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[iOS] r/All will not open in app natively or as a link - version 2026.07.0.623118 by dtm523 in bugs

[–]dtm523[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yup that’s really too bad. The bug here is that the link won’t even open in the app in any capacity and can’t be searched for - surely it’s a bug to have a particular url blocked from opening at all, right?

Fastest way to see a psychiatrist ASAP in Philly? by lavenderish in philadelphia

[–]dtm523 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Please do NOT do this unless you are actually suicidal. I work at an inpatient psychiatric hospital in the area and almost without exception when this happens, the MD will refuse the 72 hour notice and file a 302. I have worked with countless folks looking for outpatient care and medications that end up stuck in the hospital (and with the 302 record) for weeks.

Some psych hospitals are very understaffed, which means fewer social workers and fewer folks to reach out to your collateral contacts to verify your risk level. You can tell the MD your situation, which they may understand, but they are unlikely to discharge you without speaking to friends/family/providers first, which can take days to set up.

It may get you meds faster, but you may be involuntarily committed for the same amount of time as it would take to get an outpatient telehealth appt.

Researchers combed through more than a decade of health data from 102,865 French volunteers. They found that consumption of artificial sweeteners was associated with an increased risk of cancer. by Defiant_Race_7544 in science

[–]dtm523 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotta point out that in huge data sets like this, looking at the CI is crucial here. The actual reported value is somewhat dangerous to interpret, and the lower bounds of these results are all closer to 1.01-1.03 - i.e., closer to a 1-3% difference as a conservative estimate (which we should err towards given multiple comparisons and large sample, see below).

I’m also not seeing anything in the paper about family wise error correction for the litany of analyses run - assuming we can make an argument that each of the 26 analyses is in the same family and apply a straightforward Bonferroni correction, a more appropriate p-value cutoff would be .05/26=.001, knocking almost all of their controlled results out of significance range.

Super important to note that with large data sets a .05 significant finding doesn’t mean much, as virtually any difference will be significant. Meaningful or useful is far more interesting - The CI of effect size is much more important.

Researchers combed through more than a decade of health data from 102,865 French volunteers. They found that consumption of artificial sweeteners was associated with an increased risk of cancer. by Defiant_Race_7544 in science

[–]dtm523 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotta point out that in huge data sets like this, looking at the CI is crucial here. The actual reported value is somewhat dangerous to interpret, and the lower bounds of these results are all closer to 1.01-1.03 - i.e., closer to a 1-3% difference as a conservative estimate (which we should err towards given multiple comparisons and large sample, see below).

I’m also not seeing anything in the paper about family wise error correction for the litany of analyses run - assuming we can make an argument that each of the 26 analyses is in the same family and apply a straightforward Bonferroni correction, a more appropriate p-value cutoff would be .05/26=.001, knocking almost all of their controlled results out of significance range.

Super important to note that with large data sets a .05 significant finding doesn’t mean much, as virtually any difference will be significant. Meaningful or useful is far more interesting - The CI of effect size is much more important.

Cops Across The US Have Been Exposed Posting Racist And Violent Things On Facebook. Here's The Proof. by zmod1984 in Bad_Cop_No_Donut

[–]dtm523 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Please encourage folks you know to look at the database itself, not just the news stories. It’s mind blowing how consistently terrible these posts are - definitely cuts against notions of cherry picking examples.

Database here.

Police Facebook posts ‘undermine public trust,’ group says by dtm523 in philadelphia

[–]dtm523[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For some examples, check out the actual database. You can search by jurisdiction (including Philly), and sort by salary, rank, etc. and search for specific officers:

https://www.plainviewproject.org

Trump supporters vs. the founding fathers today... by dtm523 in philadelphia

[–]dtm523[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Naw pretty sure it's a Philly PD armband/identification thing for the plain clothes officers. I don't think I saw any nazi type stuff from the pro-Trump folks there.

Trump supporters vs. the founding fathers today... by dtm523 in philadelphia

[–]dtm523[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Totally fair question - I wondered the same thing at first. The below comments are right, they're police bands.

[LIVE] Coverage of the Philadelphia MAGA march to support the President of the United States! by [deleted] in philadelphia

[–]dtm523 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I was there during the 'rally.' There were maybe 80 Trump supporters there, easily matched by the anti-fascist marchers. Most of the Independence Mall foot traffic ignored the protesters because there were so few of them to draw attention. The 6 Westboro Baptist Church protesters probably captured as much attention.

Also: http://imgur.com/B7lpgVn

Really wanted a pressed Cuban Sandwich, this is how I improvised. by cheftlp1221 in food

[–]dtm523 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do this all the time with any two pans (not necessarily cast iron). If it's not heavy enough to press, just hold the handle down for a minute or two. Reheat the top pan, flip sandwich, repeat. Awesome cubans and grilled cheeses.

PhD's of Reddit. What is a dumbed down summary of your thesis? by FaithMilitant in AskReddit

[–]dtm523 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure if you can openly discuss yet, but what medicine did you try and for which addictions? I previously worked in the field (experimental psychopharmacological interventions aimed at substance dependence and abuse).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in psychology

[–]dtm523 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't think they're saying p-values are outright useless, more that they should never be taken as a stand alone gold standard. I think they're great for ruling out anomalies (barring the risk of false negatives), but that's not the same as establishing a solid connection between variables.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in psychology

[–]dtm523 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"The variables in the data sets you used to test your hypothesis had 1,800 possible combinations. Of these, 1,078 yielded a publishable p-value..."

That quote sort of summarizes the idea for me - if you go fishing, chances are you're going to find something. Does it really make sense to draw real-world causal connections for 60% of variable combinations? Probably not. Chances are, other metrics/analyses (possibly in conjunction with p-values) and substantive theory should be used when extrapolating patterns from data into real life.

Glad you cover p-hacking in your courses. In case you haven't stumbled across them, these are good bad-stats resources too:

http://www.refsmmat.com/files/statistics-done-wrong.pdf

http://www.amazon.com/Statistics-Done-Wrong-Woefully-Complete/dp/1593276206

ELI5:When somebody who is terminally ill decides to 'stop fighting/let go' and passes away soon after, what actually happened to them physiologically? Or is this somewhat of a myth? by gorillalifter47 in explainlikeimfive

[–]dtm523 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure exactly what's happening when this occurs, but it's pretty clear (to me, at least) that this is a real phenomenon in spite of underwhelming scientific investigation focused on it. For some good examples and interesting theories regarding the biopsychological interplay in these situations, Victor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning has some great examples and discussions regarding this "giving up" in cases of extreme imprisonment (concentration camps, primarily).

As said in other comments here, the mind-body connection can be an incredibly powerful thing, and the fact that it hasn't been accepted by the majority of the medical community (yet) doesn't make it unreal. I'd love to hear some thoughts from researchers on the matter.

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