Justin Smith

Justin Smith

@justinsmithecon.bsky.social

Econ prof at Laurier. Opinions my own.

128 Followers 45 Following 431 Posts Joined Oct 2023
2 days ago

My main use for AI is explaining tweets that I don’t understand

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2 days ago
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Iran tells world to get ready for oil at $200 a barrel as it fires on merchant ships Iran said the world should be prepared for oil to hit $200 a barrel as its forces attacked merchant ships on Wednesday in the blockaded Gulf.

Things seem like they’re going well

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6 days ago

I see a lot of people pronouncing Claude as claw-ed. It really should be cl-oh-ed. If you’re going to use a French name you should pronounce it the French way.

Also I feel like they missed a golden opportunity to call it Claude Caude

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6 days ago

My battery is already charged

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1 week ago

Anyone want to buy a pickup????

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1 week ago

Seems it’s not a great time to own a gas guzzler

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1 week ago
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B.C. to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time | CBC News March 8 will be the last time most British Columbians have to change their clocks, B.C. Premier David Eby announced Monday.

Apparently a contrarian take, but this is not great. In Vancouver it’ll be dark until 9am at the winter solstice, and that’s no fun. Even worse up north. It was like that when I lived in Winnipeg, and I found it miserable.

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2 weeks ago

I watch a lot of stupid cop shows, and one really wild thing I’ve learned is that in some states the police can draw your blood on the side of the road if they suspect drinking and driving????

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2 weeks ago
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Family of woman who died in Highway 8 flyover crash pursuing legal action Nearly a month after a woman died when her vehicle veered off a flyover ramp in Kitchener, her family is still searching for answers and accountability.

I hope the family wins a boatload of money for this

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2 weeks ago
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If the guy that played Booger dies anytime soon I’m going to be really sad

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2 weeks ago
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Robert Carradine, actor in ‘Revenge of the Nerds’ and ‘Lizzie McGuire,’ dies at 71 Robert Carradine, known for his roles in “The Long Riders,” “Revenge of the Nerds” and the television series “Lizzie McGuire,” has died at 71, his management company told CNN.

Surprised not to see more posts about by kids of the 70s and 80s. Revenge of the Nerds is a classic*

*except a few very problematic parts

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2 weeks ago
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a black and white drawing of a person playing drums with the words `` ba dum tsss '' above them . ALT: a black and white drawing of a person playing drums with the words `` ba dum tsss '' above them .

The guy’s already on thin ice

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2 weeks ago

This isn’t going to be good for Matthews in Toronto

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2 weeks ago

But if you can’t trim your toenails on the subway, where can you do it????

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2 weeks ago
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Sure, Canada lost this one. But, also here’s the medal history by country for men’s hockey

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2 weeks ago
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Canadians waking up early for the hockey game:

Also me literally every morning:

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2 weeks ago

It was damn good

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2 weeks ago
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To this day I don’t understand what sport chocolate is, but it tastes pretty good

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2 weeks ago

But wait, based on Trump’s logic, shouldn’t the refund go to the foreign countries who “paid” the tariffs?

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2 weeks ago

Anyone want to hit the bars with me tomorrow at 6am, get blasted, and then not watch the hockey game?

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3 weeks ago

Amazing to me that that US is just letting this sort of blatant corruption happen

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3 weeks ago

Wow, curling is so boring

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3 weeks ago

Only way to describe Ontario’s PSE funding policy change is regressive AF

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1 month ago

Based on Reddit, Doug Ford changing OSAP to have 25% cap on grants is going over like a lead zeppelin

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1 month ago
Pam Bondi Thought That Went Pretty Well

Pam Bondi Thought That Went Pretty Well

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1 month ago

Wow, Bondi is such a vile person

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1 month ago
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Open Banking Now Launching In Canada: What It Means For You And Banks Canada’s 2026 open banking mandate ends the era of data silos. Learn how new rules will spark a war for your business and change how you bank.

Finally. The user experience with finance apps has been extremely bad up to now.

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1 month ago

I’ve known people with two dishwashers that use them in exactly this way

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1 month ago

Looks like it was baseball. Didn’t play that either

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1 month ago
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Trump threatens to block opening of new bridge between Windsor and Detroit U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada and the U.S. will “immediately” start negotiations over the Gordie Howe International Bridge, which connects Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Mich.

What’s the over/under on days until Trump TACOs?

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