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mattcrespi.bsky.social
Social scientist. Researcher of networks, policy, and innovation. Enthusiast of maps, graphs and sandwiches. Former top 25 duck chess player.
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The flip side of this is: imagine how much lower taxes could be if we started building the kinds of higher density neighborhoods for which there's already very strong demonstrated demand.

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Excuse me, but I am 40 and currently watching Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in a suburb of Philadelphia, thank you very much.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

I wish I had done this, but fortunately I still remember my favorite comment verbatim: "If this whole research career thing doesn't work out, he could be a great talk show host. I'd watch."

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Turns out N95s are great at a lot of things.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

As if things aren't dystopian enough, now Peacock is paying Instacart to advertise for them in push notifications.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Can someone make a browser extension that automatically adds " -ai" to the end of all my Google searches? The combined environmental impact and annoyance of me forgetting is starting to add up.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Well now I can't either. 😠

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Evidence from 18 countries over 50 years (1965 to 2015).

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Just realized I left some mini frittatas in the freezer about a year ago, which means they are now by far the best performing asset in my portfolio.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Chapter 287 in "Don't use LLMs to try to learn new information."

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Me: "Sorry I'm late for work. I've been waking up exhausted ever since we entered this nebula, and I keep having super vivid dreams of an alien begging me for help." Star Trek Doctor: "Probably stress dreams. Nebula exploration is a stressful assignment. Try meditation and a sleep aid."

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

Sorry, Home Box Office, but in your absence there have been some changes and HBO now stands for Honey Bunches if Oats. We will be neither changing this policy nor taking any questions at this time.

submitted 23 days ago • 2 comments

Bluesky has the juice.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments