Alex Farach
@farach.bsky.social
Sr. Data Scientist @ Microsoft | Former Economist @ US Bureau of Labor Statistics | Exploring the Future of Work, Copilot, and productivity| Guitar 🎸 | Dad | Fueled by coffee ☕
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Mass shooters since 2018 who were transgender — 4.
Mass shooters since 2018 who were not transgender — 4,193.
Hope that helps.
Mass shooters since 2018 who were not transgender — 4,193.
Hope that helps.
August 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Mass shooters since 2018 who were transgender — 4.
Mass shooters since 2018 who were not transgender — 4,193.
Hope that helps.
Mass shooters since 2018 who were not transgender — 4,193.
Hope that helps.
Pretty sure Joni now understands Bayesian statistics after this presentation
May 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Pretty sure Joni now understands Bayesian statistics after this presentation
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Trump is breathtakingly stupid and ill-informed.
Trump: "We were losing hundreds of billions of dollars with China. Now we're essentially not doing business with China. Therefore, we're saving hundreds of billions of dollars. It's very simple."
May 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Trump is breathtakingly stupid and ill-informed.
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It's Friday - engage hips, disengage dignity.
May 2, 2025 at 10:15 AM
It's Friday - engage hips, disengage dignity.
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Just out, The Effect of Deactivating Facebook and Instagram on Users’ Emotional State
www.nber.org/papers/w33697
The tldr: there were significant positive effects on emotional state due to deactivation for both FB and Instagram, despite significant increased use of other social media.
www.nber.org/papers/w33697
The tldr: there were significant positive effects on emotional state due to deactivation for both FB and Instagram, despite significant increased use of other social media.
The Effect of Deactivating Facebook and Instagram on Users’ Emotional State
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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April 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Just out, The Effect of Deactivating Facebook and Instagram on Users’ Emotional State
www.nber.org/papers/w33697
The tldr: there were significant positive effects on emotional state due to deactivation for both FB and Instagram, despite significant increased use of other social media.
www.nber.org/papers/w33697
The tldr: there were significant positive effects on emotional state due to deactivation for both FB and Instagram, despite significant increased use of other social media.
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There used to be a word for folks who would break the price mechanism and then appoint a committee to coordinate economic activity, instead.
(CBS News) - Trump administration officials, anticipating supply chain strains due to steep tariffs on Chinese goods, have discussed forming a working group to deal with the problems with urgency if there's no breakthrough with Beijing, multiple sources told CBS News
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...
April 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
There used to be a word for folks who would break the price mechanism and then appoint a committee to coordinate economic activity, instead.
April 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Oh no...
April 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Oh no...
My God...this is all so dumb...
UAW chief Shawn Fain, on market turmoil:
“.. You know, half of Americans don't even have stock .. So when I hear all the crying about the stock market, this is just Wall Street. They're people that are already rich .. working class people are trying to survive ..”
www.npr.org/2025/04/07/n...
“.. You know, half of Americans don't even have stock .. So when I hear all the crying about the stock market, this is just Wall Street. They're people that are already rich .. working class people are trying to survive ..”
www.npr.org/2025/04/07/n...
April 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
My God...this is all so dumb...
Woah
Playing around with CBP airport processing data this morning to see how much air travel by non-US passengers is cratering.
April 6, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Woah
Omg
April 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Omg
Oh...my...goodness this is dumb.
james surowiecki has discovered where the completely fabricated trump tariff rate has come from for each country
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
April 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Oh...my...goodness this is dumb.
We don't want only positive experiences.
We don't want only negative experiences.
We want a rich experience.
We don't want only negative experiences.
We want a rich experience.
February 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We don't want only positive experiences.
We don't want only negative experiences.
We want a rich experience.
We don't want only negative experiences.
We want a rich experience.
Everyone has a primal desire to be 'seen'. A machine can't 'see' you.
February 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Everyone has a primal desire to be 'seen'. A machine can't 'see' you.
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HHS Secretary Dr. Leo Spacemen
February 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
HHS Secretary Dr. Leo Spacemen
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If anyone can name something more financially sleazy than Hunter Biden working for Burisma, I’ll give them 100 $TRUMP coin.
by Scott Jennings
by Scott Jennings
January 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
If anyone can name something more financially sleazy than Hunter Biden working for Burisma, I’ll give them 100 $TRUMP coin.
by Scott Jennings
by Scott Jennings
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Brace yourself, world #PresidentTrump
January 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Brace yourself, world #PresidentTrump
Could just as well be about AI
Bowie, gone nine years ago today.
His unbelievably prescient BBC interview — from 1999, about the internet’s sudden, mass adoption — is always worth a listen.
#RIP 🙏🏼
His unbelievably prescient BBC interview — from 1999, about the internet’s sudden, mass adoption — is always worth a listen.
#RIP 🙏🏼
January 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Could just as well be about AI
Everything in the universe, in 1 chart. Great work by the Economist: www.economist.com/interactive/...
January 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Everything in the universe, in 1 chart. Great work by the Economist: www.economist.com/interactive/...
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My final thoughts of 2024:
“Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes them strive to justify themselves.” — Dale Carnegie
“Praise is like sunlight to the warm human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it.” — Dale Carnegie
“Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes them strive to justify themselves.” — Dale Carnegie
“Praise is like sunlight to the warm human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it.” — Dale Carnegie
December 31, 2024 at 9:09 PM
My final thoughts of 2024:
“Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes them strive to justify themselves.” — Dale Carnegie
“Praise is like sunlight to the warm human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it.” — Dale Carnegie
“Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes them strive to justify themselves.” — Dale Carnegie
“Praise is like sunlight to the warm human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it.” — Dale Carnegie
1/ Want to understand where AI will drive the biggest transformations? Look for the Baumol effect.
The Baumol effect explains why costs in jobs like teaching, law, and performing arts rise over time, even if productivity stays flat. Here’s why generative AI is set to change that:
December 30, 2024 at 11:48 PM
1/ Want to understand where AI will drive the biggest transformations? Look for the Baumol effect.
The Baumol effect explains why costs in jobs like teaching, law, and performing arts rise over time, even if productivity stays flat. Here’s why generative AI is set to change that:
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"Do stuff. be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration's shove or society's kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It's all about paying attention. attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. stay eager."
-- Susan Sontag, who died #OTD 2004
-- Susan Sontag, who died #OTD 2004
December 28, 2024 at 11:33 AM
"Do stuff. be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration's shove or society's kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It's all about paying attention. attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. stay eager."
-- Susan Sontag, who died #OTD 2004
-- Susan Sontag, who died #OTD 2004
Microsoft’s Future of Work Report 2024 is here! 🚀 Packed with insights on how AI is transforming productivity. Proud to have contributed alongside amazing researchers at Microsoft and beyond. Don’t miss it: aka.ms/nfw2024
#AI #Productivity #FutureOfWork
#AI #Productivity #FutureOfWork
Microsoft New Future of Work Report 2024 - Microsoft Research
As Microsoft approaches its 50th anniversary, the landscape of work continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace. The past year has marked a pivotal shift, moving from predictions and controlled lab s...
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December 19, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Microsoft’s Future of Work Report 2024 is here! 🚀 Packed with insights on how AI is transforming productivity. Proud to have contributed alongside amazing researchers at Microsoft and beyond. Don’t miss it: aka.ms/nfw2024
#AI #Productivity #FutureOfWork
#AI #Productivity #FutureOfWork