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Comment on The Hidden Math Behind Every Decision You Make — And Why Most People Get It Wrong by John Pork

John Pork — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 03:34:03 +0000

Hi, there should be 250k instead of 350k in calculation

Real world example. Your boss offers you two paths:
Option A: Stay in your current role. Guaranteed $120K salary.

Option B: Take a riskier role at a startup (just an example). 60% chance it works and you make $250K in 2 years (equity + salary). 40% chance it fails and you make $70K for the same period.

Most people pick A. Feels safe. Let’s check:

EV of A = $120K (guaranteed)

EV of B = (0.60 × $350K) + (0.40 × $70K)

= $150K + $28K

= $178K

Comment on #AxisOfEasy 441: Canada Allows TikTok To Continue Operations With New Safeguards by Rick Bonsteel

Rick Bonsteel — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 11:30:44 +0000

Slightly awkward phrasing; Confucius?

Comment on #AxisOfEasy 441: Canada Allows TikTok To Continue Operations With New Safeguards by Ray Smith

Ray Smith — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:39:38 +0000

“Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.” By George Washington.

Comment on #AxisOfEasy 441: Canada Allows TikTok To Continue Operations With New Safeguards by Charles Smith

Charles Smith — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:14:08 +0000

If this guess is correct, feel free to give the prize to the runner-up:

The quote is by George Washington.

Comment on #AxisOfEasy 440: Meta Ray-Ban Glasses Footage Sent To Human Reviewers by Rick Bonsteel

Rick Bonsteel — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 03:24:15 +0000

H A L Fisher? It sounds like a philosophical world-historian.

Comment on #AxisOfEasy 439: OpenAI Suppressed Warnings On Mass Shooter Months Before Spree by M

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:09:17 +0000

Gandalf

Comment on The AI Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Jon Harder

Jon Harder — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 01:55:05 +0000

It seems important that schools start shifting to teach students more about becoming editors, fact checkers, (skeptics?), QA engineers and debuggers, with executive skills, logical thinking and prompting; so that they can work more effectively in a world of AI agents that do most of the actual knowledge retrieval, writing, coding, but might need a lot of direction and cross-checking. It is a different mindset. Also teach a lot of them mechanics, controls, and physical trades, because those will be needed too.

Comment on #AxisOfEasy 439: OpenAI Suppressed Warnings On Mass Shooter Months Before Spree by Jonathan Harder

Jonathan Harder — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:57:29 +0000

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
– Gandalf, in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings

Comment on #AxisOfEasy 439: OpenAI Suppressed Warnings On Mass Shooter Months Before Spree by Eric P

Eric P — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 23:44:40 +0000

Gandalf the Gray

Comment on #AxisOfEasy 438: Apple Patches Actively Exploited Zero-Day Across Devices by A R Wasem

A R Wasem — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 22:33:03 +0000

Yes – it’s Jung