Revisiting a Classic: Temptation Bundling

Revisiting a Classic: Temptation Bundling

  July 29, 2024    Pratik Bandagale

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For disastrous humans like myself, routines are pretty damn important. I’m easily distracted, impacted by my environment, and strongly influenced by ​the people around me​. A predictable routine gives me the best chance to still get stuff done while being human. Unfortunately,...

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We Suck at Predicting

We Suck at Predicting

  July 22, 2024    Pratik Bandagale

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At the turn of the 20th century, cities around the world had a crappy problem that was getting worse by the day. Literally. Metropolises were rapidly growing in population, and thus so did the number of horse-drawn carriages to transport people from place to place. The...

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Weight Loss Medication and Video Games

Weight Loss Medication and Video Games

  July 15, 2024    Pratik Bandagale

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I spent the past week in The Land of Shadow. It was miserable. I loved almost every minute of it. I recently finished playing Shadow of the Erd Tree, the expansion for 2022’s game of the year, Elden Ring. In case you’re unfamiliar, Elden Ring is an action-adventure game...

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What is “The Constant” in your life?

What is “The Constant” in your life?

  July 08, 2024    Pratik Bandagale

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Last week, one of the world’s most popular shows finally made its way to Netflix: LOST. I’m excited for more people to discover this show. Because from 2004 to 2010, I tuned into ABC each week to find out what happened to the passengers of Oceanic Flight 815. Although it...

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Be Careful What You Measure

Be Careful What You Measure

  July 01, 2024    Pratik Bandagale

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Last week, Wells Fargo fired a bunch of their remote employees. It turns out that these employees were “simulating keyboard activity” (with a program/device that automatically typed keys or jiggled their mouse when they weren’t at their computer). Why? Because that’s how...

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