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Re: 70/70

schwabsauce — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 21:27:00 -0000

I've learned to reframe the adage "This is why we can't have nice things." as a positive statement. Rather than bemoaning the result of not having nice things, I relish the ability to identify the 'this' that stands in the way of the simpler path.

And, I am starting to think that this pattern is connected to Enantiodromia, the process by which a hyperabundance or excess of anything becomes its own opposite. Having trust is clearly an asset, but with too much trust, you have nothing. And like DHH said, embrace your constraints.

Re: Martin Shkreli ordered to forfeit Wu-Tang Clan LP & other assets

schwabsauce — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 00:06:13 -0000

Did they find his Magic cards?

Re: Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste says the Music Industry is fucked

schwabsauce — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 16:58:05 -0000

I think an interesting factor is that when alcohol and cigarettes are the only legal drugs, the musics that fit with them become profitable. Music cultures that fit with other drugs struggle because the sales of those don't go to the venue.

Re: Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste says the Music Industry is fucked

schwabsauce — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 16:55:12 -0000

Rock may not be quite as good as it was. But traditionally, bands that achieved this level of success have been able to tour for decades. Not for you? Fine, but the audience likes it. His point is that the tickets are selling, but the album sales replaced by streams are affecting this traditionally important ritual of concert-going.

Also SXSW is not for established bands, it's a series of showcases for undiscovered ones. And the difference between their live sound and what you are experiencing through Spotify is exactly what may be lost if Droste is correct.

Re: HALPERN: Whim ‘n’s spaces

schwabsauce — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 11:02:53 -0000

A useful factor to consider is that people with access to segregated groups can analyze and consider their beliefs, whereas those in a fully mixed community may tend to simply hide and reinforce them. So, while this critique of mens’ spaces is coherent, stepping away from this policy may hinder growth in that way.

Re: The Wikipedia Competitor That's Harnessing Blockchain For Epistemological Supremacy

schwabsauce — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:49:06 -0000

The platform uses IPFS for file and data storage. It might have caching layers that function like a normal server. But, the distributed storage is like a backup that can't be manipulated if someone hacks the servers. They'd have to pay crypto for each edit just like anyone else.

Re: The Wikipedia Competitor That's Harnessing Blockchain For Epistemological Supremacy

schwabsauce — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:45:18 -0000

Tokens can be sold on centralized or (soon) decentralized exchanges, or in a private transaction you initiate offline. Tokens are stored in your Ethereum wallet, so you have authority to do whatever you want with them, since you hold the key used to sign transactions. (That is true of any cryptocurrency, although not all are compatible with Ethereum)

Re: Last Laugh? Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Talks Plans for Token Launch - CoinDesk

schwabsauce — Sun, 26 Nov 2017 01:47:29 -0000

Probably one of the main reasons is that if the value of the token is based on the quality of the service, that gives the experts a clear incentive to take it seriously. Otherwise, they'd be in a situation where they were just talking to people for 15 minutes who they'd likely never see again, and the incentives might not be strong enough to allow them to focus (they're not going to change the value of Bitcoin just by doing a good job).

Re: This AirSwap ICO Investor Lost $80,000 on a Failed Transaction

schwabsauce — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 13:40:46 -0000

Thank you for the technical explanation. I had been worried that transaction costs were proportional to volume in this smart contract.

It's a nice endorsement of AST!

Re: Stretching the truth with iPhone X

schwabsauce — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 18:15:15 -0000

Perhaps "it's all screen" would mean that it was a screen that had no battery, no chip, no buttons, and no functions ;)

Re: Stretching the truth with iPhone X

schwabsauce — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 18:09:46 -0000

I think it's pretty straightforward that the phrase means that there are no buttons. It's not trying to hide the truth about the screen's dimensions. Apple doesn't tout specs, just interfaces.

Re: My 10 Favorite Mechanical Animations from Wikipedia

schwabsauce — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 19:02:50 -0000

I think my favorites were #2 and #4.

Re: We’re Retiring The ‘Buffer Bootcamp’ Period For New Teammates – Here’s Why

schwabsauce — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 18:14:32 -0000

Congrats and best of luck. I've been in contract-to-hire situations many times and I feel it can set the wrong expectations and incentives. However, I know biting the bullet and filing all the paperwork can make you pretty exposed legally. If only there were a sensible compromise with some kind of gradual conferring of responsibility to the employer.

Re: Google and Facebook Have Failed Us

schwabsauce — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 04:15:59 -0000

Google has always believed that algorithms are sufficient for curation. It's a cultural problem they may never be able to overcome. Beware.

Re: Rails uniq_by - Unique Results From ActiveRecord Relations

schwabsauce — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 05:18:16 -0000

Good tip! Not as efficient as an Arel query but it's a beautiful API and a very useful diagnostic tool.

Re: How Long Should Your Next Video Be?

schwabsauce — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 12:26:47 -0000

Really helpful. This is regarding a player that does not autoplay the video, and displays the video length? What was the content of the videos? And, what's the gist of how this pattern changed over the last few years?

Re: Apple has to get over its privacy hang-ups and launch better services

schwabsauce — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 20:07:16 -0000

In a lot of these fields of technology, slow and steady can win the race. Apple's platforms are fully-baked before they get released and the result is that catastrophes are nearly impossible, people actually use the services regularly and long term, and their interfaces gradually become so intuitive that yet more platforms are built directly atop.

Re: Fatal Push [AER]

schwabsauce — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 18:27:05 -0000

It seems that this card is rarer than other uncommons. In the past there were slight deviations in the frequency of certain cards, but this could be more sophisticated. Is there some statistical evidence one way or the other?

Re: Fatal Push [AER]

schwabsauce — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 20:51:27 -0000

I see. I guess I jumped to conclusions when I saw all the build-arounds. But if people can't build them yet that makes sense.

Re: Fatal Push [AER]

schwabsauce — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 14:12:32 -0000

I can see the price history. I figured once the set was released, people could open packs and find uncommons in them and the price would drop. It's not like there's no other fire in the set to prop up EV

Re: Fatal Push [AER]

schwabsauce — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 20:08:53 -0000

a $5 uncommon? I suppose that means that virtually no one is selling them, and people who have opened huge quantities of packs are just milking it slowly? I'm surprised this is possible

Re: Standard Rotation Changes: Once-A-Year Rotation Returns

schwabsauce — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 23:45:58 -0000

I have a little touch of a conspiracy theory here. The basic idea is that now is the best time to get into Magic as a beginner, because of card quality, metagame quality, art quality, the price-fixing from the Expeditions & Inventions, the demise of the core sets, improved Pro Tour coverage, and the fact that the new block scheme is in place. By making Kaladesh cards even more valuable, they can sell even more boxes right now at the beginning of the season, and try to tip Magic into a better critical mass.

Re: Myths abound about Beinecke

schwabsauce — Thu, 26 May 2016 14:27:06 -0000

The adjacent tomb belongs to a different society - I think it's Book and Snake.

Re: And so it begins

schwabsauce — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 18:41:58 -0000

This is a business technique from the CNet era. I think most modern businesses understand that it's not going to be effective in the way they want. Hopefully patience will pay off as we figure out which publishers are meant to survive.

Re: The Expected Value of Dragons of Tarkir

schwabsauce — Sat, 21 Mar 2015 20:41:47 -0000

This was pretty clear, and I appreciate your analysis. My comment was an invitation for people all over the community to rethink their eagerness to label cards as unplayable before they have even tried to fit them into a niche.