Tony Corke
@matterofstats.bsky.social
#rstats, maths, science, quirky stuff, and Aussie Rules football.
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"Your data is not required to follow a well-defined distribution"
@matterofstats on Twitter
"Your data is not required to follow a well-defined distribution"
Pinned
The Rolling Scones
Puns N' Roses
Vet Shop Boys
The Meeknd
The Polite
Sox Pistols
System of a Gown
Fussy Riot
Blandie
Queef
Jethro Dull
Poxy Music
Supertrams
Public Enema
Puns N' Roses
Vet Shop Boys
The Meeknd
The Polite
Sox Pistols
System of a Gown
Fussy Riot
Blandie
Queef
Jethro Dull
Poxy Music
Supertrams
Public Enema
Ruin a band by changing one letter
Bot Jovi
Bot Jovi
Ruin a band by changing one letter.
Status Duo
Status Duo
January 16, 2026 at 12:48 PM
The Rolling Scones
Puns N' Roses
Vet Shop Boys
The Meeknd
The Polite
Sox Pistols
System of a Gown
Fussy Riot
Blandie
Queef
Jethro Dull
Poxy Music
Supertrams
Public Enema
Puns N' Roses
Vet Shop Boys
The Meeknd
The Polite
Sox Pistols
System of a Gown
Fussy Riot
Blandie
Queef
Jethro Dull
Poxy Music
Supertrams
Public Enema
If I am, you can be sure I'm taking these new glasses back
January 16, 2026 at 12:35 PM
If I am, you can be sure I'm taking these new glasses back
When you let accountants author your Wikipedia entry
January 16, 2026 at 10:16 AM
When you let accountants author your Wikipedia entry
"Guys, it's just not selling with the banks. Maybe we need to consider a different name ..."
January 16, 2026 at 7:54 AM
"Guys, it's just not selling with the banks. Maybe we need to consider a different name ..."
Reposted by Tony Corke
Just reposted Eleanor Lutz’s map of all the orbits in the solar system. Pretty much everything she makes knocks my socks off. Let me share a few favorites.
January 16, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Just reposted Eleanor Lutz’s map of all the orbits in the solar system. Pretty much everything she makes knocks my socks off. Let me share a few favorites.
A lot of the common terminology remains militaristic or has those potential overtones
Price War
Marketing Campaign
Outflanking the Competition
Recruiting New Customers
Attack Marketing
Engagement
Soft launch
Collateral damage
Mission
Target
Boots on the Ground
Price War
Marketing Campaign
Outflanking the Competition
Recruiting New Customers
Attack Marketing
Engagement
Soft launch
Collateral damage
Mission
Target
Boots on the Ground
January 15, 2026 at 1:13 PM
A lot of the common terminology remains militaristic or has those potential overtones
Price War
Marketing Campaign
Outflanking the Competition
Recruiting New Customers
Attack Marketing
Engagement
Soft launch
Collateral damage
Mission
Target
Boots on the Ground
Price War
Marketing Campaign
Outflanking the Competition
Recruiting New Customers
Attack Marketing
Engagement
Soft launch
Collateral damage
Mission
Target
Boots on the Ground
Schrodinger's Chat
(sorry, low-hanging fruit)
(sorry, low-hanging fruit)
January 15, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Schrodinger's Chat
(sorry, low-hanging fruit)
(sorry, low-hanging fruit)
These are maybe a bit easier to read
January 15, 2026 at 5:44 AM
These are maybe a bit easier to read
What do you do when you have 4,000 job titles of people who've been contestants on the UK Chase?
Generate random new job titles of course
Who wouldn't want to be a Dog Designer or a Bathroom Scoentist?
Generate random new job titles of course
Who wouldn't want to be a Dog Designer or a Bathroom Scoentist?
January 15, 2026 at 5:31 AM
What do you do when you have 4,000 job titles of people who've been contestants on the UK Chase?
