New Standing Desk Setup 2020-08-22 Trying out building something with wood. Haven't done so before. Worked out ... within acceptable parameters.[show the article]
Painting: It does’t have to start perfect 2020-08-14 Some things you can develop for yourself, but when it comes to painting ... it pays to watch a master. It's hard to think about drawing this way.[show the article]
Citing R and RStudio 2020-08-11 The software is great — well worth giving credit for. And damn, they make it easy.[show the article]
Tests, Exams, and the correlation between them 2020-08-05 A comparison of three kinds of tests and its correlation with exam scores.[show the article]
Science and the Hard Sciences 2020-06-09 A comment on the reaction (shitstorm) to Hudlicky's essay "'Organic synthesis--Where now?' is thirty years old. A reflection on the current state of affairs".[show the article]
Psychology in a Crisis (and check the sources) 2020-05-21 A comment on the value of psychology in a crisis like Corona and the importance of checking the sources.[show the article]
The best predictor for future behavior is past behavior. — Or: What I wouldn’t give for a good Learning Analytics System 2019-07-30 It's impressive what you can do with the information about students performance way before they take their final exam. If there just were a good learning analytics system to ... you know, actually use the information. Of course, that would require that student performance was actually something most universities did care about.[show the article]
Recommendation: The Rubin Report (esp. Dr. Everett Piper Interview) 2019-02-05 Can't say I'm a fan of religious institutions, but Dr. Everett Pipers Interview on "The Rubin Report" is worth watching.[show the article]