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You can’t.
OLS is etched in the very fabric of the universe. It is, was, and ever will be.
Eternal, the True Source of Wisdom.
Everything else sure, we made it all up
One of the best presentations I remember from my PhD was this paper from Gordon Dahl
academic.oup.com/qje/article-...
He proceeded exactly by starting with “here is this random variation. Here’s what we can learn from this”
Extremely clear and powerful structure
I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to
I love it because philosophy is the picture of grade inflation.
Which makes sense, everyone knows that as long as you can breathe and you don’t insult the examiner and all his ancestors, a 30Lode is guaranteed over there ;)
The graph title is an absolute masterpiece
Or otte-og-halvfems
Eight-and-half-five(twenties)
Super obvious
Yeah sorry 😅 see one gets easily confused
8+(-0.5+5)*20
Much better
I insist it is worse in Danish
8+(0.5-5)*20
Am I understanding this right? The standard grading scale in Denmark goes –3, 00, 02, 4, 7, 10, 12 !
This is amazing. I kinda love it. I mean I hate it. But I love it.
Both uplifting and odd that the Danish commentators called Gloria Campaner, the pianist performing at the Olympic closing ceremony, a “young pianist”.
My dudes, she is from 1986, we are turning 40 this year. While she looks stunning, millennials are not kids anymore.
Aren’t you 5d-chess-ing it?
More likely he saw the news, his brain connected “sick person - hospital” and so he declared “hospital ship on the way!” as a 5yo would?
Likely he did not even understand whether the sick person was a Greenlander or an American
What came first? Could the hospital ship post be an hysterical reaction to this?
Meanwhile, Denmark evacuates a crew member from a US submarine to provide healthcare in Greenland facilities
Well we do.
At ~the same time this was posted, Denmark evacuated a sick crew member of an American submarine in the area to be provided care in Greenland health facilities
www.dr.dk/nyheder/sene...
For those (most) not aware:
…But hey, think of all the predatory apps you can have without data protection!
(Yes, I am still seething about how this paper hit the media)
www.nber.org/papers/w30028
"Oops, Git! How to recover from common mistakes" 🙈
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Thursday, March 19th, 14:00 - 16:00 CET (Rome, Berlin, Paris timezone)
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#RStats
It is frustrating. You guys have massive cultural, institutional, and inequality issues, an openly corrupted system. The 1 thing you have going for you is the economy delivered by the past admin that for all its suicidal efforts the current one can’t seem to destroy. And you don’t take the win
Ultimately it is THE powerful message of the books that causes evil to make mistakes and lose is not politics, strategy, or strength of arms, but Sauron’s fear for his own safety and inability to understand the concept of self-sacrifice for a common cause.
Metaphors with current events abound
Oh I definitely agree - by turning a potential ally into a potential enemy in the north.
And the whole “Bilbo finding the Ring” thing ofc.
I just understand that what forced S’hand is the Ring storyline out of his fear of being replaced, more than any other strategic/realpolitik consideration
Let me Google “delinquency rates” for you.
Erebor*
I can see a mechanism being “no dragon allowing an easy passage in the north -> must find the ring ASAP -> need the Nazgûl across the Anduin -> Osgiliath must fall”. But why else would Eriador matter for the urgency in finding the ring?
Well since we are nerdying… 100% agree on the strategic position. But due to having to commit troops to the north as well as the south of Dol Guldur, leaving him unable to vanquish either front.
The attack on Gondor was due to Aragorn deceiving him through the Palantir, as S assumed A had the Ring
Still, I think there’s a point in describing the free folk as economically connected, if not quite united. The dwarves at the council of Rivendell also complain about the Beornings’ stranglehold on trade due to their control of critical chokepoints
Nice. BUT unlikely. Tolkien makes a point in comparing the industrial nature of orchish craft opposite to Free-Folk artisanship, so quicker scale-up no matter what?
All trade seems to be about luxury consumption goods (wine, toys, weed, jewelry..). So you’re right, autarchy in defense equipment.
Well.
True. Partially.
But even in infrastructure-poor Eriador, Bree is a crossroad. Trade flows from the Blue Mountains to Gondor in the south, Shire pipe weed finds its way in Isengard’s storage rooms. IMHO a purposeful statement: no matter the hardship, trade is fundamental to any society.
Difference in time use between working parents of small children vs working non parents. Areas above zero are activities parents do more of; areas below are what they give up. Compiled by analyzing the Census Bureau’s American Time Use Survey. Analysis and chart by Aziz Sunderji, https://homeeconomics.substack.com/p/where-do-parents-find-the-time
Where do parents find the time to parent? Less sleep, work and screens.
Amazing chart feat. in @alphaville.ft.com Further Reading.
homeeconomics.substack.com/p/where-do-p...
Oh do not worry. It will come in waves. As soon as the first wave is gone, you will experience a few days, maybe even weeks of normality.
Then as soon as you say the words “well it’s actually not so bad right now”, it will start again. Worse.
I regret to inform fellow millennials that even “tl;dr” is unknown and viewed as “old people’s stuff” by my younger colleagues, I’ve just learned.
