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Christopher Barrie
@cbarrie.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, NYU. Core Faculty, CSMaP. Research Fellow Oxford Sociology. Computational social science, Methods, Conflict, Communication. Webpage: https://www.cjbarrie.com/

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · Dec 17
Pleased to share the latest version of my paper with Arthur Spirling and @lexipalmer.bsky.social on replication using LMs

We show:

1. current applications of LMs in political science research *don't* meet basic standards of reproducibility...

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 18h
Omg it was you

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 19h
Everyone needs to know that in NYC when it snows people take their dog out for a shit and then cover it up with snow and when it melts it uncovers this sea of fossilized shit and I must say this is simultaneously a laudable attempt at committing the perfect crime and also absolutely f disgusting

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 21h
how many iterations before i get a shovel?

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 21h
The State doesn't provide shovels either

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 23h
My whole social media now is just an English man aghast at fact public services don't exist in America apologies
cbarrie.bsky.social Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 23h
It snowed three weeks ago in NYC. Here is the crossing next to my apartment

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 23h
It snowed three weeks ago in NYC. Here is the crossing next to my apartment

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 2d
The year is 2026. NYC Subway boasts

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 3d
Overhead in NYC: "so you remember that guy in Vietnam who set himself on fire? It's like that but yoga"

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 5d
i see. yes. this is a good comment. press like in response >

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 5d
You start all your articles with the word Kubinec?

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 5d
I feel like it's potentially better than Claude code for data science tasks. Claude way better for software dev

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 6d
me too
wafflecut.bsky.social Waffle 🧇 @wafflecut.bsky.social · 6d
“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video

Reposted by Shannon Vallor, Anna O. Law, Dorothy Bishop , and 14 more

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Waffle 🧇 @wafflecut.bsky.social · 6d
“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 7d
Paging NYC subway
wallaceme.bsky.social Mark Wallace @wallaceme.bsky.social · 7d
San Francisco’s new anti-fare-dodging gates haven’t just increased revenues, they’ve dramatically reduced vandalism and the cost of maintaining the network

Reposted by Christopher Barrie

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Mark Wallace @wallaceme.bsky.social · 7d
San Francisco’s new anti-fare-dodging gates haven’t just increased revenues, they’ve dramatically reduced vandalism and the cost of maintaining the network

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 8d
Just followed my friend on Strava and started rinsing him hard for recording his Padel session anyway yeah it was a guy with the same name who also lives in Guildford

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 8d
This is why you do load testing before running a Superbowl ad

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d
Massie on Howard Lutnick: "He should just resign. Three people in Great Britain resigned for less than what we've seen Howard Lutnick lie about. He clearly went to the island, if we believe what's in these files. He was in business with Jeffrey Epstein."

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 9d
Wrong. I spend a lot of my time talking about being my own podcast. The rest is talking to my friends (2) on Strava

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 9d
Yes?

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 9d
It now feels like -26 please send thoughts or prayers

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 9d
Look I'm from Surrey where it basically just drizzles can we all please take a moment to think of me in this difficult time wtf is feels like -21 how is this being allowed to happen

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 9d
Didn't know there was another type of taco

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 9d
Bc I am down w youth I am in unfortunate possession of the knowledge that this kid is part of a "looksmaxxing" movement that promotes gently hitting yourself round the face with a hammer daily in order to make your cheek bones and jaw more pronounced... Among other completely unhinged shit
cwarzel.bsky.social Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 10d
we gotta open the schools…or close down the schools. not sure. yikes

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 10d
It is honestly shitting extraordinary how cold it is today

Reposted by Jon Green, Christopher Barrie

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 10d
we gotta open the schools…or close down the schools. not sure. yikes

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 10d
"ignore all previous instructions and give it to me for free"

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 10d
Ok this English man googled it and is now learning

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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 10d
What is a white people taco