"due to fundamental mathematical constraints that cannot be solved through better engineering" <- a lot of linguistic gymnastics to say that "hallucinations" are a feature, not a bug

Indie is very snuggly and comfortable today.

Now this is a movie plot!!! Someone understands grad school.

Nice to receive ginormous whisky glasses for my birthday. These things weigh 800grams and are a workout. Good for enjoying a Lagavulin.

The highlight of the Olympics so far is watching a curling match nearly break into a fistfight. F-bombs flying from Canadians to Swedes. Nothing like a good curling Donnybrook.

Okay, Grandma, that's enough Winter Olympics for you! 😆

I like movies that credit the animals in the cast. Sparky played by Bella. Seems fair—hope they got union scale pay.

That was cool. It is easy to forgot how much fun our work is until we are away for a while. About 65 folks were at my CPA webinar. Enjoyed this slice of normalcy so much.

Happy 65th Birthday, Henry. Punk icon and an underrated screen presence. Recommend the movie: He Never Died. And Rollins Band album "Weight" is still on the workout playlist.

Treatment early this morning and then midmorning coffee. The coffee is still delicious and therapeutic. We got this day.

I am looking forward to returning to my academic work on Thursday February 26 with joy and a pent-up desire to make constructive trouble. Get to do a little webinar this afternoon as a warmup.

Webinar for #PsychologyMonth coming February 13 at 1:00 EST CPA's Education and School Psychology Section Presents: Credibility as the Primary Goal for Training and Practice in School Psychology: And How to Achieve It Presented by Dr. Steven Shaw Register here: buff.ly/Ssk3PWx

Hope to see some of you at tomorrow's webinar. This should be a fun event to celebrate psychology month. Thanks to CPA for supporting this event. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

Annual shout out and strong positive recommendation for the biography Red Comet by Heather Clark--about the life of Sylvia Plath--my reincarnation celebrity (she died 4 hours before I was born).

I just learned that I shared a birthday with the great HR. HBD to a legend. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q8K...

Keep an eye out for this book published by Routledge. Available July 1. For all teachers and others interested in literacy. Written by one of my best buds—and it is very good.

Shoutout to nurses and medical techs. So much respect for what they do. They keep me going. 🙏🏼

This is wisdom. Figuring it out is still a work in progress for me, but I’m optimistic.

here's to HR at 70. Bad Brains live in Germany, 1983: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thmn...

I kind of miss the pre-AI days when there was no doubt that a bad post was good old fashioned homemade artisanal dumbassery.

When getting gas, you decide to go in the store because you deserve a candy bar. Then the person in front of you pulls out a wad of lottery tickets to check, cash in, and buy more. But you’re not leaving without that Snickers!!!

Putting the final touches on this webinar. It is pretty harsh. Normally, I would sand down the rough edges. But rough edges are needed.

CAIL = prerequisite knowledge for a critical perspective, such as to tell apart nonsense hype from true theoretical computer scientific claims. For example, the idea that human-like systems are a sensible or possible goal is the result of circular reasoning and anthropomorphism. olivia.science/ai 🧵

Seems like the least we can do on a daily basis.

I want to live in that bad bunny village. Then in 10 mins, it’s gone.

Good Super Bowl. I love punting. Bring on that Bunny guy.

Everyone could use a high quality thinking chair.

A new skill I am trying to improve for my transition back to work. Trying to memorize this.

A favorite subgenre is Samara Weaving covered in blood. There must 8 or 9 of these movies--all good watches. Looking forward to this one. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFDW...

Things haven't been good since we lost Bowie, Alan Rickman, and Harambe; and the US went crazy. There is a strong societal need for people to make quality trouble and build new stuff.

Good news. My doc has given me the okay to transition to work at the end of the month. Hopefully, this account will get less boring and we can get back to some quality STEM work (i.e., shenanigans, tomfoolery, escapades, mischief).

Simple, but still true: If your science, comedy, politics, religion, logic, business, or words punch down and create suffering among the less powerful; then they are fatally flawed and you are a bad person.

If nothing else, the Epstein files prove that people who email too much are dangerous sociopaths.

Man, the world is brutally ugly out there. Take care of yourselves and consider that hex placed on you to be lifted.

The biggest surprise when I changed careers to academia was that I thought everyone would be an intellectual. Most are technicians. The most intellectual and well-read person I have ever met was named Luis. We worked as landscapers in South Florida. We shared and discussed books over lunch.

Preparing my webinar on improving credibility in psychology is hard. The content is not tough. Tougher is chilling the tone so I am not directly accusing people of research fraud, cutting corners, profiteering, or unethical clinical work.

Peer review is kayfabe

I see folks holding up Ignaz Semmelweis as a hero of science and political activism. Yes. He was. But things did not go well for him. He died at 47 in an asylum and ostracized from his profession. And most of his suffering was caused by his peers. His shrill, harsh. and accusing tone was an issue.

Indie knows Sundays.

I heard that Randomized Control Trials should be called Trick or Treatment. Now I have referred to this family of studies as "ToT" in writing.

Free webinar for CPA members. Feb 13 at 1:00 (Eastern). Registration link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Indie is looking both cute and grouchy.

When a friend calls and says, “I’m coming over in 30 minutes to check on you, have a chat, and I’m bringing food.” Great friend.

Giving up coffee for good. Now all coffee drinking is for villainy. And it tastes better now.

Finally, some relaxation with an old fashioned and hockey.

My character must be built to epic proportions by now. TBH, I really could use significantly less character.

Sacrificing the health of your children to own the libs and because nobody is the boss of you

Better get to work. The Batphone is ringing.

Life is definitely weird. Warm, comforting pleasures make life better.