Philip Koop 🇨🇦
@philkoop.bsky.social
Computer programming / financial risk management.
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May the odds be ever in your favor
Trump announces an "unprecedented four-day athletic event" with "one young man and one young woman from each state and territory"
December 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
May the odds be ever in your favor
A violation of Betteridge's law of headlines
December 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A violation of Betteridge's law of headlines
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ok so maybe I was wrong when I said Putin would never invade. and maybe I was wrong when I said Putin will win in a week and we should not help. But now we’re here, and I'm going to tell you what putin is thinking, and I’m going to do it in the most patronizing way possible
December 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
ok so maybe I was wrong when I said Putin would never invade. and maybe I was wrong when I said Putin will win in a week and we should not help. But now we’re here, and I'm going to tell you what putin is thinking, and I’m going to do it in the most patronizing way possible
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i absolutely hate this genre of economicsplainer that tries to justify basically any practice as being the rational and good outcome of properly aligned incentives, in the process completely missing the point. www.economicforces.xyz/p/instacarts...
Instacart's price discrimination isn't price discrimination
On the meaning of price discrimination
www.economicforces.xyz
December 18, 2025 at 2:47 AM
i absolutely hate this genre of economicsplainer that tries to justify basically any practice as being the rational and good outcome of properly aligned incentives, in the process completely missing the point. www.economicforces.xyz/p/instacarts...
"cognitive load" sounds like a vague abstraction, but it's an actual cost, an "externality" that Brian Albrecht has neglected and therefore implicitly priced at zero. The same guy would probably tell you that there's unlimited demand at zero price. Not good.
charging two different customers two different prices doesn't "feel unfair" it is unfair. when you are treated unfairly you lose trust. over time, every transaction becomes stressful and suspicious. That adds distrust and cognitive load to evaluating what should be a painless transcation (buy egg)
December 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"cognitive load" sounds like a vague abstraction, but it's an actual cost, an "externality" that Brian Albrecht has neglected and therefore implicitly priced at zero. The same guy would probably tell you that there's unlimited demand at zero price. Not good.
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Notice that the parts of Trump's economic program that help working and middle class Americans — DOGE checks, tariff rebates, and warrior dividends — are popular, progressive, and non-existent. Tax cuts for the rich are unpopular, regressive and very very real.
December 18, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Notice that the parts of Trump's economic program that help working and middle class Americans — DOGE checks, tariff rebates, and warrior dividends — are popular, progressive, and non-existent. Tax cuts for the rich are unpopular, regressive and very very real.
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The History department at the University of Toronto is searching in the field of Ukrainian history.
networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
University of Toronto - Associate Professor/Professor - John Yaremko Chair in Ukrainian History | H-Net
The Department of History in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in Ukrainian History. The appointment will be at t...
networks.h-net.org
December 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The History department at the University of Toronto is searching in the field of Ukrainian history.
networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
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“At least six Canadian children, with birth years ranging from 2009 to 2024, were detained during the period. One Canadian child was held for 51 days — more than twice the 20-day limit set by a long-standing U.S. court-ordered agreement.”
Expert warns Canadians to not travel to the US:
Expert warns Canadians to not travel to the US:
‘My advice actually would be don’t go’: Expert warns Canadians about U.S. travel risks
A growing number of Canadians, including several young children, have been arrested or detained by U.S. immigration authorities over the past two years, according to newly released government data obt...
www.ctvnews.ca
December 17, 2025 at 9:14 AM
“At least six Canadian children, with birth years ranging from 2009 to 2024, were detained during the period. One Canadian child was held for 51 days — more than twice the 20-day limit set by a long-standing U.S. court-ordered agreement.”
Expert warns Canadians to not travel to the US:
Expert warns Canadians to not travel to the US:
Gentlemen, we can't use facts here, this is the Truth Room!
at the doors to a castle two guards stand. one tells only lies, the other only truths. unbeknownst to you they stand guard in the truth room of which they are well aware. in the truth room they speak only opinion but as both the truth and a lie. the door beyond gives no guarantee of truth only chaos
this is a crazy interview.
December 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Gentlemen, we can't use facts here, this is the Truth Room!
To boldly fail in ways nobody has ever failed before!
"A Cybertruck owner reports a strange problem he faced during a recent cold-weather road trip. He notes that the windows suddenly began to lower on their own, leaving him exposed to the cold during his six-hour drive."
how does this cursed vehicle keep pushing the boundaries of failure like this?
how does this cursed vehicle keep pushing the boundaries of failure like this?
December 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
To boldly fail in ways nobody has ever failed before!
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"A Cybertruck owner reports a strange problem he faced during a recent cold-weather road trip. He notes that the windows suddenly began to lower on their own, leaving him exposed to the cold during his six-hour drive."
how does this cursed vehicle keep pushing the boundaries of failure like this?
how does this cursed vehicle keep pushing the boundaries of failure like this?
December 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"A Cybertruck owner reports a strange problem he faced during a recent cold-weather road trip. He notes that the windows suddenly began to lower on their own, leaving him exposed to the cold during his six-hour drive."
how does this cursed vehicle keep pushing the boundaries of failure like this?
how does this cursed vehicle keep pushing the boundaries of failure like this?
