# write (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1114 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover write. Page: Feed: --- ## The Louis Theroux Manosphere Documentary _2026-08-26 · George Abbott's Blog_ This is a bit late, isn't it! Inside the Manosphere was released this year, but in March, so I'm a good five months behind the curve. Story of my life. I enjoyed it. There was a very interesting bit where he spoke to.. let me look up the name again, they're all the same... Amrou Fudl (Fresh and Fit). The interesting thing was with his girlfriend, or ex-girlfriend I guess now, who basically had… ## [Survey Statistics: more on SynthMargins and Bayes-Raking](https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/08/25/survey-statistics-more-on-synthmargins-and-bayes-raking/) _2026-08-25 · shira · Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science_ Last week we discussed SynthMargins, a method from the poster Modeling Complex Contingency Tables that uses partial information (margins) about poststratification variables. On theme for this series (“it is the people”), the authors commented thanking Andrew for introducing them, folks … Continue reading → ## [Bayesian Workflow free pdf!](https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/08/25/bayesian-workflow-free-pdf/) _2026-08-25 · Andrew · Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science_ Our wonderful new Bayesian Workflow book is now available as a free pdf! Just go the link—it’s right there! I recommend getting the hard copy too because you’ll want to be able to read it while working on the computer, … Continue reading → ## [Seattle, boosted by World Cup, smashes record for summer visitors](https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-boosted-by-world-cup-smashes-record-for-summer-visitors/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_data) _2026-08-25 · Joseph O’Sullivan · The Seattle Times Data – The Seattle Times_ The city is having perhaps its biggest tourism season ever, with other encouraging signs, according to the Downtown Seattle Association. ## [What contributions can academic statisticians make to sports analytics? (a discussion related to the launch of the new open-access Journal of Statistics and Data Science in Sports)](https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/08/24/journal-of-statistics-and-data-science-in-sports/) _2026-08-24 · Andrew · Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science_ Related to our recent post on the absurdity of open access fees, somebody recently informed me that a group of statisticians that work in sports decided they were sick and tired of this with the Journal of Quantitative Analysis in … Continue reading → ## [Head to head on 125 St: The Jamaican beef patty battle!](https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/08/23/head-to-head-on-125-st-the-jamaican-beef-patty-battle/) _2026-08-23 · Andrew · Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science_ My new posts here have a one-year waiting list, but I’m bumping this one up because it’s important. OK, we went on over and did a head-to-head Jamaican beef patty taste-off. As the above wrappers indicate, we compared the spicy … Continue reading → ## [To the three different people who sent me chatbot emails today](https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/08/23/to-the-three-people-who-sent-me-chatbot-emails-today/) _2026-08-23 · Andrew · Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science_ Just send me your goddamn prompt. ## [Failing upward, Norwegian style](https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/08/23/failing-upward-norwegian-style/) _2026-08-23 · Andrew · Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science_ Wendy Moore, in a review of a book by Oliver Basciano, writes: Leprosy is caused by a bacterium, Mycobacterium leprae, first identified by a Norwegian doctor, Gerhard Armauer Hansen, in 1873 . . . Convinced, wrongly, that leprosy was hereditary, … Continue reading → ## [The Secret to Boiled Eggs That Are Easy to Peel](https://ggr.com/the-secret-to-boiled-eggs-that-are-easy-to-peel.html) _2026-08-22 · game, game. repeat._ Wait until the water is boiling BEFORE putting the eggs in. If you put the eggs in first, when the water is cold, and then heat up and boil the water and eggs together, the shell will be a lot harder to separate from the egg. You want the water boilding hot BEFORE you add the eggs. Once the water starts boiling, use a metal spoon to lower each egg gently into the pot, so the egg doesn't crack. ## [This is one of the