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I spent $900 at 1587 Prime so you don’t have to.
Two nights playing with fire at Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce's steakhouse: defector.com/two-nights-p...
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December 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I spent $900 at 1587 Prime so you don’t have to.
Happy Hanukkah to all!
December 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Happy Hanukkah to all!
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O-ring production functions (which more or less accurately describe the relationship between inputs and value in complex manufactures) produce very strange looking org charts, organized to maximin (NOT minimax) the quality of the inputs, because the lowest quality input dominates the overall result.
Half of the staff at a lumber mill are in wood procurement, which is a spreadsheet and text/email job. Less than a third are doing any "manufacturing" and that's if you count fork truck drivers.
December 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
O-ring production functions (which more or less accurately describe the relationship between inputs and value in complex manufactures) produce very strange looking org charts, organized to maximin (NOT minimax) the quality of the inputs, because the lowest quality input dominates the overall result.
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this is cold blooded, calculated murder and Bradley should be court martialed and jailed for it
December 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
this is cold blooded, calculated murder and Bradley should be court martialed and jailed for it
Since extra time is the thing people are talking about with this, I'm gonna stake my claim to solving it by adding calculus to the SAT.
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Balancing "no person with a disability should be denied accommodations" with "it's important to discourage non-disabled people from pretending to be disabled to take advantage of these accommodations" is really difficult and I don't have a great answer for what anyone should do about it.
December 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Since extra time is the thing people are talking about with this, I'm gonna stake my claim to solving it by adding calculus to the SAT.
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I despise jurisdiction stripping. I despised it ten years ago and I despise it today.
If you don't like the courts, fix them. You need courts. Jurisdiction stripping is tantamount to declaring that your measures are unlawful and you don't care
If you don't like the courts, fix them. You need courts. Jurisdiction stripping is tantamount to declaring that your measures are unlawful and you don't care
November 29, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I despise jurisdiction stripping. I despised it ten years ago and I despise it today.
If you don't like the courts, fix them. You need courts. Jurisdiction stripping is tantamount to declaring that your measures are unlawful and you don't care
If you don't like the courts, fix them. You need courts. Jurisdiction stripping is tantamount to declaring that your measures are unlawful and you don't care
My view of the core ill of American society is artificially imposed scarcity (mostly of housing but in this case elite college slots). More people competing for a fixed number of places is corrosive to all sorts of notions of fair play and justice.
Yes. As competition for the slots at the top schools has become more cutthroat, the proportion of kids who are getting in basically by being willing to "cheat the game" more aggressively is increasing. Probably bad news for society if our elites are being drawn from these same schools!
I've worked as a college admissions counselor. There's a large tranche of kids who get into the top schools not because they're demonstrably smarter than their peers but because they're wiling to lie/inflate their accomplishments more boldly. That's not every kid at Harvard but it's a lot of them.
November 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
My view of the core ill of American society is artificially imposed scarcity (mostly of housing but in this case elite college slots). More people competing for a fixed number of places is corrosive to all sorts of notions of fair play and justice.
Tune of the night: Zohran Mamdani's Disney movie rap song that somehow exists
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ1O...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ1O...
Young Cardamom, HAB - #1 Spice (From "Queen of Katwe")
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November 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Tune of the night: Zohran Mamdani's Disney movie rap song that somehow exists
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ1O...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ1O...
Three in one recipe! Break down a whole chicken into three meals for two:
1. Stuffed chicken breast. Cut the breasts off but keep the skin and drumette attached (look up airline breast). Then mix cream cheese and cheddar and some spices and stuff under the skin. Roast at 425 til 155 internal.
1. Stuffed chicken breast. Cut the breasts off but keep the skin and drumette attached (look up airline breast). Then mix cream cheese and cheddar and some spices and stuff under the skin. Roast at 425 til 155 internal.
IT IS TIME FOR BLUESKY RECIPE POSTING
do you have a cheap, healthy, low-cost recipe? post it here! or quote tweet this post. or dunk on me for something I don't care just post easy meals that people can make right now.
do you have a cheap, healthy, low-cost recipe? post it here! or quote tweet this post. or dunk on me for something I don't care just post easy meals that people can make right now.
November 4, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Three in one recipe! Break down a whole chicken into three meals for two:
1. Stuffed chicken breast. Cut the breasts off but keep the skin and drumette attached (look up airline breast). Then mix cream cheese and cheddar and some spices and stuff under the skin. Roast at 425 til 155 internal.
1. Stuffed chicken breast. Cut the breasts off but keep the skin and drumette attached (look up airline breast). Then mix cream cheese and cheddar and some spices and stuff under the skin. Roast at 425 til 155 internal.
