👓 Alan B. Krueger, Economic Aide to Clinton and Obama, Is Dead at 58 | New York Times

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A labor economist, Princeton scholar, Treasury official and chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. The police said the cause was suicide.

👓 Alan Krueger, prominent Princeton economist, passes away | Princeton

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Princeton University is saddened to share that Alan Krueger, James Madison Professor of Political Economy, passed away over the weekend.  Alan was recognized as a true leader in his field, known and admired for both his research and teaching.  

🔖 The appeal of newsletters: ownership and intimacy | onemanandhisblog.com

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A couple of interesting thoughts from Craig Mod about the underlying reasons behind the shift to newsletters.

🔖 Running a bakery on Emacs and PostgreSQL | Piers Cawley

Bookmarked Running a bakery on Emacs and PostgreSQL by Piers CawleyPiers Cawley (bofh.org.uk)
Just over a year ago now, I finally opened the bakery I’d been dreaming of for years. It’s been a big change in my life, from spending all my time sat in front of a computer, to spending most of it making actual stuff. And stuff that makes people happy, at that. It’s been a huge change, but I can’t think of a single job change that’s ever made me as happy as this one.

👓 Peace and love | Ben Werdmüller

Replied to Peace and love by Ben WerdmüllerBen Werdmüller (Ben Werdmüller)
I don't know how to even begin to address this, or if I should, but here goes. This update comes with a trigger warning for self-harm, serious illness, and hate. But also maybe some hope. My mother is sick. Really sick. She's waiting for another lung operation (she had a double lung transplant six y...
Thanks for the hope Ben. I too am really going to miss Kim. We’re all far worse off in the world without her.