John Muschelli
@strictlystat.bsky.social
Associate Research Professor at https://bsky.app/profile/jhubiostat.bsky.social. Trying not to drown in the sea of data. Tweets are my own. Random Blog stuff at https://hopstat.wordpress.com/
Every time I check the "Remember me" checkbox
September 23, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Every time I check the "Remember me" checkbox
ignore=`git config core.excludesFile`
if [ -z "$ignore" ]; then
mkdir -p ~/.config/git
ignore=~/.config/git/ignore
fi
echo '.DS_Store' >> ${ignore}
echo '.Rproj.user' >> ${ignore}
echo '.Rhistory' >> ${ignore}
echo '.RData' >> ${ignore}
#rstats
mihai.dinculescu.dev/posts/two-gi...
if [ -z "$ignore" ]; then
mkdir -p ~/.config/git
ignore=~/.config/git/ignore
fi
echo '.DS_Store' >> ${ignore}
echo '.Rproj.user' >> ${ignore}
echo '.Rhistory' >> ${ignore}
echo '.RData' >> ${ignore}
#rstats
mihai.dinculescu.dev/posts/two-gi...
Two git ignore files nobody told me about
Git reads ignore patterns from .gitignore, .git/info/exclude and a global excludes file. The second one never gets committed, so your scratch files and agent plans can stop dirtying the working tree w...
mihai.dinculescu.dev
September 23, 2026 at 2:17 PM
ignore=`git config core.excludesFile`
if [ -z "$ignore" ]; then
mkdir -p ~/.config/git
ignore=~/.config/git/ignore
fi
echo '.DS_Store' >> ${ignore}
echo '.Rproj.user' >> ${ignore}
echo '.Rhistory' >> ${ignore}
echo '.RData' >> ${ignore}
#rstats
mihai.dinculescu.dev/posts/two-gi...
if [ -z "$ignore" ]; then
mkdir -p ~/.config/git
ignore=~/.config/git/ignore
fi
echo '.DS_Store' >> ${ignore}
echo '.Rproj.user' >> ${ignore}
echo '.Rhistory' >> ${ignore}
echo '.RData' >> ${ignore}
#rstats
mihai.dinculescu.dev/posts/two-gi...
Next AI sold to job-seekers: solve LinkedIn games the fastest so you're at the top of everyone's list and people think you're smart and want to hire you.
September 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Next AI sold to job-seekers: solve LinkedIn games the fastest so you're at the top of everyone's list and people think you're smart and want to hire you.
Seems like a lot of credit card companies are increasing late fee rates again.
September 4, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Seems like a lot of credit card companies are increasing late fee rates again.
2 sides of changing std of care
Me: If we change X, we can potentially reduce injury Y. If that became standard of care, you could get CPT/paid for monitoring X.
MD: Yes, that would happen. Also, monitoring X would then also become required, so if you didn't monitor X, they deny pay/reimburse.
Me: If we change X, we can potentially reduce injury Y. If that became standard of care, you could get CPT/paid for monitoring X.
MD: Yes, that would happen. Also, monitoring X would then also become required, so if you didn't monitor X, they deny pay/reimburse.
July 14, 2026 at 6:26 PM
2 sides of changing std of care
Me: If we change X, we can potentially reduce injury Y. If that became standard of care, you could get CPT/paid for monitoring X.
MD: Yes, that would happen. Also, monitoring X would then also become required, so if you didn't monitor X, they deny pay/reimburse.
Me: If we change X, we can potentially reduce injury Y. If that became standard of care, you could get CPT/paid for monitoring X.
MD: Yes, that would happen. Also, monitoring X would then also become required, so if you didn't monitor X, they deny pay/reimburse.
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My posts most days.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
July 2, 2026 at 10:20 PM
My posts most days.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
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holy shit bsky has a water sealant expert that predicted the reflecting pool failure mode perfectly
They're using Rhino Pipeliner 5000, which freezes as sprayed-on curds almost exactly as it hits the surface. Won't flow out, flatten, and self-level like standard epoxy or paint would.
Under standing water, the orange peel texture is a perfect scaffolding for algae, bacteria, and general bio scum
Under standing water, the orange peel texture is a perfect scaffolding for algae, bacteria, and general bio scum
June 24, 2026 at 1:39 AM
holy shit bsky has a water sealant expert that predicted the reflecting pool failure mode perfectly
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can’t believe a narcissist is being so publicly humiliated by a reflecting pool
June 24, 2026 at 2:45 PM
can’t believe a narcissist is being so publicly humiliated by a reflecting pool
It seems like a major miss that large hospital systems don't require EHR systems like EPIC @hey.epic.com provide a flexible data collections system for clinical trials that works for multi-site trials.
