Lars Vilhuber

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I now have at least 7(?) MFA apps on my phone, and every entity is asking me to install THEIRs. I am sure this decreases security b/c confusion/inability to verify all of them/etc. Lots of trust in the supply chain of these apps... Okta Duo BeyondIdentity RSA Microsoft Google Authy bank-specific...

#EconConf

And has been heard. 🙏Bruce!

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

The Boss has spoken youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...

Strength to those who oppose the authoritarian oppressors!

I'm talking about Kyiv, of course, what did you think? Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦

When the comparison group are German Nazis in WWII and the temperature is in single digits Fahrenheit...

I got one of these old-style Captchas... Plunked it into whatever AI Chat window I had open, and asked the AI to read of the numbers. Answer was: "here are the numbers. What is your problem?"...

Dark Side of the Horse by Samson for January 23, 2026 | GoComics Read Dark Side of the Horse—a comic strip by creator Samson—for today, January 23, 2026, and check out other great comics, too!

Somehow, almost every comic strip is political these days... www.gocomics.com/darksideofth...

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With all the 💩 going on in the world, I see more young people (no, not that 👶young) listening and watching stuff they didn't use to - such as Carney's Davos speech www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF1e.... The effect? They will vote! www.vote.org

As researchers, we jump through a lot of hoops to access useful but confidential data (secure rooms, disclosure avoidance protocols, 🔒etc.). These DOGE guys just bulldozed through it. I'm not jealous. I'm pissed, that they are not yet in prison www.politico.com/news/2026/01... LOCK'M UP! LOCK'M UP!

Jan 20. As they say: We remember.

Free Range by Bill Whitehead for January 19, 2026 | GoComics Read Free Range—a comic strip by creator Bill Whitehead—for today, January 19, 2026, and check out other great comics, too!

www.gocomics.com/freerange/20... seems like an apt description of the world right now.

Sometimes, it is non-trivial to get access to uncensored data! Thanks and kudos @datarescueproject.org !

Not sure what your employer will think of @washingtonpost.com 's recommendation...
Me? I'm going to sauna AFTER work...

Oh, I forgot to mention: (e) Child mortality about 25% (f) life expectancy about 40 years for most people.

Still great: means fewer child care issues, and absolutely no health insurance problems in retirement...

So let me get this straight: We're going back to the Monroe Doctrine of 1823. Back then (a) women did not have the right to vote (b) most Blacks were slaves (c) Native Americans were still being massacred (d) CO2 levels were about half of today's.
So I guess, all in all, a really great time period!

Revolutionizing Economic Measurement at the Census Bureau’s Center for Economic Studies: Pioneering Research on Firm Dynamics, Employment Flows and Transformative Statistical Products Learn how the Census Bureau’s Center for Economic Studies became a hub for new data-driven research and economic measurement.

Innovation and improvement in the many statistics that most economists take for granted comes from careful and thoughtful by a few who go the extra mile (literally!). A reminder how @jchaltiwangerum.bsky.social and Mark Roberts were just a few of those contributing: www.census.gov/newsroom/blo...

France should carefully check the absurd White House ballroom when (if) it opens....

The proposal was submitted in August ==> 2024 <==. Due to the T$47/DOGE 💩, they didn't even have staff to say "no"...

I salute all the brave souls still holding out at NSF for better days, and bravely moving science forward.

NSF got back to me...

Or on their website... For convenience, I've circled the relevant passage...

The FBI can't explain why Antifa is an organization at all, says Intercept. This one's easy: go to the organization's website, check their HQ, and then look at the flags to see who the members are...

‘Chalk Revolution’ strikes nerve as Slovakia fears return to authoritarian past Teenager who first scrawled messages on pavement in protest at rightwing government did not expect so many others to follow suit

Chalk is sold in the US, too. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

And the first thing I'll do is tell them to correct the typo in their email address. I mean, sure you could correctly write "microsoft".. Let me click on it immediately and tell them...

What? Yet another working group? I am so honored by this request, I will immediately click on the button...

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NYT reports "Marco Rubio ordered the State Department to return its default font to Times New Roman. It rejected the Biden administration’s switch to Calibri, done for accessibility reasons, as a D.E.I play." Logical next step: Image below created with Google Font "Redacted Script"

Nah, this one rests on all days, from 1-7...

La vue, et la vie, du chat!