Christopher Koski
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me, in March: wait, what. why is this NZ accounting company trying to hire me
me, in August: (watching some kind of twink-focused drag show at Wellington’s only(?) gay bar)
me, in August: (watching some kind of twink-focused drag show at Wellington’s only(?) gay bar)
August 30, 2025 at 10:17 AM
me, in March: wait, what. why is this NZ accounting company trying to hire me
me, in August: (watching some kind of twink-focused drag show at Wellington’s only(?) gay bar)
me, in August: (watching some kind of twink-focused drag show at Wellington’s only(?) gay bar)
Update: the Blue Bottle in the Financial District is exactly what you would expect it to be
April 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Update: the Blue Bottle in the Financial District is exactly what you would expect it to be
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Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over.
April 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over.
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Reminder: if you haven’t yet read “The Mythical Man Month,” buy two copies so you can read it faster.
March 6, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Reminder: if you haven’t yet read “The Mythical Man Month,” buy two copies so you can read it faster.
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I'm absolutely losing it over these entries for the Illinois State flag redesign
December 28, 2024 at 4:38 PM
I'm absolutely losing it over these entries for the Illinois State flag redesign
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The dramatic reveal when you've been listening to somebody talk, and you're thinking "ah, that's just some regular guy" and then they have the long "O" in "pro-cess" or whatever and suddenly you realize you've been engaging with A CANADIAN
December 8, 2024 at 5:43 PM
The dramatic reveal when you've been listening to somebody talk, and you're thinking "ah, that's just some regular guy" and then they have the long "O" in "pro-cess" or whatever and suddenly you realize you've been engaging with A CANADIAN
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Mostly confident in my masculinity (mustache) despite never having gotten into crypto or sports betting. Am I still a man
October 16, 2024 at 4:03 AM
Mostly confident in my masculinity (mustache) despite never having gotten into crypto or sports betting. Am I still a man
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it sort of hadn't occurred to me—until he, you know, wrote a book about it—that the story of nate silver's decline is the story of a brutal, uncontrolled, and unrecognized gambling addiction
Woof. Nate. Not cool man.
He ends the chapter with a 6-page sidebar, what he learned betting $1.8 million on the NBA.
Notice the footnote below the graph?
He paused the gambling when ABC announced it was laying off most of 538’s workers.
He was gambling $10K per day while still running 538!
He ends the chapter with a 6-page sidebar, what he learned betting $1.8 million on the NBA.
Notice the footnote below the graph?
He paused the gambling when ABC announced it was laying off most of 538’s workers.
He was gambling $10K per day while still running 538!
August 26, 2024 at 9:27 PM
it sort of hadn't occurred to me—until he, you know, wrote a book about it—that the story of nate silver's decline is the story of a brutal, uncontrolled, and unrecognized gambling addiction
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becoming radically anti-fraud, first as a bit, and then because my parents don't deserve this hostile of an environment in their old age
August 23, 2024 at 3:12 PM
becoming radically anti-fraud, first as a bit, and then because my parents don't deserve this hostile of an environment in their old age
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Contender for favorite chart of all time:
Predictions vs. Reality for solar energy.
Predictions vs. Reality for solar energy.
June 20, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Contender for favorite chart of all time:
Predictions vs. Reality for solar energy.
Predictions vs. Reality for solar energy.
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remember that time our government briefly lifted millions of children out of poverty then said aw hell no and put them back into poverty
December 19, 2023 at 5:07 PM
remember that time our government briefly lifted millions of children out of poverty then said aw hell no and put them back into poverty
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The more wrenches you can throw into the gears of automated de-duplication cross-database identity matching the better.
May 8, 2023 at 5:35 AM
The more wrenches you can throw into the gears of automated de-duplication cross-database identity matching the better.
Thunder is so rare in Seattle that I just assumed the volcano had finally decided to destroy Tacoma
May 4, 2023 at 11:26 AM
Thunder is so rare in Seattle that I just assumed the volcano had finally decided to destroy Tacoma
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For sale: Californian bank; depositors churned.
May 4, 2023 at 1:51 AM
For sale: Californian bank; depositors churned.
If you just gave me a big hello & long time no see while we were on opposite escalators at Northgate station: I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to be rude, I just have absolutely no idea who you are or how we know each other
May 1, 2023 at 11:33 PM
If you just gave me a big hello & long time no see while we were on opposite escalators at Northgate station: I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to be rude, I just have absolutely no idea who you are or how we know each other
Something something migratory birds something
April 27, 2023 at 9:51 PM
Something something migratory birds something