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Jun

Strength, not courage, is the second component of goodness

I've long thought that there are three parts to being a good person 1. Wisdom: Knowing what the
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22
May

Book Review: Inspired

An interesting observation from four years in tech is that most orgs are absolutely dysfunctional when it comes to product.
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13
Mar

Exploiting Crypto Prediction Markets for Fun and Profit

I believe that exploiting inefficiencies in crypto prediction markets is an easy way to make market beating returns. This guide
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20
Feb

How my school gamed the stats

I was reading the Slate Star Codex review of The Cult of Smart. Part of it discusses charter vs state
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10
Jan

2020 in Review

N.B: This is my annual retrospective post. It contains no special insights and is 100% skippable. Summary In terms
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28
Dec

Large Gains from Small Choices

Looking at my average day, I often think that I'm lazy and wasting most of my time. Usually
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16
Nov

Social media checks, bias and the presumption of innocence

A few weeks ago, stories started circulating about an IT consultant who would approach women on tinder and, after being
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04
Sep

Racism as a prisoners dlimma

Imagine you live in a society that is divided between three major ethnic groups. The groups help their own members,
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27
Jul

Why prostitution is immoral on the buy side

(TLDR: Because a significant % of prostitutes are forced/coerced into it, meaning when you sleep with a prostitute there'
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20
Jul

Links 20/08/2020

A collection of somewhat interesting things I've read or watched recently. * A look at how the US treats
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