Robert Lin
@robertl.in
One day, my tweets are all I'll leave behind.
Building #atproto stuff in public bc I believe in an open web.
🧬 robertl.in/xna 📝 robertlin.substack.com
🕰️ @now.robertl.in 📜 @history.robertl.in
🦋 Joined: Feb 6, 2024 📍 Cincinnati, Ohio - USA 🍄 Chaga
Building #atproto stuff in public bc I believe in an open web.
🧬 robertl.in/xna 📝 robertlin.substack.com
🕰️ @now.robertl.in 📜 @history.robertl.in
🦋 Joined: Feb 6, 2024 📍 Cincinnati, Ohio - USA 🍄 Chaga
Also interesting: premium brands (so far) have not increased their prices while value (cheaper) brands have incurred "2x the inflation"! So far, premium brands have been able to eat the tarrifs while value brands have passed the hikes onto their buyers. Tarrifs are essentially a tax on poor ppl. ☹️☹️☹️
November 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Also interesting: premium brands (so far) have not increased their prices while value (cheaper) brands have incurred "2x the inflation"! So far, premium brands have been able to eat the tarrifs while value brands have passed the hikes onto their buyers. Tarrifs are essentially a tax on poor ppl. ☹️☹️☹️
open.spotify.com/episode/2HWa...
James, a producer at @planetmoney.bsky.social, needed to pay $50 additional for tariffs (on a $60 item!) to buy his kid an Arthur DW toy shipped from Canada!😲
My own personal 2c: while I'm sympathetic to James, I am glad that tariffs have effected a chilling effect
James, a producer at @planetmoney.bsky.social, needed to pay $50 additional for tariffs (on a $60 item!) to buy his kid an Arthur DW toy shipped from Canada!😲
My own personal 2c: while I'm sympathetic to James, I am glad that tariffs have effected a chilling effect
November 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
open.spotify.com/episode/2HWa...
James, a producer at @planetmoney.bsky.social, needed to pay $50 additional for tariffs (on a $60 item!) to buy his kid an Arthur DW toy shipped from Canada!😲
My own personal 2c: while I'm sympathetic to James, I am glad that tariffs have effected a chilling effect
James, a producer at @planetmoney.bsky.social, needed to pay $50 additional for tariffs (on a $60 item!) to buy his kid an Arthur DW toy shipped from Canada!😲
My own personal 2c: while I'm sympathetic to James, I am glad that tariffs have effected a chilling effect
substack.com/@quoththerav...
The AI bubble has defeated Michael Burry (of The Big Short fame). Last week, Burry shuttered his fund, Scion Capital. He thought the current AI craze was a bubble (and it may indeed be!) but in the end, even the great Michael Burry couldn't hold out. He has capitulated,
The AI bubble has defeated Michael Burry (of The Big Short fame). Last week, Burry shuttered his fund, Scion Capital. He thought the current AI craze was a bubble (and it may indeed be!) but in the end, even the great Michael Burry couldn't hold out. He has capitulated,
November 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
substack.com/@quoththerav...
The AI bubble has defeated Michael Burry (of The Big Short fame). Last week, Burry shuttered his fund, Scion Capital. He thought the current AI craze was a bubble (and it may indeed be!) but in the end, even the great Michael Burry couldn't hold out. He has capitulated,
The AI bubble has defeated Michael Burry (of The Big Short fame). Last week, Burry shuttered his fund, Scion Capital. He thought the current AI craze was a bubble (and it may indeed be!) but in the end, even the great Michael Burry couldn't hold out. He has capitulated,
morning to continue troubleshooting the issue w/ the in-store reps (whom I'm sure'll be thrilled to see me again😔).
S uses AT&T+pays $45/mo for unlimited everything. I was paying $71/mo to VZW but today I'll be visiting the AT&T store. This is how capitalism works+I'm grateful for consumer choices.
S uses AT&T+pays $45/mo for unlimited everything. I was paying $71/mo to VZW but today I'll be visiting the AT&T store. This is how capitalism works+I'm grateful for consumer choices.
November 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
morning to continue troubleshooting the issue w/ the in-store reps (whom I'm sure'll be thrilled to see me again😔).
S uses AT&T+pays $45/mo for unlimited everything. I was paying $71/mo to VZW but today I'll be visiting the AT&T store. This is how capitalism works+I'm grateful for consumer choices.
