Brendan Halpin

Sociologist in Limerick

Mostly playing with unrealistic computer models of real world processes

Emacs, Stata, Shiny & Rstats, Julia, Python

Linux on the desktop since about 1997

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Brendan Halpin
bthalpin@mastodon.social

I've had an interesting pedagogical experience correcting assignments today.

Many students answered the first "theoretical" question using AI. Most got full marks for it.

The second question was practical, designed to use the theoretical knowledge just displayed. Surprisingly many made elementary errors, demonstrating that the theoretical knowledge so effectively committed to paper had never passed through their brains.

March 11, 2025
Brendan Halpin
bthalpin@mastodon.social

I like listening to Michka Essayas on France Inter mostly because of his encyclopedic knowledge of rock and great playlists, but also his translations: He's playing "Pushing Daisies" and translates it as "manger des pissenlits par la racine"

March 10, 2025
Brendan Halpin
bthalpin@mastodon.social

I just got a notification from Revolut telling me that TSLA is in freefall.

Nice to know, but I'm not buying shares via Revolut (or elsewhere, as it happens).

March 10, 2025