Michael Selik

economist and computer scientist; likes bicycles and semi-colons

[Rob Lee @RALee85]

Video of the Russian Kh-22 missile strike on the shopping mall in Kremenchuk yesterday from a nearby park.
https://t.co/jYOp0IduRM

[Michael Selik @MikeSelik]

@cronodeus Frustratingly, the best thing we can do for democracy is, after prosecuting the criminal leadership, allow everyone else to pretend they never supported it.

[Michael Selik @MikeSelik]

@dabeaz @michjnich I find use of an IDE for Python correlates with misconfigured packaging. I think the IDE is causal.

[Michael Selik @MikeSelik]

@vijayabhaskarj @dabeaz Python is older than Java.

[Michael Selik @MikeSelik]

@dabeaz Nah, Java got intertwined with business management theory. I haven't heard Python being peddled by offshoring advocates.

[Michael Selik @MikeSelik]

@BretDevereaux I visited Thailand in late February and found it nearly empty of tourists, with signs everywhere saying (roughly), "Get well China." Somehow I still didn't expect the disease to cross the ocean. Maybe it was remembering SARS-CoV-1 from 2003, thinking, "Surely it'll be the same."

[Axios @axios]

.@jonathanvswan: “Oh, you’re doing death as a proportion of cases. I’m talking about death as a proportion of population. That’s where the U.S. is really bad. Much worse than South Korea, Germany, etc.”

@realdonaldtrump: “You can’t do that.”

Swan: “Why can’t I do that?”

[Paul Krugman @paulkrugman]

Broken voting machines in D-leaning precincts? Mysterious and selective rejection of millions of absentee ballots? The list goes on. Don't say they wouldn't; clearly they will if they can. If you aren't scared, you're oblivious. fin/

[Paul Krugman @paulkrugman]

Men claiming to be federal agents, but without identification, are already making arrests. Coming to polling places in November? https://t.co/slrSQEUDZ4

[Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley]

Authoritarian governments, not democratic republics, send unmarked authorities after protesters. These Trump/Barr tactics designed to eliminate any accountability are absolutely unacceptable in America, and must end.
https://t.co/PE4YfZ9Vqd

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

I thought we’d already covered this after the attacks in Lafayette Square: the US government should not be using unidentified federal officers as a secret police force to terrorize US citizens & violate their constitutional rights. This is outrageous. https://t.co/EIXbZmHXak

[David Fahrenthold @Fahrenthold]

In just two days, @realdonaldtrump’s campaign pumped $380K into Trump’s private business, in 43 separate payments. Trump Org says this was for a weeklong “donor retreat,” held in early March at Mar-a-Lago.
Campaign donations turned into private revenue for POTUS

[Meet the Press @MeetThePress]

WATCH: Most GOP senators avoid commenting on peaceful protesters being dispersed by tear gas outside the White House for Trump's church visit

[Brett McGurk @brett_mcgurk]

Here’s how this scene was viewed live in Australia. One of America’s closest and most dependable allies. Rendered speechless. Just watch.

[Samuel Sinyangwe @samswey]

For those who are interested in research-based solutions to stop police violence, here’s what you need to know - based on the facts and data. A thread. (1/x)

[Trevor Noah @Trevornoah]

We’ve seen this in South Africa before. Beware of agitators and instigators who use legitimate protests to ignite chaos between protestors and police.

[Andrew Cotter @MrAndrewCotter]

Some sports are slower. More about the strategy.

[Ben Riley-Smith @benrileysmith]

The mammoth US unemployment claims in their historical context.