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Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · 20h

That graphic!

Pat Bickerton @pbickerton.bsky.social · 1d

Over at @strongtownsottawa.ca we've calculated the productivity of different development patterns in #OttCity. Tax per hectare is easy.

Lately, I've been estimating the cost of servicing. These numbers are much more abstract but it's been fun.

Here is some data I'm tracking.

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Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · 20h

Terrible both-sidedsing

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20h

The Washington Post is using bothsidesism to justify everything Trump is doing.

From yesterday on political purges in the military. They compared it to covid vaccine policies.

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A screenshot of a paragraph from an article with white text on a black background. The text discusses Hegseth’s actions since taking office, stating that he has challenged traditional norms by saying as recently as last week that generals and admirals should resign if they don’t support the Trump administration’s policies. It compares this to the Biden administration’s coronavirus vaccine mandate, which led to the dismissal of thousands of troops.

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Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · 20h

“Take Szeder, founder of the AI gambling startup MonsterBet, says his tools give customers an edge. “We have some people who are probably hitting around 56 to 60 percent of the time, myself included,” he claims.”

“Some people” is doing a lot of work here 🤔

www.wired.com/story/sports...

Meet the Guys Betting Big on AI Gambling Agents

Online gambling is a massive industry. The AI boom keeps booming. It was only a matter of time before people tried to put them together.

www.wired.com

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20h

The Washington Post is using bothsidesism to justify everything Trump is doing.

From yesterday on political purges in the military. They compared it to covid vaccine policies.

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Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · 20h

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Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · 21h

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David Sheridan @davidsheridan.bsky.social · 1d

#MusicChallenge
#80sTop30

Day 8. Have always loved this song, Roddy Frame was a prodigious young songwriter and guitarist, perhaps peaked early. The 80’s were a good decade for Glaswegian bands.

youtu.be/DizHBTRWGAo?...

Aztec Camera - Oblivious (Pebble Mill at One) 1983

YouTube video by inshreds66

youtu.be

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Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · 22h

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Pat Bickerton @pbickerton.bsky.social · 1d

Over at @strongtownsottawa.ca we've calculated the productivity of different development patterns in #OttCity. Tax per hectare is easy.

Lately, I've been estimating the cost of servicing. These numbers are much more abstract but it's been fun.

Here is some data I'm tracking.

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Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · 1d

Johnson can’t suppress his implicit racism.
“He’s not some one who appeals to a broader audience“

Broader=white

Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · 1d

👇 correct.

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Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · 1d

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Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · 1d

Myanmar junta kills citizens on a Buddhist holiday.
They couldn’t hear death from above, over the sound of loud prayers.

“The bombing occurred at 7pm when the paraglider targeted the middle of the crowd. Young children, teenagers and teachers were among those killed”

archive.ph/1HPiq

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

CARTOON OF THE DAY 😕🇺🇸

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Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · 1d

Regulatory arb

“Because many B.N.P.L.s position themselves as short-term installment plans, they can float in a regulatory gray area — skirting not only the CARD Act but also other rule books like the Truth in Lending Act”

CFPB had a crackdown ready then Trump admin killed it

Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 2d

A functional government that cared about its citizens would do something to address this exploding problem (gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/m...

They Got to Live a Life of Luxury. Then Came the Fine Print.

www.nytimes.com

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Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · 1d

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David Sheridan @davidsheridan.bsky.social · 1d

#MusicChallenge
#80sTop30

Day 8. Have always loved this song, Roddy Frame was a prodigious young songwriter and guitarist, perhaps peaked early. The 80’s were a good decade for Glaswegian bands.

youtu.be/DizHBTRWGAo?...

Aztec Camera - Oblivious (Pebble Mill at One) 1983

YouTube video by inshreds66

youtu.be

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Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · 1d

“So one day we might be saying, ‘Hey, you know, the president has a good point about Bagram Air Base,’ right? At the other time, we might praise Democrats who are standing up to [New York City mayoral candidate Zohran] Mamdani and his radicalism”

He thinks those two opinion are opposite

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 2d

What will the new Adam O'Neal–hosted WaPo opinions podcast sound like for the next few decades? Maybe a little something like this x.com/WashPostComm...

Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · 1d

“In an interview with NewsNation [invited to film], U.S. Chief Patrol Agent Gregory Bovino said that U.S. citizens were also detained during the raid due to safety reasons, saying “we generally don’t determine alienage while in the building,” adding, “no rights have been violated today.”

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 2d

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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Dan @democracymattered.bsky.social · 2d

CNN has passed the Rubicon. They are not a legitimate source for news.

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Anna Colo @annacolorado.bsky.social · 2d

Personal liberty of who? Does he include women, girls, professors, journalists, people who criticize maga, trans people, company leaders who value diversity, people who look Latino during ice raids. People who speak more than one language, peaceful protesters, anyone in a US city? Liberty for them?

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 2d

What will the new Adam O'Neal–hosted WaPo opinions podcast sound like for the next few decades? Maybe a little something like this x.com/WashPostComm...

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Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · 2d

Mamdani’sccomms are so simple and effective. NYC is joy-filled streets, not smoke-filled rooms.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in the Bronx and Harlem at our paper shredding events — we cleared out old junk mail, built community, danced, took family portraits and enjoyed frozen treats (it still felt a lot like summer). Thanks to everyone who joined.

Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · 2d

Fun guessathon on Nobel Literature Prize.
It aims to maximize surprise, and elevate writers around the world (mostly Europe) who are only known in highbrow circles
(Eg László Krasznahorkai—🤔)

newspaper editor: “Nobel Prize winners should not be in paperback!”

www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...

Which writer will win the Nobel? The literati have some guesses.

Amitov Ghosh? Gerald Murnane? The truth will be revealed Thursday.

www.washingtonpost.com

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 2d

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in the Bronx and Harlem at our paper shredding events — we cleared out old junk mail, built community, danced, took family portraits and enjoyed frozen treats (it still felt a lot like summer). Thanks to everyone who joined.

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Andrew Berkshire @berkshire.bsky.social · 2d

Please. Yes.

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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 2d

A functional government that cared about its citizens would do something to address this exploding problem (gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/m...

They Got to Live a Life of Luxury. Then Came the Fine Print.

www.nytimes.com

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Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · 2d

“The prize represents a triumph for the University of California system; Clarke remains at the University of California, Berkeley, and Devoret and Martinis are at the University of California, Santa Barbara. (Devoret also holds a position at Yale University.)”

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis shared the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work showing how bizarre microscopic quantum effects can infiltrate our large-scale, everyday world

This Year’s Nobel Prize in Physics Is Awarded to Three Scientists for Work in Quantum Mechanics

John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis shared the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work showing how bizarre microscopic quantum effects can infiltrate our large-scale, everyday world

www.scientificamerican.com

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Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, it is shocking.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2d

One trademark of the second Trump administration is the open and seething contempt that his Cabinet officials have for Congress. They don't see elected officials or their oversight function as legitimate.
(see also RFK Jr, Kash Patel).

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Bondi is alternating between attacking Democratic senator when they ask her tough questions and punting them to Kash Patel (even though she's his boss)

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