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How to not fall for bad statistics
What do bacon and speed cameras have in common? Professor Jen Rogers, Vice President of the Royal Statistic Society, shows how to cut through the bad statistics represented in the media and by our politicians. Teaching you phrases such as “correlation is not causation” and “regression to the mean”, this is highly educational and should…
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And, just like that, you’ve contributed to WordPress Core
During my WordCamp Edinburgh talk, I was saying just how easy it can be to contribute to WordPress. Here’s an example of my own from just yesterday. (cue cloudy dream sequence) It all started with this Tweet in my timeline…
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The Legoland loop (updated)
After a recent trip of Legoland, Windsor, I’ve had to turn to their customer service to resolve an issue. But it’s all got stuck in a loop where they direct me to a third party and third party direct me back to them. Here’s what happened… my daughter went on a ride called “Driving School”,…
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All is normal. It’s only bradycardia.
As an on-going quest to discover more about myself, particularly physical and mental health, I’m going to talk about bradycardia. Bradycardia is having a heart rate below 60 beats per minute (bpm). As I write this, my heart rate is at 56 bpm. My resting heart rate over the last week was 50 bpm. Now,…
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This could be Rotterdam… the 2019 VIP Grand Meetup
It’s that time ago when the whole of WordPress VIP have their Grand Meetup. This year, we’re in Rotterdam. We stayed at the nhow hotel, which is rather splendid, architecture wise, using the hotel facilities for our meetings, workshops, etc.