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@tiddlydump.bsky.social
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Data Scientist, #rstats Might also post pictures of my weirder cat, I guess.

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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 19h
Big Lebowski: "Man, come on. I had a rough night, and I hate the fucking Eagles, man."
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Me, watching the Packers cough up the ball in the red zone in the 4th quarter. These useless clowns #Packers
1. What were you expecting? Asshole
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My Packers are so unbelievably cooked. Pass protection so bad it barely registers as existing. #NFL #Packers
NFL Pass protection rankings, by team. GB is in last, with 2 of the 3 scores being a ZERO!
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Google Play Music now squeezes into a little bar unless you fully close the app out. This can have interesting results depending on the album art! I discovered this when I was sufficiently creeped out by where my random playlist paused when I switched over to a podcast.
Maomao creeping on my podcast player!
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Sega: Genesis does what Nintendon't.
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I love getting to dust this one off
Mac, IASIP: "Well, first of all, everything is a mixture of latent gaussians, so jot that down"
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The undermining of Obi Wan creatively devising a training exercise with what he randomly had at hand in the prequels is one of Lucas' many sins. But yeah, Luke got good pretty quickly...
Jedi Younglings doing the "my eyes are covered laser deflection" exercise on the prequels, while the mystique of being trained by Yoda is simultaneously nuked from orbit because George Lucas is an fool who has bad ideas.
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
So. Many. Venonats.
A jillion Venonats
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
My 6 yo has gone from obsessively drawing Venonat / Venomoth (who she insisted was not among her favorites...) to obsessively drawing Pikachu.
Pikachu! Lots of emPikachu in a field of grass
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
So cool
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I don't think I've ever seen a mantis out in the wild. This one is like 4 inches long!
A mantis. It's huge!
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"this couldnt be more clear!"
"NYIMBY", written so the leading charay is both N, Y
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I've def switched most new code I write to using `.by`. I so rarely need to persist the groupings, so the group_by side-effects don't justify the extra function calls
The differences between .by and group_by

https://dplyr.tidyverse.org/reference/dplyr_by.html#differences-between-by-and-group-by-
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
And this is totally outside the format of the question, but the casting for Dark (2017) was preposterously good. They somehow cast *multiple sets* of characters in a show that has time travel and hit every single one of them. It shouldn't have been possible to accomplish this. Dark is great, btw
Netflix's 'Dark' (2017)

It's 3 seasons! It's so good! Go watch it!
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I... huh?
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Turkeys everywhere! Wildlife have discovered this dog-free zone and will often just hang out. (This has led to some bunnies not taking proper precautions and getting *hawked* to death, but that's the circle of life). I've never seen so many up on the fence at once.
~ 20 turkeys roosting on my fence (and the neighbor's shed)
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This is a wonderfully simple and effective (read: this is devastating) data viz. Goodness, me.
Grade alterations (alleged) 

From https://datacolada.org/139
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Some of this is laugh out loud funny Withdraw from NATO? Why don't we liberate Greenland while we're at it!
"Formally end the Korean War with a peace treaty"

A real thing that the DSA thought they could do. Lol"Immediately withdraw from NATO"

Geniuses
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I defy you to read some comics and understand most of them. I recognize the shapes and words, but the point being made is often incomprehensible to me. Like watching a bad stand-up act. There's the timing and cadence of a joke, but I'm not getting it...
A hurricane blows a neighbor's tree over on mr milquetoast's house. 

Neighbor: hey, milquetoast, when ya goin' to have my tree put back where it belongs?

(What...?)
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is ~ the Constitution, but someone took a nock gun, loaded it with boilerplate about how slavery is the cat's pajamas, and blasted it at the damn thing. It's an absurd document.
A nock gun (awesome), circa 1780-90
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Threw my 4 year old in the air outside and -- behold! -- a rainbow in the clouds. This is a rare sight for me to catch at random. Cool stuff
A rainbow in the clouds
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I'm no marketing genius, but you absolutely needed to pick another name... #OhNoMyHeartValve #OuchMyLungs
K95 children's mask fenfen branding.

Not great!
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
And if you don't also consider his Theory of Moral Sentiments, you're really missing the point of... everything he writes? He's this guy!
Man naturally desires, not only to be loved, but to be lovely; or to be that thing which is the natural and proper object of love. He naturally dreads, not only to be hated, but to be hateful; or to be that thing which is the natural and proper object of hatred.

Adam Smith
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I would argue the second most famous passage of Wealth of Nations (the "invisible hand" passage winning by several lengths) decries monopolies and other anti competitive collusion! This stuff has never been easier to look up, yet here we are.
People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.

Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

Screengrabbed from https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/420123-people-of-the-same-trade-seldom-meet-together-even-for
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
...he's standing on his own foot. Who does this? (Caught him mid meow, as he asked me wtf I was doing) #Caturday
Meowing cat standing in his own foot
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I think I learned the word "isotropic" from the mgcv docs. I think I've learned a frightening amount from the mgcv docs, which says something about their quality, my formal education, and/or both of those things...
Thin plate regression splines

bs="tp". These are low rank isotropic smoothers of any number of covariates. By isotropic is meant that rotation of the covariate co-ordinate system will not change the result of smoothing. By low rank is meant that they have far fewer coefficients than there are data to smooth.

