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As a user without any web design experience, the site felt very nice to me... except that the demo ("schedule meetings without the email tennis") hijacked my scrollbar. That felt awful.

Yes, it's the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed once per year to fund the U.S. military. Because the NDAA is considered a "must pass" bill, it's used as a vehicle to pass a bunch of other legislation (all bundled into the same bill). There's only limited opportunity to debate or offer amendments. The NAY votes likely had nothing to do with the shark fins.

These are two separate hearings. He agreed to testify before the U.S. House (Tuesday) and refused to testify before the U.S. Senate (Wednesday).

Giving you the benefit of the doubt...

If an institution (like Harvard or Stifel) really pays for your product, then you should write a case study.[0] That would be effective and honest advertising!

However, unless the institution is paying, you shouldn't use its logo. E.g., if a college student signs up for an account, that's not the same as the college itself using or endorsing your product.

[0] Here's an example case study from Patrick McKenzie (patio11): https://web.archive.org/web/20120211173734/http://www.google...

Ah, you're right. I use the app versions on MacOS and iOS, which I what I was thinking about.

Reading the website gives me the same uneasy feeling as reading a scam email.

- An absurd value proposition ("Like Bloomberg, but just $10-25 per month!")

- English spelling/grammar errors littered throughout the copy

- Unlikely claims about institutional ties (e.g. using Harvard's official logo)

You're in luck: Apple Maps does offer transit directions. You can also toggle on viewing transit lines in the map mode menu.

Literary tangent: The title seems to be an allusion to Shakespeare. "I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him." Except, the entire purpose of Antony's funeral oration is to praise Caesar. His intent was to defend Caesar's legacy and shift public opinion against Caesar's assassins.

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bi1PvXCbr8

Yes, that is the standard bargain for tenure-track professors at U.S. research universities. You pay a little bit of teaching time (0-2 courses a semester) and get an abundance of research time. Tenure decisions are mostly based on research success. Teaching plays almost no role. Essentially, you're on a six-year clock to get X number of top journal publications. That provides a massive incentive for professors to focus almost exclusively on research over teaching.

PhD students face similar incentives. While they might have to teach a course in order to earn their stipend, their job market success is based almost entirely on their dissertation. Every hour teaching is an hour not writing.

Adjunct professors ("lecturers") are different. Just speculating but... some professional flaws might only be tolerated in a university environment. You can go years as a lecturer without returning class quizzes. You can't go a month as a SWE without returning your boss's emails.

Caveat: American economist with experience working for governments and universities. Other countries may be different.

You're describing an "income effect." There's also a "substitution effect." The fundamental idea is that people will change their purchases in response to changing prices. If there's a sale on bread, then you might pick up an extra loaf (substitution effect). But if you were a peasant mainly eating bread, then you might actually purchase less bread and more cheese (income effect).

Inflation statistics should correspond to what people buy, like an average across households. That's essentially what the government statistical agencies attempt to do using some combination of (1) actual market transactions, and (2) household surveys. Inflation stats are definitely imperfect--but not so obviously flawed as you suggest (weighting TV prices the same as energy prices).

Since inflation numbers are an average across households, inflation will certainly differ across households. (For some it will be higher, and for others it will be lower.) It's particularly concerning when food, energy, and housing inflation are higher than other categories (as they are today). Poorer households tend to spend more money on those staple goods. In that case, inflation will be higher for those households already less well off.

For anyone interested: "The Government Isn't Cooking the Books on Inflation"

https://www.discoursemagazine.com/economics/2021/07/16/the-g...

Exactly. Beware the sunk-cost fallacy! If you weren't already at this company, then would you join it as an unpaid developer? Many other opportunities are out there. Do something that excites you.

Don't underestimate the value of your own time. You could keep working for a floundering startup... or you could sue for lost wages... or you could move on. I'd guess that there's more value in politely quitting and trying something new.

Josh, many of your comments here are displaying as "dead." The HN FAQ[0] says:

> What does [dead] mean?

> The post was killed by software, user flags, or moderators. Dead posts aren't displayed by default.

I suspect that it is a false positive. Maybe email the mods for help? hn@ycombinator.com

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html

Author here. Happy to take your questions and feedback! Thanks for reading.

Author here. This dashboard continues a new project of mine: improving the public's understanding of economics and finance using visualizations. Knowing HN's interest the Fed, I thought I'd share!

I'm new to development and visualization for the web. I'd love your feedback on the dashboard, site, and anything else. Thanks for taking a look.

HN may be interested in my dashboard for visualizing these forecasts.

https://christopher-russo.github.io/dashboard/sep/

If you're new to Fedwatching or need a refresher, here's the accompanying explainer.

https://christopher-russo.github.io/sep-dashboard-launch/

Feedback welcomed!

Author here. This dashboard starts a project which I've thought about for a few years. Knowing HN's interest in economics and finance, I thought I'd share!

I'm new to development and visualization for the web. I'd love your feedback on the dashboard, site, and anything else. Thanks for taking a look.