S uses AT&T+pays $45/mo for unlimited everything. I was paying $71/mo to VZW but today I'll be visiting the AT&T store. This is how capitalism works+I'm grateful for consumer choices.
My family's been Verizon Wireless customers for over 21 years. My dad had used Verizon and started our family on VZW's family plan decades ago. Yesterday, I spent over two hours w/ customer service trying to restore my number to my SIM. (And another hour+ before that at the store.) Everyone I spoke
November 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM
My family's been Verizon Wireless customers for over 21 years. My dad had used Verizon and started our family on VZW's family plan decades ago. Yesterday, I spent over two hours w/ customer service trying to restore my number to my SIM. (And another hour+ before that at the store.) Everyone I spoke
Oh wow - the @bsky.app is not doing so hot in the Google Play Store 😬. 1.6 stars...
IME, the app's not this bad, fwiw. (I also believe in the bsky mission so, to a degree, I'm willing to extend them some grace.)
That said, there's a bug driving me insane: when I @ mention someone in the Android
IME, the app's not this bad, fwiw. (I also believe in the bsky mission so, to a degree, I'm willing to extend them some grace.)
That said, there's a bug driving me insane: when I @ mention someone in the Android
November 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Oh wow - the @bsky.app is not doing so hot in the Google Play Store 😬. 1.6 stars...
IME, the app's not this bad, fwiw. (I also believe in the bsky mission so, to a degree, I'm willing to extend them some grace.)
That said, there's a bug driving me insane: when I @ mention someone in the Android
IME, the app's not this bad, fwiw. (I also believe in the bsky mission so, to a degree, I'm willing to extend them some grace.)
That said, there's a bug driving me insane: when I @ mention someone in the Android
people, they either understand it instantly, or never."
I'd previously believed that w/ enough edu that anyone could be taught good financial habits. I've learned from @morganhousel.bsky.social + Munger that's untrue though. Some are immune to financial education.
open.spotify.com/episode/2u5x...
I'd previously believed that w/ enough edu that anyone could be taught good financial habits. I've learned from @morganhousel.bsky.social + Munger that's untrue though. Some are immune to financial education.
open.spotify.com/episode/2u5x...
November 16, 2025 at 3:47 AM
people, they either understand it instantly, or never."
I'd previously believed that w/ enough edu that anyone could be taught good financial habits. I've learned from @morganhousel.bsky.social + Munger that's untrue though. Some are immune to financial education.
open.spotify.com/episode/2u5x...
I'd previously believed that w/ enough edu that anyone could be taught good financial habits. I've learned from @morganhousel.bsky.social + Munger that's untrue though. Some are immune to financial education.
open.spotify.com/episode/2u5x...
@morganhousel.bsky.social on @dkthomp.bsky.social's Plain English:
Buffett: "Some people just get it automatically. You don't have to teach them anything about money or investment. They just get it intuitively."
Munger is even more fatalistic about it: "When you're teaching money matters to young
Buffett: "Some people just get it automatically. You don't have to teach them anything about money or investment. They just get it intuitively."
Munger is even more fatalistic about it: "When you're teaching money matters to young
November 16, 2025 at 3:39 AM
@morganhousel.bsky.social on @dkthomp.bsky.social's Plain English:
Buffett: "Some people just get it automatically. You don't have to teach them anything about money or investment. They just get it intuitively."
Munger is even more fatalistic about it: "When you're teaching money matters to young
Buffett: "Some people just get it automatically. You don't have to teach them anything about money or investment. They just get it intuitively."
Munger is even more fatalistic about it: "When you're teaching money matters to young
Housel on @dkthomp.bsky.social's Plain English:
"When athletes go bankrupt, it's usually not bc they bought themselves a mansion. It's because they bought their fifth cousin a very modest house. And they had so much pressure to do that. He said when you sign a big contract, that's not your money.
"When athletes go bankrupt, it's usually not bc they bought themselves a mansion. It's because they bought their fifth cousin a very modest house. And they had so much pressure to do that. He said when you sign a big contract, that's not your money.
November 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Housel on @dkthomp.bsky.social's Plain English:
"When athletes go bankrupt, it's usually not bc they bought themselves a mansion. It's because they bought their fifth cousin a very modest house. And they had so much pressure to do that. He said when you sign a big contract, that's not your money.
