Senior lecturer in statistics at the University of Newcastle. Prince fan. Karaoke enthusiast.
Joined June 2009
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12 Sep 2025
Had a lot of fun working on this with my brilliant co-authors!
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6 Apr 2022
A new version of ppmlasso is up on the CRAN! cran.r-project.org/web/packa…
Unofficial package nickname for V1.2: Levitating!
6 Sep 2021
#COVID19 grief is messy. I lost my dad 17 years ago when I was 23. It was awful and completely knocked me off of my orbit, but I was able to come to peace about it. I lost my mom in April to COVID-19, and despite being more settled now, I’m struggling with this one a lot more.
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6 Sep 2021
Thankfully I've got support around me, and while I am responsible for what I see online, it's unfortunate that the algorithms that determine the content I see are driving me away from additional support and sense of community.
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6 Sep 2021
But at least, I have had the option to not log in at all. However, merely having a mobile phone seems to be enough to confront content I'd rather avoid.
@CraigKellyMP, this is shameful. These sorts of text messages are hurtful to many in the throes of grief due to COVID-19.
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21 Jul 2021
Twitter, I need your help solving a mystery.
How the heck is “Santa Baby” by @kylieminogue still getting 1,751.48 plays per day on average over the past 6 weeks on Spotify? Girl’s got a big discography there, and it’s the 64th most played song of hers over the past 6 weeks.
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21 Jul 2021
I thought it was possibly a weird “Christmas in July” bump, but the daily average has been pretty stable since March:
Feb 1, 2021-Mar 14, 2021: 2,990.10
Mar 15, 2021-Apr 25, 2021: 1,677.33
Apr 26, 2021-Jun 6, 2021: 1,563.19
Jun 7, 2021-Jul 18, 2021: 1,751.48
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21 Jul 2021
So who are these festive Kylie fans who decide to play “Santa Baby” in April, May, June, and July ahead of actual hits in her repertoire? Burning questions like these demand answers!
24 Jan 2021
Top 10 songs of 2020
#8 @DUALIPA - "Physical"
Taken from the brilliant Future Nostalgia album, "Physical" is a no-holds-barred pulsating dancefloor banger which pays homage to 80s neon and commands you to move.
youtube.com/watch?v=YvVonQ7L…
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24 Jan 2021
The play between the nonchalant verses, the riotous chorus and Dua's urgency during the middle 8 keeps the song constantly shifting gears.
24 Jan 2021
Top 10 songs of 2020
#9 Jessie Ware - "Remember Where You Are"
A lush, string-laden midtempo sophisti-soul song with a boogie bass line, this song sounds so out of place in 2020.
youtube.com/watch?v=aq067A7V…
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24 Jan 2021
Indeed, bathed in a warm glow and elevated by a wonderful backing choir, it is more reminiscent of truly exalted soul extravaganzas of the early 70s such as Rotary Connection's "I Am the Black Gold of the Sun".
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24 Jan 2021
In a year as tumultuous as 2020, this song provided much needed affirmation.
23 Jan 2021
I’m convinced that Charli XCX is a pop genius. Her credentials as a clever songwriter extend over a decade now, and it’s great to see her continue to evolve.
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23 Jan 2021
She manages to craft a sense of intimacy with her vocals and the warm synth pulses atop the cacophonous background during the verses, and the chorus is pure radiance. It’s overloaded, maximalist dazzlement, until it reaches the glorious outro, which ripples into heavenly reverie.