nicholas erskine
@nicholas-erskine.bsky.social
likes: statistics, cricket, cities
dislikes: the National Capital Development Commission (1958-1989)
dislikes: the National Capital Development Commission (1958-1989)
Don't know who that is but intuitively I can sense that you're right
December 18, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Don't know who that is but intuitively I can sense that you're right
Yeah energy use by data centres is an actual issue
December 18, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Yeah energy use by data centres is an actual issue
AI data centres are much, much less than 2% of global water consumption
December 18, 2025 at 8:16 AM
AI data centres are much, much less than 2% of global water consumption
It's very roughly 2%. I would consider avoiding 2% of annual global deaths to be worth significant investment and not trivial at all
December 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM
It's very roughly 2%. I would consider avoiding 2% of annual global deaths to be worth significant investment and not trivial at all
That might be a useful analogy if AI were only used in one city
December 18, 2025 at 8:08 AM
That might be a useful analogy if AI were only used in one city
This is a really funny way of trying to make a globally trivial amount of water seem like a big deal
December 18, 2025 at 7:54 AM
This is a really funny way of trying to make a globally trivial amount of water seem like a big deal
Halal snack pack uuhh syndrome
December 18, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Halal snack pack uuhh syndrome
seems unlikely
December 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
seems unlikely
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𝔊𝔲𝔶 𝔴𝔥𝔬 𝔲𝔰𝔢𝔰 𝔉𝔯𝔞𝔨𝔱𝔲𝔯 𝔞𝔰 𝔞𝔫 𝔄𝔫𝔱𝔦-𝔑𝔞𝔷𝔦 𝔞𝔣𝔣𝔢𝔠𝔱𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫
December 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
𝔊𝔲𝔶 𝔴𝔥𝔬 𝔲𝔰𝔢𝔰 𝔉𝔯𝔞𝔨𝔱𝔲𝔯 𝔞𝔰 𝔞𝔫 𝔄𝔫𝔱𝔦-𝔑𝔞𝔷𝔦 𝔞𝔣𝔣𝔢𝔠𝔱𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫
what's wrong with the third edition
December 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
what's wrong with the third edition
The funny thing is that the opinion for which Harald Uhlig was cancelled in 2020 is now completely mainstream. Zohran Mamdani, possibly the most left-wing holder of a major political office in America, has walked away from "Defund the Police"!
December 8, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The funny thing is that the opinion for which Harald Uhlig was cancelled in 2020 is now completely mainstream. Zohran Mamdani, possibly the most left-wing holder of a major political office in America, has walked away from "Defund the Police"!
usually when I publicly claim that someone is involved in child sex abuse I check first
December 8, 2025 at 9:09 AM
usually when I publicly claim that someone is involved in child sex abuse I check first
but there isn't any such evidence, and he was kicked out of the AEA for being a sex pest towards an adult woman
December 8, 2025 at 9:03 AM
but there isn't any such evidence, and he was kicked out of the AEA for being a sex pest towards an adult woman
you say that like there's evidence that he was involved in child sex abuse that just falls short of the standard of proof required for a criminal conviction
December 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
you say that like there's evidence that he was involved in child sex abuse that just falls short of the standard of proof required for a criminal conviction
the things he actually did were very bad!
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
the things he actually did were very bad!
that's not what Larry Summers did, is it
December 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
that's not what Larry Summers did, is it
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I heard there was a secret cord. You plug it in and you meet the lord. But you don't really care for Christmas, do you?
December 4, 2023 at 8:08 PM
I heard there was a secret cord. You plug it in and you meet the lord. But you don't really care for Christmas, do you?
I reckon I'm number one globally for the confusing error you get when you try to use dplyr::filter without loading dplyr and it falls back to stats::filter
December 4, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I reckon I'm number one globally for the confusing error you get when you try to use dplyr::filter without loading dplyr and it falls back to stats::filter
this year you tried to subset an object of type closure 7458 times
December 3, 2025 at 11:13 PM
this year you tried to subset an object of type closure 7458 times
I fear too much is being made of the crosstabs of one poll
December 3, 2025 at 7:18 AM
I fear too much is being made of the crosstabs of one poll
But then he lives in Bristol, so for all we know it really could be a french fry restaurant
November 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
But then he lives in Bristol, so for all we know it really could be a french fry restaurant