James Ratcliffe
@jratcliffe.bsky.social
Cruncher of numbers, writer of bullet points, watcher of Doctor Who and the Cubs.
I'm confident they're showing ID at those checkpoints. They just don't feel the need to show it to the likes of us.
June 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I'm confident they're showing ID at those checkpoints. They just don't feel the need to show it to the likes of us.
A college professor's sabbatical indirectly saves Hitler's life.
a man in a hat and leather jacket is looking at something .
ALT: a man in a hat and leather jacket is looking at something .
media.tenor.com
June 12, 2025 at 12:33 AM
A college professor's sabbatical indirectly saves Hitler's life.
Abortion is illegal in many cases. Should college professors be prohibited from arguing that it should be legal?
June 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Abortion is illegal in many cases. Should college professors be prohibited from arguing that it should be legal?
Ben Schrader, the AUSA who had been head of the criminal division in Nashville, resigned today. I'm sure that's entirely coincidental.
June 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Ben Schrader, the AUSA who had been head of the criminal division in Nashville, resigned today. I'm sure that's entirely coincidental.
Depends on your benchmark. It's still a LOT higher (like 27% across the Big seven felonies, and over 40% for felony assault) vs pre-pandemic levels.
June 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Depends on your benchmark. It's still a LOT higher (like 27% across the Big seven felonies, and over 40% for felony assault) vs pre-pandemic levels.
Depends on which crime. murder is back to pre-pandemic lows, but the "big 7" felonies are up around 27% YTD from 2019, with felony assault (which is vastly more common than murder, and does a lot to create a mood of concern around crime) up over 40%.
June 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Depends on which crime. murder is back to pre-pandemic lows, but the "big 7" felonies are up around 27% YTD from 2019, with felony assault (which is vastly more common than murder, and does a lot to create a mood of concern around crime) up over 40%.
So, who gets to appoint the members of this board? Do the journalists at a not-for-profit magazine created by the Heritage Foundation get a vote?
May 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
So, who gets to appoint the members of this board? Do the journalists at a not-for-profit magazine created by the Heritage Foundation get a vote?
Who defines what information is inaccurate, and hence will be forbidden?
May 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Who defines what information is inaccurate, and hence will be forbidden?
So, you'd be fine giving the Trump administration the power to forbid news organizations from "knowingly disseminat[ing] lies" like "Biden won the 2020 election," and acting as an "arm of [the Democratic] party"?
May 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
So, you'd be fine giving the Trump administration the power to forbid news organizations from "knowingly disseminat[ing] lies" like "Biden won the 2020 election," and acting as an "arm of [the Democratic] party"?
If investors think a market is attractive, they can just invest in a company already in that market. Management teams generally don't have that option.
May 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
If investors think a market is attractive, they can just invest in a company already in that market. Management teams generally don't have that option.
As a former equity analyst, I can say that investors generally prefer companies _don't_ do much diversifying, but rather "stick to their knitting". The push to expand into other markets or businesses typically comes from management teams.
May 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
As a former equity analyst, I can say that investors generally prefer companies _don't_ do much diversifying, but rather "stick to their knitting". The push to expand into other markets or businesses typically comes from management teams.
Ranked choice is how we almost AVOIDED Eric Adams.
May 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Ranked choice is how we almost AVOIDED Eric Adams.
Fox News isn't free, you need a cable subscription to get it.
April 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Fox News isn't free, you need a cable subscription to get it.
Few publications are compelling enough and have a reader base that’s both rich enough and ad-adverse enough to justify being entirely ad-free.
April 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Few publications are compelling enough and have a reader base that’s both rich enough and ad-adverse enough to justify being entirely ad-free.
Print newspapers both cost money to purchase/subscribe to, and have lots of ads. Most media has been supported by both subscription and advertising for a very long time.
April 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Print newspapers both cost money to purchase/subscribe to, and have lots of ads. Most media has been supported by both subscription and advertising for a very long time.
The Sunday NYT hasn’t been 75c since 1977. Even thirty years ago, it was $2.50 on the newsstand, and a delivery subscription in the NY metro area was $28/month. By comparison, the full NYT All Access bundle (including games & cooking) is $25/month without any discount.
April 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The Sunday NYT hasn’t been 75c since 1977. Even thirty years ago, it was $2.50 on the newsstand, and a delivery subscription in the NY metro area was $28/month. By comparison, the full NYT All Access bundle (including games & cooking) is $25/month without any discount.
Pricing Available Upon Request
April 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Pricing Available Upon Request
Ah, it was a .577. I remembered it was a ludicrous caliber, just not HOW ludicrous!
February 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Ah, it was a .577. I remembered it was a ludicrous caliber, just not HOW ludicrous!
I can read it just fine. Is it also disrespectful to post about an event that's not in your city, or post about an article that's not in a language you speak? Of course not.
February 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I can read it just fine. Is it also disrespectful to post about an event that's not in your city, or post about an article that's not in a language you speak? Of course not.
Don't disagree with the premise, but that USAID column should be taller, budget is around $40B/year (money very well spent), so around $400B over the next decade.
February 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Don't disagree with the premise, but that USAID column should be taller, budget is around $40B/year (money very well spent), so around $400B over the next decade.
This is essentially "gardening leave", which is pretty typical in finance when somebody changes jobs - you're technically still employed by your prior employer for a few months, but you don't do any work or come into the office.
January 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
This is essentially "gardening leave", which is pretty typical in finance when somebody changes jobs - you're technically still employed by your prior employer for a few months, but you don't do any work or come into the office.
I don't know, if it appeared that someone had developed a way to produce any product for a tiny fraction of what it cost incumbents, the stock price of those incumbents would likely plummet.
January 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I don't know, if it appeared that someone had developed a way to produce any product for a tiny fraction of what it cost incumbents, the stock price of those incumbents would likely plummet.
Works fine on my Samsung phone and Chromecast…
January 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Works fine on my Samsung phone and Chromecast…
