@tiddlydump.bsky.social
Data Scientist, #rstats
Might also post pictures of my weirder cat, I guess.
Might also post pictures of my weirder cat, I guess.
We can't even get the Jones Act repealed, but there are wackos who think Hawaiian independence is worth their effort?
What a time to be alive.
What a time to be alive.
February 10, 2026 at 6:04 AM
We can't even get the Jones Act repealed, but there are wackos who think Hawaiian independence is worth their effort?
What a time to be alive.
What a time to be alive.
But sometimes you'll see cool big Galton boards. That's something!
February 10, 2026 at 5:42 AM
But sometimes you'll see cool big Galton boards. That's something!
Unfortunately, *gestures at Fisher*, there were some rough patches.
(But medicine gets away with it! Their field was mostly nonsense until less than 200 years ago!)
(But medicine gets away with it! Their field was mostly nonsense until less than 200 years ago!)
February 10, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Unfortunately, *gestures at Fisher*, there were some rough patches.
(But medicine gets away with it! Their field was mostly nonsense until less than 200 years ago!)
(But medicine gets away with it! Their field was mostly nonsense until less than 200 years ago!)
This is how you end up using taxpayer money to smear whale oil on trees to stop blight, which works exactly as well as you expect it would.
February 10, 2026 at 12:58 AM
This is how you end up using taxpayer money to smear whale oil on trees to stop blight, which works exactly as well as you expect it would.
Post a banger that isn't in English.
I clicked pretty deep and didn't see anything in Japanese....
youtu.be/w5OUAY1j3gQ?...
IYKYK
(Was tempted to post something by supercell / Ryo instead)
I clicked pretty deep and didn't see anything in Japanese....
youtu.be/w5OUAY1j3gQ?...
IYKYK
(Was tempted to post something by supercell / Ryo instead)
February 10, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Post a banger that isn't in English.
I clicked pretty deep and didn't see anything in Japanese....
youtu.be/w5OUAY1j3gQ?...
IYKYK
(Was tempted to post something by supercell / Ryo instead)
I clicked pretty deep and didn't see anything in Japanese....
youtu.be/w5OUAY1j3gQ?...
IYKYK
(Was tempted to post something by supercell / Ryo instead)
That randomly placed cursive "r"....
February 10, 2026 at 12:08 AM
That randomly placed cursive "r"....
18 net passing yards
Wowie zowie
Wowie zowie
February 9, 2026 at 12:59 AM
18 net passing yards
Wowie zowie
Wowie zowie
You suck, Chris Collinsworth.
Very much.
Very much.
February 9, 2026 at 12:14 AM
You suck, Chris Collinsworth.
Very much.
Very much.
Collinsworth mentioned a Chiefs player in a game they aren't playing in.
Pack it in, folks
Pack it in, folks
February 9, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Collinsworth mentioned a Chiefs player in a game they aren't playing in.
Pack it in, folks
Pack it in, folks
Fun fact: making PR a state was in the 2016 GOP party platform
(This suggests, of course, that official party platform documents are a waste of everyone's time, but we knew that already)
(This suggests, of course, that official party platform documents are a waste of everyone's time, but we knew that already)
February 8, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Fun fact: making PR a state was in the 2016 GOP party platform
(This suggests, of course, that official party platform documents are a waste of everyone's time, but we knew that already)
(This suggests, of course, that official party platform documents are a waste of everyone's time, but we knew that already)
My buddy has a nail gun. Nail guns are awesome.
Without a nail gun, that looks like a job for screws!
Without a nail gun, that looks like a job for screws!
February 7, 2026 at 7:18 PM
My buddy has a nail gun. Nail guns are awesome.
Without a nail gun, that looks like a job for screws!
Without a nail gun, that looks like a job for screws!
Give them jetpacks and let's see what humans can really do
February 7, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Give them jetpacks and let's see what humans can really do
Grade inflation at k-12 level (or equiv) is pernicious bc it can mask issues a parent / other education professional could address w/ a struggling student.
Since this is happening during the formation of adults / citizens, theres a responsibility to not screw this up by improperly signaling mastery
Since this is happening during the formation of adults / citizens, theres a responsibility to not screw this up by improperly signaling mastery
February 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Grade inflation at k-12 level (or equiv) is pernicious bc it can mask issues a parent / other education professional could address w/ a struggling student.
Since this is happening during the formation of adults / citizens, theres a responsibility to not screw this up by improperly signaling mastery
Since this is happening during the formation of adults / citizens, theres a responsibility to not screw this up by improperly signaling mastery
I don't know what this makes me, but my take: college grade inflation is a big "who cares?" overall. At its worst, it's slightly inconvenient for employers hiring graduates to their first job, when this might be taken into account.
Whatever. College is optional.
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Whatever. College is optional.
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February 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
I don't know what this makes me, but my take: college grade inflation is a big "who cares?" overall. At its worst, it's slightly inconvenient for employers hiring graduates to their first job, when this might be taken into account.
Whatever. College is optional.
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Whatever. College is optional.
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I can sympathize with someone wanting to try something and seeing a long list of spices they don't think they'll ever use again, but otherwise... Huh?
February 6, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I can sympathize with someone wanting to try something and seeing a long list of spices they don't think they'll ever use again, but otherwise... Huh?
I think it is okay to redo these calculations from a cost-to-society standpoint (more waste, energy consumption, etc), but I broadly agree.
Pricing that "other stuff" is hard, though.
Pricing that "other stuff" is hard, though.
February 6, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I think it is okay to redo these calculations from a cost-to-society standpoint (more waste, energy consumption, etc), but I broadly agree.
