Krish Ray
@KrishanuAR
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Know thyself. Midwit.
Pittsburgh, PA
Joined March 2009
@libsoftiktok Someone should put in a community note that points out that LexisNexis sells one of the top identity verification systems. Most people lacking that context probably don’t see the conflict of interest in those claims.
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@elonmusk People would be super happy if stuff like this were done without the hamfisted attacks on NIH, NSF, which while ostensibly targeting things like DEI are in effect impacting everything.
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@cromwellian @cremieuxrecueil The claim isn’t that Democrats made the regulations. The claim is that democrats alienated highly capable and competent people capable of driving change.
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I am tempted to the obvious (using their advance knowledge for beneficial trading, or favorable legislation resulting in indirect kickbacks), but I think folks have to acknowledge that there is very strong selection bias going on here. Out of the ~200 million US citizens over 30, there are only 50 senators… It’s going to take a certain type of person to rise to the top like that, so not a stretch to assume that they aren’t NBA all-star type talents who can accumulate that much wealth over their lifetimes…
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The normal and appropriate response when holding opinions like the one you posted would be to take the concerns internally and figure out what steps can be taken to make the product better— specifically highlighting areas of weakness that need to be addressed. Actively working yourself to figure out improvements. Instead going out and claiming that your vibes are that the thing you’re working that’s not even finished yet, won’t be as good the competition that’s already been released, is next level oblivious/undermining. Autistic levels of lack of awareness. Lack of self awareness compounded by all the “but THaT’s nOt WhAT tHeY ToLD mEee!” Defensive responses.
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It seems like the expression “throwing the baby out with the bathwater” is more relevant than ever for @DOGE and the Trump admin.
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@elonmusk @CommunityNotes Come on @elonmusk you should know more about incentive structures, and secondary effects more than most people. Disappointing.
The 15% NIH indirect cost cap alters university hiring incentives. My wife works as a junior faculty researcher, and pointed out a major concern of her and her peers: Universities fund new careers through grant overhead—paying for startup costs, lab space, equipment, and support staff. A $1M grant brings in $400-600K in overhead today. At 15%? $150K. Simple math drives universities to hire established researchers who cost less to start up, not early-career scientists. This blocks the research pipeline. Every unfilled junior faculty position removes a researcher from the academic system. That shrinks both the pool of experienced scientists and research diversity. Universities advance science by backing new researchers when they most aggressively pursue novel directions.
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The 15% NIH indirect cost cap alters university hiring incentives. My wife works as a junior faculty researcher, and pointed out a major concern of her and her peers: Universities fund new careers through grant overhead—paying for startup costs, lab space, equipment, and support staff. A $1M grant brings in $400-600K in overhead today. At 15%? $150K. Simple math drives universities to hire established researchers who cost less to start up, not early-career scientists. This blocks the research pipeline. Every unfilled junior faculty position removes a researcher from the academic system. That shrinks both the pool of experienced scientists and research diversity. Universities advance science by backing new researchers when they most aggressively pursue novel directions.
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Trains were good, but when you stray away from the major city centers, transportation (understandably) got more sparse. There were a few times it really would have been nice to grab a taxi, but the moment the cabbies realized how bad our Japanese was, they wanted nothing to do with us. Was forced to figure out public transportation with paper maps, slowly translating signs with a physical dictionary and a LOT of walking—or asking passerby’s for help while communicating with gestures (which worked everywhere but Tokyo, had NYC style ignore strangers vibes). But asking for help wasn’t always an option
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@yummocatvibes @Noahpinion I think so. While I had fun, the most enjoyment I had was a weekend in the middle where I met up with a friend who was doing an exchange program there (and spoke Japanese fluently), and for those couple of days it felt like I was in an entirely different country.
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@mattyglesias @DSimpson88 @waitbutwhy Tesla was the first wildly successful EV precisely because it expanded beyond political signaling. (Compare to the Prius, which was much more about signaling). Had a lot more people willing to buy the car simply for what the car had to offer.
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The 15% NIH indirect cost cap alters university research incentives. Today when a new researcher secures grants, that overhead funds their startup costs, lab space, equipment, and support staff. A researcher landing a $1M grant brings in $400-600K in overhead today. At 15%? $150K. The ROI on launching new research careers plummets. Each grant they secure now generates far less to offset their startup costs. This creates predictable systemic pressures. Every university faces the same reduced returns on new faculty investment. When the ROI on research expansion drops simultaneously across institutions, the system naturally shifts toward maintaining existing labs rather than launching new research programs.
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