Don Lynam

Excited about the new rig. Productivity, here I come

You're too kind.

I think it was actually "take on dominant but mistaken views in the field." But the vibe is similarm

Our faculty senate, although populated by earnest and capable faculty, is frustratingly weak. It is an impotent body. It plays an "advisory role" to an administration that is going to do whatever it pleases. It's play-acting faculty governance.

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we have a specific papers on power for interactions:
doi.org/10.1037/per0...

and a tutorial on an R package for determining power:
doi.org/10.1177/2515...

This one is not about statistical power per se. It is about stability--how many participants do you need (point of stability) in order for a certain %age of estimates (across thousands of simulations) to fall within a certain range around the population value (corridor of stability).

I like how we pretend we've made progress because we have made up fancier names for things.

Happy to share that this has just been accepted over at Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

w/ @vizecolin.bsky.social, Kate Collison, Michael Crowe, @drlynam.bsky.social, & @jdmiller.bsky.social

🚨 If you're going to join any protests, you need to think beyond your physical well-being to your digital security, too.

📣 Important thread on protests 👇
www.wired.com/story/how-to...

Upgraded my stereo system (on a three year plan). Replaced my 20 year old Onkyo receiver and added a subwoofer. Two very good moves. I wish I had added the subwoofer years ago.

The final shipment of holiday vinyl--Amos Lee's self-titled album. I have others to work through, but I let this one jump the line. Definitely a jazz temperament. His voice is rich and warm. The sound is relaxed. Tres hip. Another pretty darn good debut album.

I would have negative 99,000 followers. But that could make site more enjoyable.

Journals couldn't tolerate the size of that loss.

I did not know that being opposed to data fabrication and bad science made me woke, but so be it. I guess I am more radical than I thought.

I did not know that being opposed to data fabrication and bad science made me woke, but so be it.

Finally wrestled Horace Silver off the turntable. Replaced him with another gift from my jazz friend: Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster on Verve (who also have a cool catalog). I’ve been looking for an entry point to Mulligan—not easy with jazz artists who have, where long careers and huge catalogs.

The seafood one is also really good.

Back to jazz. Another X-mas gift. This one from one of my oldest friends who knows his jazz and my tastes. The Horace Silver quintet and trio--Blowin' the Blues Away. Upon first listen, I like it a lot. Silver is a very good pianist and one of greatest jazz composers.

I like them so far but I have only had the spicy garlic and vegetable mix. I liked both of them. I will report back on the seafood mix.

For fellow instant ramen fans.

Final spin of the evening. I'll listen to it 3 or 4 more times, but it is that last one tonight. Another great, recent acquisition--MJ Linderman's Boat Songs. Coherent. Lo fi sonics. Hi fi songwriting. Take it around the harbor once or twice.

Another really good album from Jeffrey Foucault. He writes great songs and I love his voice. It pairs really well with English Premier League football on the first day of the year, but I think it is pretty good any damn day of the year.

That is correct. Good get.

Happy early New Year from Patterson and me (not pictured).

This is one of the greatest debut albums ever--Iris DeMent's Infamous Angel. Life, love, loss. John Prine wrote: "So listen to this music, this Iris DeMent. It's good for you." You should listen to John Prine. Give her a spin.

I am rewatching The Residence, but it is Patterson's first time. I am super excited for him.

Another great album from 2025 and one of my favorite Bonny Prince Billy albums--Purple Bird. Solid, coherent alt-country spine. Consistently good from A to Z. It is great lyrically--more understated than some previous work. His voice is cracked, vulnerable, but solid. This is a really good album.

I was just telling Patterson that, although I enjoyed last week with my loved ones, I am happy to resume our evening chats.

I don't care what anyone else says. This is a punk album--Daniel Romano's Come Cry with Me. A traditional country sound surroinding decidedly non-traditional-country content. Nails the sound and writes clever songs. Think the Knitters but better executed. Owned it on CD. Ran across the vinyl.