"When athletes go bankrupt, it's usually not bc they bought themselves a mansion. It's because they bought their fifth cousin a very modest house. And they had so much pressure to do that. He said when you sign a big contract, that's not your money.
@morganhousel.bsky.social: "All behavior makes sense w/ enough information."
Housel also cites Munger on money: "Ppl are just wired very differently. There's not much we can do about it."
Some young ppl immediately understand $ as soon as it's explained to them but some never do. It's fatalistic.
Housel also cites Munger on money: "Ppl are just wired very differently. There's not much we can do about it."
Some young ppl immediately understand $ as soon as it's explained to them but some never do. It's fatalistic.
November 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
@morganhousel.bsky.social: "All behavior makes sense w/ enough information."
Housel also cites Munger on money: "Ppl are just wired very differently. There's not much we can do about it."
Some young ppl immediately understand $ as soon as it's explained to them but some never do. It's fatalistic.
Housel also cites Munger on money: "Ppl are just wired very differently. There's not much we can do about it."
Some young ppl immediately understand $ as soon as it's explained to them but some never do. It's fatalistic.
open.spotify.com/episode/0mQ7...
WSJ: "Some analysts say audiences are permanently shifting from Hollywood to YouTube and social media."
Looks like the guild strikes in 2023 really did a ton of damage - they forced studios into unavoidable downtime and allowed them to rethink the entire model.
WSJ: "Some analysts say audiences are permanently shifting from Hollywood to YouTube and social media."
Looks like the guild strikes in 2023 really did a ton of damage - they forced studios into unavoidable downtime and allowed them to rethink the entire model.
November 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
open.spotify.com/episode/0mQ7...
WSJ: "Some analysts say audiences are permanently shifting from Hollywood to YouTube and social media."
Looks like the guild strikes in 2023 really did a ton of damage - they forced studios into unavoidable downtime and allowed them to rethink the entire model.
WSJ: "Some analysts say audiences are permanently shifting from Hollywood to YouTube and social media."
Looks like the guild strikes in 2023 really did a ton of damage - they forced studios into unavoidable downtime and allowed them to rethink the entire model.
I read Lauren Hillenbrand's "Unbroken" over a decade ago and one fact has stuck with me: In WWII, the Japanese held approximately 350,000 prisoners, while Western Allied and Chinese forces captured around 38,000 Japanese soldiers. This means the Japanese held roughly a 9:1 ratio of prisoners."
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I read Lauren Hillenbrand's "Unbroken" over a decade ago and one fact has stuck with me: In WWII, the Japanese held approximately 350,000 prisoners, while Western Allied and Chinese forces captured around 38,000 Japanese soldiers. This means the Japanese held roughly a 9:1 ratio of prisoners."
Yes! Absolutely! Centuries of wisdom is well put!! I love America (we are the country that gave the world McDonalds and Michael Bay! 🥳) but Chinese culture is phenomenal. China has the world's longest continuous history with written records dating back 3,500 years! Lots to learn from China. 🙂
November 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Yes! Absolutely! Centuries of wisdom is well put!! I love America (we are the country that gave the world McDonalds and Michael Bay! 🥳) but Chinese culture is phenomenal. China has the world's longest continuous history with written records dating back 3,500 years! Lots to learn from China. 🙂
I have a Q for all bsky ppl - can anyone help with this? ( @danabra.mov - I'm tagging you bc you're the only person on the bsky team who I know can see my posts! I'm on a bunch of lists for some reason that block me). But what does it mean if I see I have a reply but I can't see it? I've opened this
November 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I have a Q for all bsky ppl - can anyone help with this? ( @danabra.mov - I'm tagging you bc you're the only person on the bsky team who I know can see my posts! I'm on a bunch of lists for some reason that block me). But what does it mean if I see I have a reply but I can't see it? I've opened this
I ❤️ public libraries! I believe you can tell a ton ab a town by its 圖書館. The way it treats its library is a reflection of its values. Is the 圖書館 a dilapidated building or a monument to knowledge+learning?
I'm gonna start sharing every single library I visit!📚
Yesterday: Westerville 圖書館, Ohio
#圖書館
I'm gonna start sharing every single library I visit!📚
Yesterday: Westerville 圖書館, Ohio
#圖書館
November 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I ❤️ public libraries! I believe you can tell a ton ab a town by its 圖書館. The way it treats its library is a reflection of its values. Is the 圖書館 a dilapidated building or a monument to knowledge+learning?
