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goelakash··on How Estimates of the Gig Economy Went Wrong
"About a third of what passengers pay goes to Uber for commissions and booking fees." Holy shit. That's way too much commission for a company that uses software and not actual labor to connect drivers to riders.
goelakash··on Unraveling a Tesla Mystery: Lots of Parked Cars
Musk should've probably asked Bezos for Amazon's logistic expertise.
goelakash··on Ask HN: What things have richly rewarded the time invested in mastering them?
Is there such a thing as effectively massaging yourself? Or do you mean that your partner went to masseuse school while you developed a habit of running? :p
goelakash··on Ask HN: What things have richly rewarded the time invested in mastering them?
I think this is the most sage advice of all. There's a TED talk that also says the same based on an extensive study: "What makes a good life?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KkKuTCFvzI
goelakash··on Ask HN: What things have richly rewarded the time invested in mastering them?
IMO, happiness is just a side-effect, and shouldn't be optimized, just like the taste of good food. What needs to be optimized are ways to sustain happiness, and one of those is finding meaning in life.
goelakash··on Ask HN: What things have richly rewarded the time invested in mastering them?
Do less laundry.
goelakash··on Ask HN: What things have richly rewarded the time invested in mastering them?
I actually have a simpler solution which I've been following for some months now - drinking one tall glass of water everytime I feel thirsty. If you have small paper cups instead, then drink 3-4 of them. But drink enough so you may not need to drink for the next hour or so.

This way, I'm able to get in 7-8 glasses in a day (which is the usual prescribed limit).

goelakash··on Ask HN: Why aren't I getting responses to my Who Is Hiring applications?
One thing I find is that you're description of your work-experiences is very curt. I know you want to keep it long enough not to bore the recruiter/manager types, but you may as well brag a bit more in depth so that they may expect the amazing things you are wiling to do for them.
goelakash··on Secret Service Agent Sentenced In Scheme Related To Silk Road Investigation
Offshore account? As in transfer his wallet credentials to some safe offshore vault?
goelakash··on Cost of iPhone X in 1957
I am not an iPhone user, or ever bought one. But from the perspective of novelty, I would prefer to buy an iPhone x over an iPhone 8, for the exclusive features. Otherwise I'd stick to an affordable and feature-filled Android.
goelakash··on A Frameless Geodesic Dome (2013)
I did not understand how it is completely waterproof. What if there is rough weather? And how does it prevent water from entering in case there is standing water around the base?
goelakash··on Why Are the Highly Educated So Liberal?
Political correctness is correct as long as it is not directly related to the required class material. For instance, you can't teach history without talking about slavery. If that upsets a student, then that is definitely her problem, not anyone else's.
goelakash··on An Ode to the Rice Cooker
It basically boils down to a 2:1 ratio for general case, the same as my mother told me to do a few years go.