I think the greatest issue we have in science is that a lot of people believe science to be a truth generation machine, while it is a truth approximation machine at best. That difference makes for a lot of rumours, conspiracies and misinformation out there.

Every time I see ballet stuff, I'm like "that can't be good for you".

Not gonna lie to you. Ever since changing my password to a mix of 8-12 uppercase, lowercase, numerical, and special characters, I've never surfed the online web with more "cyber confidence".

Hello Weekend my old friend. I've come to lie down once again.

Formatting references in an IEEE latex template vs. just killing oneself. Hard decision, actually.

Trump to Harvard: 2 billion $ NYT: Harvard to pay 2B$ Harvard: no Trump: 1B Harvard: no NYT: Negotiations intensify Trump: 200 million NYT: Harvard-Trump reach deal Harvard: no Trump: 0$ Harvard: ok NYT: Harvard not paying! Trump loses. Trump: How about 1B$ Harvard: no NYT: Negotiations resume!

It's been some time since this place formed, yet people still ragebait by posting tweets of the morons across the pond here, all while adding their own, unoriginal blubber to it. They're just jerking off to being morally superior. Don't need that.

*Glances at the ridiculous amount of spears, scythes and torches in the corner of the garage* IS IT TIME??

No, Amazon, I'm not giving you my phone number (that you already know anyway) for "security reasons" so you can pretend that's where you got it from in the first place.

Goats as a risk to privacy. Jesus. I quit. Fuck this field.

It will not exist. But: any solution that works (provided the skills necessary) is better than one that does not. If somebody can't do it because of lacking technical skills, I will scream skill issue, quite frankly. Most stuff can be learned in an hour (even for a one-shot project).

I think too many people mistook the Seinfeld characters for role models.

Man, Alzheimer research journals look like a dumpster fire, dunno

Our new review of beluga sociality and culture just dropped at Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology! Some of our key conclusions summarized 🧵 doi.org/10.1007/s002... @marine-valeria.bsky.social @dmennill.bsky.social @raincoast.org

*Searching for IRT papers in HCI* "Uuuh here's a Bayesian one even" Ofc it's by @mjskay.com

Fluid and crystallized decency.

I will reduce my reading here for the foreseeable future. The political garbage wafting from the states is enough to deal with already, I can't process the American "that's illegal" circlejerk that's unfortunately highly prevalent here as well. If you want to keep in touch, dm me or something.

Work used demoralise. It was very effective.

Tja, bin morgen krank 🤷‍♂️

I'd like to learn more about "dying" meta-analysis but I'm afraid that's not happening.

a sad update: I've received my maximum lifetime number of emails, and won't be replying to any anymore. I'm out of the email business.

I'm really over American keyboard warriorism.

As I stare blankly at numerous conference deadlines, I renew my hot take that academic associations should only hold conferences every-other-year. This would reduce the ridiculous publicaion cycle pressure, ease the reviewer crisis, increase overall affordability, and reduce environmental impact.

NEW article by me! We can now visualize pathogens down to atoms; design vaccines in weeks; manufacture them in microbial factories; engineer them more precise than ever before. We're living through a golden age of vaccine development, but only if we continue to invest in them.

These people are apparently real human beings

"Half the country is helpless to stop him"

The assumption underlying activism on social media is that blowing hot air into a bubble will make it burst eventually, at least it seems that way to me.

Except I'm not sorry.

Shout out to everyone keeping that x account active in your own self interest. Its not too late.

Giving the gift of negative data 🥰 Since I joined @lsajournal.org I have handled several stellar manuscripts that report null results. These papers do very well and reviewers almost always appreciate them! Thanks @rockefeller.edu news team for the article! www.rockefeller.edu/news/38829-t...

Wait till you read how he was fucking hired

#buntesEnde "Kuh-bismus" (Gouache)

Like for my rogueness, comment for my guyness, repost for my HCIness.

bluesky is where elder millennials enjoying internet retirement meet younger millennials with untreated depression

That time of year again!

As a terminally earnest journalist and critter, I think about this often:

If you have no idea about your partner's interests or know what they'll appreciate or even want, your marriage must be very boring. Here's your present, generic partner.

The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees 🧵

!!!! NOT A SHITPOST !!!! I sincerely hope you all have chill holidays and such. If you celebrate, go hard. Think "why not?" instead of "what if?". Kiss that girl, marry that stranger, try that cocaine.

This is insane. Any somewhat proficient boxer could guard against these, frankly, cheap shots. Not self-proclaimed alpha male Tate, though.

The theory is that roguelike games are a psyop by the ads industry to get you used to pop ups and engage with them.

*Rohan's King, awakening from deep slumber* "Get me a goddamn HORSE!"

People with the family name swallow: please name your boy Richard. Thank you.

Wtf?

Physicians: Take this, we tested it, it will help. Homeopaths: How about you do nothing and have this tiny candy instead.

I FOUND SOME EM-DASHES, KAREN.