Heavy Metal Saruman

economics, physics, pedantry, insomnia

[Heavy Metal Saruman @metalsaruman]

I mean of course they were. Musk is a big whining baby. And he has realized that by manufacturing such idiotic things, he can get support from Repubs and ... perhaps sell more Teslas.

[Judd Legum @JuddLegum]

Call me crazy, but it's almost like the "Twitter Files" were not about transparency but simply a clumsy effort by Elon Musk to MANUFACTURE A NARRATIVE

[Heavy Metal Saruman @metalsaruman]

@samim This is a joke right? India not polarized ?

[Heavy Metal Saruman @metalsaruman]

@simardcasanova And it bears reiterating that Smith used "Invisible Hand" in a very different way to the one its used today. I remember that Chomsky made the same point many years ago in an interview.

Is the original context not known to people in the econ profession ?

[Heavy Metal Saruman @metalsaruman]

He is making sense. But the same thing coming from soneone in the Labor Party will be construed as "far-left" utopian non-sense.

Also I find the cognitive dissonance astonishing here: We should do something for the working classes, but I am a Tory... In the 21st century.

[Heavy Metal Saruman @metalsaruman]

@yochaiandthesun Is this translated? Just the way it is structured reminds me of how we write things in French.

[Heavy Metal Saruman @metalsaruman]

@BartoszMilewski You sir have to tell me your secret. As a resident there for many years, rarely if ever did I have a good experience with parisian restaurants. I am glad that you had a positive experience though :)

[Heavy Metal Saruman @metalsaruman]

efficient markets at work!! /s

[Heavy Metal Saruman @metalsaruman]

@heimbergecon @Schuldensuehner Yeah I have been seeing this too. What purpose does it serve to do this, especially as a journalist?

[Heavy Metal Saruman @metalsaruman]

@BldrInvstTech @WifeyAlpha Ooh!! any thread of theirs in particular ?

[Heavy Metal Saruman @metalsaruman]

@remilouf @O_Goss_ @drmtgr @FrancoisGeerolf @sc_cath Serious economists solve Bellman Equations. Les physiciens n'ont rien compris.

https://t.co/1KWYinG82y

[Heavy Metal Saruman @metalsaruman]

Economists when physicist do economic modeling: human beings are not atoms.

Economists doing serious economics: Parents set up a bellman equation that they solve to compute the optimal action to take as their child cries in the corner.

[Heavy Metal Saruman @metalsaruman]

@O_Goss_ @drmtgr @remilouf @FrancoisGeerolf @sc_cath https://t.co/1KWYinG82y

[Heavy Metal Saruman @metalsaruman]

Economists when physicist do economic modeling: human beings are not atoms.

Economists doing serious economics: Parents set up a bellman equation that they solve to compute the optimal action to take as their child cries in the corner.

[Heavy Metal Saruman @metalsaruman]

Un économiste qui n'a pas vu ses propres modèles alors. Hahaha "trop peu d'observables" "trop de params" ... Les modeles DSGE on en parle? les modeles basé sur "inflation expectations" on en parle ?

[Heavy Metal Saruman @metalsaruman]

"est la preuve que l'innovation existe là où sont les incitations, encore un insight d'économistes." --- Mais ... sérieusement?? C'est du troll, j’espère.

[Heavy Metal Saruman @metalsaruman]

@quant_arb @oscarmo23626945 What do you think would be a good place to start? For someone with decent programming experience (scientific modeling) but limited finance experience?

[Heavy Metal Saruman @metalsaruman]

Economists when physicist do economic modeling: human beings are not atoms.

Economists doing serious economics: Parents set up a bellman equation that they solve to compute the optimal action to take as their child cries in the corner.

[Zach Ward @EconZach]

Hold on, trying to figure out my parenting style

[Heavy Metal Saruman @metalsaruman]

“Intellectual charlatan” … okay bro!

[Heavy Metal Saruman @metalsaruman]

Je pense que y a pas pire que @bouyguestelecom en termes de mauvaise service. Même après avoir restitué les équipements, on continue à me harceler.

On me facture pour des équipements que j’ai déjà rendus. Une réponse @bouyguestelecom ?

[Heavy Metal Saruman @metalsaruman]

This has been in the works for some time. But here it is. I am moving into a new job (non-academic) so would be shutting down this account.

If you want to still follow me (and god only knows why), send me a dm within the week. Cheers all !

[Heavy Metal Saruman @metalsaruman]

@Kumar_EconIneq I dunno about your calculations but spending 10 euros for 2 books a month over 3-4 years of grad school should easily get you to 100 books no?

[Heavy Metal Saruman @metalsaruman]

@Kumar_EconIneq I was a grad student till last year. I am in my late 20s. In the process of relocating so got rid of a quarter of my books. Still have 3 cartons full (~ 75 books) ready to ship.