fran barton
@ludictechnologies.bsky.social
🔷🔵🟦◀ #shapenote #RStats #JuliaLang #cymraeg #pyrotheology #scything #stroud
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Immodestly: Mainstream discourse blames the excesses of the right on liberals, the left, feminists, Black Lives Matter, affirmative action, environmental protection, and BIPOC and LGBTQ people. It's a way that the right is granted masculine prerogatives and the left feminine responsibilities...
The She Made Him Do It Theory of Everything
The rhetoric and logic of the abuse of power operates similarly at all scales, which is why I've found feminism such useful equipment for understanding authoritarians in public and political life. Bec...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Immodestly: Mainstream discourse blames the excesses of the right on liberals, the left, feminists, Black Lives Matter, affirmative action, environmental protection, and BIPOC and LGBTQ people. It's a way that the right is granted masculine prerogatives and the left feminine responsibilities...
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Winter is here & Brawl Records is excited to present Laura Cannell’s 3rd EP in the new 'Year of Lore' GODDESSES OF ICELORE inspired by The Chinese Snow Goddess - Tenglui, the Gaelic Queen of Winter - Cailleach & the Icelandic Huntress of Winter - Skadi
brawlrecords.bandcamp.com/album/goddes...
brawlrecords.bandcamp.com/album/goddes...
GODDESSES OF ICELORE, by Laura Cannell
3 track album
brawlrecords.bandcamp.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Winter is here & Brawl Records is excited to present Laura Cannell’s 3rd EP in the new 'Year of Lore' GODDESSES OF ICELORE inspired by The Chinese Snow Goddess - Tenglui, the Gaelic Queen of Winter - Cailleach & the Icelandic Huntress of Winter - Skadi
brawlrecords.bandcamp.com/album/goddes...
brawlrecords.bandcamp.com/album/goddes...
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I like this post but it stops short. It might be that building loads of flats in central London doesn't reduce rents much, but that means it's creating an enormous and growing stream of rents. It's a gdp factory as @ironeconomist.bsky.social and I have discussed previously. And we need that too.
open.substack.com/pub/backofmi...
"It can be noted that supply and demand don’t have an obvious role in this model, which appears to drive some people crazy...for the very best locations, pricing will be almost completely inelastic to supply"
"It can be noted that supply and demand don’t have an obvious role in this model, which appears to drive some people crazy...for the very best locations, pricing will be almost completely inelastic to supply"
david ricardo is not easily denied
the law of rent and its implications
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I like this post but it stops short. It might be that building loads of flats in central London doesn't reduce rents much, but that means it's creating an enormous and growing stream of rents. It's a gdp factory as @ironeconomist.bsky.social and I have discussed previously. And we need that too.
The Ashes day 2
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The Ashes day 2
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TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
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one of the first characteristics I look for in somebody is whether they can openly admit they don't know something
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
one of the first characteristics I look for in somebody is whether they can openly admit they don't know something
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once again grading and lamenting the disappearance of students' voices and students' work and their replacement by LLMs.
I hate this game of "am I grading ChatGPT or a person?"
I hate this game of "am I grading ChatGPT or a person?"
Wrote up a little intervention post/explanation for my class about why using LLMs for trying to learn programming (as first time learners!) is bad and detrimental datavizf25.classes.andrewheiss.com/news/2025-11...
November 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
once again grading and lamenting the disappearance of students' voices and students' work and their replacement by LLMs.
I hate this game of "am I grading ChatGPT or a person?"
I hate this game of "am I grading ChatGPT or a person?"
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November 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Tbh we’ve known this since Blair cosied up to Bill Gates on the Number 10 sofa and locked us into paying squillions for stuff that open source software would have done better www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Microsoft has ‘ripped off the NHS’, says MP amid call for contracts with British firms
Samantha Niblett highlighted government’s multi-billion-pound deals with Microsoft and ‘getting locked in’
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Tbh we’ve known this since Blair cosied up to Bill Gates on the Number 10 sofa and locked us into paying squillions for stuff that open source software would have done better www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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I gave a talk on #QA in #GitHub: ditch the spreadsheets, embed QA in your workflow, make it a habit.
More details ⬇️
🛝 slides: statsrhian.github.io/qa-in-github
📝 blog post: rhian.rbind.io/posts/2025-1...
#rstats #rap #quality-assurance
More details ⬇️
🛝 slides: statsrhian.github.io/qa-in-github
📝 blog post: rhian.rbind.io/posts/2025-1...
#rstats #rap #quality-assurance
Ditch the Spreadsheets
statsrhian.github.io
November 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I gave a talk on #QA in #GitHub: ditch the spreadsheets, embed QA in your workflow, make it a habit.
More details ⬇️
🛝 slides: statsrhian.github.io/qa-in-github
📝 blog post: rhian.rbind.io/posts/2025-1...
#rstats #rap #quality-assurance
More details ⬇️
🛝 slides: statsrhian.github.io/qa-in-github
📝 blog post: rhian.rbind.io/posts/2025-1...
#rstats #rap #quality-assurance
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Asked about Tommy Robinson supporting her asylum plans Shabana Mahmood replies that "Tommy Robinson doesn't even think I'm actually English, so he will certainly not be supporting anything I've got to say."
But he is supporting what she's got to say. That was the point of the question
But he is supporting what she's got to say. That was the point of the question
November 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Asked about Tommy Robinson supporting her asylum plans Shabana Mahmood replies that "Tommy Robinson doesn't even think I'm actually English, so he will certainly not be supporting anything I've got to say."
