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While I do think there should be a lot more enforcement of "class 3 bikes aren't allowed here", I'd settle for traffic enforcement keeping the actual motorcycles out of the bike lane to start with.
I am generally pro e-bike but am coming around to the idea that these super powerful things that are basically motorcycles or dirtbikes a fucking menace on bike and pedestrian paths
June 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
While I do think there should be a lot more enforcement of "class 3 bikes aren't allowed here", I'd settle for traffic enforcement keeping the actual motorcycles out of the bike lane to start with.
Reading through the most recent Epic V. Apple opinion feels like a manual in how to celebrate winning 9 out of 10 counts in your antitrust case by losing that 1 other count as hard as humanly possible.
May 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Reading through the most recent Epic V. Apple opinion feels like a manual in how to celebrate winning 9 out of 10 counts in your antitrust case by losing that 1 other count as hard as humanly possible.
Hey #EconSky, I'm looking to crowdsource examples for a paper. Any stories of disintermediation from a gig platform (Fiverr, Taskrabbit etc.) that you've regretted and where you would have been able to get a refund if you'd gone through the platform but could not because of transacting directly?
April 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Hey #EconSky, I'm looking to crowdsource examples for a paper. Any stories of disintermediation from a gig platform (Fiverr, Taskrabbit etc.) that you've regretted and where you would have been able to get a refund if you'd gone through the platform but could not because of transacting directly?
#Econsky Looking for some light reading at the end of a Monday? Consider my new paper with @leistenecon.bsky.social.
I'm freeloading off my coauthor's excellent summary, but TLDR: privacy regulation can have unintended distributional effects for viewers of platforms using a freemium model.
I'm freeloading off my coauthor's excellent summary, but TLDR: privacy regulation can have unintended distributional effects for viewers of platforms using a freemium model.
#EconSky 🚨NEW PAPER with Ben Casner:
We present a theory of why privacy regulation can be distributionally bad when platforms offer freemium models
We present a theory of why privacy regulation can be distributionally bad when platforms offer freemium models
April 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
#Econsky Looking for some light reading at the end of a Monday? Consider my new paper with @leistenecon.bsky.social.
I'm freeloading off my coauthor's excellent summary, but TLDR: privacy regulation can have unintended distributional effects for viewers of platforms using a freemium model.
I'm freeloading off my coauthor's excellent summary, but TLDR: privacy regulation can have unintended distributional effects for viewers of platforms using a freemium model.