Badger @Spinybadger@qoto.org
I'm a #Data Analyst, with an interest in #science of all types, inc #Healthcare. Hopefully constantly questioning my thinking, and considering whether an answer is as obvious as it seems.
Love word games and #puzzles, general interest in sport (strictly as a spectator on grounds of incompetence), cynical centre-left politically. "Inside every cynical person, there's a disappointed idealist" - George Carlin
Twitter Migration Class of '22.
One of the strangest merchandising crossovers I've ever seen
Not sure which party deserves more mockery TBH.
Wackaging gets weirder every day. This looks like the blurb for an uninspired SF short story.
It's strange to find myself siding with the #HumanRights #WorldCup organisers in lovely #Qatar, so I'll just confine myself to saying that this headline and the accompanying article reflect badly on the Guardian.
"World Cup to be surrounded by overpriced products" is barely news.
"Alcohol not cheap in Islamic country" is a Dog Bites Man story.
Running with this looks like a really poor decision, as if they're desperate to find a new negative angle, no matter how tenuous. Sometimes the obvious option is also the best.
I know there are plenty still doing #Wordle daily, because I see the results in my feed!
If that's you, you might like #Thirdle thirdle.org as sonething similar but different.
You get 3 words arranged in a crossword grid, with the joining letters given. Yellow is in the wrong place but the right word, while pink is in the wrong word.
I find it a slightly more strategic challenge.
Reading Robin Ince's "The Importance of Being Interested" - very enjoyable so far, witty and engaging.
Just read this passage and I have questions. Specifically, assuming the moderate effect size is significant, what steps were taken to control for confounders? Because I can think of a *lot* of possible hidden variables.
Going to have to see if I can track down the original study, aren't I?
UK Politics
Amid all the comment about #Williamson's resignation, which I can't really add to, this little detail jumped out at me.
Williamson's erroneous use of "refute" to indicate that he disputes the characterisation of his behaviour is not only a crime against the English language, but also strangely similar to the words of a "friend of Williamson" four days ago.
Not often you get such strong evidence that "friend of X" can typically be taken to just mean X.
I'm a #Data Analyst, with an interest in #science of all types, inc #Healthcare. Hopefully constantly questioning my thinking, and considering whether an answer is as obvious as it seems.
Love word games and #puzzles, general interest in sport (strictly as a spectator on grounds of incompetence), cynical centre-left politically. "Inside every cynical person, there's a disappointed idealist" - George Carlin
Twitter Migration Class of '22.
