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Ukraine was invaded three years ago…

Posted in Kids, pictures, Travel, University life with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 20, 2025 by xi'an

It has been three years since Russia invaded Ukraine with the purpose of recovering USSR territories and resources, and putting in place a puppet government, under the pretexts that the current Ukraine’s government was dominated by neo-Nazis (!) and perpetuating a genocide in Donbas. With further arguments that the “West” (or NATO) was preparing a war on Russia. Ukraine’s resistance was unexpected by the invaders and put a stop to the notion that a few day Blitzkrieg would topple the Ukrainian government. Forward three years and the difference in numbers and resources has made Ukraine’s resistance stretched and desperate. The return of the Orange Menace and his pretence at achieving deals on every matter is making the outcome of the war even bleaker as the Trump administration shows no empathy for Ukranians (among many others!). Especially if Trump pulls the USA out of NATO altogether. In this case, it is alas hard to imagine EU sending (enough) peacekeepers to Ukraine, and even harder to imagine they could oppose further Russian attacks and crimes, as shown by the failures of UNPROFOR in ex-Yougoslavia, in particular Bosnia…

the problem with non-stationary processes [xkcd]

Posted in Statistics with tags , , , , , , , , , on November 7, 2024 by xi'an

believe him!

Posted in Statistics with tags , , , , , , , , , on October 31, 2024 by xi'an

2025 Computational Methods in Bayesian Statistics [plus ‘gators]

Posted in pictures, Statistics, Travel, University life with tags , , , , , , , , , , on October 30, 2024 by xi'an

My friends from the Department of Statistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, who beautifully organised BayesComp 2020, are running their annual Statistics Winter Workshop next year on Bayesian computational methods. On 17 and 18 January 2025. (Registration fees are $75 and $200 for students and non-students.) With a diverse range of speaker. I wish I could attend!

Oregon beers

Posted in Mountains, Travel, Wines with tags , , , , , , , on October 20, 2024 by xi'an