Guyren Howe

Data/Policy/Software wonk

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In the long run, producing more beats redistribution into a cocked hat.

This isn’t at all to say that redistribution is wrong. Just that you need to do it carefully so as to still maximise growth.

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Just learned about Jubensha.

Why is this taking so long to become a Thing in the West? This video is from 2023!

https://t.co/iEVYoOFycx

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@julianhyde @morel_lang A lot of how we feel about databases is PTSD from how bad SQL is. I think a well-defined many-valued logic is nothing to be afraid of.

In particular, an outer join is natural and useful, and how else do you represent missing values?

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@julianhyde @morel_lang There isn’t any reason for a 3-valued logic to be a mess. Yes, it is in SQL, but formal logic has no problem giving you a variety of principled multi-valued logics.

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Surprised that one of the best things about moving back to Oz is that malls are alive and vibrant here.

US malls were overbuilt back in the day, don’t have supermarkets, and are out of the way. So malls in the US are mostly ghost towns.

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@mattyglesias Coke Zero tastes like Coke.

Diet Coke is punishment for shoplifting in some countries.

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@DriveThruRPG I’m sure this isn’t news, but your download system sucks *hard*, and I’ve wasted hours and hours just trying to get the first page of my downloads.

Do better. And have a damn support link on your damn website.

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@mattyglesias The answer to this is a concept entirely foreign to American cities: pedestrian cut-throughs. Best of both worlds.

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Yall aren’t ready for this conversation, but the “Fix Everything Easily Switch” is literally just Neoliberalism.

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@ClarksonsFarm1 Buy google

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@ArthurCDent Nice enough. But I give you: Jervis Bay. Whitest beaches in the world.

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@ContraPoints @grok who is this?

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Simple restrictions on online activities for kids I believe most often do far more harm than good. https://t.co/PtLloGMoA4

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Tell me again about late stage capitalism, how this is the worst time to be alive, …?

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Superb piece https://t.co/3A3INwN9dJ

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Funny how when you grew up in Australia, snakes and spiders are a minor detail. But anyone who comes here from overseas is just freaked out about them the whole time.

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Discussion: https://t.co/sWgaYGYwys

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It appears the value of treasury debt is a *convex* function of productivity growth. A 1% positive shock is larger in absolute terms than a 1% negative shock. So the value of debt *grows* with uncertainty.

Very interesting result. https://t.co/vYgUsiBdo3

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If you haven’t learned any basic economics, go read this. https://t.co/9rDpHiKxSo