Stefano J. Attardi

Eng at @OpenAI. Barista, baritone, and bartender. Previously @coinbase, @facebook, @storehousehq, @WorkFlowy.

[Stefano J. Attardi @steadicat]

Fun fact, I used Code Blocks to build Code Blocks!

[OpenAI Developers @OpenAIDevs]

Code Blocks in ChatGPT got more interactive.

Write, edit, and preview your code, all in one place:
• Create and preview diagrams and mini apps in chat
• Review code in split-screen views
• Make changes in full-screen view

We’d love to see what you’ll build.

[Stefano J. Attardi @steadicat]

This was fun to build! Excited about what’s still to come.

[OpenAI Developers @OpenAIDevs]

Code Blocks in ChatGPT got more interactive.

Write, edit, and preview your code, all in one place:
• Create and preview diagrams and mini apps in chat
• Review code in split-screen views
• Make changes in full-screen view

We’d love to see what you’ll build.

[Stefano J. Attardi @steadicat]

@ryanflorence @buhama_ > That much tax on cap gains is a huge lid to keep folks from escaping the grind
According to my math this is very very unlikely to have a meaningful effect.

[Stefano J. Attardi @steadicat]

@ryanflorence @buhama_ Are you talking about your specific situation or generalizing? You can’t have it both ways.

> For me personally right now, this proposal is the difference
If your exit already happened, you’re not affected.

[Stefano J. Attardi @steadicat]

@ryanflorence @buhama_ Even in the hypothetical worst case scenario, going from 26% effective tax to 44% is only going to be the difference between FI and not FI for a very specific size of exit.

Feels dishonest to say that this is definitely going to make any difference.

[Stefano J. Attardi @steadicat]

@ryanflorence @buhama_ You said “*this tax* would wipe out half of it”. This tax is only responsible for 18% additional tax worst case.

[Stefano J. Attardi @steadicat]

@ryanflorence @buhama_ BTW do not forget AMT. The difference were the proposal to be enacted might actually been even smaller than what I calculated.

[Stefano J. Attardi @steadicat]

@ryanflorence @buhama_ Your original post says the proposal would “wipe out half of it”. That implies that you end up with ~50% of what you did before. I calculated the actual difference to show you that’s not the case. Taxes that remain the same do not affect the difference.

[Stefano J. Attardi @steadicat]

@ryanflorence @buhama_ That is not changing.

[Stefano J. Attardi @steadicat]

@ryanflorence @buhama_ This assumes that your exit requires liquidating everything in the same year and no part of it is company stock, NSO, RSU, or ISOs. Sounds like a very unlikely scenario to me.

[Stefano J. Attardi @steadicat]

@ryanflorence @buhama_ The plan[1] makes the *marginal* tax rate above $1M go from 20% to 39.6%. On a $10M exit that means going from $1.9M in tax to $3.7M. So you pay $1.8M (18%) extra. Not exactly “wiping out half of it”.

[1] https://t.co/sFzII39QXr

[Stefano J. Attardi @steadicat]

@StatisticsFTW If you can’t overload… useItemWithThing, useItemByCriteria.

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@TheoLandsman Why not? It makes him look like a selfless martyr, sacrificing for the good of the country. And it plants the seed for a great talking point for his voters: “I wouldn’t vote for Trump but Biden has done such a terrible job”.

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I’m expecting bold tech CEOs to announce they’re making Apple Vision Pro standard for employees soon. This gambit will boost marketing, recruiting, spark remote collaboration innovation, and jump-start AR product ideas.

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For now, @aesopskincare is my choice.

Over to you. What are your picks? Any other brands I should try?

Keep in mind that I’m only considering brands that have the full set (shampoo, conditioner, body wash). Here in NYC, the options are surprisingly limited!

[Stefano J. Attardi @steadicat]

The best luxury bath/shower products set: a thread.

#perfume #scents #luxury #bath #shower #body #product #reviews

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@aesopskincare

Quality: 4
Scent: 4
Packaging: 4
Value: 4
Overall: 4

Few scents, most of them too citrusy/green, but a couple good options in the floral/wood/incense categories. Quality is great: good cleansing power without drying or pulling. Nice elegant design, easy to use.