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creaghpatr
·25 dagen geleden·discuss
If so, that would be auditable (in theory; whether it would be audited in practice, probably not).
creaghpatr
·2 maanden geleden·discuss
His other blog about colonoscopies is even better (linked in the post). Id read them again on other topics.
creaghpatr
·4 maanden geleden·discuss
Amazon support does this pretty well with their chat. The agent can pull all the relevant order details before the ticket hits a human in the loop, who appears to just be a sanity check to approve a refund or whatever. Real value there.
creaghpatr
·7 maanden geleden·discuss
>Then there is the true reality unbound by theory like course management is, where if you thin the hell out of that 3 wood it is still going to skip forward at least 130 yards making it a safer shot than the 9 iron with a risk free attempt at the green coupled in.

Yes, I improved when I accepted that the objectively correct decision based on a perfect shot execution was not necessarily the right decision for me. Subtle but crucial distinction I didn't have at the beginning and had to develop with experience.
creaghpatr
·7 maanden geleden·discuss
I loved this. Having recently transitioned from running ultramarathons to trying to break 100 on the course, I figured I already had the discipline to brute force effort my way by hitting balls 4-5 days per week. It wasn't until I worked with a coach and rebuilt my swing from scratch that I began to see any improvement and I actually got worse in the beginning for weeks.

One thing the two sports have in common is that good decision-making has much more leverage than in short distance sports like swimming and shorter road races (and presumably rowing, I wouldn't know). Most of my score improvement in golf so far has been due to making better shot decisions on the course rather than improved shot execution. Feels like a life metaphor in there somewhere but im sensitive about becoming one of those ppl who compare everything in life to golf.
creaghpatr
·7 maanden geleden·discuss
Probably the latter, the appraisal is typically mandated by the bank issuing the mortgage.
creaghpatr
·8 maanden geleden·discuss
Agree with your prediction in many cases but not bookkeeping. The whole point of bookkeeping is to balance the ledger to the penny so people would toss bookkeeping altogether before accepting a 'probabilistic' output. Agents will be used to accelerate the recon process though, or maybe they will become advanced enough to provide a (correct) deterministic result.
creaghpatr
·9 maanden geleden·discuss
Someone tweeted it somewhere, but Chipotle should make a burrito that is half the size and half the price.
creaghpatr
·10 maanden geleden·discuss
Meanwhile, I saw someone using their windshield mounted phone to watch videos while sitting in traffic yesterday (and driving erratically as a result which led me to notice). The self-driving cars can't come soon enough.
creaghpatr
·6 jaar geleden·discuss
You don’t get into the Hollywood unions until you put in hundreds of hours of set time, most ADs I know don’t get the corresponding benefits until they are about 30.
creaghpatr
·7 jaar geleden·discuss
Great memories from cub scouts- I would not have learned how to camp otherwise (until later in life perhaps)
creaghpatr
·8 jaar geleden·discuss
Yeah, Shazam was the last Zero to One moment I had with Tech. A true, visceral in-the-moment 'wow' that no social media giant or app has come close to emulating.

The user value to time investment ratio is off the charts for Shazam. I love music and what they have done for it, especially in the context of other music apps like Spotify et al.

Second the Don't Ruin It Apple plea, but congrats to the creators on a well-deserved exit.
creaghpatr
·8 jaar geleden·discuss
Good point
creaghpatr
·8 jaar geleden·discuss
One solution to OP's problem is to strengthen libel and slander laws to deter people from casually publishing fraudulent news, akin to a DMCA takedown request but perhaps a bit more bite. In this case I would distinguish publishing from 'sharing' with a bit more legal finesse.

The problem is the press will scream bloody murder at any attempt to reign in their right to publish, perhaps rightfully so. IANAL.
creaghpatr
·9 jaar geleden·discuss
Wow that was a remarkable piece of writing