Cameron Patrick
@cameronpat.bsky.social
biostatistician @ University of Melbourne Statistical Consulting Centre. enjoyer of multiple imputation, RCTs, and DAGs. always graph your data. also runs, bikes, hikes, etc. he/him #BiInSci 🏳️🌈
https://cameronpatrick.com/
https://cameronpatrick.com/
RETVRN
February 4, 2026 at 1:55 PM
RETVRN
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the villains in neuromancer being a family of gross inbred rich weirdos who want to live forever in space feels a little too on the nose
February 2, 2026 at 2:29 PM
the villains in neuromancer being a family of gross inbred rich weirdos who want to live forever in space feels a little too on the nose
possibly my most single-dude trait is that my dining table is covered in ... stuff ... and I eat all my meals from the coffee table instead
February 4, 2026 at 7:25 AM
possibly my most single-dude trait is that my dining table is covered in ... stuff ... and I eat all my meals from the coffee table instead
this is how I was taught fixed and random effects and I think it still holds up well in practice
Gelman's cryptic definition #2 inspired me to look up Searle, Casella, and McCulloch, which to me at least provides some useful terminological context:
February 4, 2026 at 6:17 AM
this is how I was taught fixed and random effects and I think it still holds up well in practice
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There's more than one way to do it: Perl, R, Stan
There's exactly one way to do it: Python, BUGS
There's at most one way to do it: SPSS, SAS
There's exactly one way to do it: Python, BUGS
There's at most one way to do it: SPSS, SAS
February 4, 2026 at 5:21 AM
There's more than one way to do it: Perl, R, Stan
There's exactly one way to do it: Python, BUGS
There's at most one way to do it: SPSS, SAS
There's exactly one way to do it: Python, BUGS
There's at most one way to do it: SPSS, SAS
starting to think that R is 21st century Perl:
- there's more than one way to do it (tm)
- surprisingly useful for random data manipulation tasks
- eternal flamewars with Python fans
- there's more than one way to do it (tm)
- surprisingly useful for random data manipulation tasks
- eternal flamewars with Python fans
Are you a #Stata user? Maybe you work with one?
Have you ever found yourself copy-pasting from the results window?
It's annoying as hell! And terrible practice. So I wrote a blog post on using #rstats to extract results from Stata log files
benharrap.com/post/2026-02...
Have you ever found yourself copy-pasting from the results window?
It's annoying as hell! And terrible practice. So I wrote a blog post on using #rstats to extract results from Stata log files
benharrap.com/post/2026-02...
Using R to extract results from Stata log files – Ben Harrap
benharrap.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:09 AM
starting to think that R is 21st century Perl:
- there's more than one way to do it (tm)
- surprisingly useful for random data manipulation tasks
- eternal flamewars with Python fans
- there's more than one way to do it (tm)
- surprisingly useful for random data manipulation tasks
- eternal flamewars with Python fans
if you understand this reference, it is time to log off and touch grass
(this applies to me too)
(this applies to me too)
"Valorous Dumpster Fires" is the name of my new music act
February 4, 2026 at 4:54 AM
if you understand this reference, it is time to log off and touch grass
(this applies to me too)
(this applies to me too)
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e-bikes are the single best consumer technology of the last 20 years and it's driving me mad that there's this sudden backlash against them
February 4, 2026 at 2:58 AM
e-bikes are the single best consumer technology of the last 20 years and it's driving me mad that there's this sudden backlash against them
who needs multiple imputation now, i guess
February 3, 2026 at 3:10 PM
who needs multiple imputation now, i guess
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yeah for most of us absorbing the chaos void isn't very healthy. i'm fine obviously, i don't have a chaos void problem... but almost none of us should be doing this. anyone up for void summoning later?
February 3, 2026 at 3:47 AM
yeah for most of us absorbing the chaos void isn't very healthy. i'm fine obviously, i don't have a chaos void problem... but almost none of us should be doing this. anyone up for void summoning later?
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📣 registration for the rainbowR conference is now live 🎉
The conference is for anyone interested in R and/or analysing data to understand LGBTQ+ issues. The majority of speakers and workshop leaders are LGBTQ+, but you do not have to be LGBTQ+ to attend.
pretix.eu/rainbowr/con...
#RStats #LGBTQ
The conference is for anyone interested in R and/or analysing data to understand LGBTQ+ issues. The majority of speakers and workshop leaders are LGBTQ+, but you do not have to be LGBTQ+ to attend.
pretix.eu/rainbowr/con...
#RStats #LGBTQ
rainbowR Conference 2026
Feb. 25 – 26, 2026
pretix.eu
February 2, 2026 at 2:45 PM
📣 registration for the rainbowR conference is now live 🎉
The conference is for anyone interested in R and/or analysing data to understand LGBTQ+ issues. The majority of speakers and workshop leaders are LGBTQ+, but you do not have to be LGBTQ+ to attend.
pretix.eu/rainbowr/con...
