Reposted by Julia PiaskowskiThomas Lumley @tslumley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026'Statisticians learn hierarchical models as tools; nobody in a statistics seminar says, “This is a response to a 150-year-old problem in the foundations of probability.” And nobody in a philosophy seminar says, “The answer is lme4."' sudippaul.substack.com/p/partial-po...sudippaul.substack.comPartial pooling as an answer to the reference class problemWhat should be the correct reference class? 25012
Reposted by Julia PiaskowskiJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 10hhave reached the point where >50% of my email inbox is ai spam 4601
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 21hI honestly had no idea this was going on. A new spam filter is desperately needed for LMM garbage. 000
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 06/10/2026oooo, TIL I learned about the 'Research Parasite Awards' and what a cool thing--that it exists and that they reclaimed the term meant to demean re-users of data. researchparasite.comresearchparasite.comThe Research Parasite AwardsPSB Awards for rigorous secondary data analysis. A companion to the Research Symbiont Awards. 000
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I am sincerely asking all my science colleagues to stop treating me like I do not know anything or I am anti-technology or that I am even anti-AI for expressing the view that AI tools might be slightly overhyped. 010
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I thought you were sincerely asking why counties exist. If you don't like it, don't live in one. No need to tell others how to govern themselves. 210
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Yes, indeed. For idaho, this how faraway rural interests overrule local city governments. 110
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026some people prefer it (the space, the quiet), or maybe they are just outside city jurisdiction due to rapid suburban expansion. But there is land outside city jurisdictions where people live, so some mechanism of governing is needed for it. Hence, counties/parishes. 210
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026land usage (zoning, conditional use permits), law enforcement (state troopers v. sheriff's office), local ordinances (how many bars is a county allowed to have), local taxes/levies/etc, for example 110
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026so people outside cities have some local control. Otherwise, if they live outside a city jurisdiction, they would be subject to state jurisdiction. 1100
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'm learning a new language and it's quite fun to be reminded how different languages have totally new sounds that my native English tongue has not done before and my ears can barely discern. Human language is amazing. 110
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"This is your brain on drugs." and the eff. I'm very sorry, but what is that other quote from? 000
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Hey academic peeps, that awful new policy targeting international students got raked over the coals by a Bush-era judge, who wrote that the stated justification of National Security "borders on the absurd". 000
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026We lost a roku controller for 3 months as it was buried under 2' of plastic fruit in a bin (we were very committed to our child's recreation of a grocery store at home) 021
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The part that struck me the most was how much this scientist was an advocate of gen AI tools like Claude Scientist and they still scooped him (allegedly, probably). 011
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Yes, that would be nice instead of this all-out rush to embrace it like it's some race academics have to win. 010
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I say this in seriousness: Worf is the best character in all of Star Trek and may be one that undergoes the most growth. 0430
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026confused why Jadzia got no mention in that intro... 2180
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The gap between what gen AI can do is an how it is often used not so much a chasm as two different manifestations of the multiverse 000
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Worf only makes sense as a born-again Klingon. 21041
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It would help to hear some more examples besides one anecdote. right now, it feels like a vibe, not something fully observed and answerable 000
Reposted by Julia Piaskowskiweeder @weeder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026God, grant me the courage to change the things I can and incredible new powers to change the things I can't. 63107242532
Reposted by Julia PiaskowskiR Consortium @rconsortium.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"Sustaining R: Investing in the People, Infrastructure, and Community Behind R" Register for Oct 6 R Core / R Foundation panel discussion Simon Urbanek, Kurt Hornik & Heather Turner. Hosted by R Consortium. r-consortium.org/webinars/sus... #RStats 0116
Reposted by Julia PiaskowskiAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/09/2026We’re at the “shipping container courts” stage of ICE’s mass expansion of the enforcement system. 641321721
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Changing what I donate to: $$ to @zeteo.com @investigatewest.bsky.social @bcmerchant.bsky.social @404media.co because good media is what we need rn 110
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Now I'm pondering this in terms of the grave announcements about the "end of science", implying we have discovered everything there is to know 000
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 20/09/2026An understandable reaction to patriarchy. I went through it, too. The world hates women and thinks we are stupid, so why wouldn't we try to distance ourselves from that?? 061
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026the beaver PR team really is crack. This video -- about beaver reintroduction in Idaho --is an unexpectedly joyful 5 minutes youtu.be/adDEAUSqxs8?...youtu.begeronimo was a beaverYouTube video by sawdustbear 253
Reposted by Julia PiaskowskiPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Reminds me of how OpenAI argued in court that someone convinced to kill themselves by chatgpt was breaking the terms of service and thus openAI is not legally responsible for their actions 011319
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The person who runs the car AC with the window half open. 110
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026seriously pondering this as a way to take a break. Just run one-off fundraisers with no future commitment? Yes, I'll sign up for that. 030
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I always feel slightly embarrassed for the researcher when I see this. "All analyses were done using R v 1.1.4.1-5". Wow, from 2001? 130
Reposted by Julia PiaskowskiJanel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I mean if you really want to hear Ed Sheeran without any opening acts you can simply get put on hold with your bank 128115801941
Reposted by Julia PiaskowskiGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 14/09/2026Glad folks are appalled by photos of the "phone booth" cage under an awning, but pls understand: This IG report is likely part of a cover-up. Amnesty Int'l interviewed detainees EIGHT MONTHS AGO who said the cage was half this size (couldn't stand up), had no awning, w feet chained to the bottom. 2546812222
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 14/09/2026mind blown at the contrast of how we are considering chatbots to be conscious while simultaneously refusing to acknowledge the humanity of immigrants, prisoners, so many other groups. What has happened to us? 031
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Yeah, it's kinda awful all around. Every person I know who has personally experienced armed conflict would do anything to not repeat it. 040
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Just came across this book and wow, is there anything Du Bois did not do? papress.com/products/w-e...papress.comW. E. B. Du Bois's Data Portraits"As visually arresting as it is informative."—The Boston Globe"Du Bois's bold colors and geometric shapes were decades ahead of modernist graphic design in America."—Fast Company's Co.DesignW.E.B. Du 010
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 13/09/2026My grandfather, who survived being a POW in Japan, described Korea as coldest place he had ever experienced when he had to serve there. 360
Julia Piaskowski @jpiaskowski.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I saw 30 mentioned on the "rule of three" wikipedia page for binomial outcomes, but no reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of...en.wikipedia.orgRule of three (statistics) - Wikipedia 020
Reposted by Julia PiaskowskiSam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 09/09/2026There are so many stories lately about people who died by suicide after falling into emotionally manipulative patterns with chatbots. We rarely get to hear how the people who loved them are coping after an unimaginable, senseless loss. This is one of their stories: www.404media.co/austin-gordo...404media.co'Tell Everyone:' A Man Died by Suicide After Talking to ChatGPT. His Former Partner Wants to Warn the World About AIAfter allegedly becoming emotionally reliant on ChatGPT, Austin died at 40 years old, leaving behind family and friends who loved him. Megan wants everyone to know what happened. 3789351
Reposted by Julia PiaskowskiJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026🚨 BEWARE of VoteSafe.org 🚨 While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC. 7345123687
