stephenkinsella.bsky.social
Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Economics at the University of Limerick in Ireland. Economic Advisor
to An Tánaiste (Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister) with a focus on Trade.
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I am rewatching Buffy with my 14 year old episode by episode. Tv today is so much better but Mr Giles as Punk Rock ‘ripper’ is something I’d be here for.
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Banger. Weirdos ftw.
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Pretty sure we’ve got the same
Ones!
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It’s so interesting how few acts really understand the assignment. Finland not one of them.
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Approximately 2 shipping containers of pennies- 140m dollars. Endless annoyance caused by paying for stuff in pennies- priceless.
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Yes—it is great fun but also why you don’t see social scientists on those banned skill export lists
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Teaching CS as social science and within it is really interesting. It’s like putting a motor inside the usual social science stuff. They can *do* things almost immediately and survey the consequences.
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Indeed!
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I know. We should just go back to the old one.
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Was in Washington this week, and it was brought up, totally unbidden. Apparently it’s on a list of the world’s worst logos somewhere!
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Tbf university logos aren’t great either. Here’s the new-ish one of mine. You rotate it 90 degrees left and, well, yeah.
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Thanks for ruining my enjoyment of corporate logos, Katie.
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Thanks Stephen.
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That is hardcore Marty. Fair play.
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Negbots: Worst. Decepticons. Ever.
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And this is the score *without* DuPont. Happy for Healy.
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Specifically what proportion of those dismissed are a. disfigured in a rogue but plot-important accident, b. possessed of terrible/no hair, and c. weird about cats/dogs/heron/rats/etc?
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Mask. Never equalled for madness.
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I was telling my kids about that show today. They did not believe me that he sailed around space in a giant eyeball wearing a cape.
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Screen is much more responsive I think.
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I love R.
I knew clicking on this link would bring me sadness.
I did it anyway.
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I knew you were trouble when you took over the payments system.
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Handcuffs as friendship bracelets
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It is not just disruptive and hard, it is also *ferociously* expensive. Something we rarely get a view on up front is the cost of it all.
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Comment I just heard: Very Irish play by Itoje