worst scientific papers I’ve ever seen.](https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/08/22/this-is-one-of-the-worst-scientific-papers-ive-ever-seen/) _2026-08-22 · Andrew · Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science_ A frequent commenter pointed me to this paper, “Sport and longevity: an observational study of international athletes.” All I can say is . . . Wow! This paper is an absolute clinic in bad quantitative social science research. I’ll leave … Continue reading → ## [Find it on Amazon (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/eUfUzDdXzWTa) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Amazon product listing to see details and availability ## [Youth Summit Showcases Soybean Business Opportunities for Malawi’s Young People](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/youth-summit-showcases-soybean-business) _2026-08-22 · AfricaBrief_ LILONGWE, Malawi — A three-day National Youth Summit has showcased how agriculture and value addition can create economic opportunities for young people, with soybean-based products emerging as a major attraction at the event, writes Brian Augustus Kanyenda. ## [Roberta Writes – Tanka Tuesday, The Flower Hour, and Sunday Stills](https://roberta-writes.com/2026/08/22/roberta-writes-tanka-tuesday-the-flower-hour-and-sunday-stills/) _2026-08-22 · robertawrites235681907 · (untitled)_ Tanka Tuesday Yvette’s Tanka Tuesday challenge is Tread with Trepidation. You can join in here: https://tankatuesday.com/2026/08/18/tankatuesday-poetry-challenge-no-78-tread-with-trepidation-8-18-26/ This is what the muse brought! Walking on Egg Shells (American cinquain chain) I try to understand how thought processes work when they differ so much from mine I fail \*\*\* My mind can’t unravel… ## [A Piece of Dating Advice I Didn't Ask For (The Real Trait To Look For)](https://canro91.github.io/2026/08/22/Dating/) _2026-08-22 · Just Some Code_ This week, a friend shared how he learned what to look for in a relationship. It was way back in college. He’s now married with kids. One day, he saw an attractive girl on campus and stared. An older student noticed him staring and said: “Hey man, I’m going to give you a piece of advice. Don’t look for big boobs or butts. When all that falls down, the only thing left is talking.” Find someone you… ## [A small collection of prints](https://aubreysambor.com/miniprints/) _2026-08-22 · Aubrey Sambor_ Another short post today, a picture of miniprints from Inciardi Prints vending machines in Boston. I particularly love the lobster print (I'm Massachusetts born and raised so of course I love lobster) and the print of the Charles, because I've kayaked on the Charles around that exact spot! I have more prints but haven't taken a picture of them all just yet. ## [T is for time-machine - Python A to Z](https://hamatti.org/posts/t-is-for-time-machine/) _2026-08-22 · Juha-Matti Santala - Community Builder. Dreamer. Adventurer._ Python A-Z is a blog series about Python. Each day, I share insights, ideas and examples for different parts of Python development that match with the letter of the day. Blaugust is an annual blogging festival in August where the goal is to write a blog post every day of the month. Quite a lot of our software has code in it that deals with time: either by displaying some time (current time,… ## [DailyDogo 1729 🐶](https://blog.martin-haehnel.de/2026/08/21/dailydogo1729/) _2026-08-21 · Martin Hähnel's Blog_ DailyDogo 1729 🐶 ## [Winners of the 20-Word Hint Fiction “Late Summer Mushroom Encounter” Contest!](https://pokrassprompts.substack.com/p/winners-of-the-20-word-hint-fiction) _2026-08-21 · Meg Pokrass · Pokrass Prompts_ These were so hilarious and wonderfully creative. ## [Sell What You Write: Literary VS Genre Sales](https://lanceschaubert.substack.com/p/sell-what-you-write-literary-vs-genre) _2026-08-21 · Lancelot Schaubert · Lancelot of Little Egypt_ Original post: ## [Here are the talks from StanCon 2026!](https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/08/21/here-are-the-talks-from-stancon-2026/) _2026-08-21 · Andrew · Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science_ StanCon 2026 just happened! And here are the talks: Matthew Kay Adrian Seyboldt Paul-Christian Bürkner Charles Margossian Javier Enrique Aguilar Sean Pinkney Nikolas Siccha Anna Dreber Kaitlyn Johnson Jonas Wallin Pranav Sanke Anna Elisabeth Riha Colling Cademartori Tim M. Szweczyk … Continue reading → ## [Africa’s Carbon Markets Enter New Phase as Kigali Summit Targets Investment](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/africas-carbon-markets-enter-new) _2026-08-21 · Winston Mwale · AfricaBrief_ CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Africa’s carbon markets are entering a new phase as governments strengthen policy frameworks, investors seek credible projects and stakeholders look to unlock more climate finance, writes Winston Mwale. ## [Non-Custodial Crypto Gateway (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hgeBti5JaW8V) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto, automated fee handling, and trustless escrow with real-time settlement. ## [Journal Entry For 2026-08-21](https://blog.martin-haehnel.de/2026/08/21/journal-entry-for-2026-08-21/) _2026-08-21 · Martin Hähnel's Blog_ YouTube Premium raises prices again. 14.99 € to 16.99 € for the individual plan. After we had already canceled the family plan and moved our music listening \[to Qobuz\](Journal Entry For 2026-05-09) \[1\] and me finally using my Twitch subscription I have had for years at this point not only for supporting the creators I like but also for watching VODs AND using Netflix more on my tablet AND having… ## [Global Fund Selection Row Deepens as Members Reject Post-Meeting Votes](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/global-fund-selection-row-deepens) _2026-08-21 · AfricaBrief_ LILONGWE, Malawi — A dispute over the selection of agencies to manage Malawi’s next Global Fund grants has deepened after six members of the Country Coordinating Mechanism formally objected to a proposal to seek votes, comments or endorsements from members who were absent from an Aug. ## [Péter Magyar Marks 100 Days in Office with a New President, a National Holiday, and Rumours of Internal Discontent](https://hungarianobserver.substack.com/p/peter-magyar-marks-100-days-in-office) _2026-08-21 · HungarianObserver · Hungarian Observer_ As Péter Magyar is completing the final touches of his revolution, whispers of grassroots discontent around his party are emerging. - writes Ábel Bede ## [My answer is No.](https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/08/20/my-answer-is-no/) _2026-08-21 · Andrew · Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science_ It would be great to have 35% more citations and over 5 times as many downloads, but I’d rather have 2,740 Jamaican beef patties. P.S. Here’s the article in question: The ladder of abstraction in statistical graphics. I absolutely love … Continue reading → ## [I don't use mainstream social media...](https://aubreysambor.com/i-dont-use-mainstream-social-media/) _2026-08-21 · Aubrey Sambor_ ...and I feel weird about it sometimes. I deleted my Facebook account (for, like, the third or fourth time) a couple years ago, deleted my Twitter account, have never even watched anything on Tiktok, and while I still have an Instagram account, I don't use it and don't have the app on my phone. I'm 100% happy with my choices and am super happy with Mastodon as essentially the only social media I… ## Deskilled _2026-08-21 · George Abbott's Blog_ I've been recently feeling a little deskilled, or rather, like I haven't had the time dedicated to focussed activity in a given domain, that results in building skills. I think it's from really two main things. Firstly, I've been watching a lot of casual Youtube, or podcasts, or doing other things, that mean that I am more consumptive in my habits, and also I have been using AI to an extent. It is… ## Re: Re: When it rains, and, Winter is not broken summer _2026-08-21 · George Abbott's Blog_ I wrote a response-of-sorts to two entries of Bard's about rain and snow... And I got it tested a bit yesterday. On the walk home from work, the sky opened up, and it tipped it down. My clothes were totally soaked within about two minutes, and I still had fifteen minutes of walking before I could get home. It was lovely. I felt so happy. I ended up appreciating even the little things, like a… ## [Friday Links: Coding rules, weekends redefined, and digital etiquette](https://canro91.github.io/2026/08/21/FridayLinks/) _2026-08-21 · Just Some Code_ Hey there. Here are 4 links I thought were worth sharing this week: #1. LLMs have changed how coding looks. Here are 10 rules for agentic coding (5min). #2. Before it was TLDR. Now it is AIDR: AI;Didn’t read (3min). #3. Glasses, earplugs, smartwatches… Now that everything and everyone is connected, we should embrace new rules of etiquette (11min). #4. The weekend is 100 years old (16min). Working… ## [Bun and Elm (: r)Are Friends](https://cekrem.github.io/posts/bun-and-elm-are-friends/) _2026-08-21 · cekrem.github.io_ I have an Elm app at work that needs exactly