
Mike
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Is it Hamas' fault for refusing to surrender, or did Biden fail by standing with Netanyahu? Matt Yglesias and Jerusalem Demsas don't see the war in Gaza the same way. Full debate out now: ranking the worst parts of the Biden presidency. Watch the episode: youtube.com/watch?v=omdTF5…









Exclusive: I have seen OpenAI's audited financials for 2024 and 2025. In 2025, OpenAI had $13.07 billion in revenue and $34 billion in costs. $867 million of its revenue came from SoftBank, and $303 million came from Microsoft. wheresyoured.at/exclusive-open…


@Econ_Marshall @danielledeis The Argument is not a nonprofit. It is a for profit enterprise. So, technically, a startup!



To go out publicly and say what he is saying, @edzitron has balls the size of the Las Vegas sphere




Idk how I would advise him to write a persuasive CV, but if you read the blog posts, Wikipedia articles, and his X.com presence etc -- it is very clear that Decker is quite talented.


I'm a former Harvard PhD student. Based on my experience, current social science students probably make a bit over $250k + healthcare over 5 years, with just 784 hours of required TA work. That's almost $320/hour for the "work" and the rest is classes and your own research.



The notion that grad students can't make ends meet is absolutely ridiculous to me. I live a mile away from Harvard. I am essentially a grad student with no stipend and no support. I'm making it work. Why can't they? The people who this screws are me -- marginal admits.


I'm a former Harvard PhD student. Based on my experience, current social science students probably make a bit over $250k + healthcare over 5 years, with just 784 hours of required TA work. That's almost $320/hour for the "work" and the rest is classes and your own research.



