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Estelle Platini<p>'I don’t think an opinion adhering to institutional conventions can be considered an “unpopular take.” Positioning it as unpopular masks a common opinion as marginalised. This type of perception skewing is reminiscent of Christian conservatives claiming God-fearing values are under attack despite Christianity dominating every echelon of American society.'</p><p>Inigo Laguda on language and grammar: <a href="https://www.yoursinigo.com/p/better-than-you-know-yourselves?open=false#%C2%A7grammar-the-conservative-undercurrent" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yoursinigo.com/p/better-than-y</span><span class="invisible">ou-know-yourselves?open=false#%C2%A7grammar-the-conservative-undercurrent</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/writing" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>writing</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/sociology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sociology</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/normality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>normality</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/patriarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patriarchy</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/woke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woke</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/antiWoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiWoke</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>feminism</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/values" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>values</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/commOdon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commOdon</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/lowercase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lowercase</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/institutional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>institutional</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/capitalLetters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalLetters</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/camelCase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>camelCase</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/supremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supremacy</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/domination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>domination</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/culturalDiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culturalDiversity</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/boomers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boomers</span></a></p>
Eric Maugendre<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/data" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>data</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/datadon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>datadon</span></a></span> 🧵</p><p>How to assess a statistical model?<br>How to choose between variables?</p><p>Pearson's <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/correlation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>correlation</span></a> is irrelevant if you suspect that the relationship is not a straight line.</p><p>If monotonic relationship:<br>"<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Spearman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spearman</span></a>’s rho is particularly useful for small samples where weak correlations are expected, as it can detect subtle monotonic trends." It is "widespread across disciplines where the measurement precision is not guaranteed".<br>"<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Kendall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kendall</span></a>’s Tau-b is less affected [than Spearman’s rho] by outliers in the data, making it a robust option for datasets with extreme values."<br>Ref: <a href="https://statisticseasily.com/kendall-tau-b-vs-spearman/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">statisticseasily.com/kendall-t</span><span class="invisible">au-b-vs-spearman/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/normality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>normality</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/normalDistribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>normalDistribution</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/modeling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modeling</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/dataDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dataDev</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/AIDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIDev</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ML</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/modelEvaluation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modelEvaluation</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/regression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regression</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/modelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modelling</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/dataLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dataLearning</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/featureEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>featureEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/linearRegression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linearRegression</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/modeling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modeling</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/probability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>probability</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/probabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>probabilities</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/statistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statistics</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/stats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stats</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/correctionRatio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>correctionRatio</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ML</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Pearson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pearson</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bias</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/regressionRedress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regressionRedress</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/distributions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distributions</span></a></p>
Estelle Platini<p>Looking for a cure?</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/LizCarr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LizCarr</span></a> has stepped away from acting to advocate against the legalization of assisted suicide. Her latest <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>documentary</span></a>, "Better Off Dead?", explores the implications of such laws, focusing on how they endanger disabled individuals.</p><p>Travelling to Canada, Carr investigates the effects of permissive assisted suicide laws. There not only the terminally ill can opt for a medically assisted death. This practice is even extended to those facing social deprivation, presenting a grave ethical dilemma. </p><p>In Britain, Carr meets with staunch opponents, including Baroness Jane Campbell, who shares a personal story of having a ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ order placed on her without consent.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G_xF4dvS-U" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=-G_xF4dvS-</span><span class="invisible">U</span></a><br><a href="https://piped.kavin.rocks/watch?v=-G_xF4dvS-U" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">piped.kavin.rocks/watch?v=-G_x</span><span class="invisible">F4dvS-U</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/eugenism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eugenism</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/assistedDeath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assistedDeath</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/assistedSuicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assistedSuicide</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/suicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suicide</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/normal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>normal</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/normality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>normality</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/conformance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conformance</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/conformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conformation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/sociology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sociology</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/medecine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medecine</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/militants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militants</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>choice</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/euthanasia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>euthanasia</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/depression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depression</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/disabilityRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabilityRights</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/handicap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handicap</span></a></p>
ƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞ<p>In <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrology</span></a> news:<br>Today's solar eclipse will have no effect upon either you or world affairs in general.<br>Everything will remain totally fucked.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/normality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>normality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eclipse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eclipse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>information</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"I’ve had a wonderful life. I have a loving family. I’ve had good friends, work that I consider satisfying and important, reasonably good health except for the above-mentioned problems. So what if I’m very short?"</p><p>I've known from reading Reich over the years and seeing him on videos that he has this condition. But it never occurs to me, as I read him, to think, "Oh, he's that short man writing this." </p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/norms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>norms</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/normality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>normality</span></a> <br>/2</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>Robert Reich discusses how Fairbanks disease, which affects bone growth and has caused him to be very short, has affected his life. The genetic odds of passing on the condition to children are slim, so he married and has had sons who turned out normal.</p><p>Then he writes,</p><p>"But what’s 'normal' anyway? And why is normal so important?"</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/norms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>norms</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/normality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>normality</span></a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-im-so-short-140" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">robertreich.substack.com/p/why</span><span class="invisible">-im-so-short-140</span></a></p>
🆘Bill Cole 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@avuko" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>avuko</span></a></span> You need to revise your understanding of “login” to more closely match the formal meaning. <br>Most of what you do when setting a shell in /etc/passwd is tell /bin/login what to exec if and when it authenticates a login session. You also tell system tools generally what to launch when (if) that user needs to use a shell. It does NOT control authentication.<br>The “-N” tells ssh you don’t need any process on the other end (other than sshd.)<br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/normality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>normality</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ssh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ssh</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/login" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>login</span></a></p>