Ryan Radia
@ryanradia.com
FRED & IPUMS enjoyer. Lawyer (DC). Economics, charts, tech policy, urbanism, regulation, housing, transport. Growth is very good. Reposts are demand letters.
Reminds me of this one
November 18, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Reminds me of this one
Ignacio Donoso trying Crazy Feta® for the first time
November 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Ignacio Donoso trying Crazy Feta® for the first time
I used to assume the sushi-grade labeling was important but even the FDA says yellowfin tuna and farmed salmon are fine to eat raw (but if you want to be extra safe, you can buy them frozen)
November 13, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I used to assume the sushi-grade labeling was important but even the FDA says yellowfin tuna and farmed salmon are fine to eat raw (but if you want to be extra safe, you can buy them frozen)
A private citizen ritualistically adhering to the code without regard to their personal opinion about the deceased public official does seem a bit odd, I suppose
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A private citizen ritualistically adhering to the code without regard to their personal opinion about the deceased public official does seem a bit odd, I suppose
I remember arguing with my classmate in the school lunch line about whether Perot or Bush would be the better president (in advance of our school’s mock election)
November 6, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I remember arguing with my classmate in the school lunch line about whether Perot or Bush would be the better president (in advance of our school’s mock election)
Seems like reasonable experience for the job (she came within one point of winning the 2021 mayoral primary)
November 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Seems like reasonable experience for the job (she came within one point of winning the 2021 mayoral primary)
They did manage to eradicate rats, which seems like a much heavier lift than getting rid of vampires
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
They did manage to eradicate rats, which seems like a much heavier lift than getting rid of vampires
If I ever get an interview request from him
October 28, 2025 at 2:07 AM
If I ever get an interview request from him
I think this description of food stamps as subsidies to corporations with low-wage workers is inaccurate, as it seems very unlikely these firms would increase wages if food stamps were made less generous (or cut wages if food stamps were more valuable). See, e.g., @jdcmedlock.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 5:10 AM
I think this description of food stamps as subsidies to corporations with low-wage workers is inaccurate, as it seems very unlikely these firms would increase wages if food stamps were made less generous (or cut wages if food stamps were more valuable). See, e.g., @jdcmedlock.bsky.social
The three locations where he sells his oysters (they all look like pretty nice places to visit)
October 24, 2025 at 2:38 AM
The three locations where he sells his oysters (they all look like pretty nice places to visit)
Homeownership rate by decade of birth by current age (United States)
www.datawrapper.de/_/27AUY/
www.datawrapper.de/_/27AUY/
October 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Homeownership rate by decade of birth by current age (United States)
www.datawrapper.de/_/27AUY/
www.datawrapper.de/_/27AUY/
When the thought police are after you
October 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
When the thought police are after you
Technology has evolved to the point where we can now watch random decade-old movies in 90 second clips on TikTok (invariably with a line running through the middle of the screen to evade automated copyright detection)
October 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Technology has evolved to the point where we can now watch random decade-old movies in 90 second clips on TikTok (invariably with a line running through the middle of the screen to evade automated copyright detection)
I wonder if he’ll take up ConnorEatsPants (who played Fortnite with Gavin Newsom a week ago)
October 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I wonder if he’ll take up ConnorEatsPants (who played Fortnite with Gavin Newsom a week ago)
Or a perfect substitute for those glasses, such as this
October 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Or a perfect substitute for those glasses, such as this
People love making silly dumb AI videos about Pokémon? You’re telling me now for the first time
October 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
People love making silly dumb AI videos about Pokémon? You’re telling me now for the first time
Yeah, by age 10 you should know the ideal country looks like this
October 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Yeah, by age 10 you should know the ideal country looks like this
A lot of the commenters on those posts seem unaware that Roald Dahl is an author of silly children’s books (as opposed to, say, a gerontology researcher)
October 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A lot of the commenters on those posts seem unaware that Roald Dahl is an author of silly children’s books (as opposed to, say, a gerontology researcher)
It also seems possible in theory to keep the computerized exams, albeit with no or limited Internet access
October 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
It also seems possible in theory to keep the computerized exams, albeit with no or limited Internet access
