Calvus Virginicus

So uncouth and absurd that it can only be believed that Nature was motivated by spite or mockery in bringing him into the world at all. (Castiglione)

[Calvus Virginicus @virginicus]

@ArmandDAngour I was looking forward to finding out how to say Schrödinger in ancient greek 😢

[Richard McElreath 🐈‍⬛ @rlmcelreath]

Okay I give up: A p-value really is the probability the null is true. We lost this game, statisticians. Every one of you gave it your best, and I will always be proud of you. But the scientists cannot be defeated by conventional means. GG

[Calvus Virginicus @virginicus]

@alas_not_me The proof is in the proof?

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@alas_not_me @Numenor001 Credo in, at most, unum deum.

[Calvus Virginicus @virginicus]

@alas_not_me Now that you mention it, “english” is when the translation and the spin of the billiard ball change from their usual relation

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@LadyCrow @DigitalTolkien Brava!

[Calvus Virginicus @virginicus]

@DigitalTolkien The model of Schickele numbers shouldn’t be overlooked

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@diceboy @beyerstein @CherylRofer That’s what They want us to think.

[Calvus Virginicus @virginicus]

@alas_not_me @Numenor001 How does one measure the distance a non-existent thing is from existing?

[Calvus Virginicus @virginicus]

I put a Large Language Model to work on a question that's been bothering people for 70 years. #Tolkien https://t.co/Kr0hRCNM5A

[Brenton Dickieson, PhD @BrentonDana]

New Post: Introducing C.S. Lewis' Unfinished Teenage Novel "The Quest of Bleheris" https://t.co/wKCKBs2CQS via @BrentonDana #CSLewis

[Calvus Virginicus @virginicus]

@_super_bass @PhDhurtBrain ..and Frank and Jesse

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A prediction by Owen Barfield that came more than true
https://t.co/7LOr4B8ujY

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@NevilleMorley “High-healed” sounds intentional, alas

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@STORI3D_PAST I jumped into this one, years back. Interesting discussion followed.
https://t.co/vJx6f2NNGY

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@BertieLandy @br3n A hundred years from now, the descendants of today’s steampunks will build their cult around PVC.

[Calvus Virginicus @virginicus]

@PhDhurtBrain “So, Mr.Piggy, when you went to market, who did you talk to?”

[Calvus Virginicus @virginicus]

@LaurelMStevens “Bea Wolf”

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@HaikuFictionDJU @richardrohlin Duck tacos!

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To all the people whose blogs I’ve traditionally tweeted: I’m promoting them on Mastodon now. I don’t yet have good stats on how many viewers that generates. Let me know if you do!