Posts by sarcozona

Smackdown

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The following section Sandel et al.‘s endemism maps are quite different from previous maps of endemism (1–33 [sic]). Their analysis would benefit from the study of regional variation and spatial patterns, particularly for mountain and glacial ranges such as the Asian Himalayas. when translated from science-speak, reads “Do yr homework, bitchez.”

Arguing with the mathematical ‘we’

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I can tell I’ve been working on something too long when I start arguing with the mathematical we. You may be wondering, “What (or who) exactly is the mathematical we?” Consider the following for illustrative examples: Hence, from Equation (4.4) we see that P ~ 1/?n Or It is quite intuitive that the limiting probabilities for […]

Flattr helps little blogs, too

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Have you ever noticed the Flattr buttons on this blog? Clicking on one of those is like tossing your change in the tip jar. You might think that it’s silly to use Flattr on a blog like mine (my readers are loyal, but few), but the small tips really add up. Despite the fact that […]

New Year’s Resolutions: rinse and repeat

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New Year’s resolutions, heck, any change in (good) habits is hard, even when I’m doing something I really enjoy. Last year I resolved to keep studying Russian – to make it a part of my life in a way that would result in me speaking Russian with a “reasonable level of competency.” I didn’t do […]

A most Impudent School-Mistress of Alexandria

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You know you’ve lived life well when the Christians start calling you names. See The History of Hypatia, a most Impudent School-Mistress of Alexandria: Murder’d and torn to Pieces by the Populace, in Defence of Saint Cyril and the Alexandrian Clergy from the Aspersions of Mr. Toland.

Backbreaking data analysis

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I felt about a thousand years old as I got up to stretch my achy back and refold the blanket I use to cushion my desk chair. Data analysis should not be this hard on my back. I may be lusting after another pair of shoes, but a new deskchair is a much more practical […]