Richard DeWald
@rdewald.substack.com
Hospice nurse, data dude, R Tidyverse coder, zen student, writer, guitarist, former professional cook. Texan by birth, New Yorker by choice, Go Heels, TS is a genius, cook on stainless.
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Richard DeWald
@rdewald.substack.com
· Nov 7
I’ve seen the best data minds of my generation fry their brains like sketchy spam on macros and VBA…destroyed by madness, starving, naked…dragging chains of conditionals, pounding F8 until dawn, angel headed data nerds burning for the auto updates of a bar plot with trendiness…makes me wanna compile
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November 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Hey folks:
I'm organizing my YouTube channel & just added the course I'm teaching w/colleagues David Blight & Beverly Gage, as well as my "What the Heck Just Happened?" conversations w/Heather Cox Richardson, & my Friday AM podcast "History Matters."
Take a look!
www.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
I'm organizing my YouTube channel & just added the course I'm teaching w/colleagues David Blight & Beverly Gage, as well as my "What the Heck Just Happened?" conversations w/Heather Cox Richardson, & my Friday AM podcast "History Matters."
Take a look!
www.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
Dr. Joanne Freeman
Professor Joanne Freeman is an award-winning historian who studies the politics and culture of America's past to better understand our history as a nation, and the roads and choices that have led us t...
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November 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Hey folks:
I'm organizing my YouTube channel & just added the course I'm teaching w/colleagues David Blight & Beverly Gage, as well as my "What the Heck Just Happened?" conversations w/Heather Cox Richardson, & my Friday AM podcast "History Matters."
Take a look!
www.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
I'm organizing my YouTube channel & just added the course I'm teaching w/colleagues David Blight & Beverly Gage, as well as my "What the Heck Just Happened?" conversations w/Heather Cox Richardson, & my Friday AM podcast "History Matters."
Take a look!
www.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
Crimson carpets spread
under maple’s shedding leaves;
summer says “buh-bye.”
under maple’s shedding leaves;
summer says “buh-bye.”
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Crimson carpets spread
under maple’s shedding leaves;
summer says “buh-bye.”
under maple’s shedding leaves;
summer says “buh-bye.”
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I can count on one hand the number of times a Seahawks player has scored two defensive touchdowns in one game while a USFL team owner lobbies to have a stadium named for him.
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I can count on one hand the number of times a Seahawks player has scored two defensive touchdowns in one game while a USFL team owner lobbies to have a stadium named for him.
I must confess there are a half dozen possibly dangerous and amoral teenagers who call me Uncle Richard. I am actually unrelated to any of them.
This is completely unprecedented.
When will these dark times end?
This is completely unprecedented.
When will these dark times end?
October 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I must confess there are a half dozen possibly dangerous and amoral teenagers who call me Uncle Richard. I am actually unrelated to any of them.
This is completely unprecedented.
When will these dark times end?
This is completely unprecedented.
When will these dark times end?
Look, many people over many years have tried all kinds of arguments to get me to move from R to Python, but this one really isn’t playing fair. Damn. Come on, guys. I’m 65, give me a break.
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Look, many people over many years have tried all kinds of arguments to get me to move from R to Python, but this one really isn’t playing fair. Damn. Come on, guys. I’m 65, give me a break.
Now it is truly a quality of life issue. Vote for a better City.
October 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Now it is truly a quality of life issue. Vote for a better City.
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BELLA MAURA IS MISSING IN THE BRONX: last seen at Eagle and Westchester Avenues, she's 15 pounds andchipped: 985112010123437. If you've seen or found her please call 888-466-3242 and PLEASE RT BELLA MAURA!
October 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM
BELLA MAURA IS MISSING IN THE BRONX: last seen at Eagle and Westchester Avenues, she's 15 pounds andchipped: 985112010123437. If you've seen or found her please call 888-466-3242 and PLEASE RT BELLA MAURA!
So romantic! Rog has a thing for Anna (welcome to the club)….but bro, approach her like a man. Bring some game other than negging.
Tell her who the administrator of DOGE is.
Tell her who the administrator of DOGE is.
like a toy chihuahua barking at me from a tiny purse, that’s how much it hurts
spotify.link/5CtPfZuWJXb
spotify.link/5CtPfZuWJXb
October 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
So romantic! Rog has a thing for Anna (welcome to the club)….but bro, approach her like a man. Bring some game other than negging.
Tell her who the administrator of DOGE is.
Tell her who the administrator of DOGE is.
Jazz with the Ken White Trio at BlueAnon - Fridays at 7. Two drink minimum
Also I still don’t know what a BlueAnon is so I can’t really argue about whether or not I am one?
October 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Jazz with the Ken White Trio at BlueAnon - Fridays at 7. Two drink minimum
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If you are concerned about this remember to address directly it with the person wearing the Meta glasses, rotating with your hips and core for power and aiming through their face rather than at it
New: a $60 mod to Meta's Ray-Ban glasses disables the privacy LED light. This is supposed to light when people are filming with the glasses. We bought the mod, verified it works. Now you can never be sure whether someone wearing Meta Ray-Bans is filming you or not
www.404media.co/how-to-disab...
www.404media.co/how-to-disab...
