Adam Chapnik
@alsosortofadam.bsky.social
PhD student in American politics at Yale University | formerly @evictionlab.bsky.social at Princeton University | Vassar ‘22 | just my own opinions
![RStudio console:
> vec[1]
[1] 31
> vec[1] == 31
[1] FALSE
> format(vec[1], scientific = T)
[1] "3.1e+01"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dh7bh2yrqr4mae7a2g7zwpoa/bafkreicrjxxe2glupy3bwjl5tcgzdpkut6ufwudduz6xsjb3we5rvmcb4q@jpeg)
Just want to highlight that I predicted this schism between Trump and Musk. But to be fair I overlooked that Musk actually has a bit of leverage — but I don't expect it to last. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
June 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Just want to highlight that I predicted this schism between Trump and Musk. But to be fair I overlooked that Musk actually has a bit of leverage — but I don't expect it to last. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
I'm usually not very good at these things
April 12, 2025 at 4:54 AM
I'm usually not very good at these things
We have entered the era of my mostly politically discreet grandparents forwarding me emails from their nonagenarian friends containing subject lines like "JOYFULLY RESIST" and AI memes about "President Musk" and the "Toddler in Chief"
February 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
We have entered the era of my mostly politically discreet grandparents forwarding me emails from their nonagenarian friends containing subject lines like "JOYFULLY RESIST" and AI memes about "President Musk" and the "Toddler in Chief"
This paper is so cool. Like now that I see it, obviously I should be making visual lineups like this to test for the nonlinearity of a Level-1 covariate in a linear mixed effect model instead of applying some weird and slightly arbitrary formula
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
February 14, 2025 at 4:58 AM
This paper is so cool. Like now that I see it, obviously I should be making visual lineups like this to test for the nonlinearity of a Level-1 covariate in a linear mixed effect model instead of applying some weird and slightly arbitrary formula
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Exciting new ads around the MBTA
February 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Exciting new ads around the MBTA
Doing my taxes again by hand. It's fun in a way because you get to see things like this.
February 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Doing my taxes again by hand. It's fun in a way because you get to see things like this.
siri, what song is this
October 6, 2024 at 5:27 PM
siri, what song is this
please help me find this man
October 6, 2024 at 5:26 PM
please help me find this man
ice wines are “technically” “the best”. you can generally follow this rating system for desert wines. price also goes up with sweetness. “pradikatswein” is the subclassification you might be interested in.
November 26, 2023 at 4:25 PM
ice wines are “technically” “the best”. you can generally follow this rating system for desert wines. price also goes up with sweetness. “pradikatswein” is the subclassification you might be interested in.
I don’t know what overcame me but I just impulsively bought this.
November 25, 2023 at 7:25 PM
I don’t know what overcame me but I just impulsively bought this.
i made kimchi yesterday
October 8, 2023 at 5:41 PM
i made kimchi yesterday
Since I’m a renter I hesitated about this but I think it should be fine.
August 27, 2023 at 8:42 PM
Since I’m a renter I hesitated about this but I think it should be fine.
I also saw this book which I thought was ironic. The guy said he stole all of these books — and there were thousands — over the course of years. Not sure if he knew what he had.
August 21, 2023 at 3:31 AM
I also saw this book which I thought was ironic. The guy said he stole all of these books — and there were thousands — over the course of years. Not sure if he knew what he had.
I was dragged to this NYC estate sale today for a place that was written up in the NYT a few days ago apparently. I don’t really understand it but the building was sold so the guy’s being evicted more or less (with a generous incentive to vacate quickly). Here’s some stuff I saw.
August 21, 2023 at 3:31 AM
I was dragged to this NYC estate sale today for a place that was written up in the NYT a few days ago apparently. I don’t really understand it but the building was sold so the guy’s being evicted more or less (with a generous incentive to vacate quickly). Here’s some stuff I saw.
Never buy a Brissant from a mohel. It’s so chewy!
August 20, 2023 at 6:30 PM
Never buy a Brissant from a mohel. It’s so chewy!
I saw this sold out talk is happening at the Boston MFA and realized I’ll be there the night before for some fundraiser that Vassar College is holding for alumni (I’m just going for the free food).
August 5, 2023 at 12:53 AM
I saw this sold out talk is happening at the Boston MFA and realized I’ll be there the night before for some fundraiser that Vassar College is holding for alumni (I’m just going for the free food).
Why are they doing a remake of Town Bloody Hall? “The topic for discussion this evening is a dialogue on women’s liberation.”
July 30, 2023 at 4:43 PM
Why are they doing a remake of Town Bloody Hall? “The topic for discussion this evening is a dialogue on women’s liberation.”
should i just accept the glitches like this and super delayed notifications as just part of how bluesky works?
July 28, 2023 at 12:04 AM
should i just accept the glitches like this and super delayed notifications as just part of how bluesky works?