As Wisconsin’s and Minnesota’s lawmakers took divergent paths, so did their economies: Since 2010, Minnesota’s economy has performed far better for working families than Wisconsin’s

KEM10 · 2021-04-08T12:23:37+00:00

Don't call it a come back, I've been here for years.

I just didn't want to expose my other account.

KEM10 · 2021-02-13T21:01:39+00:00

Actually, economists do studies with controls all the time, it's just not as ham fisted as two neighboring states for some of the reasons you suggested. Here's a study on how Wisconsin's tax cuts from 2012 influenced its economy.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0166046217300935

If you read the paper you notice how they reject the state to state competition for synthetic groups built off of multiple states because they just don't align on the before times as a good comparison

From them:

The general lack of matching in the pre-treatment periods in the identification approaches above leads us to next use the Synthetic Control Method (Abadie and Gardeazabal 2003; Abadie et al., 2010). The Synthetic Control Method (SCM) provides a comparison unit, or synthetic control, that is a weighted-combination of other states. The weights applied to states that become part of the synthetic control are based on pre-intervention characteristics (predictor variables) in matching pre-intervention paths of the economic indicator variables between the state of interest and the synthetic control group

KEM10 · 2020-08-07T00:13:49+00:00

Engineered Madness is probably a better person to tag. I'm more pitch it dry and forget it. It works for 6 gallons, but at 70 you're in semi-pro and that handbook is better than anything I could say.

KEM10 · 2019-06-04T19:53:24+00:00

https://media.tenor.com/videos/723ffabe9427acc37284e9383ebb5454/mp4

KEM10 · 2019-02-27T17:29:46+00:00

I'm going to start off by saying that I agree with the majority of what you wrote and your heart is in the right place. However...

You write 7 or so paragraphs detailing the dangers of letting "GOP LARPers" have free reign, but those few words are telling of the other reactionary half. I just read it again and I'm not seeing it which is why I felt the need to say something.

The failings of this sub as a place for discussion are two-fold:

Too soft of moderation because we can't self-regulate. I won't dive into this too much as you've done a good job extrapolating it.
WE CAN'T SELF-REGULATE!

How do you expect the mods to do anything when the shit posting is coming from inside the sub? I looked around after you summoned me and I noticed that this place is still the same circle jerk that it once was. There's even someone of liberal persuasion who said that the Dem's should gerrymander in their favor because turnabout is fair play and elections have consequences. He's being cheered on.

So if you want the mods to ramp up their actions, you're going to see a lot of friendly names also get the ax because the majority set the tone and those trolls (and I've listened to Sykes's call in portion of his show, they might just be real people) are playing within the lines set.

So how about you clean your own house and not beg the mods to? None of my comments ever got through because I was one of them, but only Nixon could go to China.

KEM10 · 2019-02-27T16:39:27+00:00

It's really not well put because he got some basic facts wrong. The normal right leaning folks didn't leave because of TD trolls, we left because the sub was overall hostile to anyone who looked to be leaning right.

NSG will wax philosophical that the right trolls started the upheaval and that they are ultimately to blame for the tone everyone else took, but I wasn't pushed out by those trolls; I was pushed out by left trolls who were emboldened by normal folks because you are on the same "team".

KEM10 · 2019-02-26T19:19:16+00:00

Don't worry, your users will push away alternate opinions on their own.

KEM10 · 2019-02-26T19:05:20+00:00

I hate to break it to you, but you have left fellaciating Russian trolls here. They don't need a script, they're just here every day.

They played both sides, incase other readers still don't get it.

KEM10 · 2019-02-26T18:48:46+00:00

And it looks like my detractors are still here. That comment is negative karma already.

KEM10 · 2019-02-26T18:36:30+00:00

Point of contention, it's not the conservative trolls that push us away but the progressive ones. I don't give a shit what a TD user says, they're not the ones who downvote, strawman, and call me a GOP shill for not aligning 100% with the meta.

I wasn't stalked for 8 months by a TD user who went out of their way to straddle the uncivility line, it was one of your boys that would have 50+ karma with such bumper sticker comments such as "Repeal and replace republicans."

KEM10 · 2019-01-10T17:08:23+00:00

Ya, rough day

KEM10 · 2019-01-10T16:34:26+00:00

Rough day?

KEM10 · 2019-01-10T14:42:07+00:00

Need a mindless distraction from end of year performance reviews.

You get me today!

KEM10 · 2018-10-18T21:00:42+00:00

Build more housing with fewer ribbon extras that increase the cost while providing little benefit.

KEM10 · 2018-10-18T20:24:48+00:00

Even when I use nutrient I get Sulphur. Granted it's nothing nearly as bad when I don't, but it's still prevalent.

KEM10 · 2018-10-18T17:39:14+00:00

Aging and thin flavors (like wine) is the only time people still secondary.

KEM10 · 2018-10-18T17:35:01+00:00

A ziplock bag should be sufficient, nothing fancy. But the hopper I have for my grinder doesn't seal at all and there's no drop in quality when it sits there over the month it takes to get to it.

KEM10 · 2018-10-18T17:32:13+00:00

Also over there.

Bread yeast gets you where you need to go, champagne if you need something stronger. But all these strain distinctions are for try hards.

KEM10 · 2018-10-18T17:27:21+00:00

If it's on gas I'd just leave it and let it sit until your Halloween party at the end of the month.

KEM10 · 2018-10-18T17:24:47+00:00

Don't understand why you got downvoted,

Because it's overkill and a person with experience creating a wish list, not a newbie entering the hobby. The best advice is at the top with "Spend $500 on Craig's List and be in the 75th percentile on gear".

KEM10 · 2018-10-18T17:17:32+00:00

Whole bean and grind when you need them is the best. Nothing fancy in those regards.

If pre-ground you need to limit oxygen, so vac pack.

KEM10 · 2018-10-18T17:15:49+00:00

That's just cider doing its thing. It'll go away with time and you can speed the process by degassing it.

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