Tweets for the Week of 2020-12-20 to 2020-12-26

My god someone finally dragged @GriffithSaul into the Twitter. 21:59:36, 2020-12-26
There's tens of thousands of different proteins that *are* part of me, so how will my immune system identify a sing… https://t.co/1tH3siYSkv 20:02:29, 2020-12-26
@welcomehomebldr Haha, yeah that's what *they* said too! in reply to welcomehomebldr 18:08:09, 2020-12-26
🤔This reminds me of somewhere. https://t.co/5WPqrfBy4v 16:30:07, 2020-12-26
@CHThiem https://t.co/NYpLI8saYx in reply to CHThiem 16:27:23, 2020-12-26
@drvolts 🙄 in reply to drvolts 16:17:54, 2020-12-26
A @duolingo style gamified system for learning up-to-date statistics about the world, from @Gapminder: https://t.co/d0ueqcSc33 13:14:40, 2020-12-26
I think dealing with a reality that isn't manageable this way can look a lot like anti-social behavior to folks who… https://t.co/BMiN7ARcmn 10:56:06, 2020-12-26
Encontré el inquietante @deesono_podcast esta mañana (por @lasraraspodcast) sobre nuestros silencios, y como los ro… https://t.co/gXul1prfhw 08:00:16, 2020-12-26
Me tomó 301 días de confinamiento, pero tuve mi primera pesadilla sobre contagiarme. 07:47:33, 2020-12-26
If the federal government declares code red and shuts down the capital, then federal money is available for economi… https://t.co/r8wxpt2xkr 19:35:56, 2020-12-25
That's like 5 doses per person in the US, and10 per person in Canada? https://t.co/i7peTEjniN 19:03:39, 2020-12-25
Lord of War is a Christmas movie right? Such a great opening title sequence. https://t.co/Yl0ydpwytl 18:14:11, 2020-12-25
Jeebus that's ~5% of the county's population. https://t.co/qZKRXn8rlM 13:25:34, 2020-12-25
Okay okay, maybe it's not *all* data. Maybe it's just *my* data that's all crap. in reply to ZaneSelvans 13:23:58, 2020-12-25
Pro tip: All data is crap. https://t.co/nQrhNPCMnG 13:21:52, 2020-12-25
@rlmcelreath That talk can be found here: https://t.co/H9rXwSvGoM in reply to ZaneSelvans 09:12:05, 2020-12-25
jfc a FIFTH of genetics papers studied had their data corrupted by Excel interpreting gene names as dates. Found vi… https://t.co/Jf5ucW2faZ 09:11:37, 2020-12-25
Maybe if the US made cars into citizens, it could require a minimum amount of off-street space for storing car *ope… https://t.co/06t0hbMePL 07:14:19, 2020-12-25
I feel like some time before I was born this idea got stamped out, but it still seemed to be going strong in Buckmi… https://t.co/vEqbpibpJy 21:39:30, 2020-12-24
Jeez, this is harsh. Maybe effective? But wow, definitely mean. https://t.co/87PzK9VkTP 19:48:18, 2020-12-24
Great @3blue1brown piece on how the design of an equation changes how we think about the math it describes, through… https://t.co/7dGA9LE29M 19:40:45, 2020-12-24
@welcomehomebldr As intended. in reply to welcomehomebldr 17:42:09, 2020-12-24
@drvolts However "On Immunity: An Innoculation" by Eula Biss was a joy to read. in reply to ZaneSelvans 16:52:55, 2020-12-24
@drvolts Sadly, no. I love KSR, but you can just listen to Ezra's interview with him. in reply to drvolts 16:50:15, 2020-12-24
We desperately need some other kind of economics. The kind we've got right now is gonna kill us all. in reply to ZaneSelvans 16:00:05, 2020-12-24
"Leisure time and dabbling in the arts, for instance, might be more desirable, and economic activities could be sub… https://t.co/zG4PwxPFGV in reply to ZaneSelvans 15:59:14, 2020-12-24
"Conversely, in a highly developed country, the maximization of existing goods might cease to be the ultimate objec… https://t.co/78fYCDNSCw in reply to ZaneSelvans 15:55:55, 2020-12-24
