Partner Research Manager at Microsoft Research NYC. AI, Economics, Decision Science.https://bsky.app/profile/dggoldst.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dggoldst.bsky.social/post/3mklpta32gk24Review of Boston based on my 2 day visit: Sailboats ✅ 60⁰ weather ✅ Brick sidewalks ✅ Coach lanterns ✅ Someone solved the exceedingly difficult graph theory problem I left on the hallway chalkboard overnight ✅28 Apr 2026 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:vvy3rtkzkh2ydeqvyiogvau4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklpta32gk24https://bsky.app/profile/dggoldst.bsky.social/post/3mkli6fz3dc24Clever thing they do in Boston: They make the bus to the airport seem like a train. You transfer from the train. It looks like it's running on train tracks. Addresses that whole "oh no I don't want to transfer to a bus" anxiety.28 Apr 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:vvy3rtkzkh2ydeqvyiogvau4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkli6fz3dc24https://bsky.app/profile/dggoldst.bsky.social/post/3mkdoi23f5k2ynot only are they selling a bagel, lox, and juice for $25 but they're putting it in the window like look at this deal! get in here!25 Apr 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:vvy3rtkzkh2ydeqvyiogvau4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdoi23f5k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/dggoldst.bsky.social/post/3mkahkwcwak2jEvery system or con that depends on the argument "nobody's going to take the time to do that" is going away. AI will take the time to do that. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:vvy3rtkzkh2ydeqvyiogvau4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkahkwcwak2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/dggoldst.bsky.social/post/3miyrsrpdmc2vMy dad inherited my grandfather's tools. They seem to have accumulated screwdrivers at the rate of 1 per 6 years.08 Apr 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:vvy3rtkzkh2ydeqvyiogvau4/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyrsrpdmc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dggoldst.bsky.social/post/3mitxyzkd5s2bBeach glass is just pollution with good branding06 Apr 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:vvy3rtkzkh2ydeqvyiogvau4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitxyzkd5s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dggoldst.bsky.social/post/3mirsnscujk2gWe saw this knot on the sidewalk in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles and tied it at home. Carrick bend, apparently.05 Apr 2026 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:vvy3rtkzkh2ydeqvyiogvau4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mirsnscujk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dggoldst.bsky.social/post/3mirguwcies2fMinecraft OSHA violation05 Apr 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:vvy3rtkzkh2ydeqvyiogvau4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mirguwcies2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dggoldst.bsky.social/post/3mihfdjo2t22lNature meta-research project puts claims in social-science paper to the test. Refs in last post I'm interested in Econ and Psych so I focused on that: Econ had about the same rate of "not reproducible" analyses as Psych and a worse rate then Political Science.01 Apr 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:vvy3rtkzkh2ydeqvyiogvau4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihfdjo2t22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dggoldst.bsky.social/post/3mih6izkf222eMy friend took the anti-drunk-driving animation I coded in BASIC when I was 14 and put it online! Good old drunk.bas ! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Apr 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:vvy3rtkzkh2ydeqvyiogvau4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mih6izkf222ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dggoldst.bsky.social/post/3mi7dwp7zjs24We are at that point in history where the charging ports on planes are USB A and those in rental cars are USB C so you need one of these. Reminds me of the USB Micro to USB C transition #nostalgia29 Mar 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:vvy3rtkzkh2ydeqvyiogvau4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7dwp7zjs24https://bsky.app/profile/dggoldst.bsky.social/post/3mhc25mxpx22hAttention NYC undergrads: Applications are open for our 13th annual Data Science Summer school at Microsoft Research NYC! Apply here by April 14th: bit.ly/3pCQENh17 Mar 2026 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:vvy3rtkzkh2ydeqvyiogvau4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhc25mxpx22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/dggoldst.bsky.social/post/3mhbxmhkhyk2hWhy I travel with a small roll of gaffer tape17 Mar 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:vvy3rtkzkh2ydeqvyiogvau4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbxmhkhyk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/dggoldst.bsky.social/post/3mh2wuyaqmk2zHappy circumference/diameter day!15 Mar 2026 02:53 +0000at://did:plc:vvy3rtkzkh2ydeqvyiogvau4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh2wuyaqmk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dggoldst.bsky.social/post/3mfpsqd4lqs26From our group (Economics and Computation) at Microsoft Research https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/the-agentic-economy/25 Feb 2026 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:vvy3rtkzkh2ydeqvyiogvau4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpsqd4lqs26https://bsky.app/profile/dggoldst.bsky.social/post/3mfnm7oncm22bOpportunities for funding and more from Microsoft's AI Economy Institute https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/group/aiei/aiei-open-call-3/25 Feb 2026 02:13 +0000at://did:plc:vvy3rtkzkh2ydeqvyiogvau4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfnm7oncm22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dggoldst.bsky.social/post/3mfcqvfi6xk2gYou might be surprised to learn that Canada is the country with the most coastline but this picture should fix that20 Feb 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:vvy3rtkzkh2ydeqvyiogvau4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcqvfi6xk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dggoldst.bsky.social/post/3mf56s5ud7s2cMy bank texted me a code and then rejected it as incorrect and I was like look I'm just trying to be helpful and if you know the code then why are you asking me?18 Feb 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:vvy3rtkzkh2ydeqvyiogvau4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf56s5ud7s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/dggoldst.bsky.social/post/3meiv2ech2s23Imagine going anywhere on earth and being able to understand the language https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/globalcommunity/20260204/ai-powered-glasses-offer-real-time-subtitles-of-korean-lectures10 Feb 2026 11:42 +0000at://did:plc:vvy3rtkzkh2ydeqvyiogvau4/app.bsky.feed.post/3meiv2ech2s23https://bsky.app/profile/dggoldst.bsky.social/post/3mebggfiz722lRemember when people talked about the Winter Olympics and the opening ceremony was a big deal? It was yesterday btw07 Feb 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:vvy3rtkzkh2ydeqvyiogvau4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mebggfiz722l