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Michael Whitehead

@mikey_whitehead

Data scientist (wagering industry) & recovering academic.

betting | botany | bugs | biosecurity | brewing

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ChrisO_wiki (@chriso_wiki) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1/ X's algorithm was changed in mid-July 2024 to systematically boost Republican-leaning accounts and Elon Musk's own account following his endorsement of Donald Trump, according to a newly released computational study of engagement from the Queensland University of Technology.⬇️

1/ X's algorithm was changed in mid-July 2024 to systematically boost Republican-leaning accounts and Elon Musk's own account following his endorsement of Donald Trump, according to a newly released computational study of engagement from the Queensland University of Technology.⬇️
Chase Daniel (@chasedaniel) 's Twitter Profile Photo

These fires are much worse than people think….just absolutely devastating Pacific Palisades & Malibu. I work about 6 miles from all this & currently headed in now. This picture is from a plane to show the sheer size of it all.

These fires are much worse than people think….just absolutely devastating Pacific Palisades & Malibu.

I work about 6 miles from all this & currently headed in now.

This picture is from a plane to show the sheer size of it all.
Steve Rolles (@stevetransform) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Absolute scenes at the last day of the UN CND today. A belligerent and frankly childish US delegation have called a vote on the first resolution to be raised in plenary - an innocuous resolution on prevention similar to many from previous years. 1/

Absolute scenes at the last day of the UN CND today. 

A belligerent and frankly childish US delegation have called a vote on the first resolution to be raised in plenary - an innocuous  resolution  on prevention similar to many from previous years.
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Michael Whitehead (@mikey_whitehead) 's Twitter Profile Photo

There's a perfect seasoning in the blend of salt, sugar, MSG, onion powder, garlic powder, white pepper, chicken stock. I just don't know the weights. It's a high dimensional optimisation problem only soluble with wet-ware.

John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW: Is the internet changing our personalities for the worse? Conscientiousness and extroversion are down, neuroticism up, with young adults leading the charge. This is a really consequential shift, and there’s a lot going on here, so let’s get into the weeds 🧵

NEW: Is the internet changing our personalities for the worse?

Conscientiousness and extroversion are down, neuroticism up, with young adults leading the charge.

This is a really consequential shift, and there’s a lot going on here, so let’s get into the weeds 🧵