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collect moments one by one: October 2005
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Collect moments one by one. That's how the future's done. The American Red Cross. Needs your help. They have had to take out $340 million dollars in loans, the first time the charity has ever gone into debt for disaster relief. [ New York Times story here. Posted by KT @ 5:27 PM. Senator Patrick Leahy on completion of the Miers' confirmation hearings:. One might say an analogous statement could be made of Iraq. Posted by KT @ 4:52 PM. Blaring over the fan. Definition of a great Sunday. I think they're pu...
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collect moments one by one: September 2005
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Collect moments one by one. That's how the future's done. Women join the rat race, only to find themselves on a hamster wheel. By now I am sure that many of you have read the article that topped the most emailed list at the New York Times. For much of last week. In case you haven't, here's a permalink: Many Women at Elite Colleges Set Career Path to Motherhood. However, now it's been almost a week since the article ran, so discussion has extended beyond (and before) the article's original thesis. Tha...
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collect moments one by one: April 2006
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Collect moments one by one. That's how the future's done. Everything we do is a randomized trial. That is to say, we identify some effect we want to test then create a natural experiment where half the subjects are randomly assigned to receive treatment and half serve as a control. This design eliminates the selection and nonresponse bias I spent basically the last three years of my life dealing with. Poof! Some areas we're testing in:. Local newspapers' bias's influence on national political races.
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collect moments one by one: June 2005
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Collect moments one by one. That's how the future's done. Happiness is a warm rain. First thunder rumbled when I stepped outside; first tiny droplets fell as I bade my friend farewell at the metro entrance; first umbrellas went pop! While I was crossing the circle. Then I rode home in the rain. And it was lovely. I'm sure that a dry seat and short ride helped. My shoes were just starting to get squishy as I rolled up to my house, and that would not have done for much longer. Posted by KT @ 3:17 AM. That ...
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collect moments one by one: March 2006
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Collect moments one by one. That's how the future's done. Did you know that individuals can make contributions to pay down the national debt? Totally true. I heard about it in this story. On NPR. And then verified. It at the site for the agency they mention, Bureau of the Public Debt. The reporter brings this to our attention as an alternate solution when one congressman says the only way out is to raise the debt limit. I can think of many: not buy another F-17 we don't need? Posted by KT @ 5:52 PM.
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collect moments one by one: May 2006
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Collect moments one by one. That's how the future's done. Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name. Although I've been attending talks and lunches since I arrived, today was my first economics department event involving mingling. It was a barbeque on a lovely, lovely day. I split a ginormous burger with a woman I'd seen in most of the seminars. (Can you tell I'm thinking about going vegan? Now I have this link here at the bottom of the page I obviously meant to do something with and I don't quite know...
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collect moments one by one: November 2005
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Collect moments one by one. That's how the future's done. No such thing as a free.paper? So when you pay thirty-five cents to get a newspaper out of a box, what is keeping you from takin all the papers sitting there? More importantly, what do newspaper publishers count on preventing you from stealing their revenue-makers? Does a newspaper have such a steeply diminishing marginal utility that two are just not worth it? Is the cost of carrying around so much paper not worth it? Posted by KT @ 8:11 PM.
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collect moments one by one: July 2005
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Collect moments one by one. That's how the future's done. And by ultimate, I mean frisbee. But watch what you call frisbee, that's a disc you got there. A throw is a toss. And we're snobby about it, dammit. Disclaimer: Not we, or not me, anyhow. I am not an ultimate player. I am just game, and a good friend, so last summer when I was told my cardiovascular endurance and shining face were needed, particularly in girl form, I went for it. Got thrown straight into games, ran all. Posted by KT @ 6:16 AM.
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collect moments one by one: August 2005
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Collect moments one by one. That's how the future's done. Her hair might be curly, but her head's on straight. Freshman year of high school Julia was my ride to school. Every single day I was ready at least five minutes after she wanted to leave. Things got thrown, words got screamed, but she never once left me. We didn't talk much about boys and things; no one in our family did. But when I had sex for the first time, she was the only person I could think to call. Posted by KT @ 12:21 AM. My parents did ...