I'm gonna start sharing every single library I visit!📚
Yesterday: Westerville 圖書館, Ohio
#圖書館
I'm gonna start sharing every single library I visit!📚
Yesterday: Westerville 圖書館, Ohio
#圖書館
Hi @jdahl.bsky.social! Big fan of Dialectic! I was listening to your latest ep w/ Chris Sacca & noticed there is no "transcript" option on the podcast ep tho? I think it's because there is video in the podcast? Even when I toggle the "audio-only" mode though, I still don't see a "transcript" option.
November 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Hi @jdahl.bsky.social! Big fan of Dialectic! I was listening to your latest ep w/ Chris Sacca & noticed there is no "transcript" option on the podcast ep tho? I think it's because there is video in the podcast? Even when I toggle the "audio-only" mode though, I still don't see a "transcript" option.
David Sacks on @a16z.bsky.social:
'Colorado, Illinois, and California have all passed legislation banning "algorithmic discrimination". ie. If algorithms disparately impact a protected class, that is illegal.'
Can someone please help me understand this better? eg. Does that mean if I ask ChatGPT,
'Colorado, Illinois, and California have all passed legislation banning "algorithmic discrimination". ie. If algorithms disparately impact a protected class, that is illegal.'
Can someone please help me understand this better? eg. Does that mean if I ask ChatGPT,
November 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
David Sacks on @a16z.bsky.social:
'Colorado, Illinois, and California have all passed legislation banning "algorithmic discrimination". ie. If algorithms disparately impact a protected class, that is illegal.'
Can someone please help me understand this better? eg. Does that mean if I ask ChatGPT,
'Colorado, Illinois, and California have all passed legislation banning "algorithmic discrimination". ie. If algorithms disparately impact a protected class, that is illegal.'
Can someone please help me understand this better? eg. Does that mean if I ask ChatGPT,
@a16z.bsky.social this morning:
"Ronald Regan had a line about this, which is: 'If it moves, tax it; if it keeps moving, regulate it; if it stops moving, subsidize it.'
"The Europeans are definitely at the 'subsidize it' stage."
"Ronald Regan had a line about this, which is: 'If it moves, tax it; if it keeps moving, regulate it; if it stops moving, subsidize it.'
"The Europeans are definitely at the 'subsidize it' stage."
November 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
@a16z.bsky.social this morning:
"Ronald Regan had a line about this, which is: 'If it moves, tax it; if it keeps moving, regulate it; if it stops moving, subsidize it.'
"The Europeans are definitely at the 'subsidize it' stage."
"Ronald Regan had a line about this, which is: 'If it moves, tax it; if it keeps moving, regulate it; if it stops moving, subsidize it.'
"The Europeans are definitely at the 'subsidize it' stage."
@planetmoney.bsky.social:
Oregon needs to get its "error rate" for SNAP down to <6% or they'll owe $250m/yr. Historically, the federal gov paid the entire tab for SNAP. But the BBB implements a new rule to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse.
OR's current error rate for SNAP is 14.06% as of FY 2024.
Oregon needs to get its "error rate" for SNAP down to <6% or they'll owe $250m/yr. Historically, the federal gov paid the entire tab for SNAP. But the BBB implements a new rule to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse.
OR's current error rate for SNAP is 14.06% as of FY 2024.
November 5, 2025 at 12:07 PM
@planetmoney.bsky.social:
Oregon needs to get its "error rate" for SNAP down to <6% or they'll owe $250m/yr. Historically, the federal gov paid the entire tab for SNAP. But the BBB implements a new rule to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse.
OR's current error rate for SNAP is 14.06% as of FY 2024.
Oregon needs to get its "error rate" for SNAP down to <6% or they'll owe $250m/yr. Historically, the federal gov paid the entire tab for SNAP. But the BBB implements a new rule to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse.
OR's current error rate for SNAP is 14.06% as of FY 2024.
From @nytimes.com's The Daily this morning:
By 2033, 75% of Amazon's operations will be fully automated. They have also already put into motion to stop hiring 500,000 humans immediately. Amazon is the second largest employer in the US. Where Amazon goes, the rest of the world (eg. Walmart) follows.