#RStats #LGBTQ
The conference is for anyone interested in R and/or analysing data to understand LGBTQ+ issues. The majority of speakers and workshop leaders are LGBTQ+, but you do not have to be LGBTQ+ to attend.
pretix.eu/rainbowr/con...
#RStats #LGBTQ
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this is violence
I regret to inform you that “1979” by Smashing Pumpkins was released in 1996, which is now 30 years ago. Meaning a similar song released in 2026 would be called “2009”
February 3, 2026 at 12:04 AM
this is violence
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Idk if trans kids these days know this but back in my day you could just walk into a RadioShack and walk out with one of these puppies
February 1, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Idk if trans kids these days know this but back in my day you could just walk into a RadioShack and walk out with one of these puppies
as an Australian, I should not understand anything this sentence refers to. and yet
"We had to ban Will Stancil from the Resistance because the Zionist might attack the Somalis in Minneapolis" is truly some all time brainworms.
February 1, 2026 at 6:13 AM
as an Australian, I should not understand anything this sentence refers to. and yet
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the entire point of protesting is putting your body at risk to show the state you aren’t afraid of them. if one’s personal risk tollerance is at or near zero, they should find other ways to help their community besides protesting. i want the cops to know my name as i call them unlovable dorks
February 1, 2026 at 12:10 AM
the entire point of protesting is putting your body at risk to show the state you aren’t afraid of them. if one’s personal risk tollerance is at or near zero, they should find other ways to help their community besides protesting. i want the cops to know my name as i call them unlovable dorks
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You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
January 31, 2026 at 6:57 AM
You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
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There's a reason pay for politicians was a key demand of early 20th century socialists and progressives.
PMO that people on the cooker left don't understand this.
PMO that people on the cooker left don't understand this.
January 30, 2026 at 10:15 AM
There's a reason pay for politicians was a key demand of early 20th century socialists and progressives.
PMO that people on the cooker left don't understand this.
PMO that people on the cooker left don't understand this.
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New article time! It's about self-defence against the fact that people seem to have lost their mind about LLMs and tech.
Becoming an AI-proof software engineer | deadSimpleTech
I've written my thoughts on what you, as a software professional, can do to make yourself less susceptible to being displaced by AI in our current wave of tech madness. In short, learn your tools well...
deadsimpletech.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:46 AM
New article time! It's about self-defence against the fact that people seem to have lost their mind about LLMs and tech.
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every time i see a white guy in their fifties radicalized by the twitter algorithm into racism and extremism i think about how it's a total failure of the youtube algorithm to instead radicalize him into home brewing, elaborate A/V setups, or DIY solar
January 28, 2026 at 8:22 PM
every time i see a white guy in their fifties radicalized by the twitter algorithm into racism and extremism i think about how it's a total failure of the youtube algorithm to instead radicalize him into home brewing, elaborate A/V setups, or DIY solar
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Zotero 8 is out (www.zotero.org/blog/zotero-8/). If you're not already using, highly recommended!
Zotero Blog » Blog Archive » Zotero 8
Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.
www.zotero.org
January 29, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Zotero 8 is out (www.zotero.org/blog/zotero-8/). If you're not already using, highly recommended!
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Apologies for the gratuitous spider photo but I have never read anything so Australian in my life
January 30, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Apologies for the gratuitous spider photo but I have never read anything so Australian in my life
cool R trick for those unaware: the {labelled} package can be used to set variable labels which are automatically used by some other packages, including {ggplot2} and {gtsummary}
also:
library(labelled)
mtcars <- mtcars |> set_variable_labels(mpg = "Miles per gallon", wt = "Weight (1,000 lbs)")
ggplot(mtcars, aes(mpg, wt))
library(labelled)
mtcars <- mtcars |> set_variable_labels(mpg = "Miles per gallon", wt = "Weight (1,000 lbs)")
ggplot(mtcars, aes(mpg, wt))
January 30, 2026 at 3:34 AM
cool R trick for those unaware: the {labelled} package can be used to set variable labels which are automatically used by some other packages, including {ggplot2} and {gtsummary}
fuck yeah
“Electricity prices in eastern Australia fell sharply in the final three months of last year as record-breaking contributions from renewable energy and large-scale batteries reduced the need to call on fossil fuels to plug supply gaps.”
www.smh.com.au/business/con...
www.smh.com.au/business/con...
‘Landmark moment’: Renewables’ record surge sends power prices tumbling
Electricity prices in eastern Australia have fallen sharply amid record-breaking contributions from renewables and large-scale batteries.
www.smh.com.au
January 30, 2026 at 12:37 AM
fuck yeah