Richard Careaga
Boomer (there's that). Lawyer (ouch!). Polymath (i.e., attention disorder). Big Thinker™️. Data science dilettante. Post-patriarchal.
Greater Seattle, Washington, US
Conspiracy theory. Why should MAGA have all the fun?
Let's not feed baseless rumors just because we want to believe the worst about Trump about absolutely everything
Lies. Damn Lies. Statistics. And Polling.
The statistical foundations of political polling aren't rocket science. Unfortunately.
Dead simple bullseye map
Get a pattern working once by keeping it simple and then you can reduce scripts to produce different outputs by changing only a few lines.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Stakeholders are very useful, just as the barbarians at the gates are …
Ducktyping
Wherein is compiled the argument against strict typing, with some slight acknowledge of the opposing views.
BROKEN NEWS: COURT BREAKS RECORD FOR CONCURRING OPINIONS
The Oracle of Technocrat has seen a leaked copy of tomorrow's Extreme Court decision on the 14th Amendment kick-the-clown-off-the-car case against The Once and Future King.
Marquis of Queensbury Turned Street Brawler
Lord Falkland to SCOTUS: When it is not necessary to make a decision, it is necessary not to make a decision.
Julia has stolen my heart
Julia is a modern data science programming language that has clean syntax, the ease of use of an interpreted environment, like R, with the speed of a compiled script like C.
A Good Conspiracy Theory Ruined. Probably
Every so often, we are chasing leads, if journalists, or falling into rabbit holes if we are tripping on mushrooms, or just clicking our way through. Today: Trump and Smirnov
If Joe is too old to be the best candidate?
Sure, he's not too old to be President, dammit. But is he too old to play the role of Presidential candidate? (Gak!)
But can he swim?
When you are wealthy, it's on paper, but when you are broke, it's always in cash. (Well known corollary to Murphy's Law.)
Reply brief of the United States in the Immunity Case
Jack Smith takedown of Trump's immunity claim … and an odd lurking unaddressed issue