A $60 Mod to Meta’s Ray-Bans Disables Its Privacy-Protecting Recording Light
Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses usually include an LED that lights up when the user is recording other people. One hobbyist is charging a small fee to disable that light, and has a growing list of customers ar...
www.404media.co
October 23, 2025 at 11:17 PM
If you are concerned about this remember to address directly it with the person wearing the Meta glasses, rotating with your hips and core for power and aiming through their face rather than at it
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PENNY IS MISSING IN BROOKLYN: last seen at Wyckoff and Himrod. A reward is offered. If you've seen or found her please go here:
www.lostmydoggie.com/details.cfm?... and/or phone 203-561-4661 and PLEASE RT PENNY!
www.lostmydoggie.com/details.cfm?... and/or phone 203-561-4661 and PLEASE RT PENNY!
October 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
PENNY IS MISSING IN BROOKLYN: last seen at Wyckoff and Himrod. A reward is offered. If you've seen or found her please go here:
www.lostmydoggie.com/details.cfm?... and/or phone 203-561-4661 and PLEASE RT PENNY!
www.lostmydoggie.com/details.cfm?... and/or phone 203-561-4661 and PLEASE RT PENNY!
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My signal is annabower.24 if any other United States Attorneys want to text me!
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 21, 2025 at 4:34 AM
My signal is annabower.24 if any other United States Attorneys want to text me!
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Lindsey Halligan says I’m not a journalist.
But if you think I am, and you value our our non-profit legal news and analysis, you can support our work here: givebutter.com/journalism/a...
You can also follow me on Substack: annabower.substack.com/about
But if you think I am, and you value our our non-profit legal news and analysis, you can support our work here: givebutter.com/journalism/a...
You can also follow me on Substack: annabower.substack.com/about
October 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Lindsey Halligan says I’m not a journalist.
But if you think I am, and you value our our non-profit legal news and analysis, you can support our work here: givebutter.com/journalism/a...
You can also follow me on Substack: annabower.substack.com/about
But if you think I am, and you value our our non-profit legal news and analysis, you can support our work here: givebutter.com/journalism/a...
You can also follow me on Substack: annabower.substack.com/about
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EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
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What’s the odds on the cause of the AWS outage being an AI vibe coding calamity
October 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
What’s the odds on the cause of the AWS outage being an AI vibe coding calamity
“In a provocative departure from Goldwater, JD Vance warns that extremism in defense of liberty is still extremism.” CBS takes a deeper look, this Sunday on 60 minutes.
Democrats think they are "too good" to participate in pro-Nazi group texts. But their closed-mindedness may cost them at the midterms.
--Tomorrow in @washingtonpost.com
--Tomorrow in @washingtonpost.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
“In a provocative departure from Goldwater, JD Vance warns that extremism in defense of liberty is still extremism.” CBS takes a deeper look, this Sunday on 60 minutes.
One instance per row, one observation per column.
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
One instance per row, one observation per column.
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/2 The Roberts Court 6-3 majority is best understood not as a genuine or legitimate independent adjudicatory body but as a ceremonial adjunct to the Trump government, like a First Lady or a second-born prince in a constitutional monarchy.
October 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
/2 The Roberts Court 6-3 majority is best understood not as a genuine or legitimate independent adjudicatory body but as a ceremonial adjunct to the Trump government, like a First Lady or a second-born prince in a constitutional monarchy.
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Went through winter clothes and donated all the socks I haven’t worn in a couple of years to a charity drive for local families in need.
Socks are always surprisingly expensive but very important for cold weather to come.
If you have warm socks you probably won’t wear you should consider donating.
Socks are always surprisingly expensive but very important for cold weather to come.
If you have warm socks you probably won’t wear you should consider donating.
October 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Went through winter clothes and donated all the socks I haven’t worn in a couple of years to a charity drive for local families in need.
Socks are always surprisingly expensive but very important for cold weather to come.
If you have warm socks you probably won’t wear you should consider donating.
Socks are always surprisingly expensive but very important for cold weather to come.
If you have warm socks you probably won’t wear you should consider donating.
Excel macro still works.
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
rm -rf ~/
rm -rf ~/
"The chancellor approved it"
October 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Excel macro still works.
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October 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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When I assisted with circumcisions we didn’t use acetaminophen, we used topical analgesia. One could pre-medicate, or provide presumptive pain control afterwards, but that level of attention to the problem of post-circumcision pain would be unusual and not risk-free.
Sounds like BS to me, too.
Sounds like BS to me, too.
There is a controversial study from 2015 that correlated circumcision with higher instances of autism -- I don't have the scientific literacy to evaluate the responses to it -- but the Tylenol part seems purely invented.
RFK JR: There are many other confirmations -- there are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It’s highly likely because they are given Tylenol
October 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
When I assisted with circumcisions we didn’t use acetaminophen, we used topical analgesia. One could pre-medicate, or provide presumptive pain control afterwards, but that level of attention to the problem of post-circumcision pain would be unusual and not risk-free.
Sounds like BS to me, too.
Sounds like BS to me, too.
It is impossible to overstate how absurd this is, unless the passion story is just a hook…
Mel Gibson’s ‘Passion of the Christ’ sequel to star new Jesus, cast
Mel Gibson’s ‘Passion of the Christ’ sequel to star new Jesus, cast
Gibson's long-gestating sequel will start shooting in Rome, but with a completely new cast, an insider told Page Six.
pagesix.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
It is impossible to overstate how absurd this is, unless the passion story is just a hook…