#Descriptive

Moritz Poll

MoritzPoll

A few thoughts on the piece by @DeatonAngus which culminates in: "RCTs have no unique advantages or disadvantages over other empirical methods in economics." Disclaimer: I've run RCTs for a

Wokal Distance

wokal_distance

1/EVERYTHING IS PROBLEMATIC! Paw Patrol, Barbie, Dr. Seuss, and Christmas are all problematic, but why?The Theory behind it is called "Critical Theory," and the woke use it to attack literally

Rodrigo Nunes

OrangoQuango

A great exchange, this one. Since @BueRubner mentioned my work, here are some thoughts:My impression is that the problem Bue points out lies not in the use @endnotesjournal make of

Pe:p Laja

peeplaja

Since I'm not in the hospitality sector, and none in my family got covid, I had a great year. We did have to cancel our conferences - CXL Live and

Jan Schaumann

jschauma

Recommendations To Write (Slightly More) Readable And (Thus) Robust Code - a : 0. Don't write the damn code in the first place. 1. Use descriptive variable and function names.

Social Justice Warlock

charllandsberg

CW: discussing TERF/transphobic ideologyOne of the major reasons TERF/transphobic ideology is so pervasive is that it presents the simplest wrong answer in contrast to a much more complicated correct answer.Let

Zero HP Lovecraft

0x49fa98

At some point in his mental journey, every man must contend with the riddle of categories What is a category, where do category distinctions come from? Are they PREscriptive or

Bri | @DC Comics: Cass Cain Deserves Better

wordsandsense

Some people have said they think it's "tasteless" for people to compare real-life events with those portrayed in fictional media, but I think people should remember that the narratives people

Mike Bracher

MikeBracher

Improving ethics and governance outcomes for research using qualitative methods in healthcare - reducing administrative burden and ensuring appropriate review [THREAD] (1/x) Ensuring safe and ethical practice involves considering both

meredith conroy

sidney_b

1/ Thanks to @FiveThirtyEight for having me on the Monday pod with @perrybaconjr @ameliatd @galendruke and bless @Tonyhkchow in the "control room" for his skills! A mini thread with some

Jin Russell

DrJinRussell

The Sydney Beaches cluster is growing. This is a great example of why it is overly simplistic for anti-lockdown proponents to rail against mandatory Covid-19 suppression strategies. If people aren't

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imafolksong

the meaning of the most beautiful parts of The Lakes (i mean all) a thread I'm voting for folklore for Favorite Album - Pop/Rock at the #AMAs 𝓘𝓼 𝓲𝓽 𝓻𝓸𝓶𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓬

Peter Askew

searchbound

15 yrs condensed; My thought process on buying expired domains & developing online projects:(thread)You essentially start with a domain name & reverse engineer.Before I consider anything, I require the domain

Cynthia Khoo

Cyn_K

This is a bombshell story by @bpcarney @TheTyee on RCMP social media surveillance & how internal docs reveal even greater deficit of accountability, transparency, & respect for privacy & free

Dan Kim, Nakatomi Tower Security

danielmkim

#WineWednesday #Wine thread time. Let's dive into what wines go well with Thanksgiving, besides what's already in your glass at any given moment. Like my old commander used to say

Rafael Fonseca MD

Rfonsi1

*** 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙊𝙑𝙄𝘿-19 𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙚𝙣𝙙 *** One possible analysis of recent data would suggest that there is an end in sight (cannot be soon enough) and that perhaps that

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