By 2033, 75% of Amazon's operations will be fully automated. They have also already put into motion to stop hiring 500,000 humans immediately. Amazon is the second largest employer in the US. Where Amazon goes, the rest of the world (eg. Walmart) follows.
November 4, 2025 at 1:53 AM
From @nytimes.com's The Daily this morning:
By 2033, 75% of Amazon's operations will be fully automated. They have also already put into motion to stop hiring 500,000 humans immediately. Amazon is the second largest employer in the US. Where Amazon goes, the rest of the world (eg. Walmart) follows.
By 2033, 75% of Amazon's operations will be fully automated. They have also already put into motion to stop hiring 500,000 humans immediately. Amazon is the second largest employer in the US. Where Amazon goes, the rest of the world (eg. Walmart) follows.
An idea I've been slowly making peace w/: despite humanity's dreams to colonize the stars/galaxy/universe, what if it's instead the end of the line of our species? Not driven to extinction bc of destruction but bc of a lack of desire to propagate?🤔
Vision: "But a thing isn't beautiful bc it lasts."
Vision: "But a thing isn't beautiful bc it lasts."
November 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
An idea I've been slowly making peace w/: despite humanity's dreams to colonize the stars/galaxy/universe, what if it's instead the end of the line of our species? Not driven to extinction bc of destruction but bc of a lack of desire to propagate?🤔
Vision: "But a thing isn't beautiful bc it lasts."
Vision: "But a thing isn't beautiful bc it lasts."
@ayesharascoe.bsky.social dropping truth bombs on the pending global population collapse on @npr.org this morning! 🙂
Ayesha Rascoe: "One thing you think about, it's like, is this really a problem?
"Okay, well, eventually maybe nothing will be left, but maybe that's what the Lord intended."
Ayesha Rascoe: "One thing you think about, it's like, is this really a problem?
"Okay, well, eventually maybe nothing will be left, but maybe that's what the Lord intended."
November 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
@ayesharascoe.bsky.social dropping truth bombs on the pending global population collapse on @npr.org this morning! 🙂
Ayesha Rascoe: "One thing you think about, it's like, is this really a problem?
"Okay, well, eventually maybe nothing will be left, but maybe that's what the Lord intended."
Ayesha Rascoe: "One thing you think about, it's like, is this really a problem?
"Okay, well, eventually maybe nothing will be left, but maybe that's what the Lord intended."
Walked around the Dublin Community Recreation Center Dublin, Ohio today. It was super-nice! There are houses that abut the park. S & I walked around for ~90 minutes today and the weather was gorgeous. I really love driving up to Columbus though. I find its vibe very different - feels more affluent!!
November 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Walked around the Dublin Community Recreation Center Dublin, Ohio today. It was super-nice! There are houses that abut the park. S & I walked around for ~90 minutes today and the weather was gorgeous. I really love driving up to Columbus though. I find its vibe very different - feels more affluent!!
Friday - October 31, 2025
You see, gentlemen, reason is an excellent thing, there’s no disputing that, but reason is nothing but reason and satisfies only the rational side of man’s nature, while will is a manifestation of the whole life...
Notes from Underground (1864) - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
You see, gentlemen, reason is an excellent thing, there’s no disputing that, but reason is nothing but reason and satisfies only the rational side of man’s nature, while will is a manifestation of the whole life...
Notes from Underground (1864) - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
November 1, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Friday - October 31, 2025
You see, gentlemen, reason is an excellent thing, there’s no disputing that, but reason is nothing but reason and satisfies only the rational side of man’s nature, while will is a manifestation of the whole life...
Notes from Underground (1864) - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
You see, gentlemen, reason is an excellent thing, there’s no disputing that, but reason is nothing but reason and satisfies only the rational side of man’s nature, while will is a manifestation of the whole life...
Notes from Underground (1864) - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Kudos to @cincylibrary.bsky.social - I love how bibliocommons.com shows me if there are ppl waiting for a book I've currently borrowed. I'm the kinda person who simultaneously borrows multiple books 🫣 so knowing if someone's waiting for a specific title definitely guides what I finish first! 🔥 UX!!👍
October 31, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Kudos to @cincylibrary.bsky.social - I love how bibliocommons.com shows me if there are ppl waiting for a book I've currently borrowed. I'm the kinda person who simultaneously borrows multiple books 🫣 so knowing if someone's waiting for a specific title definitely guides what I finish first! 🔥 UX!!👍