This is the second year that I’m teaching a short session on Open Science and Reproducibility with Quarto, GitHub, and R for students in the European Doctoral School of Demography (EDSD) programme (by @…, INED, EAPS, and others).
This year, I demoed everything in Positron (Posit PBC), switching back to RStudio only occasionally. I also made a point to discuss a…

KEV Assertion Format – Draft Specification (potential BCP?)

This format describes a generic KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerability) assertion format.
The goal is to express who claims exploitation, when, based on what, where it was observed, and with which level of confidence, without turning KEV into full threat intelligence. A KEV assertion is usually very binary and lacking some meta-information. The format adds some …

KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities) - Potential Format (BCP?)
KEV Assertion Format – Draft Specification (potential BCP?) This format describes a generic KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerability) assertion format. The goal is to express who claims exploitation, when, based on what, where it was observed, and with which level of confidence, without turning KEV into full threat intelligence. A KEV assertion is usually very binary and lacking some meta-information. The format adds some information which could better capture details about the exploitation. A maj…

Here was the vice president defending the administration’s vile immigration policies
in a way that fundamentally degrades the experiences and traditions of his own family,
of people he is bound by vows —vows that should be sacred to a Christian —to love and protect.
It sums up Vance’s journey into public life and politics:
There is nobody he won’t betray,
and no principle he won’t cast aside, in his quest to accrue more fame and power.
This has been clear…

Who Is JD Vance? (No, Seriously. Who Is He?)
The vice president is a cynical shapeshifter, willing to say anything—and be anybody—to become the most powerful person in America.

Home Heat Pumps: Barriers to Installation (2022) - A case study in the friction in specifying and installing a heat-pump in the UK, even for a savvy early adopter. #heatpump #netZero #futureReady -…

Home Heat Pumps: Barriers to Installation (2022)
A case study in the friction in specifying and installing a heat-pump in the UK, even for a savvy early adopter. #heatpump #netZero #futureReady

For the first time in my life, I can solve a Rubix cube.
Done it 4 times in a row.

Specifically it makes ICI (a type of drug to help the immune system to fight cancer) more effective
“[…] receipt of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines within 100 days of initiating ICI is associated with significantly improved median and three-year overall survival in multiple large retrospective cohorts”

Was in Japan übrigens so nebenbei zum Thema gemacht wird:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DSqy86IAJPZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Japan Daily on Instagram: "For the first time in Japan, foreign nationals have begun driving local bus routes under the Specified Skilled Worker program to address severe labor shortages. Tokyo Bus launched the initiative on December 23 in Tokyo and Okinawa, hiring five drivers from the Philippines after long-term training. The company says even higher wages have not attracted enough domestic drivers, making outside talent necessary. New drivers initially operate with support from Japanese staff and are expected to work independently after several months. Industry leaders hope the move will stabilize bus services and ensure passenger safety. Public understanding and continued training will be important as Japan adapts to workforce shortages in essential public services. @YAHOO"
85 likes, 11 comments - japandaily_jp on December 24, 2025: "For the first time in Japan, foreign nationals have begun driving local bus routes under the Specified Skilled Worker program to address severe labor shortages. Tokyo Bus launched the initiative on December 23 in Tokyo and Okinawa, hiring five drivers from the Philippines after long-term training. The company says even higher wages have not attracted enough domestic drivers, making outside talent necessary. New drivers initially ope…

Character.AI launches Stories, which lets users create interactive fiction and is the company's "first new format created specifically" for users under 18 (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/25/char

Character AI will offer interactive 'Stories' to kids instead of open-ended chat | TechCrunch
The company announced last month that it would no longer allow minors to use its chat features.

One of my wife's friends is throwing herself a 50th birthday party in the style of "Prom". So, enjoy this picture of my wife and I all dressed to the nines.

Out doing our civic duty. Remember your vote counts more in off year elections. Walked right in. No line.
#IVoted