From: https://stat.ethz.ch/R-manual/R-devel/library/mgcv/html/smooth.terms.html
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Tiddlydump's Candy Corner returns! I don't even know where my wife finds this stuff, but she understands the assignment. These are you good! Checks all boxes texture wise. The Tajin weaves in & out during the experience. I would love to try beyond 'Mild'. Wmelon is standard, no notes there. 9/10
Tajin chili lime watermelon rings (gummy)
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
If you play enough Sword and Sorcery style fantasy, you'll get peppered with these old words and either look them up or learn them based on context. Dark Souls is educational!
Rime-Blue Moss Clump:

Moss clump radiating gentle heat and light. Reduces frost build-up. Cures frostbite status. 

From https://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Rime-Blue_Moss_Clump
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Improvise, adapt, and overcome
Frank: This ham is soaked in rum. It is loaded with booze.

Mac: goddamnit, Frank! Eating your drinks? That is genius!

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Being a WI native, sometimes I set down the Scotch and get an urge to drink beer. Picked up the Leine's Lodge Pack. The universe screams out for my review They're all too sweet. However, that's nothing you cant fix w/ a splash of lemon juice, bitters, or (my preferred method) a handful of peanuts.
Leinenkugel's Lodge Pack
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
He's decided to "walk the earth"?
"Like Caine in Kung Fu: walk from place to place, meet people, get into adventures."

Pulp Fiction (1994)
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
You could get close to the same airflow with a honeycomb of PVC! Of course, it sucks that you're dealing with this...
pvc-u honeycomb pipe
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The jerks at Google bumped "Read aloud" -- a feature I use often -- down to the second item after highlighting text in browser. What did they put first? Ask Gemini. Ffs guys. It was so easy to select all-->read aloud, but now that requires my attention. I don't even have Gemini enabled!
Highlighted text menu in my android-based browser. Ask Gemini was added, and it's the first option instead of "read aloud". Read aloud is useful. Ask Gemini is not.
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This, but all I've ever really wanted is to be able to buy a light truck (with only a few more safety features please).
Pictured: a Japanese mini truck (kei truck)
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Who among us hasn't answered the door with a sword?
What can happen when someone answers their front door with a sword to your belly
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
*whistles*
https://bsky.app/profile/tiddlydump.bsky.social/post/3lo5h56r3n225
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
...the census bureau released estimated over/undercounts in 2022. www.census.gov/library/stor... If they were doing suppression they sucked at it. Net-net this cost red states a handful of congressional districts.
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
One of my favorites on the platform! It's easy to use emulators for turn based games, but reliving action platformers on a touchscreen (smartphone, tablet) *will* make you homicidal. Real buttons are the best
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This line always makes me smile
You've never been out of college! You don't know what it's like out there! I've worked in the private sector. They expect results.
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
That the Flygon evolution line is ground/dragon instead of bug/dragon. EXPLAIN THIS Vibrava is obviously an antlion. This is a bug! *Shakes fist at sky*
Flygon, ground/dragon Pokemon

This is absurd. Bug/dragon is **right there** and they blew it
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
After a few generations we are cooking
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
You can't improve on perfection, but you can make it sillier
My pfp with a crazy high focal length
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
We used to have to do "sticker checks" (because he'd lay on the playroom floor and get stickers stuck in his belly fur), but now he'll just lay like this and meow in protest unless *both of my hands* are actively petting him
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
A braver man:
Dennis, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, on including a sex scene in the movie they're "writing":

"Here's the twist, and there is a twist... We show it. We show all of it."
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
And this just sneaks in (some singles were released in '89)
Violator (1990) -- Depeche Mode
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, or Alice in Chains (I've been forced by circumstances to point out how excellent this album is on many occasions.)
Jagged Little Pill (1995)
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
He's usually so majestic, even when he's goofing around. This is his "I actually do want belly rubs" face, which is *slightly* different from his "I want to lure you in so I can chomp on you" face.
A fluffy cat that wants belly rubs
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Cleaning and reorganizing He thinks he's helping (He isn't)
Cat in a cupboard

Not helpfulCat on a chair

Not helpful
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
New cat bed status: approved #Caturday
The water cat, enjoying her new bed. Annoyed, if anything, that I interrupted her enjoyment with a picture.
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tiddlydump.bsky.social @tiddlydump.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Violates some basic American law / principles, eg, Ex parte Milligan (1866) www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
"But more must be done. Court jurisdiction
over U.S. personnel should come only with
U.S. ratification of the treaty. The United
States should have the chance to observe and
assess the functioning of the court, over time,
before choosing to become subject to its jurisdiction. Given these concerns, I will not,
and do not recommend that my successor
submit the treaty to the Senate for advice
and consent until our fundamental concerns
are satisfied.
Nonetheless, signature is the right action
to take at this point."
- President Clinton, Dec 31 2000

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2001-01-08/pdf/WCPD-2001-01-08-Pg4.pdf
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