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I just heard about the deprecation of XSLT. I thought XSLT was one of the powerful things related to XML, and I did some nice transformations for myself at times. I don't think the transition from XSLT/XML to Javascript/JSON will be as easy as they think, and that the supposedly small percentage of page loads with XSLT will probably (as things usually go in our world) turn out to be some critical pieces to _something_
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#Nudge or #tax? At last, some data https://timharford.com/2026/09/nudge-or-tax-at-last-some-data/
"the two approaches complement each other. Take vaccination: a government keen to maximise the uptake of a vaccine would do well to reduce the price (zero is a particularly attractive price point, it turns out) but should also send out well-timed and well-phrased reminders. There is nothing mutually exclusive about these options.
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If the choice is between the icing and the cake, politicians should choose the cake. Nudges are far from trivial in their benefits, but there is no substitute for using taxes to get price signals right. List et al write: “In four of five markets, price instruments deliver substantially larger total surplus than nudges.”All too often, politicians are turning their back on the most beneficial policies because they lack the political courage or the political skill to introduce them."
#BehavioralEconomics -
#Nudge or #tax? At last, some data https://timharford.com/2026/09/nudge-or-tax-at-last-some-data/
"the two approaches complement each other. Take vaccination: a government keen to maximise the uptake of a vaccine would do well to reduce the price (zero is a particularly attractive price point, it turns out) but should also send out well-timed and well-phrased reminders. There is nothing mutually exclusive about these options.
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If the choice is between the icing and the cake, politicians should choose the cake. Nudges are far from trivial in their benefits, but there is no substitute for using taxes to get price signals right. List et al write: “In four of five markets, price instruments deliver substantially larger total surplus than nudges.”All too often, politicians are turning their back on the most beneficial policies because they lack the political courage or the political skill to introduce them."
#BehavioralEconomics -
#Nudge or #tax? At last, some data https://timharford.com/2026/09/nudge-or-tax-at-last-some-data/
"the two approaches complement each other. Take vaccination: a government keen to maximise the uptake of a vaccine would do well to reduce the price (zero is a particularly attractive price point, it turns out) but should also send out well-timed and well-phrased reminders. There is nothing mutually exclusive about these options.
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If the choice is between the icing and the cake, politicians should choose the cake. Nudges are far from trivial in their benefits, but there is no substitute for using taxes to get price signals right. List et al write: “In four of five markets, price instruments deliver substantially larger total surplus than nudges.”All too often, politicians are turning their back on the most beneficial policies because they lack the political courage or the political skill to introduce them."
#BehavioralEconomics -
#Nudge or #tax? At last, some data https://timharford.com/2026/09/nudge-or-tax-at-last-some-data/
"the two approaches complement each other. Take vaccination: a government keen to maximise the uptake of a vaccine would do well to reduce the price (zero is a particularly attractive price point, it turns out) but should also send out well-timed and well-phrased reminders. There is nothing mutually exclusive about these options.
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If the choice is between the icing and the cake, politicians should choose the cake. Nudges are far from trivial in their benefits, but there is no substitute for using taxes to get price signals right. List et al write: “In four of five markets, price instruments deliver substantially larger total surplus than nudges.”All too often, politicians are turning their back on the most beneficial policies because they lack the political courage or the political skill to introduce them."
#BehavioralEconomics -
#Nudge or #tax? At last, some data https://timharford.com/2026/09/nudge-or-tax-at-last-some-data/
"the two approaches complement each other. Take vaccination: a government keen to maximise the uptake of a vaccine would do well to reduce the price (zero is a particularly attractive price point, it turns out) but should also send out well-timed and well-phrased reminders. There is nothing mutually exclusive about these options.
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If the choice is between the icing and the cake, politicians should choose the cake. Nudges are far from trivial in their benefits, but there is no substitute for using taxes to get price signals right. List et al write: “In four of five markets, price instruments deliver substantially larger total surplus than nudges.”All too often, politicians are turning their back on the most beneficial policies because they lack the political courage or the political skill to introduce them."
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My Word of the Day today is VERMILION. Share YOUR words to describe this picture in the comments!
