf.org/dietandcancer/cancer-trends/data-cancer...

I was finished HS seventeen years ago, about an hour northeast of where the author was delivering packages. I distinctly remember an English teacher, trying to get us excited about the possibilities of longform print journalism, breathlessly telling the class how some of the best writers in the world work for Sports Illustrated, and that they make "good money."

I feel a sense of loss when the "biodiversity" of what appear to be financially viable careers is declining.

I've been rocking the same combo (Amex Blue Cash Preferred + Chase Sapphire Reserve) for a while now and I still marvel at how they compliment one another for max rewards across Groceries/Gas + Travel/Dining. The only category I have left would be Amazon really but I still buy 500 dollar Amazon gift cards at supermarkets rather get the Amazon store card to get total rewards coverage for my needs.

As an American, I will say I wish my response would have been as classy as yours.

Are you a person of color? Are you a woman? Are you gay? Are you trans? Are you disabled?

Not trolling, genuinely curious.

Edit: I can't reply to the children (might be my karma game) and so I'll reply here. The linked article is about specifically about power and privilege, and how being a woman in the tech business puts you at a severe disadvantage in your job, in your community of choice. The reason why I ask is justification "I'm European so..." seems dangerously close to "lighten up" or "get a sense of humor". It's fine to put yourself out there on a joke, humor is hard, but rewarding. But when someone takes offense, I find it problematic when all of a sudden it's their problem for not getting your style or sense of humor.

When a privileged person is forced to check their privilege and they respond with "oh, my bad, I didn't realize, etc." I accept maybe they don't have the experience or perspective that comes with being disenfranchised in that particular regard. When they respond with "lighten up" I find there is no attempt to internalize why someone could feel sadness, or discomfort, or frustration about the offensive topic at hand.

There's a range listed because (I can't speak for SF specifically, but I have police friends in other Bay Area cities) different skill sets get you a different starting pay. For example, if you have a college degree and speak Spanish, your starting salary will bump up from 80k. If you are part of a K9 unit, your starting salary will bump up from 80k.

Mario West (as the cited lowest paid NBA player) makes 25,000 dollars... on a team (and league) he hasn't played for in 3 years. The NBA has a unionized workforce, with a collective bargaining agreement which sets salary minimums as well as caps, with all sorts of rules regarding compensation, employment, trades, etc.

Interestingly, an economist recently estimated LeBron James' fair market value at 50 million dollars a year, which is far above his 20m current salary (which is largely driven by the CBA to keep player salaries low).

Also, when you sign an NBA contract, most of it is guaranteed both ways. That is to say, a four year contract means you get paid for four years even if you get injured or your performance is lacking. The converse being, you can't simply sign with another team for higher salary if you feel you're being underpaid, underutilized, or under appreciated. There are exceptions, player and team options, but those are typically in the final year of a multi-year contract.

I don't have strong thoughts on the general point of the article, but I thought I'd clarify some of the basketball background info, because I feel it's somewhat misleadingly presented. And I'm not sure the NBA really serves as a great analogy with the author's points.

It must be comforting to view the world so simply. All it takes is some stereotyping to knock your world-view right back to how you like it.

I'm an American and I can't stand the mode of speech you've described. Unbelievably grating and disingenuous.

We have cafes and other neighborhood establishments here as well. But I appreciate that fact doesn't serve your sense of self-superiority.

I'm also a scientist and I find Neil deGrasse Tyson extremely grating. I find something about his snarky/condescending tone to be poor qualities for his role as "science communicator."

The article actually concedes we're discovering "more barrels of oil." It's just that oil is harder and harder to get at from a production standpoint (retrieval, supply chain, finishing, etc). Just because the carbon is there doesn't mean we haven't already eaten all the easy stuff and so his premise is that the remaining fossil fuels (while possibly plentiful) are still really ugly from a cost perspective, driving up energy costs to the point where it alters economies. Which makes sense when you figure the cost of off-shore drilling or fracking or whatever vs sticking a tube in the ground in Texas or what have you.

If the CTO is the face of the company, then sure. it's not as if shaming the ad agency is going have nearly the same impact. It's Spike Lee's movie, he's the beneficiary, and he's not some fledgling director with no influence on the studio.

Jackie Robinson, Jesse Owens, and Muhammad Ali might take exception with your "won't matter in a week" assertion.

"With very little effort (and absolutely zero time spent watching grown men throw around a dead animal), you'll be able to disguise yourself as a true fan."

Is this not deception? And condescension? I'm not saying everyone needs to be into sports but mocking and trivializing things you personally aren't into is neckbeardy and gross.

So in the author's words, deceive your co-workers and troll them. Because they're sports fans. Got it.

would you prefer the web server did static spelling analysis on all body elements?

goes to show you never know what you'll find when you start digging. Incredible work, OP.

semi-related: I saw the trailer for Jobs before Pacific Rim and it was cut to be laughably bad, like a Daily Show or MADtv sketch. I have low hopes for the movie, but the trailer seemed almost intentionally terrible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nryTz9iBqEI

I voted yes, although it's a qualified yes. If we had a large and passionate user base AND positive cash flow I would attempt to go without selling.

If we had only so many users or we couldn't find a way to reasonably monetize our product, I'd completely feel comfortable leaving Page and Brin holding the bag.

This is a nifty list.

However while not free nor digital, my approach is to buy earlier editions of standard texts from Amazon. The reason I suggest this approach is that I compared the Biochemistry book in this list against my preferred text, and in my individual case the 9 or dollars for a Stryer 3rd Edition is more than worth the price differential.

Complete double take when I realized the little girl in the photo ended up being the CFO of the company I used to work for, and also several other companies...

thank you, this is the one I vaguely recalled existed, vs the link the one I posted. I remember reading this with a sigh of relief with the reassurance that I wasn't, in fact, crazy.