Dan de Kadt

I’m old Gandalf, I know I may not look it

Tbc someone screencapped this tweet of mine from 6 years ago and is recycling it for karma

My best post tbf

Not sure my cooking circa 2010 would have done any favours to the people of Mzansi

(And to fill promotion files)

But this might mean fewer sweet pubs in top outlets, and what would the world be like then?? Think of the loss.

What have you never had a meal that made you think "wow all my negative assumptions about this cultural group were unfounded?"

Nobel season is upon us so I am staying close to my phone so I can post without delay

you're welcome (except my articles are poorly argued and theoretically empty)

"hand-to-hand combat with antifa every night"

And the skeptics say AI won't put us all out of work

The White House plans to further debase and pervert our military troops to occupy yet another US city.

It justifies that plan by claiming to know more and care more about crime, in that city, than the city’s literal Chief of Police.

Conservative and Liberal Americans reject military rule.

A day trip it is then!

There are a few clinics in London -- can advise if you need.

"What did you do at work today, dad?"

"Well, son, I started the day off by participating in the military occupation of a peaceful American city and ended the day being publicly humiliated by an inflatable frog"

Biased as I am, this is a great paper on the limits of current generative AI models for learning about fundamentally subjective assessments (in this case, evaluating features of neighborhoods from photographs).

Weird take. Many people who have actually lived under fascism or ideologically associated regimes are sounding the alarm.

Maybe the point is we are not *yet* “living under” it… ok? But these transitions don’t happen discontinuously, so it’s a bit of a meaningless exercise.

NYT has more euphemisms than a paper with no identification strategy

From the New York Times: Breaking news: U.S. attacks Venezuelan boat for fourth time, challenging legal bounds

Zodiac killer murders again, challenging legal bounds

American men and women are incurring large risks and sacrifices to defend our democracy. Acts of historic dignity and honor. Please support them.

Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’ The move comes as Apple removed ICEBlock after direct pressure from U.S. Department of Justice officials and signals a broader crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

Following Apple’s removal of ICEBlock, both Google and Apple have removed a similar app for reporting ICE raids called Red Dot.

Google states it removed the app for targeting a vulnerable group that is at risk of violence — ICE agents.

Not sure I really agree with the point but liking to indicate that I agree the rest is a distraction.

Democrats need to commit to removing the police powers from ICE. It should be reimagined as an agency where its employees wear suits and badges and have to treat people with dignity and respect. And its entire current workforce should be fired, if only for symbolic reasons.

Wow, this is gratifying. Please feel free (but not obligated!) to send through any comments.

Today we kicked off the Reading Sessions in Quantitative Criminology @criminologyuom.bsky.social discussing @dandekadt.bsky.social's excellent Good Description. Amazing session, this is such a great group! We meet fortnightly to discuss working papers and published papers on quantitative methods.

Have not been able to get “you better wise up, Bari Weiss” out of my head all morning

After a long hiatus our brio is still giving us great afternoons together!

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

My appendix tables can just be called Table SM 1 I will survive!

You are a legend for a reason Andrew