It’s just not fair.
Here I am, typing away all day on my thesis:
‘The dichotomous Rasch measurement model (Rasch, 1960/1980) provides a probabilistic formulation of a deterministic Guttman model. The Rasch method provides us with the mathematics and way to create linear measures of variables…”
And Richard Saunders of the Skeptic Zone podcast is wearing his new socks. As you can see.
WHY does Richard have NEW socks?
BECAUSE Richard told George Hrab of the Geologic Podcast that “his socks were just blown away by the theme song for the 365 Days Astronomy podcast, called ‘Far’.”
Yes, here it is, again:
Not only did Richard Saunders say that his ‘socks were blown off’, but that he’d like them back.
So George Hrab sent him socks.
Oh, and all his albums and the Non-Coloring Book and all those kind of personally signed sort of things that show what a incredibly nice and generous guy George Hrab is and that I really, really don’t want to think about now because I’m trying to focus on how ‘the Rasch model may be generalised to polytomous items with ordered categories without any additional theoretical input… argh bloodyrichardsoddingluckybastard‘.
You know, I think those two guys are just as ratbaggy as each other and they’re going to get into so much trouble next Dragon*Con. I’ll have to make sure they get in trouble for that trouble. I better enlist Derek to call the Stormtroopers on them just to be sure. Hmmmph!
Go away, I have still got the section on how mathematically, the Rasch method produces scale-free person measures and sample-free item difficulties. Gah, free samples. I hate the world.
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Gah, Richard Saunders, you lucky, lucky bastard! I wish I had some socks that were worn by George Hrab. And his CDs.
Don’t worry, Kylie, I’m sure your thesis will give you far more attention and cool stuff than Richard could ever dream about. Just keep on workin’!
Just wait until he sees my entry for the Talent Show at this year’s TAM. That’ll blow his socks off.
I’m suspecting that there is going to be NEVER ENDING sock jokes due to this… lots and lots and lots of sock jokes…
BTW – Arthwollipot – hello! Let me know if you want any ‘surviving TAM’ tips – at this rate, Richard will be meeting my record of two!
I can send you socks, can’t guarantee they will be washed though
I’d like socks with George Hrab too.
Did I say “with”? I meant “from”.
Did I say “socks”?
Gah!! You know I’m just going to have to prevent myself from snorfling the whole time if the two of you are ever on a panel again now, don’t you?!?
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