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Definitely almost got phished by this legitimate-looking email. I own this domain and have some domains registered at Dreamhost, but this domain is not registered at Dreamhost. Also the URL linked to the button didn’t make sense.

I watched Severance on AppleTV+ last night. And by “watched Severance”, I mean “watched ALL OF Severance” because once I watched the first episode I couldn’t not watch all the rest.

I was somehow under the impression baseball had gotten rid of the dumb extra-innings starting runner rule for this season, but apparently not. Good to have something to get annoyed by, I guess.

⚾️ The minimum ticket price for the #STLCards home opener on Stubhub is $70 for Standing Room Only, $73+ for seats. $50 SRO tickets still available through the club, but cheapest seats are $100.

I had not come across this acronym before.

Text of a book describing the acronym “WEIRD”, meaning Western, Educated and from Industrialized Rich Democracies.

from The Data Detective by Tim Harford 📚

In my experience, data nerds often do have a sense of humor.

from The Data Detective by Tim Harford 📚

Currently reading: The Data Detective by Tim Harford 📚

An image of text on a page. Text reads: “This statistical cynicism is not just a shame--it's a tragedy. If we give
in to a sense that we no longer have the power to figure out what's true, then we've abandoned a vital tool. It's a tool that showed us that cigarettes are deadly. It's our only real chance of finding a way through the coronavirus crisis--or, more broadly, understanding the complex world in which we live. But the tool is useless if we lapse into a reflexive dismissal of any unwelcome statistical claim. Of course, we shouldn't be credulous--but the antidote to credulity isn't to believe nothing, but to have the confidence to assess information with curiosity and a healthy skepticism.”

⚾️ The #STLCardinals are playing baseball on my television.

Today my kid’s teacher sent an email about making a time capsule today on 2-22-22 to be opened on 3-3-33 because that “will be just a few months shy of their high school graduation” and as I was reading it I aged like the Indiana Jones guy who drank from the false grail.

2:22 2/22/22! #twosday