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Devil: see, this is an EVIDENCE BASED argument! St. Wolfgang: sorry, that is not a peer-reviewed journal. By Michael Pacher, 1479. It's his day.
December 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Devil: see, this is an EVIDENCE BASED argument! St. Wolfgang: sorry, that is not a peer-reviewed journal. By Michael Pacher, 1479. It's his day.
I used a CHEQUE BOOK not a CHECK BOOK, I'll have you know. And an AOL address, no, come on.
For the rest, guilty as charged.
For the rest, guilty as charged.
Show your age
17 (have never used a fax machine, a record player, or a phone booth)
17 (have never used a fax machine, a record player, or a phone booth)
December 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I used a CHEQUE BOOK not a CHECK BOOK, I'll have you know. And an AOL address, no, come on.
For the rest, guilty as charged.
For the rest, guilty as charged.
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My year-end column:
As democracy dies in the U.S., it’s actively under attack in Canada.
2025 brought the democratic backslide to Canada | Xtra Magazine
Mark Carney’s government needs to stand up for our rights or we’re headed in the direction of the U.S.
xtramagazine.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
My year-end column:
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A ”little white men” scenario in the Northern Norwegian mountains:
I volunteer for the invasion forces. Ski over the border, get into one of the luxurious Norwegian fell huts, and enjoy life while waiting for someone to notice. 👍
The funniest thing about the public debt of Finland that has reached quite an alarming level is that Norway could just pay it off and earn it back in a year or so.
I think it’s time for us to proceed with the plan to invade Norway, immediately surrender and become a Norwegian province
I think it’s time for us to proceed with the plan to invade Norway, immediately surrender and become a Norwegian province
December 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A ”little white men” scenario in the Northern Norwegian mountains:
Mineral of the Stoics, Milk of Milesians
THEY are lying to you. But if you follow my strategy I will lead you to a better life. open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...
How to monetize the rise of Medieval Peasant Brain in a post-literate society
a short guide for the downwardly mobile elite
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Mineral of the Stoics, Milk of Milesians
"manipulated ... when in fact"
"Nathan Jessup" is a fictional character. There is no fact of the matter. Megyn Kelly, closet Straussian.
"Nathan Jessup" is a fictional character. There is no fact of the matter. Megyn Kelly, closet Straussian.
Coming as a shock to zero people, Megyn Kelly thinks Nathan Jessep is the hero of the movie. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o... (h/t @pastpunditry.bsky.social)
December 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
"manipulated ... when in fact"
"Nathan Jessup" is a fictional character. There is no fact of the matter. Megyn Kelly, closet Straussian.
"Nathan Jessup" is a fictional character. There is no fact of the matter. Megyn Kelly, closet Straussian.
This is one of the decisive factors that makes me glad we moved. Sure, I used to love our backyard after a fresh snowfall, but you pay for that with 10 days of this.
December 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This is one of the decisive factors that makes me glad we moved. Sure, I used to love our backyard after a fresh snowfall, but you pay for that with 10 days of this.
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A+++++ economy my A++
Look at broader measures of unemployment—including people who want a job but aren't in the labor force or who are working part-time but want a full-time job—and the labor market is in the worst place since the pandemic
December 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A+++++ economy my A++
Seems more like a matter of personal insecurity.
December 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Seems more like a matter of personal insecurity.
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The EU has taken the gloves off internally by forcing through an indefinite freeze of Russian state assets over Hungary's objections. It should learn from that boss move that it can succeed by flexing more muscle internationally too. www.ft.com/content/3dc7...
Brussels is finally flexing its muscle on Russian assets
The EU’s economic security depends on turning itself into more of a power player
www.ft.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The EU has taken the gloves off internally by forcing through an indefinite freeze of Russian state assets over Hungary's objections. It should learn from that boss move that it can succeed by flexing more muscle internationally too. www.ft.com/content/3dc7...
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concluding that people don't need their newspapers to be accurate is professional self-harm done for no particular reason other than to justify layoffs and satisfy the AI lords
New: When the Washington Post ran tests on its AI personalized podcasts, the paper found that between 68% and 84% (!!) of the pods had potential issues.
Still, the paper decided to release the product anyway, saying it would “iterate through the remaining issues”
www.semafor.com/article/12/1...
Still, the paper decided to release the product anyway, saying it would “iterate through the remaining issues”
www.semafor.com/article/12/1...
December 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
concluding that people don't need their newspapers to be accurate is professional self-harm done for no particular reason other than to justify layoffs and satisfy the AI lords
Some good points here, including: "Despite having the largest and most advanced drone industry in the world, China has actually been prioritizing crewed military hardware."
In any scenario where cheap mass works for the US, it works better for the PLA.
In any scenario where cheap mass works for the US, it works better for the PLA.
I enjoyed writing this for Foreign Affairs on why the US Military’s most serious Chinese capability problems in the Indo-Pacific cannot be solved with “cheap massed drones”:
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
America’s Drone Delusion
Why the lessons of Ukraine don’t apply to a conflict with China.
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Some good points here, including: "Despite having the largest and most advanced drone industry in the world, China has actually been prioritizing crewed military hardware."
In any scenario where cheap mass works for the US, it works better for the PLA.
In any scenario where cheap mass works for the US, it works better for the PLA.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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