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@davedaveson.bsky.social
· Aug 10
Soon you won't find coffee at any store. It has been grounded.
Ecstatic at realising that having moved to an appropriate time zone to trade US stocks, I will now be able to finish this just in time to message all my friends in Europe with spoilers before they wake up tomorrow.
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Ecstatic at realising that having moved to an appropriate time zone to trade US stocks, I will now be able to finish this just in time to message all my friends in Europe with spoilers before they wake up tomorrow.
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"having changed my mind about the OBR, my internship there has begun smoothly"
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
"having changed my mind about the OBR, my internship there has begun smoothly"
Nothing else has worked for Labour
November 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Nothing else has worked for Labour
Depressing that it won’t get built until well into the next decade, but at least finally some progress on a symbol of British demise at the hands of rampant NIMBYism.
UK ministers back Heathrow airport’s £49bn plan for third runway
Proposal to expand London hub will require moving part of the M25 motorway
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Depressing that it won’t get built until well into the next decade, but at least finally some progress on a symbol of British demise at the hands of rampant NIMBYism.
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Monetary policy tightening raises longer-term yields only when inflation is driven by strong demand.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Monetary policy tightening raises longer-term yields only when inflation is driven by strong demand.
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“Wazuuuuuuuuuup!?!”
Syria sends first Swift message to New York Fed, central bank governor says reut.rs/4o6eegM
Syria sends first Swift message to New York Fed, central bank governor says
The Syrian central bank on Thursday sent its first Swift message to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, central bank Governor AbdulKader Husrieh told Reuters.
reut.rs
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“Wazuuuuuuuuuup!?!”
If everyone gets it wrong long enough then eventually Big Dictionary caves.
memorandum/a, yes.
Octopi is not a word. The plural of octopus is either octopodes (from greek, not latin) or octopuses.
Octopi is not a word. The plural of octopus is either octopodes (from greek, not latin) or octopuses.
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
If everyone gets it wrong long enough then eventually Big Dictionary caves.
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Ok who made this reevesometer.co.uk
Reeves-o-Meter | Blow or Boost?
Tracking blows and boosts to Rachel Reeves, one headline at a time.
reevesometer.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Ok who made this reevesometer.co.uk
You have to pick a side: Team Grammar Nazi, or Team Pedo.
My followers know on which side my flag has been firmly concreted into the ground.
My followers know on which side my flag has been firmly concreted into the ground.
November 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
You have to pick a side: Team Grammar Nazi, or Team Pedo.
My followers know on which side my flag has been firmly concreted into the ground.
My followers know on which side my flag has been firmly concreted into the ground.
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"The populist thrives in an environment where people act on their intuitions; so does the scammer. This doesn’t mean every populist is a con artist, but it does mean that they are likely to package their message in a similar way" on.ft.com/49j3ND2
By @timharford.ft.com
Vindicates a 2015 tweet! 1/
By @timharford.ft.com
Vindicates a 2015 tweet! 1/
How populism became popular
It appeals more to a way of thinking than to a set of ideas — but is it just wrong?
on.ft.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:45 AM
"The populist thrives in an environment where people act on their intuitions; so does the scammer. This doesn’t mean every populist is a con artist, but it does mean that they are likely to package their message in a similar way" on.ft.com/49j3ND2
By @timharford.ft.com
Vindicates a 2015 tweet! 1/
By @timharford.ft.com
Vindicates a 2015 tweet! 1/
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It’s definitely pretty bleak to have Elon out there promoting his own insane version of reality.
But I suppose it’s also somewhat derivative, like the core problem here is people viewing LLMs as “truth oracles” which they are not, because that’s not a thing and it will never be a thing.
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But I suppose it’s also somewhat derivative, like the core problem here is people viewing LLMs as “truth oracles” which they are not, because that’s not a thing and it will never be a thing.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
It’s definitely pretty bleak to have Elon out there promoting his own insane version of reality.
But I suppose it’s also somewhat derivative, like the core problem here is people viewing LLMs as “truth oracles” which they are not, because that’s not a thing and it will never be a thing.
1/
But I suppose it’s also somewhat derivative, like the core problem here is people viewing LLMs as “truth oracles” which they are not, because that’s not a thing and it will never be a thing.
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Pertinent as to why engineers & physicists often make much better quant traders than pure mathematicians. Intuitively understanding how a system works is seldom achieved via linear algebra.
I was scarily good at any applied math, like physics or astronomy, in high school, and a hair away from failing regular mathematics class. Just absolutely could not do any math if it didn’t have a practical purpose attached to it, even if you gave me the exact same problem.
November 12, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Pertinent as to why engineers & physicists often make much better quant traders than pure mathematicians. Intuitively understanding how a system works is seldom achieved via linear algebra.
Very turkeys voting for Christmas here.
If the US had Britain’s level of journalistic accountability Karoline Leavitt would be out on the street begging with a cup by Tuesday morning.
If the US had Britain’s level of journalistic accountability Karoline Leavitt would be out on the street begging with a cup by Tuesday morning.
I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Very turkeys voting for Christmas here.
If the US had Britain’s level of journalistic accountability Karoline Leavitt would be out on the street begging with a cup by Tuesday morning.
If the US had Britain’s level of journalistic accountability Karoline Leavitt would be out on the street begging with a cup by Tuesday morning.
Pickle files are so much more relaxing.
WORD OF THE DAY.
Excellent.
To give up spreadsheets for forty days.
Excellent.
To give up spreadsheets for forty days.
November 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Pickle files are so much more relaxing.
Hell of a block list in the replies
I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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November 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Hell of a block list in the replies
Long GameStop at market open.
BREAKING: Trump has announced a $2,000 payment to most Americans, funded by U.S. tariff revenues.
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Long GameStop at market open.
I’m sure the author is a genuine fan, but the his article is just not how people talk about football. It’s like Black Mirror after moving to Netflix.
November 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I’m sure the author is a genuine fan, but the his article is just not how people talk about football. It’s like Black Mirror after moving to Netflix.
Musk is obviously mentally deficient but he has rare talent for exploiting his cult. New pay deal based on sales volume & share price lays out an easy road to becoming a trillionaire by pumping out faulty product at a loss and letting the stock pump via perpetual tomorrow’s profit.
November 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Musk is obviously mentally deficient but he has rare talent for exploiting his cult. New pay deal based on sales volume & share price lays out an easy road to becoming a trillionaire by pumping out faulty product at a loss and letting the stock pump via perpetual tomorrow’s profit.
MBS is a uniquely unintelligent man.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has a fantastical vision for a new way of living. But The Line, his plan for a vertical city in a vast mirrored wall, is rapidly being undone by the laws of physics and finance.
Here is an #FTEdit 🧵 of eight mind-bending facts about this moonshot in the sand 👇
Here is an #FTEdit 🧵 of eight mind-bending facts about this moonshot in the sand 👇
November 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
MBS is a uniquely unintelligent man.
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Self-promotion is everywhere on LinkedIn. Our management columnist highlights some of the most appalling cases of horn-tooting
econ.st/43FvBh3
Illustration: Paul Blow
econ.st/43FvBh3
Illustration: Paul Blow
November 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Self-promotion is everywhere on LinkedIn. Our management columnist highlights some of the most appalling cases of horn-tooting
econ.st/43FvBh3
Illustration: Paul Blow
econ.st/43FvBh3
Illustration: Paul Blow
Guess the year challenge: impossible
What a dismal match for Spurs
November 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Guess the year challenge: impossible