May 30, 2026 at 5:35 PM
It seems like a major miss that large hospital systems don't require EHR systems like EPIC @hey.epic.com provide a flexible data collections system for clinical trials that works for multi-site trials.
Open Access fees are not allowable to be billed to grants with new regulation www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
May 30, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Open Access fees are not allowable to be billed to grants with new regulation www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Every grocery store app and online retailers should have to list cost per gram, ounce, serving, or unit so that I can be accurately compared across products and sorted
May 15, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Every grocery store app and online retailers should have to list cost per gram, ounce, serving, or unit so that I can be accurately compared across products and sorted
I really wish we had more layperson abstracts for most papers.
For example (random pull: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... ):
blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) signal, detected in fMRI, reflects changes in deoxyhemoglobin
For example (random pull: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... ):
blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) signal, detected in fMRI, reflects changes in deoxyhemoglobin
Coupling Mechanism and Significance of the BOLD Signal: A Status Report
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) provides a unique view of the working human mind. The blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) signal, detected in fMRI, reflects changes in deoxyhemoglobin dri...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
April 23, 2026 at 1:41 PM
I really wish we had more layperson abstracts for most papers.
For example (random pull: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... ):
blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) signal, detected in fMRI, reflects changes in deoxyhemoglobin
For example (random pull: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... ):
blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) signal, detected in fMRI, reflects changes in deoxyhemoglobin
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As promised, here’s my tax day rant.
For 99% of taxpayers, the IRS already has the data to send you an almost fully completed 1040 for you to add a few pieces of data to, automatically recalculate, be done.
It doesn’t because of Intuit.
For 99% of taxpayers, the IRS already has the data to send you an almost fully completed 1040 for you to add a few pieces of data to, automatically recalculate, be done.
It doesn’t because of Intuit.
April 15, 2026 at 1:33 PM
As promised, here’s my tax day rant.
For 99% of taxpayers, the IRS already has the data to send you an almost fully completed 1040 for you to add a few pieces of data to, automatically recalculate, be done.
It doesn’t because of Intuit.
For 99% of taxpayers, the IRS already has the data to send you an almost fully completed 1040 for you to add a few pieces of data to, automatically recalculate, be done.
It doesn’t because of Intuit.
Hey @governor.pa.gov, so PA DHS memorandum (www.pa.gov/content/dam/...) 'The CAO may also provide form PA 1795, “Household Members/Living Expenses” to applicants or recipients to be completed by a landlord or
housing agency.' The link to PA 1795 is dead hhsdoc.dhs.pa.lcl/docushare/ds...
housing agency.' The link to PA 1795 is dead hhsdoc.dhs.pa.lcl/docushare/ds...
www.pa.gov
April 7, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Hey @governor.pa.gov, so PA DHS memorandum (www.pa.gov/content/dam/...) 'The CAO may also provide form PA 1795, “Household Members/Living Expenses” to applicants or recipients to be completed by a landlord or
housing agency.' The link to PA 1795 is dead hhsdoc.dhs.pa.lcl/docushare/ds...
housing agency.' The link to PA 1795 is dead hhsdoc.dhs.pa.lcl/docushare/ds...
Are any politicians proposing to reduce the minimum limit for HSA eligible insurance plans?
March 15, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Are any politicians proposing to reduce the minimum limit for HSA eligible insurance plans?
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The U.S. war on Iran is now estimated to cost $1 billion per day. Meanwhile Americans are told there’s no money for healthcare, hospitals, or basic social programs.
March 5, 2026 at 2:40 PM
The U.S. war on Iran is now estimated to cost $1 billion per day. Meanwhile Americans are told there’s no money for healthcare, hospitals, or basic social programs.
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“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas and city center in 2021.”
Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
www.politico.eu
March 1, 2026 at 4:01 AM
“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas and city center in 2021.”
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Bayes Rule in a Super Bowl ad: ✅
February 9, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Bayes Rule in a Super Bowl ad: ✅
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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I support term limits for Congress, the Senate and SCOTUS.
January 31, 2026 at 11:11 PM
I support term limits for Congress, the Senate and SCOTUS.
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I just thought everyone should see this
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I just thought everyone should see this
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I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place