Micah Pollak ☃️

@pollak
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Hi there! I'm an Associate Professor of #Economics at Indiana University Northwest in the Region (Gary, #Indiana). I'm interested in #Teaching, #Pwdagogy, #RegionalEconomics, #History, #HealthEconomics and more!

Also known for #Gardening and #RainGaugeContent, as well as hot takes on #apples and #chili (no beans!). #HoosierMast

Websitehttps://www.micahpollak.com
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/MicahPollak
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Micah Pollak ☃️Nov 23, 2022
Well, "Snowie" lasted a surprising amount of time (six days!) before suffering a noble death. #DeathOfASnowman
Micah Pollak ☃️Nov 22, 2022

It's always a pleasure to speak with @[email protected] for an article. This one looks at the pending merger between Kroger and Albertsons:

"Kroger-Albertsons merger would reshape grocery landscape across Region and Chicagoland"
https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/kroger-albertsons-merger-would-reshape-grocery-landscape-across-region-and-chicagoland/article_2c30af0f-0c7a-5845-bae4-341ae5bb5862.html

#NWIndiana #grocery #mergers

Kroger-Albertsons merger would reshape grocery landscape across Region and Chicagoland

Two of the biggest grocery companies in the country, both of which operate supermarkets in Northwest Indiana, plan to merge in a deal that will shake up the grocery landscape.

nwitimes.com
Micah Pollak ☃️Nov 21, 2022
@neilhimself I don't know if you ever resolved the issue with DMs in a downloaded Twitter archive not showing who they are from, but this Twitter Archive Parser script by @timhutton
seems to be a solution. I haven't tried it myself yet but it looks very promising: https://github.com/timhutton/twitter-archive-parser
GitHub - timhutton/twitter-archive-parser: Python code to parse a Twitter archive and output in various ways

Python code to parse a Twitter archive and output in various ways - timhutton/twitter-archive-parser

GitHub
Micah Pollak ☃️Nov 21, 2022
What did they expect?
Micah Pollak ☃️Nov 20, 2022
Every year @gbosslet insists that this is the best Christmas album. I'm going to meet him halfway and agree that it's the best Christmas album to listen to in the *background* (while working, throwing a party, etc.) but for me it's not the best overall. /1
Micah Pollak ☃️Nov 20, 2022
Well, I guess I'm all in on here now. I've set my account to private and logged out/deleted the apps. Not even going to check back in occasionally to watch the ship sink. #TwitterMigration #WeCanRebuild
Micah Pollak ☃️Nov 20, 2022

From the other room: "Dad, how do you spell 'filled'?"

A message from my 6yo. It's easy to forget. Take a moment and remember.

Micah Pollak ☃️Nov 19, 2022
Out of apple season straight into eggnog season! Starting it off with what was the best testing eggnog last year! #eggnog #Holiday2022
Micah Pollak ☃️Nov 19, 2022
My favorite apple variety (Cameo) and grower available in local grocery stores is currently on sale for $1.99 for a 3lb bag at SVT!
Micah Pollak ☃️Nov 19, 2022
Ooh, I feel very "man on the street!" I'm not sure I've ever been "another person" in a news article before: https://www.indy100.com/viral/twitter-blocks-mastadon-posts
Twitter is now stopping people from posting links to rival Mastodon

Twitter has been in a state of chaos since its recent takeover, with the latest twist being the departure of hundreds of employees after Elon Musk convinced them to get with the "extremely hardcore" work environment or resign with severance pay.On Thursday (17 November), as the mass departure from T...

indy100