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Lance Bachmeier

@lance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

Professor of economics. Macroeconomics, energy, time series, Linux, programming, sports, Kansas, Emacs, complaining, shitposting. Christian, but not the post-Jesus […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.social/@lance, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Lance Bachmeier @lance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/03/2026

Why don't I use Bluesky? Because it's loaded with same kind of low-effort, self-promotional stuff that caused me to leave Twitter. For instance, this. Now, maybe there's something there, but it's just an old man shouting at the clouds in this form.

Yes, at one time economists had some of the best statistical methods in
the social sciences.

That time has passed. Economists *do not* lead some of the hottest
fields, including structural causal models, machine learning/Al, Bayesian
modeling & probabilistic programming.

Present-yes. Dominant-no.

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Lance Bachmeier @lance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/12/2025

Well…that’s an interesting development I listen to more Dua Lipa than any other artist so 65 is older than I’d anticipated

Spotify year end wrap says my listening age is 65

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Lance Bachmeier @lance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/11/2025

I thought this was a strange phishing attempt. Eventually realized Kansas State email addresses are @ ksu.edu and King Saud email addresses are @ ksu.edu.sa

Phishing email claiming to be from King Saud University HR

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Lance Bachmeier @lance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2025

Picture of Manhattan, Kansas taken in the afternoon. Taken from a hill and showing the view of part of town and other hills.

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Lance Bachmeier @lance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/08/2025

This is why the S&P 500 isn't a diversified investment, or anything remotely resembling one. International stocks are your friend in August 2025. Tesla still has a PE of 172, Broadcom 107, Nvidia 57, Walmart 43, and several others over 50. I'm not […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Kevin Gordon &
@KevRGordon

The 10 largest stocks in the S&P 500 made up
40.1% of the index's market cap thru the end of
July ... a new multi-decade high

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Lance Bachmeier @lance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/08/2025

@news.sky.com
Denmark zoo asks people to donate unwanted pets as food for
its predators
Denmark zoo asks people to donate unwanted pets as food for its
predators
In Denmark Is asking for unwanted pets to be donated - not for further care but
as food for ts predators.

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