"Were a country, for example, to enter into a planned process of industrialization over 3 or 4 decades, to catch up… https://t.co/PPPHGBfoSt in reply to ZaneSelvans 15:54:24, 2020-12-24
Once upon a time economists thought about what economies are *for*
"However, Kuznets made it clear that the long-t… https://t.co/ArHnhDU7s4 in reply to ZaneSelvans 15:53:23, 2020-12-24
@ElephantEating Ugh status quo bias is the worst. in reply to ElephantEating 15:42:41, 2020-12-24
@ElephantEating I wonder how much energy consumption per-capita goes into training the massive neural networks that… https://t.co/l8w1HjejCS in reply to ElephantEating 11:16:01, 2020-12-24
@CHThiem Sadly, all literal. in reply to CHThiem 10:09:56, 2020-12-24
"Measurements of national income are subject to this type of illusion and resulting abuse, especially since they de… https://t.co/6pjEgYYuF6 in reply to ZaneSelvans 10:08:27, 2020-12-24
"…when not controlled in terms of definitely state criteria. With quantitative measurements especially, the defin… https://t.co/7UfOKV4RaH in reply to ZaneSelvans 10:07:29, 2020-12-24
Simon Kuznets, who first measured US national income (a precursor to GDP) in the midst of the Depression, on the ri… https://t.co/xOXqNZIOJd 10:05:24, 2020-12-24
@thebmbennett So many happy people in one place. 😭 in reply to thebmbennett 09:20:29, 2020-12-24
@TransferWise @CajaMexicana Le he enviado un mensaje privado. Creo que el problema es que las cooperativas financie… https://t.co/puEFg8Yw6U in reply to TransferWise 09:12:17, 2020-12-24
Not *totally* thrilled that my fridge is dying, the drains are off due to construction, and the scorpions are back… https://t.co/fqH8BFkKUR 07:07:53, 2020-12-24
For most of our existence we shared the world with other human species. Did they totally wig us out? https://t.co/AMdg5UBKAu 21:37:01, 2020-12-23
Seriously like every time you left the house pre-2000 was one of those weirdly quiet disconnected walks you take no… https://t.co/HjPFG9ZO8x 21:18:46, 2020-12-23
Pero el gobierno niega todo: https://t.co/4TmcyubCTJ in reply to ZaneSelvans 21:07:31, 2020-12-23
According to the NYT the government did not follow its own rules for determining when to go into a full shutdown, a… https://t.co/7YGA33RKvt in reply to ZaneSelvans 21:06:19, 2020-12-23
It seems like Mexico City may be in for a very rough New Year. Already existing cases look like they're more than e… https://t.co/cxiXdyeW3B 20:50:16, 2020-12-23
@DavidPomerantz @S_HastingsSimon Well, it's exactly 1.000 solar masses at least! 🤣 in reply to DavidPomerantz 20:40:34, 2020-12-23
@DavidPomerantz @S_HastingsSimon Yeah astrophysicists also weigh the sun in *grams*: 2 x 10^33 in reply to DavidPomerantz 19:49:33, 2020-12-23
@DavidPomerantz @S_HastingsSimon My astrophysics days gave me pi * 10^7 seconds per year. in reply to DavidPomerantz 19:44:31, 2020-12-23
I have never tracked my time so assiduously while trying to write something 100 pages long and my god it is horrifying how long this takes. 18:44:47, 2020-12-23
@drvolts Boulder has been on the Gondola train for years man. in reply to drvolts 18:40:48, 2020-12-23
Cc: @CHThiem in reply to ZaneSelvans 15:45:20, 2020-12-23
@LaurenGifford Decaf alarms should also clearly be mandated by building codes. in reply to LaurenGifford 15:44:47, 2020-12-23
"Immunity is a shared space — a garden we tend together." in reply to ZaneSelvans 15:43:51, 2020-12-23
My god this book was written about today but six years ago and by a time traveler.
