New blog post out!

Power analysis – A flexible simulation approach using R
https://www.nicolaromano.net/data-thoughts/power-analysis-simulation/

I go through why power matters, how to use Monte Carlo simulations to estimate it, and how this approach can be useful not only to define sample size, but also to refine experimental design.
#rstats #statistics #biostats #datascience #experimentaldesign #poweranalysis

Tripwire: A new anti evil maid defense

https://github.com/fr33-sh/Tripwire

#HackerNews #Tripwire #AntiEvilMaid #Cybersecurity #OpenSource #GitHub #SecurityTools

Keep Android Open:

"In August 2025, Google announced that starting next year, it will no longer be possible to develop apps for the Android platform without first registering centrally with Google."

https://keepandroidopen.org/

#Google #Android #OpenSource #Android16 #GoogleAndroid #FOSS

There is a term in Chinese I think about. Sometimes we say ‘this person 会做人 / 不会做人’ (hui4 zuo4 ren2 / bu2 hui4 zuo4 ren2)

Broadly, it’s like ‘this person knows how to be a person / doesn’t know how to be one’.

Sometimes it is applied to some unwritten rules like ‘know how to bring a fruit gift to an elder family friend’. Or like ‘bring a tasty treat to your mother in law if she really likes food and you’re at a shop that sells her fave snacks get her some’.

But more broadly it means ‘someone who thinks of other people’.

My grandparents / parents often said they didn’t care about what my accomplishments were or weren’t, as long as I knew how to ‘be a person’, and how to be kind. I feel that’s important to me too.

#Chinese #Languages

Are you a Manyfold user? Then we need your help!

Thanks to @NGIZero, we're doing a bit of user research to find out how people use Manyfold, and what issues stand out for improvement.

So, If you can spare 3-5 minutes, please take this very short, anonymous survey to give us some feedback; it'll help us make a better tool for everyone!

https://my.liberaforms.org/manyfold-ux-survey

#3DPrinting #SelfHosted

📢 INTRODUCING THE HOME ASSISTANT CONNECT ZWA-2 🎉

We're excited to finally reveal the latest device in the Connect series, designed by the same team driving forward Home Assistant - the ultimate way to connect Z-Wave devices in your home. 👇🏼

Make waves of your own ➡️ https://home-assistant.io/connect/zwa-2/

#HomeAssistant #ZWave #ProductLaunch
https://youtu.be/LhQ1TWmX77c

The Ethical AI Framework is live—open source, non-weaponizable, autonomy-first. Built to resist misuse, not to exploit.

https://github.com/Ocherokee/ethical-ai-framework

#github
#ArtificialIntelligence #EthicalAI #OpenSource #TechForGood #Autonomy #AIAlignment #AI

Why would you pay $450 for 2TB of storage?

Maybe if you're like me and you pursue blissful silence, without sacrificing any speed... see my comparison of an $80 UGREEN Thunderbolt 4 enclosure vs a $300 ACASIS Thunderbolt 5 enclosure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaV-O6NPWrI