one thing from the JavaScript ecosystem: an npm package to piggyback on some A$ure auth thing. And for that one(!) package, I was running Vite with an Elm plugin and a growing pile of config to keep the two on speaking terms. Plus a backlog of bun audit warnings, courtesy of said auth thing's dependencies, and/or build tools just bringing their own… ## [S is for slicing - Python A to Z](https://hamatti.org/posts/s-is-for-slicing-python-a-to-z/) _2026-08-21 · Juha-Matti Santala - Community Builder. Dreamer. Adventurer._ Python A-Z is a blog series about Python. Each day, I share insights, ideas and examples for different parts of Python development that match with the letter of the day. Blaugust is an annual blogging festival in August where the goal is to write a blog post every day of the month. Another 101 level primer day! Today, I write about slicing lists. Python has a very nice syntax for it, albeit one… ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/dtNqLlO1IdGh) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Connect your repo and deploy instantly — Railway handles config, scaling, and monitoring. ## [Reality has a surprising amount of detail](https://www.jamessimas.com/links/2026/reality-has-a-surprising-amount-of-detail/) _2026-08-20 · James Simas_ This means it’s really easy to get stuck. Stuck in your current way of seeing and thinking about things. Frames are made out of the details that seem important to you. The important details you haven’t noticed are invisible to you, and the details you have noticed seem completely obvious and you see right through them. This all makes makes it difficult to imagine how you could be missing something… ## [Network Routes on macOS](https://www.jamessimas.com/posts/2026/network-routes-on-macos/) _2026-08-20 · James Simas_ Today I was troubleshooting a problem where my computer could not talk to a host on my network. It turned out that when the VPN connected, it modified my Mac's routing table and replaced the default route. I'm recording my debugging commands here for Future Me™: # print ipv4 route table netstat -r -n -f inet # show the route for a destination route get \ ## [DailyDogo 1728 🐶](https://blog.martin-haehnel.de/2026/08/20/dailydogo1728/) _2026-08-20 · Martin Hähnel's Blog_ DailyDogo 1728 🐶 ## [Malawi’s Mobile Network Boom Collides with a Tax Fight Over Low Usage](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/malawis-mobile-network-boom-collides) _2026-08-20 · Winston Mwale · AfricaBrief_ LILONGWE, Malawi— Malawi has spent a decade building one of the most extensive mobile networks in the region, according to a new report presented Thursday at the Digital Africa Summit Malawi. ## [EU Unveils €143 Million Investment Package for Malawi](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/eu-unveils-143-million-investment) _2026-08-20 · Winston Mwale · AfricaBrief_ LILONGWE, Malawi — The European Union on Thursday launched a €143 million investment package for Malawi targeting agriculture, energy, education, skills and social protection, describing the initiative as a major investment in the country’s long-term economic transformation, writes ## [From Aspirations to Action: Moving Africa’s MICE Share Beyond 2%](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/from-aspirations-to-action-moving) _2026-08-20 · AfricaBrief_ NAIROBI, Kenya—Imagine taking a flight to a destination, not for a vacation, but for a business event. ## [Standard Bank Wins Best Bank Award in Malawi](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/standard-bank-wins-best-bank-award) _2026-08-20 · Winston Mwale · AfricaBrief_ LILONGWE, Malawi — Standard Bank Plc has been named the Best Bank in Malawi in the 2026 Euromoney Awards for Excellence, writes AfricaBrief Reporter. ## [One night in Uzbekistan: Why was this one data point so influential, and what should these researchers had done ahead of time to see this?](https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/08/20/we-couldnt-reproduce-their-findings-and-realized-that-it-was-all-driven-by-weird-data-from-uzbekistan/) _2026-08-20 · Andrew · Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science_ Sol Hsiang writes: We have a comment coming out in Nature next week that is going to cause the retraction of a high-profile paper by Kotz et al. from last year (the second most cited climate paper in the news … Continue reading → ## [Seattle voters are done waiting on public safety, new poll finds](https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/seattle-voters-are-done-waiting-on-public-safety-new-poll-finds/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_data) _2026-08-20 · Gene Balk / FYI Guy · The Seattle Times Data – The Seattle Times_ The most striking finding in a new poll on public safety is a near-unanimous demand for a larger police footprint in struggling Seattle neighborhoods, FYI Guy writes. ## [Code Smell 321 - Getter Piggybacking](https://maximilianocontieri.com/code-smell-321-getter-piggybacking) _2026-08-20 · Maxi Contieri · Maximiliano Contieri - Software Design_ TL;DR: Don't reuse an existing getter to bolt on new business logic from outside the object. Problems 😔 Duplicated business rules Broken encapsulation Scattered comparison logic Hidden domain kn ## [New York, New York](https://aubreysambor.com/new-york-new-york/) _2026-08-20 · Aubrey Sambor_ Short post today because I haven't had time to write anything, so here's a picture of the New York City skyline from a hotel in New Jersey back in 2024. Such a good view. I'll be back tomorrow with a longer post! ## [Bad Weather Almost Ruined a Perfect Day](https://canro91.github.io/2026/08/20/BadWeather/) _2026-08-20 · Just Some Code_ After days of planning, I finally visited a friend’s cafe this week. It was cloudy, with a 55% chance of rain. When it rains, the city stops. Transit slows, some stores close, and everybody is late. Yes, even when there are umbrellas. It’s a coastal city. The safe bet was to stay at home and plan for the next day. But I packed an umbrella and took the risk. Guess what? It didn’t rain. It became a… ## [People are complicated, so organizations are too](https://site.sebasmonia.com/posts/2026-08-20-people-are-complicated--so-organizations-are-too.html) _2026-08-20 · Hoagie's corner of the internet_ tag(s): #link-post #random-thoughts A couple days ago I was reading a post by Javier, Transferring Knowledge . I agree with most of points made. The last paragraph stuck with me, because I think what it says can be generalized beyond only teaching: I generally feel there's a lot of "interaction" type of activities that people tend to underestimate, probably because we miss that teaching isn't just… ## [Answers to myself — Journal](https://journal.exploration.work/answers-to-myself/) _2026-08-20 · Memela_ I want you to look into the content of journal.inner.observer and find any questions that I may be asking myself, especially for a future me. 19 Nov 2013, one week into The book of cataclysm, is a bare page of twelve questions and no answers. It's the only post in the corpus… ## [R is for REPL - Python A to Z](https://hamatti.org/posts/r-is-for-repl-python-a-to-z/) _2026-08-20 · Juha-Matti Santala - Community Builder. Dreamer. Adventurer._ Python A-Z is a blog series about Python. Each day, I share insights, ideas and examples for different parts of Python development that match with the letter of the day. Blaugust is an annual blogging festival in August where the goal is to write a blog post every day of the month. Completely by accident, I ended up with a four day streak of acronym titles. ORM, PEP, Q and today REPL. We… ## [Answers to myself — Journal](https://journal.exploration.work/answers-to-myself/) _2026-08-20 · Exploration Work_ I want you to look into the content of journal.inner.observer and find any questions that I may be asking myself, especially for a future me. 19 Nov 2013, one week into The book of cataclysm, is a bare page of twelve questions and no answers. It's the only post in the corpus… ## [DailyDogo 1727 🐶](https://blog.martin-haehnel.de/2026/08/20/dailydogo1727/) _2026-08-19 · Martin Hähnel's Blog_ DailyDogo 1727 🐶 ## [Why I am so against volunteering in academia (ecology-edition)](https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/08/19/why-i-am-so-against-volunteering-in-academia-ecology-edition/) _2026-08-19 · Lizzie · Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science_ This post is by Lizzie. The photo is from this summer and included for no other reason than because I like a photo with a post. A few months ago I wrote a post where I compared the toxic culture … Continue reading → ## [The Cliff, Chapter 4 Excerpt](https://heartopage.substack.com/p/the-cliff-chapter-4-excerpt) _2026-08-19 · Jeff Miller · Newsletter for Christian Writers_ A taste of a book I have coming out Sept. 1. Inspiring Christian Fiction ## [‘It’s Not by Choice’: The Hidden Struggle of Infertility in Malawi](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/its-not-by-choice-the-hidden-struggle) _2026-08-19 · AfricaBrief_ LILONGWE, Malawi—For almost two decades, Chisomo has waited for something she once believed would happen naturally: becoming pregnant.