Vermilion, from Middle English vermelioun, vermyloun, vermylon, vermilun, from Old French vermeillon, vermilion, from vermeil, derived from Latin vermiculus, little worm, from vermis, worm, ultimately in reference to Kermes vermilio, a type of scale insect used to make a crimson dye.
Meaning vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide, cinnabar; a bright orange-red colour.
The picture shows a close-up shot of vibrant crimson autumn guelder-rose leaves framing a cluster of glossy, round red berries on slender stems.
I guess because it's so similar to the word million, it sounds to me as though there should be far more of them than there are.
Note: your heading actually reads, "My Word of the Day today is WORD."
#WritersOfMastodon #TalesFrom… #SecretLife… #HowtoSucceed… #Author #Novel
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My Word of the Day today is VERMILION. Share YOUR words to describe this picture in the comments!
Vermilion, from Middle English vermelioun, vermyloun, vermylon, vermilun, from Old French vermeillon, vermilion, from vermeil, derived from Latin vermiculus, little worm, from vermis, worm, ultimately in reference to Kermes vermilio, a type of scale insect used to make a crimson dye.
Meaning vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide, cinnabar; a bright orange-red colour.
The picture shows a close-up shot of vibrant crimson autumn guelder-rose leaves framing a cluster of glossy, round red berries on slender stems.
I guess because it's so similar to the word million, it sounds to me as though there should be far more of them than there are.
Note: your heading actually reads, "My Word of the Day today is WORD."
#WritersOfMastodon #TalesFrom… #SecretLife… #HowtoSucceed… #Author #Novel
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My Word of the Day today is VERMILION. Share YOUR words to describe this picture in the comments!
Vermilion, from Middle English vermelioun, vermyloun, vermylon, vermilun, from Old French vermeillon, vermilion, from vermeil, derived from Latin vermiculus, little worm, from vermis, worm, ultimately in reference to Kermes vermilio, a type of scale insect used to make a crimson dye.
Meaning vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide, cinnabar; a bright orange-red colour.
The picture shows a close-up shot of vibrant crimson autumn guelder-rose leaves framing a cluster of glossy, round red berries on slender stems.
I guess because it's so similar to the word million, it sounds to me as though there should be far more of them than there are.
Note: your heading actually reads, "My Word of the Day today is WORD."
#WritersOfMastodon #TalesFrom… #SecretLife… #HowtoSucceed… #Author #Novel
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My Word of the Day today is VERMILION. Share YOUR words to describe this picture in the comments!
Vermilion, from Middle English vermelioun, vermyloun, vermylon, vermilun, from Old French vermeillon, vermilion, from vermeil, derived from Latin vermiculus, little worm, from vermis, worm, ultimately in reference to Kermes vermilio, a type of scale insect used to make a crimson dye.
Meaning vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide, cinnabar; a bright orange-red colour.
The picture shows a close-up shot of vibrant crimson autumn guelder-rose leaves framing a cluster of glossy, round red berries on slender stems.
I guess because it's so similar to the word million, it sounds to me as though there should be far more of them than there are.
Note: your heading actually reads, "My Word of the Day today is WORD."
#WritersOfMastodon #TalesFrom… #SecretLife… #HowtoSucceed… #Author #Novel
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My Word of the Day today is VERMILION. Share YOUR words to describe this picture in the comments!
Vermilion, from Middle English vermelioun, vermyloun, vermylon, vermilun, from Old French vermeillon, vermilion, from vermeil, derived from Latin vermiculus, little worm, from vermis, worm, ultimately in reference to Kermes vermilio, a type of scale insect used to make a crimson dye.
Meaning vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide, cinnabar; a bright orange-red colour.
The picture shows a close-up shot of vibrant crimson autumn guelder-rose leaves framing a cluster of glossy, round red berries on slender stems.
I guess because it's so similar to the word million, it sounds to me as though there should be far more of them than there are.
Note: your heading actually reads, "My Word of the Day today is WORD."
#WritersOfMastodon #TalesFrom… #SecretLife… #HowtoSucceed… #Author #Novel