Jon Bittner

I'm excited to share my Job Market Paper "Inside Money, Employment, and the Nominal Rate", (draft on here: melaniefriedrichs.com/research) I study the role of inside money, financial intermediation & entrepreneurial risk in monetary policy and business cycles Short summary below. 1/10

@maiab I'd recommend getting several other quotes

I finally got around to calling someone to see about getting mini splits installed so we can have A/C in the summer and the guy walked around the house going “oh… wow… yeah I don’t know, this house is really complicated” so uh, that’s not encouraging

👋 Hello, world!! We can't wait to have you all with us in Providence! We'll be releasing updates and additional details soon

... and we're live!! Really really excited about this option. And to see you in Providence! ❤️ Also, it's my first time building a conference. Going to try build in public as much as I can going forward

Deciens is growing We are building our deal team and looking for associates or senior associates. We are also looking for someone to start our finance team. If you're looking for something new, please learn more and apply at apply.workable.com/deciens/.

@gordoncching @fast Hiring at @splitwise splitwise.com/jobs

The @fast design team (brand, product, research) is a superstar team that I'd work with again in a heartbeat. We're building a list of opportunities to help my team get a smoother landing into their next roles. If you're hiring, please share below, or RT and help out.

@matthew_d_green Two distinguishable dice, red and blue. For the biggest digit, roll red for 12=0,34=1,56=2. Then for each subsequent digit, roll both (reroll if red=6). If blue is even, multiply red by 2 (10=0), otherwise use red as digit. Reroll *everything* if/when > 2047.

So what’s the best way to generate an 11-bit random integer (0-2047) without using a computer or any exotic hardware?

#Miami might have just recorded its 8th pressure wave from the #TongaVolcano on Thursday morning, 5.5 days after eruption. From these well-timed anomalies, I calculate an average wave speed of 707 mph (316 m/s). This eruption rivals the 1883 eruption of #Krakatoa in its violence.

What does “We Are All Musicians Now” actually mean? My favorite fintech startup founder @JonBittner of @Splitwise explains: zogblog.substack.com/p/what-does-we…

My good friend @zogblog interviewed me for his new book/substack zogblog.substack.com/p/what-does-we…

@julieverhage @sairarahman @aditishekar @maiab I'd be happy to, let me know

@julien @splitwise 🙏

I know this is random but I just love that @splitwise raised this huge round. I love little, focused products and I'm so grateful when they can exist and thrive 😍

Splitwise raises $20M Series A to help everyone in the world divvy expenses tcrn.ch/3sUiCD2 by @alex

@ohadsamet Thanks 😀

Introducing Splitwise for Android version 5.0 blog.splitwise.com/2021/04/05/spl…

@TimWhiteRI earthquaketrack.com/quakes/2020-11…

I think we just experienced an earthquake

@maiab Who among us has not been sent a phishing link through Skype

@maiab Passwords are bad and the good services will protect you in other ways, but the problem is that if you leave bad passwords on badly run services, account takeovers on pointless accounts with social features can then be used to phish your friends

I’ve used complex unique passwords for everything I’ve signed up for in the past ten years so I’m here to tell you this is a super pain in the ass and not worth it!!

Last year, I started going to DC eviction court and was shocked by how many tenants lost their cases simply because they didn't show up. I started trying to understand why, and the answer was much stranger & more disturbing than I imagined. dcist.com/story/20/10/05…

@jeannieologist @TedNesi Not attacking the reporting, just context

@jonbittner @TedNesi I agree Jon. This is sort of dangerous "journalism". Let's be clear, using tests that are less accurate on people less likely to be actively infected ("i just wanna go on vacation") in order to SAVE the most accurate tests for...Nursing home patients and ER Admissions-MAKES Sense

So basically, RI has resumed using a test known for false negatives ... in order to get negative test results to give other states and let residents go there Talk about unintended consequences wpri.com/target-12/faul…