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The fundamental problem is that there is no such thing as 'unregulated capitalism'. Capitalism means enforcing regulations against fraud, against large negative externalities, against theft, against anything that makes it impossible for a free market to function.
It is a fragile, laborious balance.
It is a fragile, laborious balance.
something to be said about the tendency of unregulated capitalism to trend here
October 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The fundamental problem is that there is no such thing as 'unregulated capitalism'. Capitalism means enforcing regulations against fraud, against large negative externalities, against theft, against anything that makes it impossible for a free market to function.
It is a fragile, laborious balance.
It is a fragile, laborious balance.
Total comp for the military is a bit past $230 billion a year (not including veterans benefits and the VA).
I guess if you *just* covered basic pay, and ignored food and housing allowances or healthcare, you'd be looking at "only" 1.4 billion a week.
I guess if you *just* covered basic pay, and ignored food and housing allowances or healthcare, you'd be looking at "only" 1.4 billion a week.
October 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Total comp for the military is a bit past $230 billion a year (not including veterans benefits and the VA).
I guess if you *just* covered basic pay, and ignored food and housing allowances or healthcare, you'd be looking at "only" 1.4 billion a week.
I guess if you *just* covered basic pay, and ignored food and housing allowances or healthcare, you'd be looking at "only" 1.4 billion a week.
I think this is yet another case of Ivy League vs "almost all other colleges." The ivies for prestige hoarding reasons cap seats far below demand, and so stopping intl admissions at them does open up slots for Americans. But that's not true for the schools where $, not prestige, is the constraint.
A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.
30% drop year over year!
September 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I think this is yet another case of Ivy League vs "almost all other colleges." The ivies for prestige hoarding reasons cap seats far below demand, and so stopping intl admissions at them does open up slots for Americans. But that's not true for the schools where $, not prestige, is the constraint.
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Oh my god this is absolutely insane. Do you know how many people are going to be priced out of medicine now? This is going to kill so many people. I'm not even joking. This is a nightmare.
The doves who were celebrating a “lack of tariff pass-through inflation” probably thought we were already done. 🤡
September 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Oh my god this is absolutely insane. Do you know how many people are going to be priced out of medicine now? This is going to kill so many people. I'm not even joking. This is a nightmare.
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he's the first DSA executive candidate I've seen go into full "I'm gonna win and I'm gonna govern" mode and winning requires some strategic distance on policy positions, but more importantly governing requires getting into an array of specific topics where ideology can't provide the answers you need
September 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
he's the first DSA executive candidate I've seen go into full "I'm gonna win and I'm gonna govern" mode and winning requires some strategic distance on policy positions, but more importantly governing requires getting into an array of specific topics where ideology can't provide the answers you need
I am unsure if this is a DM. It seems like it on the face, but also Trump has like a famous life-long aversion to electronic written communication. He never sends emails and his penchant is always to call people on the phone - never text.
Yeah, I think this was a DM he accidentally made public. I don't think he'd publicly admit that the administration's reputation and credibility is suffering. He's leaning on Bondi to appoint Halligan to E.D. Va.
Trump criticizes Pam Bondi for not charging his adversaries quickly enough, in a Truth Social post that looks a lot like a DM. truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
September 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I am unsure if this is a DM. It seems like it on the face, but also Trump has like a famous life-long aversion to electronic written communication. He never sends emails and his penchant is always to call people on the phone - never text.
Sometimes you need to stress bake a croquembouche
September 20, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Sometimes you need to stress bake a croquembouche
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Pertient repost. Might've been from you.
September 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Pertient repost. Might've been from you.
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/3 There are no moral or norm-based barriers to it trying to do crazy, evil things. But that doesn’t make every “what if the administration does this” scenario equally plausible.
It’s less likely to do complicated things that take careful planning or follow-through, for instance.
It’s less likely to do complicated things that take careful planning or follow-through, for instance.
September 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
/3 There are no moral or norm-based barriers to it trying to do crazy, evil things. But that doesn’t make every “what if the administration does this” scenario equally plausible.
It’s less likely to do complicated things that take careful planning or follow-through, for instance.
It’s less likely to do complicated things that take careful planning or follow-through, for instance.
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If Judge Katsas is correct that Trump can fire Cook “for cause” by lobbing unproven accusations of fraud without an iota of due process, then the Fed’s “for cause” removal protections are meaningless. This is a joke of a dissent.
![The President plainly invoked a cause relating to Cook's conduct, ability, fitness, or competence. The allegations against Cook could constitute mortgage fraud if she acted knowingly, and that is a felony offense. See 18 U.S.C. $§ 1014,
1344. "[F]raud" is an "excellent reason" for removal, not merely a permissible one. Calcutt v. FDIC, 37 F.4th 293, 338
(6th Cir. 2022) (Murphy, J., dissenting), rev'd, 598 U.S. 623
(2023). Moreover, even absent intentional misconduct, any misstatements in formal applications for six-figure loans are at least concerning. And the President specifically concluded that the allegations cast doubt on Cook's "competence and trustworthiness as a financial regulator." ECF No. 1-4 at 2.
