Shimekson

Luke M. Shimek , Public Policy & Political Science PhD, TTRP- & Video- Gamer, Husband

[vitalik.eth @VitalikButerin]

YYYY-MM-DD is the only correct date format.

* It's an ISO standard: https://t.co/n3wKGrNuMH
* It's unambiguous (is 03/05/22 March 5 or May 3? No such problem here!)
* General-purpose sorting sorts dates correctly
* East Asian countries like Japan 🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵 use it ("2022年5月3日")

[Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber]

On Sun, July 10, 13:10-16:05 UTC, I'll be chairing two sessions on "Forecasting for International Migration and Cross-Border Mobility" at @FSG_forecast.
Speakers: @shimekson, @eduardoag_, @AndreGroeger, @JAbikova, @LisaOSingh, & @rebecamoreno.
Register at https://t.co/WzPukKlTw1

[Shimekson @shimekson]

Shout it from the rooftops:
https://t.co/dCnKk00D7o

Note, I expect diminishing returns at some point, but this is a robust 10x multiplier... we've got some wiggle room.

[Lawrence H. Summers @LHSummers]

The emerging claim that antitrust can combat inflation reflects “science denial”. There are many areas like transitory inflation where serious economists differ. Antitrust as an anti-inflation strategy is not one of them.

[Forrest Fleischman @ForrestFleisch1]

I suggest that we just get another planet to plant all the trees on. https://t.co/PDlTHHfosV

[Shimekson @shimekson]

@rmkubinec @cindy_cheng_ To be clear, I've made violin plots in tableau. There are people out there who have done every imaginable plot in that program.

[Shimekson @shimekson]

@rmkubinec @cindy_cheng_ Not so hot take: this is a bad idea. With a decent pipeline, you could send the info to tableau, or sent the raw data and let the tool do it's job. This seems like a have hammer...

[Shimekson @shimekson]

I guess I dodged a bullet when I was still dating; worst I ever received was "You're not emotionally intelligent enough for me."

[Existential Comics (find me on bluesky) @existentialcoms]

In Which Bertrand Russell Asks Out a Girl -
https://t.co/1KpK70OLs1

[Shimekson @shimekson]

@andrewheiss Probably going to get bothered again as @DeMattee and I just put you on as a proposed discussant for our next paper. Vector Autoregressions FTW!

[Robert Kubinec @rmkubinec]

While I did not invent a new law of thermodynamics during the pandemic, I did come to firm conclusions about why Tangled is superior to Frozen based on *social-scientific analysis* after overhearing the movies many, many times. MY REPORT: 🧵(1/)

[Marc Patenaude @Bsbcaer]

A bit of timeline cleanser

[Shimekson @shimekson]

@Bsbcaer @FictionsofHaiti Comparative PolSci here & I've been on this boat since my social movements and revolutions course in undergrad.

[Shimekson @shimekson]

@Bsbcaer Ancient dragon's prized possession: +3 blue French horn.

[Shimekson @shimekson]

@goodsadiecarter @andykort Nobody can tell if my face is common or not because of the sheer magnitude and gravitational pull of my head... think Interstellar-levels of distortion. @RationalLuke can testify.

[Shimekson @shimekson]

Probably would have gotten a good chuckle out of Vincent with this one. What say you, @policyandpups?

[Existential Comics (find me on bluesky) @existentialcoms]

Hobbes, Locke, and Very Silly Hats -
https://t.co/VIKbCaEevC

[Shimekson @shimekson]

At least *most* days I go to sleep and know that I have cleared this bar. I offer no guarantees, though.

[Dinosaur Comics! @dinosaurcomics]

some secrets you should take to your grave, including the Secret of the Cool Old Tree

https://t.co/LipiTXKzvC

[Shimekson @shimekson]

@TheHussman @jordanpigeon @meghancaves @WildcardsRPG Are we sure that we aren't getting causality the wrong way around and Wildcards --> Meghan?

[Shimekson @shimekson]

@TheHussman Hour closer to Madison! At this rate of change, you'll be there in the next couple of years :D Congrats!

[crimson quarry @crimsonquarry]

we needed a new header photo, thank you