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Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 14h

Almost hit by a left turning car In the darkness of 7:00 p.m. Autumn is here!

Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 15h

On the other hand if you dreamed it that's good news because now you can publish it

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Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 15h

By @rfoucart.bsky.social

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Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 15h

Unless it was all a dream

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Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 16h

I don't know. Here's AI's attempt

chatgpt.com/s/t_68e977d8...

Search paper leads

A conversational AI system that listens, learns, and challenges

chatgpt.com

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Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 23h

What does it mean to say you figured something out by yourself?

We benefit from inheriting thousands of years of advances in mathematical notation, tools, and methods.

5,000 years ago nobody on earth would be able to figure out problems that today's schoolchildren can "figure out by themselves."

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Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 1d

when kids are trying to understand something they use ai in smarter ways than we give them credit for

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Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 1d

That would have been so funny if I saw you there at the info booth!

Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 1d

Ah, now I see! That must be it!

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Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 1d

According to economist Thomas Schelling, if 2 strangers had to meet in NYC without planning, many would choose the info booth at Grand Central at 12:00 PM on January 1.

At 8:38 PM on October 9th it was just me and the info booth guy.

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Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 3d

🚨 Postdoctoral Research Economist positions at Microsoft Research New England or New York City 🚨

www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....

Open to PhDs in econ-related fields (e.g. quant marketing, econ-CS). Seeking those with high collaboration potential with the team: www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...

American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026

www.aeaweb.org

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Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 5d

If you get addicted there is a harmless variant called Synonym Toast Crunch

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Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 5d

Repeating this prediction (that Susan Athey will win the Nobel) until I'm right.

Screenshot of Tweet by @dggoldst Oct 12, 2021 "I hereby preregister that Susan Athey will win a Nobel Prize in Economics"

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Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 5d

Peanut butter contains no peas, no nuts, and no butter

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Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 5d

chatGPT 5

chatgpt.com/s/t_68e28bba...

Leap year aging comparison

A conversational AI system that listens, learns, and challenges

chatgpt.com

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Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 5d

It's funny. When things are phrased as math problems LLMs are in the mathematical elite. And then there's this. I wonder if it's the smaller cheaper models used to supplement search results at scale without breaking the bank? Or just that it doesn't have the trappings of a math problem.

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Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 6d

4 and 1/3?? Is this a front door or a bank vault?

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Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 6d

1 and 3/4??

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Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 7d

Just curious did you use Gen AI to help solve the problem?

After I read your answer I asked it.

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Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 7d

🤣

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Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 7d

You might ruin the door but if you were going to trash it anyway...

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Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 7d

Before replacing the door I would be tempted to take a router and cut a mortise 5/16" deep on each face of the door in exactly the shape of the smart lock housing. Then your door will be 2 1/8" just where the lock goes. If the door is hollow you could glue support blocks inside the door.

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Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 7d

Everyone thinking about becoming a professor should read this

nymag.com/intelligence...

U.S. Colleges Are About to See a Big Decline in Applicants

Forget a lot of what you thought you knew about higher education.

nymag.com

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Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 7d

Readers, it is important to note Andrea's capitalization here.

Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 11d

It's a publicity still from the play The Blot starring Brad Pitt

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