Today’s walk was to Balerno along the Water of Leith. The herons were in evidence. #hiking #Scotland #Edinburgh

A similar walk today to last Saturday’s but this time accompanied by my wife #hiking #Pentlands #Scotland

You may think that 10,000 social scientists can’t be wrong but have you considered split-plot analyses?

“You will find that many repeated measures analyses deserve to be placed in the spit-pot.” Sayings of Confuseus

You categorised patients as responders or non responders by dichotomising a change from baseline? You triple criminal!

Today’s walk was from Silverburn to Flotterstone via the Silverburn Quarry, The Kirk Rd, Carnethy, Turnhouse & “The Biscuit Tin” to a pint of Pentland IPA at the Flotterstone Inn

Just finished reading this novel by my brother-in-law and am impressed. Software development and maintenance as a relentless treadmill to which the programmers and coders are chained. A nice touch is that imagines a Britain in which Thanet is still an island.

Today we had a family lunch at The Boat in Catherine-de-Barnes followed by a walk along the canal. #Warwickshire

Stop interpreting clinical trials as if they were surveys. www.linkedin.com/pulse/illegi...

The target population for the research question is the population of people who would satisfy the eligibility criteria. “ Wrong x 2 1) The eligibility criteria define who doesn’t come into the trial not who does. 2) We generalise from quite different trials to populations eg bioequivalence trials.

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Today we had a circular walk from Torphin with our son, daughter-in-law and our two granddaughters. A cold day out but with beautiful sunshine. #hiking #Pentlands

New blogpost on my concerns about Wellcome LEAP new $50m program on autism/microbiome links. deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-le... #autism #microbiome #biomarkers #diagnostic

A misty day in the Pentlands. I did a circular from W Linton via Upper Cairn, N Muir Hill, Nether Cairn, Mendick Hill and the bridge on the West Water. #hiking #Pentlands #Scotland

Today my wife and I walked the Fife Pilgrim Way from Kelty to Crosshill via the N shore of Loch Ore and back to Kelty via the S Shore. #hiking #Fife #Scotland

"Normalized incompetence" seems to sum up my day-to-day!

This morning I did a circular walk from Hillend via the valley of The Boghall Burn to Allermuir, Caerketton and back. #hiking #Scotland #Pentlands Conditions were very windy.

@resfoundation.bsky.social “….average family wealth per adult in the top wealth decile and those in the middle (fifth decile)” Strange. If you mean tenth, say so but then is the 5th tenth the middle of 10? If you really mean “decile”, there are 9 of them but nobody is “in” any decile.

“ It is not my fault. A large language model did it and ran away.” Modern Folk Saying

This www.linkedin.com/posts/aleksa...? on LinkedIn on the exciting topic of Hawkes processes by @alxndrmlk.bsky.social might interest @davidcolquhoun.bsky.social

LOL! PO cum café cum general store cum bus station. Not to mention the famous bus shelter. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unst_Bu... Wonderful.

This morning we walked to Footdee and back from the centre of Aberdeen.

Today’s hike was a 10km meander through #Aberdeen.

Today’s hike was from Carlops to Flotterstone over Patie’s Hill, Spittal Hill, Green Law, W Kip, E Kip, Scald Law, Carnethy Hill & Turnhouse Hill. #hiking #Pentlands #Scotland

Today’s hike was a circular from Stow (rhymes with now) up the Lugate Water and back over Cribbilaw Hill. #hiking #Borders. #Scotland

They should say, “We are asking you whether you would be prepared to review a revised version of the paper in order to convey an air of politeness and concern for your time but have no intention of taking any account of your answer.”

“ You will find that much amateur discussion of evolutionary biology involves the origin of the specious.” Sayings of Confuseus

@biometricsociety.bsky.social Congratulations to all who were involved in organising the Austrian-Swiss region’ meeting in Graz #ROeS2025 A varied presentation of varied topics and a very friendly social programme. The photo is from the walk on Wednesday afternoon.

Rather a misty day. I took the bus to St Radegund and visited the Calvary with its stations of the cross and then took the lift up to the Schöckl. The mist did not lift so I only have flowers I photographed on my way down to show. #hiking #Austria

Today’s hike was a circular from Frohnleiten taking in the Hannegkogel and Rothleiten. #hiking #Austria

I have arrived in Frohnleiten to do a little walking in Austria before joining the ROeS meeting in Graz next week.

I'm currently reading "I See You've Called in Dead" by John Kenny. It's very good. Touching, funny, great autumnal reading. #booksky

Today is our last day on Barra. We hiked N along The Hebridean Way from the Vattersay causeway diverting E from the top to climb Beinn Tangabhal and then walk back to Castlebay. #hiking #Hebrides #Scotland

Rainbow at Castlebay, Barra. #Hebrides #Scotland

Today we have been hiking on Eriskay. #hiking #Hebrides #Scotland

Today we hiked across the Island of Barra from Traigh Mor to Castlebay via Heabhal. #hiking #Hebrides #Scotland

Today we took the bus to Vattersay and walked back over Heiseabhal Mor to Castlebay on Barra. #hiking #Hebrides #Scotland This is the western edge of Europe.

That thing where you provide a convincing solution to a particular problem that was previously discussed in the journal but not solved but the editor agrees with referee that you should have solved a completely different problem.

My debut novel, "HUMAN SOFTWARE: A Life in I.T.", will be published on Leanpub on Sept 16th and via Amazon on October 7th. For more details and to sign up for the newsletter, visit the website: humansoftwa.re #booksky #books

If you think that clinical trials use probability sampling you have never had the pain of having to teach a course on the statistics of sampling. The subject is full of tedious and fiddly algebra. The horror, the horror.

“When faced with claims of innovation, some in their caution make nuanced assessments, whereas others in their enthusiasm make newanced endorsements.”Saying of Confuseus

They who are tempted by large language muddles should consider using nopilot.” Sayings of Confuseus

It may be rather Bayesian of me but I somehow doubt that Bosco Gurin still preserves its “whaling tradition” www.myswitzerland.com/en-gb/destin... For “whaling” read “Walser”?

www.linkedin.com/pulse/twin-p... My post, Twin Piques, now has a much improved photographic header, thanks to Hilary Rhodes. You will find more of her wonderful photographs here www.blipfoto.com/HilarysView/

I am currently in the speedy standing queue waiting to get my @easyjethelpdesk.bsky.social flight back to Edinburgh from Basle. #ISCB46 has been a great conference.

Some great talks at #ISCB46 today but a great tradition of ISCB is that Tuesday PM is free. I took the train to Sissach and walked up the Sissacherflue. #hiking #Basel #Switzerland

It would be helpful if those who feel inclined to opine about RA Fisher and randomisation read and understood what he wrote on the subject.

#ISCB46 very nice talk by Michael Kammer on COVID-19 prognostic models, which involved a ‘deep dive’ into the pond life of modelling. Bottom line: “If looking for reliable models, don’t hold your breath.”