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Post by snowwrestler » Mon, Jul 08, 2024, 1:25 AM UTC

richrichie wrote: post #164

snowwrestler wrote: post #128

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You got downvoted for saying that BLS is intentionally lying about jobs numbers. That’s what “cooking” means in this context and it is a big accusation. The Fed chair’s statement you cite doesn’t support it. He’s just saying that the jobs numbers may not be perfectly representing the actual job market. That is not exactly news; it’s a very hard thing to measure. He’s not accusing the BLS of lying.

Check the revisions from BLS over the past year. BLS revised down both April and May numbers by 30%. These are big revisions. This is a pattern now. Media only reports the initial figures.

Post by fsckboy » Thu, Jul 11, 2024, 4:04 AM UTC

therealdrag0 wrote: post #170

sillyfluke wrote: post #159

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I'd hire him if the conversation for the last question I asked went something like this. Me: On your first day of work, what would you say to me if I asked you to do the samething in your writeup but in production and at scale using the same third party services (chatgpt etc) you used in your writeup. T: "You're an idiot. I quit." Me: You're hired! Clearly it's a fun exploratory excercise, kind of like using kafta in…

I sympathize and you’re maybe being facetious. But a good engineer doesn’t just say “you’re an idiot”, they are able to clearly document and communicate the expenses to the business folks, and they are able to brainstorm ways to change the cost dynamics with trade off options for business.