Generate random new job titles of course
Who wouldn't want to be a Dog Designer or a Bathroom Scoentist?
Generate random new job titles of course
Who wouldn't want to be a Dog Designer or a Bathroom Scoentist?
ChatGPT found a typo in it's OWN code, and told me it was my error
January 15, 2026 at 5:14 AM
ChatGPT found a typo in it's OWN code, and told me it was my error
As a fellow combusting equine (1966), along with my wife, I can attest to their fine character and intelligence (and complete disdain for any form of astrology)
January 14, 2026 at 6:03 PM
As a fellow combusting equine (1966), along with my wife, I can attest to their fine character and intelligence (and complete disdain for any form of astrology)
Reckon it depends. If they're chugging cab sauv or merlot, I'm with you, but if it's white zinfandel or prosecco it's a different ball game.
January 14, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Reckon it depends. If they're chugging cab sauv or merlot, I'm with you, but if it's white zinfandel or prosecco it's a different ball game.
Reposted by Tony Corke
ok who’s writing the treatment of this for netflix because I’d definitely watch this show
Trump, during an "economic" speech today in Detroit, can't help but fixate on "wine mom gangs," saying they're "doing these fake riots." They go practice. They go to areas, they take hotel rooms, and they all practice together. It’s a whole scam. We’re finding out who’s funding all this stuff."
January 14, 2026 at 6:54 AM
ok who’s writing the treatment of this for netflix because I’d definitely watch this show
No-one gaslights better than an hallucinating LLM
January 14, 2026 at 7:35 AM
No-one gaslights better than an hallucinating LLM
Reposted by Tony Corke
From the explanatory memorandum
January 14, 2026 at 4:09 AM
From the explanatory memorandum
We get onto
- a bus
- a train
- a plane
- a ferry
- a tram
- a bike
but into
- a car
- a truck
- a helicopter
- a hot air balloon (?)
- a bus
- a train
- a plane
- a ferry
- a tram
- a bike
but into
- a car
- a truck
- a helicopter
- a hot air balloon (?)
January 11, 2026 at 9:56 AM
We get onto
- a bus
- a train
- a plane
- a ferry
- a tram
- a bike
but into
- a car
- a truck
- a helicopter
- a hot air balloon (?)
- a bus
- a train
- a plane
- a ferry
- a tram
- a bike
but into
- a car
- a truck
- a helicopter
- a hot air balloon (?)
For those of you who know a bit about MoSHBODS, how does this strike you as a way of finding "optimal" parameter values while guarding against overfitting?
January 9, 2026 at 8:26 AM
For those of you who know a bit about MoSHBODS, how does this strike you as a way of finding "optimal" parameter values while guarding against overfitting?
Tonight we showcase a brand new documentary, as Darren spends a few hours in the LinkedIn universe. Join us at 9pm for "Adventures in the Left-Hand Side of the Bell Curve"
January 8, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Tonight we showcase a brand new documentary, as Darren spends a few hours in the LinkedIn universe. Join us at 9pm for "Adventures in the Left-Hand Side of the Bell Curve"
Reposted by Tony Corke
AOC: What we saw today was a criminal murder a woman while she was trying to flee for her life. What we saw today was a manifestation of every American’s worst nightmare: their government turning into a tyranny.
January 8, 2026 at 12:20 AM
AOC: What we saw today was a criminal murder a woman while she was trying to flee for her life. What we saw today was a manifestation of every American’s worst nightmare: their government turning into a tyranny.
Looks like the MatterOfStats website might be feeding a few LLMs
January 7, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Looks like the MatterOfStats website might be feeding a few LLMs
There are some motivated actors that are very keen to corral it into the "suburb" category
January 7, 2026 at 12:33 PM
There are some motivated actors that are very keen to corral it into the "suburb" category
Oh ... what differentiates a suburb from a (small) town?
January 7, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Oh ... what differentiates a suburb from a (small) town?
Surely Snug gets a guernsey
January 7, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Surely Snug gets a guernsey