That is plainly a permissible "cause" under section 242.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreidqiy6gj6z4phar7r2c6ih5fxdh36r6lqzs5bk4t3mrygds6buuqi@jpeg)
September 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
If Judge Katsas is correct that Trump can fire Cook “for cause” by lobbing unproven accusations of fraud without an iota of due process, then the Fed’s “for cause” removal protections are meaningless. This is a joke of a dissent.
Pie: Mixed berry
Ice Cream: Strawberry
Donut: Cruller
Bar: Lemon
Cake: Chocolate lava
Other: Eclair
Ice Cream: Strawberry
Donut: Cruller
Bar: Lemon
Cake: Chocolate lava
Other: Eclair
Dessert mode ACTIVATE:
Best pie: Key Lime
Best ice cream: Chocolate with more chocolate
Best donut: yes
Best bar: Brownie (corner please)
Best cake: rum cake/ryshcate
Best other: bread pudding
(Quote-post to play along. All are welcome. And candy-corn cookies are a lie.)
Best pie: Key Lime
Best ice cream: Chocolate with more chocolate
Best donut: yes
Best bar: Brownie (corner please)
Best cake: rum cake/ryshcate
Best other: bread pudding
(Quote-post to play along. All are welcome. And candy-corn cookies are a lie.)
Dessert mode ACTIVATE:
Best pie: pumpkin
Best ice cream: cinnamon caramel
Best donut: cake donut with cinnamon sugar
Best bar: blondies
Best cake: angel food
Best other: Girl Scout Lemon Up cookies
Best pie: pumpkin
Best ice cream: cinnamon caramel
Best donut: cake donut with cinnamon sugar
Best bar: blondies
Best cake: angel food
Best other: Girl Scout Lemon Up cookies
September 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Pie: Mixed berry
Ice Cream: Strawberry
Donut: Cruller
Bar: Lemon
Cake: Chocolate lava
Other: Eclair
Ice Cream: Strawberry
Donut: Cruller
Bar: Lemon
Cake: Chocolate lava
Other: Eclair
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so many experiences now—incl. popular art exhibits, concerts, Disney World, and Shakespeare in the Park—suffer from the same problems: limited supply due to the fixed capacity of museums, theme parks and stadiums + infinite global demand, made much worse by options only available to rich people
This is a good point related to the discourse on Disney World etc: www.aaronrenn.com/p/disney-buc...
September 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
so many experiences now—incl. popular art exhibits, concerts, Disney World, and Shakespeare in the Park—suffer from the same problems: limited supply due to the fixed capacity of museums, theme parks and stadiums + infinite global demand, made much worse by options only available to rich people
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/7 SCOTUS, the Federalist Society, the entire academic and intellectual infrastructure that brought us here: they're nothing but pretentious Trumpers. At least the guy in the MAGA hat and "fuck your feelings" t-shirt is honest about who he is. These people are not.
September 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
/7 SCOTUS, the Federalist Society, the entire academic and intellectual infrastructure that brought us here: they're nothing but pretentious Trumpers. At least the guy in the MAGA hat and "fuck your feelings" t-shirt is honest about who he is. These people are not.
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This formulation is popular: contrasting SCOTUS' intolerance of race as an admissions factor with SCOTUS' tolerance of race as a detention factor. There are, in fact, doctrinal, historical, and logical distinctions between the positions, that one could use to dismiss this comparison.
But...
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But...
/1
"Harvard can't use race as a factor in admissions, but ICE can use race as a factor in detentions" is a retrenchment essentially to a pre-Civil War understanding of the Constitution. It's vanishingly few steps removed from "Latinos have no rights which the white man is bound to respect."
September 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This formulation is popular: contrasting SCOTUS' intolerance of race as an admissions factor with SCOTUS' tolerance of race as a detention factor. There are, in fact, doctrinal, historical, and logical distinctions between the positions, that one could use to dismiss this comparison.
But...
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But...
/1
Gonna stake farm crisis contagion as my bingo card on what triggers a recession. Farms are crazy leveraged and the risk is pretty concentrated in specific financial institutions. A wave of farm bks could spread into the financial system, 30s style.
it does seem like we're sleepwalking into a farm crisis
He really is one of those figures you see in mythical stories that are basically sent to punish our own flaws.
September 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Gonna stake farm crisis contagion as my bingo card on what triggers a recession. Farms are crazy leveraged and the risk is pretty concentrated in specific financial institutions. A wave of farm bks could spread into the financial system, 30s style.