Hacker News: imjk

Ray Dalio Predicts More Doom

imjk — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 20:27:30 +0000

Article URL: https://time.com/6286449/ray-dalio-world-great-disorder/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36512114

Points: 4

# Comments: 3

Boston vs. Bay Area Tech Companies

imjk — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 22:03:36 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/bhalligan/status/1638965818833915906

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35281920

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by imjk in "Girl who died of bird flu did not have widely-circulating variant (H5N1)"

imjk — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 15:25:19 +0000

It may be counter intuitive, but in some ways the opposite may be true. Viruses that are more deadly, are much less likely to cause massive pandemics like we experienced with Covid. When a virus is so virulent that it kills its host quickly and consistently, it dies off faster as the host doesn't have as much time to pass the virus to another host.

New comment by imjk in "Kanye West is buying Parler"

imjk — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 15:21:35 +0000

Call me cynical, but I think the likes of Kanye, the Kardashians, Trump, even Elon, etc. are much more calculated than they are deranged. They know how to work the media and manipulate the public better than anyone else. We're living in a world now where journalists are paid by click counts more than quality of content. In the same vein, Kanye and the likes know that the more absurdist and unconventional their actions, the more publicity they get.

1600 Year Old Mosaic Depicting Trojan War Found in Syria

imjk — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 16:24:05 +0000

Article URL: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11307601/Archaeologists-dig-Roman-mosaic-former-rebel-stronghold-Syria.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33205587

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by imjk in "100-year-old Brazilian breaks record after 84 years at same company"

imjk — Wed, 04 May 2022 14:59:11 +0000

I'm going to assume OP was being sarcastic.

New comment by imjk in "The great VC pullback of 2022"

imjk — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 13:48:50 +0000

This is literally the policy aim of the Fed right now. Unemployment is at historical lows with inflation running rampant. The ostensible aim of interest rate hikes is slowing inflation, but the byproduct is a cooling in the broader markets and economy, which in turn, affects the labor market.

New comment by imjk in "MariaDB to go public at $672M valuation"

imjk — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 18:27:48 +0000

This is a bad take. Oracle today is worth $216B. Over the last 15 years Oracle, under the leadership of Ellison, has grown 5x in value, returning significant shareholder value. I personally very much dislike Oracle and its products, but I have to respect Larry Ellison for his performance as an executive.

New comment by imjk in "Covid Outbreak in Antartica Despite Strict Measures"

imjk — Sat, 01 Jan 2022 04:31:17 +0000

"All staff members preparing to depart to the station had to undergo a PCR test in Belgium two hours before leaving for South Africa, take a PCR test five days after their arrival in Cape Town, where they also had to quarantine for ten days. Another test was required when leaving Cape Town for Antarctica and another PCR test had to be undergone five days after arrival."

Covid Outbreak in Antartica Despite Strict Measures

imjk — Sat, 01 Jan 2022 04:30:50 +0000

Article URL: https://www.brusselstimes.com/health/199687/belgian-scientific-base-in-antarctica-engulfed-by-covid-19-despite-strict-measures

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29755528

Points: 2

# Comments: 2

New Study Positing an Inelastic Markets Hypothesis

imjk — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 03:34:57 +0000

Article URL: https://poseidon01.ssrn.com/delivery.php?ID=440117105065024120097112085112124122061052048060033049127108002125116103064017025074050061056028053034110065018011069113030124098041043075040106068106068089090087054069056005000074090029125118016118011126031125086007028000007116070104010091019094123&EXT=pdf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24604037

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by imjk in "Shopify goes after Amazon with new Walmart deal"

imjk — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 03:43:40 +0000

This is the first I’ve heard of this. Where have you heard this?

Shopify API Release: October 2019

imjk — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 23:58:10 +0000

Article URL: https://www.shopify.com/partners/blog/shopify-api-release-october-2019

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21301459

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by imjk in "Evidence of market manipulation on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange?"

imjk — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 02:32:01 +0000

Summarized succinctly in this tweet from MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle: https://twitter.com/sruhle/status/1184628336066289664?s=21

New comment by imjk in "Stu Ungar"

imjk — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 13:16:03 +0000

I read his biography over a decade ago in one night and it has stayed with me probably more than any other book I've read. It's such a gripping read. His talent and intellect were so clear that it makes his story all the more tragic.

Just one small anecdote from the book. By the time he was like 13 or 14 he was playing in the biggest underground card games on the East Coast. We're talking sketchy backrooms of bars hanging with some of the shadiest people betting tens of thousands of dollars. Not only was he super young, he had a small underdeveloped frame that made him look even younger.

So how was he able to get by in such an environment taking the money of shady characters much older and bigger than him? He was backed by the mob! Yup, his talent was so apparent at even such a young age, that the mafia took an interest in him and backed him both financially and physically from harm.

I really suggest any one interested to read the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/074347659X/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_v...

All Gloom and No Panic Yet (In the Public Markets)

imjk — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 13:26:25 +0000

Article URL: https://realmoney.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/all-gloom-and-no-panic-yet-15108312

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21115086

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

The Pegasus Startup: Flying over VCS on the Wings of Profits

imjk — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 04:33:32 +0000

Article URL: https://calacanis.com/2019/09/09/the-pegasus-startup-flying-over-vcs-on-the-wings-of-profits/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20915218

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by imjk in "Toy Stories: Children around the world with their most prized possessions"

imjk — Sat, 07 Sep 2019 16:16:26 +0000

Also similar (and a personal favorite): https://awards.visitcenter.org/awards2016/editors_choice/ind...

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sweet-photo-series-reveals-wh...

Photographer Melissa Kaseman did a series entitled "Preschool Pocket Treasures," documenting what she found stuffed in her sons pockets.

New comment by imjk in "Value Is Dead, Long Live Value"

imjk — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 20:07:52 +0000

While you're not wrong, I don't think all (maybe any?) of these are examples of specifically targeted markets taken over by the companies you mentioned. Apple probably didn't target the flashlight market and decide to take market share from Maglite. I think you've just identified products that have naturally been supplanted by new technologies, many of them falling to the adoption of smartphones. A more appropriate example may be Amazon moving into the groceries market. But even that, one could perhaps argue that their broad market is general retail, with competitors like Walmart and Costco, in which case it wasn't really that far of an extension at all from their natural market. I guess Amazon and Apple moving into the realm of Hollywood and film studios may be a better example. I'd like to see a broader success like Apple taking market share from Automobile manufacturers, etc.

New comment by imjk in "Unemployed Fishing"

imjk — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 07:07:33 +0000

Judging by the quality of his writing, I’m going assume he felt it like a calling, stronger than any other.