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Another +1 for rejection. Python is popular because it is easy to write idiomatic code that is easy to understand by humans, which I think is one of the features that separates bad from good code. This proposal would only add non-intuitive syntax (e.g. extensive operator chaining) that will make code more complicated to read, even if you are not a beginner, only to save 1-2 lines of code.

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The advantage of the WeWork system is the convenience of quickly getting office space on a monthly-basis without dealing with internet for as well for example. What I have noticed that they do not cater to remote workers small start ups any longer, instead they are renting out whole floors to fortune 500 companies. I agree with others, the meeting room system is a rip-off, which is why no one is using it and people are simply squatting in those rooms.

Overall it works for me after 2 years in three different locations, there are certainly a few issues: - cooling (Miami) is either way too cold or not working at all and often comes with deafening noise - their employees are often not trained well enough, presumably due to rapid expansion - coffee is absolutely awful (maybe acceptable for American standards) - annoying tech bros sponsored by their parents - events that are geared towards the above (beer pong, really?) - getting spammed by people who think networking means sending everyone unsolicited messages offering their services - noise from people who apparently don't have to work and aggregate in the hallways instead

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You could argue about the dialectics of modern technology - did earlier geniuses appear because of the lack of it? What would Einstein have achieved with access to computers? Maybe he would have never relied on his all-important thought experiments...

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Yes, also different cultures would apply it to different roles. In Germany I believe, only artists, could have genius, whereas in France and England this could apply to politicians and other groups as well. Goethe was a actually part of the early "Geniekult".

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I wouldn't call it a decline at all, I only highlighted this area because it was particular strong in terms of significance and cultural output. You could argue that a golden age was followed by a silver age until 1933, as you mentioned.

Quite a few people argued since then that the rise of fascism was surprising because of the intellectual environment, but that it was a actually a pre-requisite for it to happen that way. If that is accurate or not, is a different matter but one could make a point that the "German question" combined with the propensity for total, systemic philosophical systems in German culture contributed to the uniqueness of what happened during 1933-45.

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This was arguably the golden age of German culture. Even if Kant just passed away, you had philosophers such as Hegel in Berlin, Fichte, Schelling living at the same time and the younger Schopenhauer actually meeting with Goethe, although that did not turn out well. At that time, Romanticism was taking off in Germany, after the Weimarer Klassik around Goethe, Schiller and people such as Herder and Wieland was coming to an end. Goethe had a reputation of protecting his status and suppressing other talented artists. It should also be said that Beethoven's ninth uses text from the Ode to Joy, from Schiller, who was a friend of Goethe and one of the few he might have seen as equals. Overall, a giant, intricate network of historical figures.

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Due to the intense competition in Germany, companies such as ALDI and Lidl are far more efficient than grocery stores in other countries, particularly the UK and US. Walmart tried to enter the German market years ago and was sent packing shortly after. The reason why the German stores are expanding is because there is very little profit to be made in Germany, whereas in other countries margins are much higher in supermarkets.

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The problem with human pattern recognition is not the accuracy itself. A big problem is that 1. human experts are not consistent between themselves and worse 2. not even consistent if they have to evaluate a case repeatedly. One would expect an AI error to be systematic and not changing between predictions. In the short term, an AI (as in Augmented Intelligence) approach would be a good intermediate. Another advantage of AI diagnostics could be its availability in smartphones, especially with skin cancer that could be useful to quickly check marks and spots. Already doctors are advising people to self-check for unusual marks etc., and usually a very big problem is that people wait too long before seeing a doctor.

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There are a couple of problems in cheminformatics that can be/are solved with graph isomorphism algorithms: maximum common substructure, graph edit distance, etc., the latter is quite useful to determine molecule similarity but very computationally expensive, especially compared to topological hashing algorithms.

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The most important advice is to stay the course and leave your investment alone. I read somewhere that the biggest gainers at Fidelity (?) were those who forgot they had an account at all.

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I think it's much cheaper to buy ETFs compared to buying single stocks. Also easier to rebalance in a diversified portfolio. The key is to pay as little in fees as possible.

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