Posts by statsguy@mas.to
(DIR) Post #Au16wch1IffvD3guLA by statsguy@mas.to
2025-05-12T11:52:51Z
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@futurebird That's a trick question, right? Surely the answer is "none of them"?
(DIR) Post #AxMJeQwsKsnsKLwXAG by statsguy@mas.to
2025-08-20T10:51:52Z
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@futurebird Here in the UK we have a charity dedicated to invertebrate conservation, and of course insects are a big part of what they do.https://www.buglife.org.uk/
(DIR) Post #AxMKDL2MJ506819T9M by statsguy@mas.to
2025-08-20T11:06:48Z
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@futurebird I am sorry to report that there is no "Office of Ants" in the UK.Though we do have the "Joint Nature Conservation Committee", which at least has a picture of some bees on their home page, so that's something, I guess.https://jncc.gov.uk/
(DIR) Post #AxamzVrur86GYFSxDU by statsguy@mas.to
2025-08-27T09:46:51Z
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Well that's nice that SpaceX managed to launch Starship and get it safely back to earth, but if I were an astronaut being asked to take a ride in it, then given that of its 10 test launches so far, only 4 of them ended up with it coming back to earth intact, I'm not sure I'd like those odds.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly69z9lwnno#SpaceX #Starship #SpaceTravel
(DIR) Post #AzLTn78BEZuL6HYnyq by statsguy@mas.to
2025-10-17T17:52:07Z
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Well that sucks. Just got a reply from the ICO to my complaint about a company putting me on their mailing list without consent.They say that that's OK as long as I am allowed to ask them to remove it subsequently, and pointed me to this definition of "legitimate interests":https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/lawful-basis/a-guide-to-lawful-basis/legitimate-interests/#ib2If their interpretation of the law is correct (and I'm guessing they know it better than I do), isn't that a massive loophole?I had no idea GDPR is so lax.#GDPR #DataProtection #Spam
(DIR) Post #AzSzEtD72aUKikJMOG by statsguy@mas.to
2025-10-22T11:13:40Z
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The Rapist: Can we talk about stopping the fighting in Ukraine please?Putin: NoThe Rapist: Oh, OK then. Carry on doing what you're doing.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gjp73gp41o#Trump #Putin #Ukraine #UkraineWar
(DIR) Post #AzkX6asA8K3YmzCV8a by statsguy@mas.to
2025-10-30T21:54:25Z
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@fribbledom I'm sure I was once told that the first law of programming is that any code that you wrote yourself more than 6 months ago is indistinguishable from code written by some other bugger
(DIR) Post #Azln6noPoii9LSWsiW by statsguy@mas.to
2025-10-31T07:14:50Z
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Happy Halloween to all those who celebrate, but especially to my fellow statisticians#Halloween #Statistics
(DIR) Post #B0Mot8GGtV4ZShEsqG by statsguy@mas.to
2025-11-18T10:11:36Z
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So my new policy for dealing with large companies in regulated industries (think banks, utility companies, airlines etc) when they do a bad thing is you get in touch with their customer service team and give them ONE CHANCE to put things right, and if they don't do it promptly, you make a a formal complaint.Customer service teams in large companies are expert in sounding helpful while spending weeks, if not months, not solving your problem. It's harder for them to ignore formal complaints.
(DIR) Post #B0MotE59FljxVw55Ky by statsguy@mas.to
2025-11-18T10:14:04Z
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A recent example: when my direct debit for my water bill went out at the beginning of October, I noticed it was quite a bit higher than usual. So I checked the bill and checked my meter, and I could see they'd read the meter incorrectly and thought I'd used a lot more water than I had.Got in touch with them and gave them the correct meter reading, and they just faffed around without actually doing anything about it.Made a formal complaint just over a week ago, and my refund arrived today.
(DIR) Post #B0OrWuTk95peWVYV0a by statsguy@mas.to
2025-11-19T10:05:50Z
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@futurebird You might get some tips from the UK. But you'd need to ask about flats rather than apartments. Probably flats are also more likely than houses to be rented over here, but plenty of people own their own flat.Although they are generally owned leasehold rather than outright. So there may be complications about asking the freeholder for permission before doing anything structural.
(DIR) Post #B0pgQ854sZDDDaYmf2 by statsguy@mas.to
2025-12-01T07:38:01Z
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I really, really wish Your Party would just give up and go home.We have a good political party on the left of British politics - the Green Party - with plenty of support behind it right now, and anything that splits the left-wing vote only goes to make sure we end up with a Reform UK government at the next election.Splitting the left is absolutely the last thing we need in our crazy FPTP electoral system.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyx2zjd8qvo#UKPolitics #YourParty #Corbyn
(DIR) Post #B0pgwdet0g8KQ9oKjA by statsguy@mas.to
2025-12-01T08:57:52Z
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@ravensrod Then I hope you enjoy the Reform UK government after the next election
(DIR) Post #B0pgwf9lRMQX4DGVUm by statsguy@mas.to
2025-12-01T10:30:30Z
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@ravensrod I bet you £100 that, if YP contest the next election in seats where another progressive candidate has a realistic chance of winning the seat, that Reform win the most seats.Loser to donate the money to a charity of the winner's choice.Bet is void if YP has gone away by then or don't contest seats that Labour, Greens, SNP, Plaid, or LDs could plausibly win.Deal?
(DIR) Post #B1aM9pMu5L7mMaicW8 by statsguy@mas.to
2025-12-24T21:02:55Z
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@futurebird If you want to learn* all about Satan then you need to listen to Old Harry's Game: a radio sitcom set in Hell. One of the best comedies ever. Not sure if it ever made it to your side of the Pond?* For some definition of "learn"
(DIR) Post #B1uUG9IzYfkwjFc3ge by statsguy@mas.to
2026-01-03T13:20:45Z
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Can anyone recommend a good email app for Android?I'm currently using Edison Mail, which works very well as long as I'm connected to wifi, but won't work at all over a 4G phone signal.Would quite like to have an app that works over a phone signal as well.#Android #Email #TechieQuestion
(DIR) Post #B2FA1HaJFoSmLtoymm by statsguy@mas.to
2026-01-13T13:30:06Z
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@futurebird The point is that it's so obviously outrageous it helps keep the #EpsteinFiles out of the news
(DIR) Post #B2O1eqwiZ3WU9Wjfcm by statsguy@mas.to
2026-01-07T14:48:18Z
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When did you last hear the corporate media mentioning that, despite the promise to do so, the #EpsteinFiles have still not been released in full?They are so easily distracted, aren't they?#Venezuela #Greenland #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #TurdReich
(DIR) Post #B2lQsOfgtJE73dV7Kq by statsguy@mas.to
2026-01-28T17:50:18Z
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@Nonilex At this stage, the only thing that would surprise me would be if Trump got involved in anything involving money and it WASN'T massively corrupt
(DIR) Post #B2oAstkALkbfdMgtsW by statsguy@mas.to
2026-01-30T10:54:03Z
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@aral Pretty good start, but I think you missed misogyny