Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys
@bradhumphreys.bsky.social
Economist. "He's an impediment to Civic Progress" - Patrick La Forge, Edmonton Oilers President
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The $25 million econ impact is nonsense concocted by project supporters, yet it's repeated in the "news" story as if it's a reasonable expectation. This is a major reason why such boondoggle projects continue to be approved. Journalists *have* to do better than this. @wxyzdetroit.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The $25 million econ impact is nonsense concocted by project supporters, yet it's repeated in the "news" story as if it's a reasonable expectation. This is a major reason why such boondoggle projects continue to be approved. Journalists *have* to do better than this. @wxyzdetroit.bsky.social
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Unbelievable
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Unbelievable
Unbelievable end to this match. All time great performance for Caldera.
November 21, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Unbelievable end to this match. All time great performance for Caldera.
PS: COBOL is a programming language not an operating system. Should be in COBOL not on.
November 21, 2025 at 2:22 AM
PS: COBOL is a programming language not an operating system. Should be in COBOL not on.
I learned to code in COBOL as an undergraduate in the early 1980s.
November 21, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I learned to code in COBOL as an undergraduate in the early 1980s.
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The biggest case of corporate welfare. This culture of taxpayer funded arenas in North America has got to stop. SA, Bexar County and the state are running a sham.
November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The biggest case of corporate welfare. This culture of taxpayer funded arenas in North America has got to stop. SA, Bexar County and the state are running a sham.
Yes. General benefit in higher education.
November 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Yes. General benefit in higher education.
Also: "Dr. X, editor in chief of the journal Headache". I have plenty of journal Headaches. Glad I'm not the editor of that journal 😀
November 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Also: "Dr. X, editor in chief of the journal Headache". I have plenty of journal Headaches. Glad I'm not the editor of that journal 😀
Pascal Courty at UVic has done some interesting work on resale markets. I’ll track down an undated copy.
November 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Pascal Courty at UVic has done some interesting work on resale markets. I’ll track down an undated copy.
No. Raising the face price will just reduce demand in the primary market (between the team and the original buyers). Restricting resale of anything with a secondary market (tickets, art, vintage cars, etc.) reduces consumer welfare.
November 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
No. Raising the face price will just reduce demand in the primary market (between the team and the original buyers). Restricting resale of anything with a secondary market (tickets, art, vintage cars, etc.) reduces consumer welfare.