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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

2/22/22!

Novle: just like Wordle, but each guess is the full text of a famous novel.

Monobob looks like a lot of fun and sounds like a minor comic book character. #Olympics

Got an LED strip to add some bias lighting to my TV. It is not as purple as it appears in the photo. Seems ok? Not sure yet.

⛷ I’ve never been skiing before, and this alpine course is terrifying to look at on TV. I can’t imagine flying down it at 60-80 mph. Of the first four skiers, one crashed and one finished with a bloody face. #Olympics