Joseph Delaney
@jacd.bsky.social
Trying to figure out this whole Epidemiology thing on the West Coast of the US (Olympia, WA). Father of a great kid and and two cats. Lucky to have a tolerant partner.
So went to pick up the child today and this wonderful news greeted me. Second major set of afterschool care disruptions and it is only six weeks into the school year!
October 21, 2025 at 12:42 AM
So went to pick up the child today and this wonderful news greeted me. Second major set of afterschool care disruptions and it is only six weeks into the school year!
A great picture of my wife and I except for my terrible timing with a blink
November 29, 2024 at 6:07 AM
A great picture of my wife and I except for my terrible timing with a blink
Optimus Prime has wandered into our house
November 13, 2024 at 1:57 AM
Optimus Prime has wandered into our house
Northern lights with a bad camera
October 11, 2024 at 4:27 AM
Northern lights with a bad camera
First 10% of any type of tech adoption seems against type for me?
September 16, 2024 at 9:44 PM
First 10% of any type of tech adoption seems against type for me?
A far cry from my younger years which would have been 100% wizard.
April 19, 2024 at 5:17 AM
A far cry from my younger years which would have been 100% wizard.
And the tenant probably had a good faith reason to think the landlord might be a resident:
April 14, 2024 at 8:10 PM
And the tenant probably had a good faith reason to think the landlord might be a resident:
The kiddo loves costumes. This year it includes a new Pikachu costume from Shannon’s friends
December 25, 2023 at 9:47 PM
The kiddo loves costumes. This year it includes a new Pikachu costume from Shannon’s friends
But this section really does make a big difference in interpretation. People who do the analysis or who acquire the data are affirmatively required to be given an opportunity to collaborate. Now I am sure that this can be gamed, but it is a good reminder to read all of the fine print.
November 29, 2023 at 10:18 PM
But this section really does make a big difference in interpretation. People who do the analysis or who acquire the data are affirmatively required to be given an opportunity to collaborate. Now I am sure that this can be gamed, but it is a good reminder to read all of the fine print.
Namely, these criterion which seem to limit passive authorship. They also matter a lot with things like data sharing and whether you can just publish on data somebody else acquired. Reading the four elements it seems you can.
November 29, 2023 at 10:14 PM
Namely, these criterion which seem to limit passive authorship. They also matter a lot with things like data sharing and whether you can just publish on data somebody else acquired. Reading the four elements it seems you can.
Outsourcing? Benchmarking to institutions in different markets that may or may not be really comparable. Big IT projects and properly managing out-sourcing are difficult competencies and could easily lead to less efficiency.
November 18, 2023 at 12:16 AM
Outsourcing? Benchmarking to institutions in different markets that may or may not be really comparable. Big IT projects and properly managing out-sourcing are difficult competencies and could easily lead to less efficiency.
And the solution to these problems?
November 18, 2023 at 12:14 AM
And the solution to these problems?
Now I could worry that international students are too high to be sustainable, based on this figure. But the idea that the Universities are not sufficiently lean is odd.
November 18, 2023 at 12:12 AM
Now I could worry that international students are too high to be sustainable, based on this figure. But the idea that the Universities are not sufficiently lean is odd.
But they have a whole section (part 3) about enhancing cost effectiveness. From a government of Ontario point of view, I would presume that a world class university system at a fraction of the cost of other provinces should answer this question. Why doesn't it?
November 18, 2023 at 12:11 AM
But they have a whole section (part 3) about enhancing cost effectiveness. From a government of Ontario point of view, I would presume that a world class university system at a fraction of the cost of other provinces should answer this question. Why doesn't it?
This figure is from this report: files.ontario.ca/mcu-ensuring...
What I find odd is that this seems to answer the question of whether or not the government funding of the university sector is sufficient.
What I find odd is that this seems to answer the question of whether or not the government funding of the university sector is sufficient.
November 18, 2023 at 12:09 AM
This figure is from this report: files.ontario.ca/mcu-ensuring...
What I find odd is that this seems to answer the question of whether or not the government funding of the university sector is sufficient.
What I find odd is that this seems to answer the question of whether or not the government funding of the university sector is sufficient.
This costume came off of but nothing and it is a surprisingly good match for the character from the Ninjago show
October 22, 2023 at 5:46 PM
This costume came off of but nothing and it is a surprisingly good match for the character from the Ninjago show
Our cat Bear is fascinated by his return to the land of his youth. Less snow and a lot more rain here on the coast.
October 20, 2023 at 2:50 AM
Our cat Bear is fascinated by his return to the land of his youth. Less snow and a lot more rain here on the coast.
This is the historical data, but it is getting a bit dated now:
September 23, 2023 at 7:02 PM
This is the historical data, but it is getting a bit dated now:
This post over on Twitter has me thinking about whether making post-doctoral training mandatory was a good decision for academia.
September 23, 2023 at 6:35 PM
This post over on Twitter has me thinking about whether making post-doctoral training mandatory was a good decision for academia.