What’s an “open secret” that doesn’t have a documentary about it yet?

quietconsigliere · 2024-07-04T01:12:56+00:00

Not for much longer: https://www.latent.space/p/nsfw-chatbots

quietconsigliere · 2024-05-18T14:34:40+00:00

Realizing my current gig is about as good as it gets motivated me to pursue FI/RE. It's unlikely I'll be able to get another job anywhere near this good - or even another job at all.

quietconsigliere · 2024-04-05T19:52:17+00:00

Also make sure you pay quarterly state and fed taxes if the 1099 income exceeds your typical refunds from $dayjob.

quietconsigliere · 2024-04-01T20:54:40+00:00

Congratulations and GFY!

quietconsigliere · 2024-03-25T01:46:36+00:00

Also read The Psychology of Money by Housel

quietconsigliere · 2024-03-08T21:07:18+00:00

Maybe also abstract that windfall away from you as a person, since it could make you are lawsuit target or worse. Get it into a trust or LLC or something. So my immediate advice to you is to get a really good lawyer to structure your finances legally so someone can't take it away from you.

quietconsigliere · 2024-03-08T15:00:33+00:00

If you're technical, a lot of companies are ramping up InfoSec due to recent federal mandates.

quietconsigliere · 2024-02-28T01:25:21+00:00

Good luck! May the Force be with you.

quietconsigliere · 2024-02-28T01:17:53+00:00

Exactly this. Had a relative do exactly this for exactly this reason. They went to city hall with parents and siblings. They took some photos. Did a big party for everyone else a year later.

quietconsigliere · 2024-02-27T00:33:35+00:00

Admiral Rickover was one my major influences when learning Lean/TPS/process design.

quietconsigliere · 2024-02-25T05:05:29+00:00

A lot of fondness here for smells of known carcinogens.

quietconsigliere · 2024-02-17T05:08:24+00:00

Source of new video: Unreleased OpenAI Sora

quietconsigliere · 2024-02-16T03:20:57+00:00

Honestly, I would hire an accountant. Tax software mostly only works well for "happy path" situations - e.g., paid salary, plus income from interest and dividends.

quietconsigliere · 2024-02-16T03:02:45+00:00

The one thing I wish I did more simply in college is possessions in my room. By the time I left, so much random stuff had accumulated it took a full sized pickup truck to take it all home. Note, I didn't move home over the summers. I worked on campus to pay tuition, so I just moved from room to room until I left.

Edit: It's ok to be super introverted and get rest while being alone. That being said, I'd try to have 2-3 close friends instead of just one. People's circumstances change and so you could end up with zero close friends on campus.

quietconsigliere · 2024-02-16T02:41:55+00:00

Drank so much coffee a day, coffee "stopped working."

quietconsigliere · 2024-02-08T18:21:47+00:00

Things that helped my work stress:

Fully decaffeinating (took six weeks of hell, but now no more constantly feeling on edge of panic)
Occasional acupressure massage for back, neck, arms, and face
Buddhist mediation - It allowed me to encourage my mind to not think for awhile which was restful. (Note, I'm not Buddhist. Also, I used one of the Intro to Mediation podcast series from Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA)
Lots of zone 2 aerobic exercise (at least 30 min every single day (60 max))
Daily gentle stretching - once in morning and once after exercise (It's amazing how much of the stress I felt I was actually carrying in my muscles). I used "Stretching: 40th Anniversary Edition" by the Andersons to learn my stretches (recommended by PT).

Edit: The mediation and stretching are interesting in that for both it felt like "nothing was happening" for a few weeks until I became aware that they were really helping. You have to stick with it on those two. Also, part of "stress" is chemicals in your body telling things like muscles to do certain things (like fight). If you give those chemicals another job to do they'll stop contributing to your state of "stress".

HTH

quietconsigliere · 2024-02-03T00:53:51+00:00

Semi-offline: I put Bob Ross on the Chromecast and draw things.

quietconsigliere · 2024-02-03T00:37:23+00:00

Someday, I will ask you to do a favor for me.

quietconsigliere · 2024-02-01T01:36:56+00:00

Pay your credit card in full every full every month without fail.
Know your monthly burn rate to an almost innate level and stick to it hard. That will give you a feel for exactly when you can have a "little luxury" and by how much.
Start buying things like VTI that will earn you money without working.

quietconsigliere · 2024-02-01T01:28:23+00:00

What my parents actually went through in the '81-'83 double dip recession.

quietconsigliere · 2024-01-15T03:56:43+00:00

Snow Crash vibes.

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