"I want it to mean that the gar… https://t.co/lB20fDUIhv in reply to ZaneSelvans 15:43:32, 2020-12-23
RT @lresende1975: Calling all the @ProjectJupyter community. The 2020 survey is live. We would greatly appreciate your feedback about pain… 15:38:03, 2020-12-23
Oye @TransferWise ¿porque aún no reconoce las CLABEs interbancarias de @CajaMexicana? Creo que han estado parte de… https://t.co/bhkxQJZPlt 14:37:37, 2020-12-23
"Easy to migrate and difficult to leave." Everybody wants to be your data's Hotel California. https://t.co/Ia9VeVjz7x 14:21:24, 2020-12-23
Ironically the better we do at reducing the fundamental costs of these technologies, the less important those costs… https://t.co/7NwtUyPvxM 10:07:21, 2020-12-23
A month ago I (foolishly?) ordered something direct from a small manufacturer in the US, to be shipped via UPS. It… https://t.co/qgCYrrg2rW 10:02:29, 2020-12-23
I'll take "Class Action Lawsuits of the 2030s" for $1 billion Alex. https://t.co/oy6LpzBTxr 09:55:00, 2020-12-23
"What makes science thrilling is the suggestion that improbable things are indeed possible. The idea, for instance,… https://t.co/su7hVOt3Qe in reply to ZaneSelvans 06:14:05, 2020-12-23
"One person suggested that 'people without a good living standard need vaccines, whereas vaccines would only clog u… https://t.co/AVxoJGELtT in reply to ZaneSelvans 06:12:11, 2020-12-23
"When I asked a friend how she would feel if her child contracted an infectious disease and did not suffer from it,… https://t.co/4ybsk3i2x5 in reply to ZaneSelvans 06:11:03, 2020-12-23
"Probably the worst thing that ever happened to malaria in poor nations, was its eradication in rich ones." in reply to ZaneSelvans 06:09:41, 2020-12-23
On Immunity by Eula Biss explores our relationship with illness, wellness, immunity, & vaccines. It was written in… https://t.co/J1Dpdvatqi 06:08:19, 2020-12-23
The headlines are brutal though. https://t.co/1S5CROyjyM 21:25:01, 2020-12-22
@KenCaldeira Seriously. Future generations will be amazed to hear the phrase even existed before this year. in reply to KenCaldeira 16:46:27, 2020-12-22
@ericmbudd Though… even within the height limit and the greenbelt constraints, you could easily house half a million people in Boulder. in reply to ericmbudd 14:36:16, 2020-12-22
@gschivley https://t.co/pM9VLb2yhq in reply to ZaneSelvans 13:36:05, 2020-12-22
@gschivley Lithograph plates for printing multi-color maps? in reply to gschivley 13:34:28, 2020-12-22
@chaspinrad Or hey, how about a 2 for 1 bargain? It's a metamonopoly! https://t.co/MfvbNYFjHq in reply to chaspinrad 07:13:18, 2020-12-22
Recall: https://t.co/9yqu31Ynkh in reply to ZaneSelvans 22:48:36, 2020-12-21
This is not sane. https://t.co/uKqAtxDRwJ 22:47:28, 2020-12-21
I feel like climate policy is splitting into several different disconnected parallel universes. in reply to ZaneSelvans 22:35:18, 2020-12-21
Whatever comes after chaser.
https://t.co/C7modzpIcR in reply to ZaneSelvans 22:33:14, 2020-12-21
Chaser.
https://t.co/cOWRfffCbt in reply to ZaneSelvans 22:28:35, 2020-12-21
Shot. https://t.co/kwtqaapPwK 22:28:11, 2020-12-21
@Nikishka @TechCrunch @Zebras_Unite 🤦‍♂️ in reply to Nikishka 19:02:37, 2020-12-21
@chaspinrad @matthewstoller wrote a whole book about this last year, if you're interested: https://t.co/thmohgtzmS in reply to chaspinrad 18:26:48, 2020-12-21
@chaspinrad Inteed there is: https://t.co/UjvsvCdpER in reply to chaspinrad 18:25:28, 2020-12-21
@chaspinrad It almost feels like it requires anti-social skills sometimes. in reply to chaspinrad 14:23:36, 2020-12-21
@ericmbudd Hmm. Reminds me of fraud. in reply to ericmbudd 08:50:58, 2020-12-21
"Most problems will get better if left alone. Those problems that do not get better if left alone are likely to kil… https://t.co/T6CLMbHvxd 22:12:42, 2020-12-20
Well at least it's not just me. https://t.co/Ny5VVzmbdL 19:14:57, 2020-12-20
@erinoverturf 🤯 in reply to erinoverturf 18:42:53, 2020-12-20
Also I gotta stop spooning it directly into my mouth or I'm gonna melt my face off. in reply to ZaneSelvans 18:00:08, 2020-12-20
Toasting dried chiles first makes the salsa so much tastier. But why!? 17:58:21, 2020-12-20
RT @KNDmex: Along with a a taco stand on every corner. https://t.co/zfzEkXHPwz 17:56:46, 2020-12-20
@shwinnebego Matthew Desmond's Evicted was very well written and personally affecting.
Under The Influence by Robe… https://t.co/W9GgaGiwJ9 in reply to ZaneSelvans 15:44:04, 2020-12-20
@shwinnebego Lots of great ideas with mediocre writing. Really liked the gene regulatory neetworks stuff from Endless Forms Most Beautiful. in reply to ZaneSelvans 15:42:23, 2020-12-20
@shwinnebego Working on a write up with a paragraph about each one… in reply to shwinnebego 15:40:10, 2020-12-20
It looks like I'll end up getting through 28 books this year. Half of them were dry policy/energy/econ stuff. 8 wer… https://t.co/Bdz8ePH3dR 14:39:48, 2020-12-20
Generally speaking I'm all for dunking on Rubio et al. But *ALL* members of the US congress are being given the vac… https://t.co/0DEp4JNLwB 14:23:39, 2020-12-20
That's quite a phase transition. https://t.co/9yqu31Ynkh 08:52:48, 2020-12-20

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