BleepBloopBloam
@bleepbloopbloam.bsky.social
Would have been nice to hear the word "impeachment" there somewhere.
January 10, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Would have been nice to hear the word "impeachment" there somewhere.
We deserve better in a lot of ways ...
January 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM
We deserve better in a lot of ways ...
An daily post begging the Repubs to become bipartisan, duh.
January 8, 2026 at 12:29 AM
An daily post begging the Repubs to become bipartisan, duh.
In the sense that she's very far away, and has no actual impact on anything going on on Earth?
January 7, 2026 at 6:16 PM
In the sense that she's very far away, and has no actual impact on anything going on on Earth?
So, ICE just murdered another person. Hope you care as much about that as you did the murder of Charlie Kirk.
January 7, 2026 at 5:38 PM
So, ICE just murdered another person. Hope you care as much about that as you did the murder of Charlie Kirk.
So, it'd be fine if they had the same focus, then?
January 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM
So, it'd be fine if they had the same focus, then?
God you are fucking worthless.
January 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
God you are fucking worthless.
Hey, she's going to demand answers! Demand!!!
January 3, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Hey, she's going to demand answers! Demand!!!
Wake up and draft impeachment articles for God's sake.
January 3, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Wake up and draft impeachment articles for God's sake.
Nope, just being pedantic, as is my way.
FWIW, most educational researchers with a reasonable stats background would know the difference between a correlation and a partial correlation/slope.
FWIW, most educational researchers with a reasonable stats background would know the difference between a correlation and a partial correlation/slope.
January 3, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Nope, just being pedantic, as is my way.
FWIW, most educational researchers with a reasonable stats background would know the difference between a correlation and a partial correlation/slope.
FWIW, most educational researchers with a reasonable stats background would know the difference between a correlation and a partial correlation/slope.
My PhD and 25+ year career says you're welcome!
I don't think it's wrong to point out the difference here between a unadjusted correlation and a partial one. Just say that SAT scores have no predictive power over GPA or high-school ranks or whatever, after year one of college. That's believable.
I don't think it's wrong to point out the difference here between a unadjusted correlation and a partial one. Just say that SAT scores have no predictive power over GPA or high-school ranks or whatever, after year one of college. That's believable.
January 2, 2026 at 7:09 PM
My PhD and 25+ year career says you're welcome!
I don't think it's wrong to point out the difference here between a unadjusted correlation and a partial one. Just say that SAT scores have no predictive power over GPA or high-school ranks or whatever, after year one of college. That's believable.
I don't think it's wrong to point out the difference here between a unadjusted correlation and a partial one. Just say that SAT scores have no predictive power over GPA or high-school ranks or whatever, after year one of college. That's believable.
Doubt it. Guessing almost all look at the partial power of SATs, adjusting for a ton of things the SATs are correlated with.
January 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Doubt it. Guessing almost all look at the partial power of SATs, adjusting for a ton of things the SATs are correlated with.
(That said, using standardized test scores to pick profs is insanely dumb.)
January 2, 2026 at 6:09 PM
(That said, using standardized test scores to pick profs is insanely dumb.)
Seems unlikely to be true. There is a difference between predictive power, adjusting for GPA, and predictive power on its own (i.e. a standalone correlation).
January 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Seems unlikely to be true. There is a difference between predictive power, adjusting for GPA, and predictive power on its own (i.e. a standalone correlation).
In the same vein, Scalzi's Law: the failure mode of "clever" is "asshole".
December 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
In the same vein, Scalzi's Law: the failure mode of "clever" is "asshole".
JFC I never thought I'd read the phrase "Marco Rubio moment". Please shoot me.
December 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
JFC I never thought I'd read the phrase "Marco Rubio moment". Please shoot me.
In my dreams, I suppose anything is possible?! I'd rather just not have the gov have the ability to shut off my car if they feel like it. License plate readers similarly give me the fucking creeps.
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 AM
In my dreams, I suppose anything is possible?! I'd rather just not have the gov have the ability to shut off my car if they feel like it. License plate readers similarly give me the fucking creeps.
The parallel is that it's a law, with good intentions, that can certainly be abused by jerks.
December 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The parallel is that it's a law, with good intentions, that can certainly be abused by jerks.
So that means you're a big fan of KOSA, then, I assume?
December 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
So that means you're a big fan of KOSA, then, I assume?
Certainly some technological improvements are more easy to use by an oppressive government than others. I'm not saying that this is a particular dangerous candidate, but this phrase suggests that because anything can be perverted, nothing should be discouraged simply because of threat of misuse.
December 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Certainly some technological improvements are more easy to use by an oppressive government than others. I'm not saying that this is a particular dangerous candidate, but this phrase suggests that because anything can be perverted, nothing should be discouraged simply because of threat of misuse.
lol "GOP moderates"
December 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
lol "GOP moderates"
I asked that question and was told that nobody has the right to drive, the government pays for road maintenance and such, so ... so there!
Then they called me a bad word and I was sad.
Then they called me a bad word and I was sad.
December 17, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I asked that question and was told that nobody has the right to drive, the government pays for road maintenance and such, so ... so there!
Then they called me a bad word and I was sad.
Then they called me a bad word and I was sad.
I can't help but feel like there's a 10% chance of a Milkshake Duck end to this ... some possible motivation.
December 15, 2025 at 5:06 AM
I can't help but feel like there's a 10% chance of a Milkshake Duck end to this ... some possible motivation.
The creepiness of the govt being able to remotely control your car is at the heart of at least some of the pushback.
December 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The creepiness of the govt being able to remotely control your car is at the heart of at least some of the pushback.