Pricing that "other stuff" is hard, though.
Pricing that "other stuff" is hard, though.
And in case I seem naive, I'll note that collusion is bad but also **not new**.
Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations:
"People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices."
Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations:
"People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices."
February 6, 2026 at 8:29 PM
And in case I seem naive, I'll note that collusion is bad but also **not new**.
Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations:
"People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices."
Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations:
"People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices."
It does happen, but the effect must be small. Defectors in a collusion regime are hard to punish (what are you going to do, make your product better? Oh no!)
Either greedy companies want profits or they don't, and if investors can't get the return on capital they want it will flow somewhere else.
Either greedy companies want profits or they don't, and if investors can't get the return on capital they want it will flow somewhere else.
February 6, 2026 at 8:25 PM
It does happen, but the effect must be small. Defectors in a collusion regime are hard to punish (what are you going to do, make your product better? Oh no!)
Either greedy companies want profits or they don't, and if investors can't get the return on capital they want it will flow somewhere else.
Either greedy companies want profits or they don't, and if investors can't get the return on capital they want it will flow somewhere else.
I tend not to buy loose, grand theories of planned obsolescence.
That really only can happen if there's collusion (which is bad, whether implicit or explicit) or if the customer is locked-into an ecosystem (eg, "Apple is making my phone slow!").
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That really only can happen if there's collusion (which is bad, whether implicit or explicit) or if the customer is locked-into an ecosystem (eg, "Apple is making my phone slow!").
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February 6, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I tend not to buy loose, grand theories of planned obsolescence.
That really only can happen if there's collusion (which is bad, whether implicit or explicit) or if the customer is locked-into an ecosystem (eg, "Apple is making my phone slow!").
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That really only can happen if there's collusion (which is bad, whether implicit or explicit) or if the customer is locked-into an ecosystem (eg, "Apple is making my phone slow!").
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If you're wearing them daily the end of life is accelerated by use, which is fine. Things wear out!
The "this product is designed to screw me over" part comes in because the PU *will fail*. If that happens after 5 uses bc you go to 1 wedding / yr, you correctly feel like you have been ripped off!
The "this product is designed to screw me over" part comes in because the PU *will fail*. If that happens after 5 uses bc you go to 1 wedding / yr, you correctly feel like you have been ripped off!
February 6, 2026 at 7:56 PM
If you're wearing them daily the end of life is accelerated by use, which is fine. Things wear out!
The "this product is designed to screw me over" part comes in because the PU *will fail*. If that happens after 5 uses bc you go to 1 wedding / yr, you correctly feel like you have been ripped off!
The "this product is designed to screw me over" part comes in because the PU *will fail*. If that happens after 5 uses bc you go to 1 wedding / yr, you correctly feel like you have been ripped off!
I think it's both the "cheap" and "only frequently worn" parts that are working together.
Wear for wear, buy (men's) dress shoes that are *not* the cheapest available. Leather doesn't crumble to dust when it sits on your shelf!
www.safetyjogger.com/en/eu/techni...
Wear for wear, buy (men's) dress shoes that are *not* the cheapest available. Leather doesn't crumble to dust when it sits on your shelf!
www.safetyjogger.com/en/eu/techni...
Hydrolysis, the crumbling of shoe soles explained
Why does my shoe fall apart? This is How We Prevent Hydrolysis in Our Safety Shoes. One of the main technical challenges with polyurethane shoe soles is overcoming an ageing deterioration known as ‘hy...
www.safetyjogger.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:43 PM
I think it's both the "cheap" and "only frequently worn" parts that are working together.
Wear for wear, buy (men's) dress shoes that are *not* the cheapest available. Leather doesn't crumble to dust when it sits on your shelf!
www.safetyjogger.com/en/eu/techni...
Wear for wear, buy (men's) dress shoes that are *not* the cheapest available. Leather doesn't crumble to dust when it sits on your shelf!
www.safetyjogger.com/en/eu/techni...
Cheap dress shoes are more or less an actual ticking bomb when worn infrequently. Enjoy your disintegrating soles!
February 6, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Cheap dress shoes are more or less an actual ticking bomb when worn infrequently. Enjoy your disintegrating soles!
I'm in the US, but this seemed like a general gripe about how privatization can go very poorly (some of the examples you post elsewhere are reasonable takes on the topic and answered my question about examples!).
February 6, 2026 at 7:01 PM
I'm in the US, but this seemed like a general gripe about how privatization can go very poorly (some of the examples you post elsewhere are reasonable takes on the topic and answered my question about examples!).
Giving this a like-as-endorsement
It can be annoying if the change to deprecation status generates a bunch of new messages you need to suppress, but indicating "we're freezing this" is fine. (And often existing features will have turned out to be deprecated but youll only find that out in 5 years!)
It can be annoying if the change to deprecation status generates a bunch of new messages you need to suppress, but indicating "we're freezing this" is fine. (And often existing features will have turned out to be deprecated but youll only find that out in 5 years!)
February 6, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Giving this a like-as-endorsement
It can be annoying if the change to deprecation status generates a bunch of new messages you need to suppress, but indicating "we're freezing this" is fine. (And often existing features will have turned out to be deprecated but youll only find that out in 5 years!)
It can be annoying if the change to deprecation status generates a bunch of new messages you need to suppress, but indicating "we're freezing this" is fine. (And often existing features will have turned out to be deprecated but youll only find that out in 5 years!)
Reposted
It’s called R
insane idea they should design a programming language that is good and also not bad
February 6, 2026 at 4:36 PM
It’s called R