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Reactie op La Maison en Petit Cubes door Dave

Dave — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:00:07 +0000

YouTube wil La Maison en Petits Cubes niet meer vertonen wegens copyright trubbels zo te zien, maar hij is er nog in z’n geheel bv. op http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3352352

Reactie op Voodoo correlations in Social Neuroscience – Brain imaging studies under fire door ‘Voodoo Correlations in Social Neuroscience’ « The Amazing World of Psychiatry: A Psychiatry Blog

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Reactie op How To Write a Scientific Paper door How to Write a Ph.D. Dissertation at Journal of Crisology

How to Write a Ph.D. Dissertation at Journal of Crisology — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:58:13 +0000

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Reactie op Gapminder World door Crisly

Crisly — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:11:52 +0000

I agree to some extend…. but (there is always a but), for common people these multivariate methods are difficult to grasp and to comprehend. I like how the data is visualized in this gapminder applet, easy to comprehend, very interactive–just click and awe.
For research-minded folks (like us) the mentioned methods are beautiful tools to extract trends that are shared across different variables and/or countries.

I.M.H.O, it just depends on what message you try to convey and what kind of audience you try to reach.

Reactie op Gapminder World door Dave

Dave — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:14:54 +0000

You know what?
Instead of trying to plot a gazzillion variables against a gazzillion more, you can use PCA, ICA and/or FA methods to extract the trends that are shared across different measures and countries…
(Yeah, I start seeing PCA+ICA+FA everywhere, but funny enough, this is the classical application.)

Reactie op Noorderzon ’07 – Small metal objects door Noorderzon ‘08 at Journal of Crisology

Noorderzon ‘08 at Journal of Crisology — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:48:46 +0000

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Reactie op Influenza door Gapminder World at Journal of Crisology

Gapminder World at Journal of Crisology — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:57:45 +0000

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Reactie op BBC iPlayer – penguins CAN fly door rschoffelen

rschoffelen — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:40:15 +0000

Movie posted on April 1st I guess…
Maybe some penguin species can fly, but not these: the combination of the plumb body and the tiny wings makes it impossible. And remember the BBC does have some experience with developing life-like animals in the ‘Walking with … ‘ series.

Reactie op Step by step… door Dave

Dave — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:46:31 +0000

Congratulations! These things are always good occasions for cake, aren’t they?
“Minor revision”, that is lucky (or plain good). You didn’t yet have to go through the ‘major revisions’ and ‘resubmissions elsewhere’; fingers crossed that it stays that way!
Oh yeah, now that you’re pubmeddable, don’t turn it into a Pubmess out there…

Reactie op Election fever – the primaries door Dave

Dave — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:53:39 +0000

It’s turning into a frenzy here!
The elections in Iowa had Huckabee as a completely unexpected winner for the republicans, and Obama was victorious for the democrats with Clinton and Edwards fighting tightly over second place. That was already interesting. The results from New Hamsphire yesterday went over the top however: they were totally surprising and different from any polls that were held up to the very last day. For the republicans, McCain won and immediately made up for his poor ranking in Iowa. For the democrats, Clinton won against all odds but only by a small margin over Obama. New Hamshire solidified its reputation of giving opportunities to ‘comeback kids’. As a result, the democrats seem to be choosing between Obama and Clinton now, with Edwards as a potential third. For the republicans, the field is wide open with about five candidates still seriously competing, and anything can yet happen. Super Duper Tuesday, Feb. 5th, is going to be a major event this year.
Another surprise is the turnout. Lots and lots of people are voting this time. Still, in comparison with us, where a typical turnout would be -like- 70%, it is below 10% here. Especially Obama is appealing to young people that have never voted before. In general, that rise in people’s interestedness is a very good development, I think. Also, it might be a slight advantage for the democrats in the final elections, if it stays that way.
The buzz-word in these elections is ‘change’: people are fed up with Washington because they don’t seem to be able to get things done. Promises of solving problems in immigration, healthcare, taxes, education, war, etc. are made but not kept. So what do the people want: a newcomer that can refresh American politics (like Obama), or someone with experience who already has a record of achieving some deeds (like Clinton)?
Personally, I don’t particularly like the republicans, even though I used to be somewhat liberally oriented in the Netherlands. The difference between the parties is clear in the speeches that the candidates give. Republicans keep saying how great the American nation is, “the hope of the Earth”. Jeez! Yuck. A side note: just yesterday I heard Huckabee say that American Medicine is the best in the world, while on Dutch radio I heard that they came very last in a comparison with many European countries (the Netherlands ended up somewhere in the middle). Republicans are pro war, care less about the environment, and economy is everything (things I don’t agree with at all). An exception might be candidate Ron Paul; he is anti-war, so more likeable in that sense, but he is a bit of a silly old geezer from Texas that I wouldn’t like to see in the white house for other reasons.
Democrates are somewhat more modest than the republicans in my opinion, and talk about how the international reputation of the USA needs to be restored, schools and hospitals improved, etc. My preference is clear. Concerning the candidates, I would probably vote for Clinton if I could. Obama has much support because he wants to unite the nation again, but although that is noble and easy to say, I don’t believe that he can deliver. Clinton has a somewhat harsh reputation, less approachable, but I think she would be okay.
And… wouldn’t it be cool if in a year of three we hear about another white house scandal when Hillary is caught with her panties down on top of some trainee playing around with a cigar, just to take revenge on her poor husband?
(This was Dave, from Boston, Massachusetts, reporting for the Journal of Crisology)