Ranil Dissanayake
@scepticalranil.bsky.social
I think you'll find it's a little more complicated than that. "Office-talking monster" - my 4 year old. Deputy Chief Economist (FCDO), DPhil (BSG).
This is going to bankrupt me
September 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This is going to bankrupt me
Tolstoy and his confidante (a lizard).
From Gorky’s Fragments from My Diary
From Gorky’s Fragments from My Diary
September 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Tolstoy and his confidante (a lizard).
From Gorky’s Fragments from My Diary
From Gorky’s Fragments from My Diary
A wine that makes you think, @jowolff.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 10:48 AM
A wine that makes you think, @jowolff.bsky.social
This is a truly mad review of Perrow's classic Complex Organizations:
July 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This is a truly mad review of Perrow's classic Complex Organizations:
New entrant to the J-Rock song name hall of fame
July 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
New entrant to the J-Rock song name hall of fame
Bedtime reading. I’m three pages into Apology and have already written the margin note “not just wrong but dangerously wrong.” He may yet convince me otherwise, mind.
July 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Bedtime reading. I’m three pages into Apology and have already written the margin note “not just wrong but dangerously wrong.” He may yet convince me otherwise, mind.
Japanese punk bands have the coolest song names
June 10, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Japanese punk bands have the coolest song names
Oh, god, I'm a cliche.
(itinerant CV--check; love of flexible working--check; coder--check; sideline in muay thai--check).
(itinerant CV--check; love of flexible working--check; coder--check; sideline in muay thai--check).
May 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Oh, god, I'm a cliche.
(itinerant CV--check; love of flexible working--check; coder--check; sideline in muay thai--check).
(itinerant CV--check; love of flexible working--check; coder--check; sideline in muay thai--check).
help I'm under attack
May 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
help I'm under attack
Today is the ten year anniversary of the fuckery tweet. Yes, the Lakers were knocked out in the first round, but this year, aged 40, LeBron James averaged 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game. The fuckery shows no signs of abating.
May 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Today is the ten year anniversary of the fuckery tweet. Yes, the Lakers were knocked out in the first round, but this year, aged 40, LeBron James averaged 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game. The fuckery shows no signs of abating.
Tom Mboya sailing close to an IV here, writing in the 1960s
May 1, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Tom Mboya sailing close to an IV here, writing in the 1960s
Bought this in 1996 in Nairobi, and getting down to reading it only now, not quite thirty years. What an excellent dedication, quite in tune with Mboya’s character.
April 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Bought this in 1996 in Nairobi, and getting down to reading it only now, not quite thirty years. What an excellent dedication, quite in tune with Mboya’s character.
My son requested I ask the internet if owls have noses. AI not exactly covering itself with glory here.
April 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
My son requested I ask the internet if owls have noses. AI not exactly covering itself with glory here.
Keep thinking about possible reasons to trade Luka, almost convincing myself and then… returning to this:
Even if he’s never in shape, if this is what he does with a beer gut who cares?
Even if he’s never in shape, if this is what he does with a beer gut who cares?
February 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Keep thinking about possible reasons to trade Luka, almost convincing myself and then… returning to this:
Even if he’s never in shape, if this is what he does with a beer gut who cares?
Even if he’s never in shape, if this is what he does with a beer gut who cares?
Finally had the occasion to crack this one. Probably the best thing I’ve drunk in at least six or seven years.
January 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Finally had the occasion to crack this one. Probably the best thing I’ve drunk in at least six or seven years.
Feynman in 1955.
December 24, 2024 at 9:41 AM
Feynman in 1955.
The sheer self-defeating stupidity of discrimination: Columbia turned away Richard Feynman because they had “too many Jews”.
December 15, 2024 at 10:36 PM
The sheer self-defeating stupidity of discrimination: Columbia turned away Richard Feynman because they had “too many Jews”.
it must be physically impossible to dislike Jalen Brunson.
December 12, 2024 at 10:14 AM
it must be physically impossible to dislike Jalen Brunson.
Back to my favourite place in Oxford. Lecturing on cost-benefit analysis, procurement and the dirty and difficult work of government.
November 25, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Back to my favourite place in Oxford. Lecturing on cost-benefit analysis, procurement and the dirty and difficult work of government.
My favourite thing about reading Sen is the absolute clarity and precision of thought he demonstrates. He always makes my brain feel sloppy and thinking under-specified.
November 17, 2024 at 8:27 AM
My favourite thing about reading Sen is the absolute clarity and precision of thought he demonstrates. He always makes my brain feel sloppy and thinking under-specified.
This may be the most impressive part of LeBron's legacy: that he took the responsibility and pressure to lead on day 1, never relinquished it and never wilted. 22 years of pressure and expectation. Met with brilliance.
November 14, 2024 at 3:45 PM
This may be the most impressive part of LeBron's legacy: that he took the responsibility and pressure to lead on day 1, never relinquished it and never wilted. 22 years of pressure and expectation. Met with brilliance.
Sen isn’t often catty in his writing but when he is, he really is very funny. This is part of a criticism of George Stigler’s extremely partial reading of Adam Smith.
November 12, 2024 at 8:51 AM
Sen isn’t often catty in his writing but when he is, he really is very funny. This is part of a criticism of George Stigler’s extremely partial reading of Adam Smith.
It is g-dam malpractice that the Lakers let this man go:
October 31, 2024 at 2:46 PM
It is g-dam malpractice that the Lakers let this man go: