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New comment by openandshut in "TSMC eyes Germany as possible location for first Europe chip plant"

openandshut — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:10:08 +0000

If it's a machine doing the grinding, what is the source of randomness?

New comment by openandshut in "TSMC eyes Germany as possible location for first Europe chip plant"

openandshut — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 12:58:16 +0000

>still in the middle of the computer revolution Are you implying it will end? Either Moore's law leveling off or an externality (unrest/war/climate change) that ends it?

New comment by openandshut in "“Cat Person” and Me"

openandshut — Sat, 17 Jul 2021 18:20:35 +0000

How do I find more people that think like you to associate with? My circles either A. were totally ignorant of stuff like Cat Person because they don't read a whole lot of anything or B. latch on to stuff like Cat Person and engage with populist ideal narratives. I've basically isolated myself from most people I used to talk to and engage with because I couldn't take lying for politeness sake about how I perceive reality anymore.

New comment by openandshut in "What is ranked-choice voting and why is New York using it?"

openandshut — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 11:50:02 +0000

help me out here, I don't understand how the spoiler effect returns if the third party candidate becomes competitive. Wouldn't that just mean they have a chance of winning? Suppose Dave Chappelle ran in 2020 and 40% of people voted for him and they all had Biden ranked at #2. 15% rank Biden #1, and 45% rank Trump #1 with no #2 marked. Biden wins, no?

edit: found your explainer elsewhere, currently reading. edit edit: Huh, that is weird.

New comment by openandshut in "Ask HN: Negotiating Salary"

openandshut — Sun, 30 May 2021 18:58:59 +0000

I see you recommended a few books and also said that 'a good book on negotiations will differentiate between strategies where the relationship is important and where it isn't'. What is one such book?

I'm new to negotiations, having been avoidant my whole life. I've started with GTY and Chris Voss's masterclass, but I know there's more out there. Someone here on HN mentioned once that 'salience models' are the now the cutting edge of negotiation theory, but I haven't been able to find much useful beginner/intermediate stuff on that.