Kyle Siler
@kylesiler.bsky.social
Academician. Friend of puppies.
This (satirical) one is my favorite:
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM
This (satirical) one is my favorite:
I once submitted an R&R that did this to my prospects for acceptance. #peerreview
(Weird that Porter has been a politician for such a long time, and still made such spectacular comms mistakes as a front-runner.)
(Weird that Porter has been a politician for such a long time, and still made such spectacular comms mistakes as a front-runner.)
October 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I once submitted an R&R that did this to my prospects for acceptance. #peerreview
(Weird that Porter has been a politician for such a long time, and still made such spectacular comms mistakes as a front-runner.)
(Weird that Porter has been a politician for such a long time, and still made such spectacular comms mistakes as a front-runner.)
Being a Vegas bookie must be fun, because you get to cheer against all of the insufferable teams the general public loves (Notre Dame football, Duke basketball, New York Yankees, etc).
September 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Being a Vegas bookie must be fun, because you get to cheer against all of the insufferable teams the general public loves (Notre Dame football, Duke basketball, New York Yankees, etc).
My colleague is having an easier time working on her beef trachea than I am working on my code. #coworking
August 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
My colleague is having an easier time working on her beef trachea than I am working on my code. #coworking
I was going to fire up the laptop to do work, but these two very good boys had different ideas.
June 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I was going to fire up the laptop to do work, but these two very good boys had different ideas.
Is there a hedonic pricing model for commercial real estate that very obviously used to be a Pizza Hut? I'll guess such buildings have to be sold/rented at a discount. If future tenants have to turn their businesses into Zombie Pizza Huts, that feels like bad karma to me.
April 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Is there a hedonic pricing model for commercial real estate that very obviously used to be a Pizza Hut? I'll guess such buildings have to be sold/rented at a discount. If future tenants have to turn their businesses into Zombie Pizza Huts, that feels like bad karma to me.
Empty Tesla charging stations are a thing of beauty, and I suspect will become increasingly common.
(This one's in Ithaca, NY.)
(This one's in Ithaca, NY.)
March 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Empty Tesla charging stations are a thing of beauty, and I suspect will become increasingly common.
(This one's in Ithaca, NY.)
(This one's in Ithaca, NY.)
Although this an embarrassing screw-up by the NY Times, at least they didn't call Carney the "incoming governor" of Canada. 🇨🇦
March 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Although this an embarrassing screw-up by the NY Times, at least they didn't call Carney the "incoming governor" of Canada. 🇨🇦
This is bonkers. They aren't even trying to conceal their blatant law-breaking.
March 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This is bonkers. They aren't even trying to conceal their blatant law-breaking.
Now there's a Waffle House Index for inflation.
March 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Now there's a Waffle House Index for inflation.
Drove by an especially chilling Trump sign in the suburbs, presumably produced post-election.
(The picture is a bit blurry because three guard dogs were giving me a hard time and I couldn't get very close to the sign. Oh, the perils of sociological fieldwork! 🐕)
(The picture is a bit blurry because three guard dogs were giving me a hard time and I couldn't get very close to the sign. Oh, the perils of sociological fieldwork! 🐕)
February 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Drove by an especially chilling Trump sign in the suburbs, presumably produced post-election.
(The picture is a bit blurry because three guard dogs were giving me a hard time and I couldn't get very close to the sign. Oh, the perils of sociological fieldwork! 🐕)
(The picture is a bit blurry because three guard dogs were giving me a hard time and I couldn't get very close to the sign. Oh, the perils of sociological fieldwork! 🐕)
Playing with election data. This 0.70 correlation between per capita state income and Trump 2024 vote was even stronger than I thought it would be.
(Caveat: Varying within-state trends are also relevant.)
(Caveat: Varying within-state trends are also relevant.)
January 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Playing with election data. This 0.70 correlation between per capita state income and Trump 2024 vote was even stronger than I thought it would be.
(Caveat: Varying within-state trends are also relevant.)
(Caveat: Varying within-state trends are also relevant.)
For those still interested in L'Affaire Theory and Society: The new co-EIC and a couple of supporters are giving interesting talks at #HxA2024. Personally, I agree the "former" journal was terribly run, and intervention was long overdue. Is the cure worse than the disease? 🤔
June 6, 2024 at 3:38 PM
For those still interested in L'Affaire Theory and Society: The new co-EIC and a couple of supporters are giving interesting talks at #HxA2024. Personally, I agree the "former" journal was terribly run, and intervention was long overdue. Is the cure worse than the disease? 🤔
This might be the silliest university rankings story I've ever seen.
February 20, 2024 at 9:34 PM
This might be the silliest university rankings story I've ever seen.
Slight counter-argument: My father was "small" for most of his childhood (including smaller than his older brother, twin sister and younger sister). He finally had a growth spurt in Grade 12, and after a lifetime of struggling to compete, he ended up as the starting quarterback for the U of Calgary.
February 19, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Slight counter-argument: My father was "small" for most of his childhood (including smaller than his older brother, twin sister and younger sister). He finally had a growth spurt in Grade 12, and after a lifetime of struggling to compete, he ended up as the starting quarterback for the U of Calgary.
@weedenkim.bsky.social You should give a prize to citation #1000.
February 15, 2024 at 9:40 AM
@weedenkim.bsky.social You should give a prize to citation #1000.
Here's my guess for who's coming next:
February 2, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Here's my guess for who's coming next:
It gets even better...
February 1, 2024 at 11:50 PM
It gets even better...
In response to criticism and editorial board resignations, Theory & Society continues to double down with new editorial board additions.
At this point, Turner and Springer should re-name the journal "High-brow Quillette."
At this point, Turner and Springer should re-name the journal "High-brow Quillette."
February 1, 2024 at 11:38 PM
In response to criticism and editorial board resignations, Theory & Society continues to double down with new editorial board additions.
At this point, Turner and Springer should re-name the journal "High-brow Quillette."
At this point, Turner and Springer should re-name the journal "High-brow Quillette."
My latest SSHRC grant application. The difference between being employed and unemployed for me this year was 0.01 points. Merton's 41st Chair.
November 16, 2023 at 9:10 AM
My latest SSHRC grant application. The difference between being employed and unemployed for me this year was 0.01 points. Merton's 41st Chair.
