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Posted in pictures, Travel, Wines with tags Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Californian wine, Canada, Canadian Rockies, Canmore, Lodi, restaurant on December 20, 2023 by xi'an
data science ≠ algebra ???
Posted in Books, Kids, Statistics, University life with tags algebra, calculus, California, data science, high school mathematics, NYT, public universities, The New York Times, USA on September 7, 2023 by xi'anO’Bayes 2022 in UC Santa X [deadlinea]
Posted in Statistics with tags Bayesian conference, Branson, California, foundations of objective Bayesian methodology, ISBA, Missouri, O'Bayes 2022, Santa Cruz, Université Paris Dauphine, University of California on June 2, 2022 by xi'anThe 14th International Workshop on Objective Bayesian methods (O’Bayes 22) will be held in University of California Santa Cruz, USA, in September from 6th to 10th, 2022. This conference will celebrate the 70th birthday of Luis Pericchi, a former chair and program chair of the section who has been very influential in the development of Objective Bayesian methods.
The deadline for contributed poster proposal submission has been extended to June 15th, 2022. Junior participants are eligible for grants that should provide (at least partial) travel support. Also, registration for O’Bayes 22 workshop is now open. Notice that there is a reduced fee for students.


![Somewhat surprisingly, I had not yet watched this filming of Alex Honnold's free solo climb of Free Rider on El Capitan, Yosemite. Mostly because I had not seen it on my usual channels. But also because I was and still is ambivalent about free soloing. While I understand that Honnold's abilities are way above the 7c+ level of Free Rider, the ratio risk to ability in this approach remains infinite. A single slip of one foot and... Some of the hardest passages made me cringe to the point I stopped the video for a while. As it seems much much harder than 7c+. (Adam Ondra stated that climbing 9a was easier than free soloing this route. He also wondered whether the free-solo climbing is good or not, whether [he] should write about it or not.) While the filming was impressive and as little intrusive as possible, I also wondered at the impact it had on Honnold and his commitment to trying the climb. It was most interesting to see him stopping an earlier attempt after a few hundred feet because he felt this pressure was too high. On the other hand, I did not appreciate the inter-personal parts as imho it stops being personal once filmed and broadcasted. Still, in the end, this is a unique exploit for climbing, exhibiting a perfection in hold placements the whole 1000+ meters.](https://i0.wp.com/lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/docfilmswebsite_1080x1600_freesolo_91d7bed0.jpeg?w=450&ssl=1)