But he is supporting what she's got to say. That was the point of the question
But he is supporting what she's got to say. That was the point of the question
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POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
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what I think Starmer Labour specifically shows is the utter perversity of governing as if you are in an election
when you have governing majorities, you will be judged in the next election primarily on whether people's lives have gotten better, and that should be your focus not issue messaging
when you have governing majorities, you will be judged in the next election primarily on whether people's lives have gotten better, and that should be your focus not issue messaging
November 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
what I think Starmer Labour specifically shows is the utter perversity of governing as if you are in an election
when you have governing majorities, you will be judged in the next election primarily on whether people's lives have gotten better, and that should be your focus not issue messaging
when you have governing majorities, you will be judged in the next election primarily on whether people's lives have gotten better, and that should be your focus not issue messaging
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"I'm going to propose to my girlfriend, do you have any engagement rings?"
"How about this one, it was forcibly ripped off the hand of a homeless Sudanese widow tearfully pleading that it was all she had left of her husband?"
"How about this one, it was forcibly ripped off the hand of a homeless Sudanese widow tearfully pleading that it was all she had left of her husband?"
The Sun has been told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will on Monday propose confiscating jewellery, watches, necklaces from asylum seekers to meet asylum costs
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
November 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"I'm going to propose to my girlfriend, do you have any engagement rings?"
"How about this one, it was forcibly ripped off the hand of a homeless Sudanese widow tearfully pleading that it was all she had left of her husband?"
"How about this one, it was forcibly ripped off the hand of a homeless Sudanese widow tearfully pleading that it was all she had left of her husband?"
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Frustrating bit of conversation/argument recently which I am paraphrasing here:
Them: I don't know why my ethics are under scrutiny here
Me: because when your role is effectively applied ethics, that is significant
Them: I never said I worked in applied ethics. I work in AI governance
Them: I don't know why my ethics are under scrutiny here
Me: because when your role is effectively applied ethics, that is significant
Them: I never said I worked in applied ethics. I work in AI governance
August 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Frustrating bit of conversation/argument recently which I am paraphrasing here:
Them: I don't know why my ethics are under scrutiny here
Me: because when your role is effectively applied ethics, that is significant
Them: I never said I worked in applied ethics. I work in AI governance
Them: I don't know why my ethics are under scrutiny here
Me: because when your role is effectively applied ethics, that is significant
Them: I never said I worked in applied ethics. I work in AI governance
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[first date]
ME: hi how are you
DATE: i'm well
ME: *under breath* this could have been an email
ME: hi how are you
DATE: i'm well
ME: *under breath* this could have been an email
November 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
[first date]
ME: hi how are you
DATE: i'm well
ME: *under breath* this could have been an email
ME: hi how are you
DATE: i'm well
ME: *under breath* this could have been an email
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testthat 3.3.0 out now! This is a massive release with tons of improvements including better failure messages, new expectations, improved snapshotting, new vignettes, and much much more: tidyverse.org/blog/2025/11... Post includes some thoughts on developing an #rstats package with Claude Code.
testthat 3.3.0
testthat 3.3.0 brings improved expectations with better error messages, new expectations for common testing patterns, and lifecycle changes including the removal of `local_mock()` and `with_mock()`. I...
tidyverse.org
November 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
testthat 3.3.0 out now! This is a massive release with tons of improvements including better failure messages, new expectations, improved snapshotting, new vignettes, and much much more: tidyverse.org/blog/2025/11... Post includes some thoughts on developing an #rstats package with Claude Code.
They've really captured Marc Andreesen here
I've never been to Medelhavsmuseet before, despite 25 years in Stockholm. It is quite a small museum and not cheap, 160 kr for an adult (free for teens and children). There are interesting things to see there but even at a leisurely pace you can see everything in less than an hour, so not cheap.
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
They've really captured Marc Andreesen here
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along with the heinous literal crimes i think a lot about how there's a kind of moral, national crime in subjecting all of us to this, to this consuming our politics, committed against us by a number of powerful and connected people up to and including the president
November 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
along with the heinous literal crimes i think a lot about how there's a kind of moral, national crime in subjecting all of us to this, to this consuming our politics, committed against us by a number of powerful and connected people up to and including the president
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
I'm seething, to be blunt. What is the point of this government, they can't do anything!
Govt scraps all electrification investment. Midland Main Line to stay forever diesel Leicester Nottingham Derby Sheffield. Hugely embarrassing and inexplicable
www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
UK transport secretary says full electrification of railways ‘not affordable right now’
Heidi Alexander says focus will be on other projects such as HS2
www.ft.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I'm seething, to be blunt. What is the point of this government, they can't do anything!
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‘Better things aren’t possible’
Govt scraps all electrification investment. Midland Main Line to stay forever diesel Leicester Nottingham Derby Sheffield. Hugely embarrassing and inexplicable
www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
UK transport secretary says full electrification of railways ‘not affordable right now’
Heidi Alexander says focus will be on other projects such as HS2
www.ft.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:35 AM
‘Better things aren’t possible’
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"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
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On paper, he has a TRILLION dollars, but he can't make a single person happy. He can't make anyone he didn't pay laugh at his jokes, he can't buy love or respect or cool. It's one of the worst fates I could imagine, and that's aside from the misery and suffering and lives ruined he doesn't notice.
November 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
On paper, he has a TRILLION dollars, but he can't make a single person happy. He can't make anyone he didn't pay laugh at his jokes, he can't buy love or respect or cool. It's one of the worst fates I could imagine, and that's aside from the misery and suffering and lives ruined he doesn't notice.