fran barton
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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...
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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...
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 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
So refreshing to have a political leader who actually *thinks about things*. We are so desperate for people with the ability to reflect and have some intellectual depth. Few and far between.
November 22, 2025 at 10:26 AM
So refreshing to have a political leader who actually *thinks about things*. We are so desperate for people with the ability to reflect and have some intellectual depth. Few and far between.
It's my favourite German word
November 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
It's my favourite German word
How could I forget the legend that was Tim Bresnan? I haven't checked the scorecards to remind myself which bowlers played in each Test
November 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
How could I forget the legend that was Tim Bresnan? I haven't checked the scorecards to remind myself which bowlers played in each Test
Finn in 2010-11 as well, but yes not as quick and aggressive as today's crew
November 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Finn in 2010-11 as well, but yes not as quick and aggressive as today's crew
Nice plot. I'm a bit surprised by the high population densities in the southern areas of Northern Ireland though. Isn't that a pretty rural part of the world?
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Nice plot. I'm a bit surprised by the high population densities in the southern areas of Northern Ireland though. Isn't that a pretty rural part of the world?
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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
you've just coloured each centroid by the value for the OA that contains it. It makes for a really nice effect. Nice code.
November 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
you've just coloured each centroid by the value for the OA that contains it. It makes for a really nice effect. Nice code.
I spent a few minutes trying to work out how you had allocated each OA to a grid square (centroid), which is quite a tricky task. Then I eventually realised you'd sidestepped this and you don't have a 1:1 correspondence between each OA and a centroid...
November 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I spent a few minutes trying to work out how you had allocated each OA to a grid square (centroid), which is quite a tricky task. Then I eventually realised you'd sidestepped this and you don't have a 1:1 correspondence between each OA and a centroid...
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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