Listening: Björk Greatest Hits (2002). #music

We... we... ah, shit, guys, I just read the first page, the one that says nucular, eh, nothing about carpets, we..., we... #nzpol

Earworm for the news: "Too Many Puppies" by Primus. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBpD... #music

In these days of war, time for the beauty of song about other times of war: "Waerenga a Hika by Tuirina Wehi (arr. Robert Wiremu)" www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JkL...

What a time to be alive

Current mood for President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Camacho

I've been reading Cory Doctorow's books since Eastern Standard Tribe (2004). I borrowed the Enshittification audiobook from Christchurch's Public Library. It's quite good, but my blood pressure goes up reading about all the shenanigans that, put together, build enshittification.

Post your style icon.

Reviewing some old links before deleting my Twitter account I was reminded of "Civil disobedience in scientific authorship: Resistance and insubordination in science" (doi.org/10.1080/0898...) which contains a great table on deciding authorship order:

Finally, the bug is back with a round of the Guinness.

S3 S4 Reference Classes R6 #rstats

Do you want a Butlerian Jihad because this is how you get a Butlerian Jihad

Back to CDs: listening Yat Kha in my office. #tuvan #music My Ubuntu PC is called tuna, which is te reo Māori for eel. If you don't like eels, you can think that tuna is Spanish for a prickly pear (yum!). However, it is not English tuna for the fish.

Installed Ubuntu in my work PC, which puts me in the little to no IT support group. Connected to network, network printers, a 20-year-old Canon Lide 25 scanner, a 2011 SoundDevices MixPre-D mixer, etc. To do: sort out remote access, install i3 , install R (deciding if directly or via docker/podman)

I’m really struggling with this actually. I’m sorry @teanau.bsky.social that you were subjected to this disgraceful conduct.

I’m Still Your America www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...

Feeling overwhelmed by the world.

¿Por qué alergia y alegría son tan parecidas? Dislexia

I’m sure this will be fine and have no negative impacts whatsoever. In all seriousness though, this is where ideology in policy (ie cutting in the public service as a matter of position rather than evidence) can be taken too far. www.farmersweekly.co.nz/politics/bio...

Righto. I've read the papers released by MBIE on the LNG analysis. This will be a longish thread on my thoughts, which I'll add to progressively. Docs are here. 🧵 1/-

Me, shopping at the book store: "excuse me, sir? which of these books was written the fastest? I'm looking for a book with as little thought and effort put into it as possible."

I never noticed this either.

once again we must face the uncomfortable reality that between politics and being the only remaining reliable source for Google, Reddit is the best forum on the internet

Acompañadme a hacer ciencia... Datos: -Los dinosaurios no se extinguieron todos, son las aves de ahora -El impacto del meteorito generó elevadas temperaturas del aire Hipótesis irrefutable: Hace 66 millones de años la Tierra estuvo horas, quizá días, oliendo a pollo asado

My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com

This is THE thread I was waiting for. Tackling something that drives me mad.

stop using AI to do your research. it hallucinates too often. if you want an answer to something, post something arrogant on the appropriate subreddit. something like: "this item performs 10% better than everything else. only idiots deny this." this will bait nerds into doing your research for you.

Unfortunately this Daniel Vernon cartoon resonated with me more than it should - especially as I've voted Labour for three decades now. I've decided that under @kevinhague.bsky.social & @taniawaikatolawyer.bsky.social I'll try Green this year unless something radical changes with team Red

This excellent report from the Sydney Morning Herald details the Nazi terror links between Australia and New Zealand. Follow @whiterosesociety.bsky.social for more info! www.smh.com.au/national/a-s...

Nice demo, but this example shows why it is often not useful to plot raw coefficients, b/c they are on different scales. And why plot the intercept? Standardized coefs are at least comparable.

Historical Juxtaposition by Rod Emmerson @rodemmerson.bsky.social

AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns

Wildfires in Chile rage for third day, entire towns wiped out u.afp.com/SB5w

Morning

For reference #NewZealand is using a total of 4.74GW right now

The Invention of Anarchism - existentialcomics.com/comic/637

"If you're new to the wide world of planners, you might be wondering: What's all the hype about the Japanese versions?" The Best Japanese Planners (2026): Hobonichi Techo, Kokuyo Jibun Techo www.wired.com/story/japane...

I'm teaching Statistical Rethinking again starting Jan 2026. This time with live lectures, divided into Beginner and Experienced sections. Will be a lot more work for me, but I hope much better for students. I will record lectures & all will be found at this link: github.com/rmcelreath/s...

Rivers www.worldofmoose.com/products/par...

My favorite moon landing conspiracy is that it was faked but they hired Stanley Kubrick to direct it and he was so dedicated to make it look real he demanded that they shoot on location.

Listening: "The hermit" by John Renbourn (1976). #music #acousticGuitar www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uP7...

El consejo sirve igual si en vez de coño se usan ciertas voces chilenas. La más suave es cresta, la más común para mí sería xuxa.