Twitter was cool for a while there, huh? Too bad how that turned out. I wasn't prolific on twitter, but over 14 years, accumulated some moments I'd prefer to hold on to. I used [this](https://github.com/timhutton/twitter-archive-parser) twitter archive to markdown utility and then did some manual cleanup. Now I'm on [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/swift.pw) ---- Replying to [@M_T_Patterson](https://twitter.com/M_T_Patterson/status/1709199913681350888) > I was really hoping it would be able to extract values from an image of a bar graph. No luck. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Oct 04 01:54:46 +0000 2023 ---- Replying to [@duncan__c](https://twitter.com/duncan__c/status/1707035489608323324) > Zero's electric motorcycles have that design, with the motor packed in just behind the pivot. I got my first one in 2012, commuted for 7 years in the city. Works great > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Sep 28 01:10:22 +0000 2023 ---- Replying to [@duncan__c](https://twitter.com/duncan__c/status/1707201923978350821) > Yeah, it looks like the design has evolved by a few inches since my model, very cool. I'm surprised the adoption curve has been slower than EV cars. It's such a good solution <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Sep 28 01:32:30 +0000 2023 ---- Replying to [@duncan__c](https://twitter.com/duncan__c/status/1695469439460794651) > It's ocean floor surveying for the wind farms > https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/rsted-no-sound-surveys-have-been-part-of-wind-project-work-since-the-summer/article_be172d06-9847-11ed-8aad-6f07b3c71808.html <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Aug 26 17:55:46 +0000 2023 ---- Replying to [@JZBerman and @NathanpmYoung](https://twitter.com/JZBerman/status/1695408105104785546) > I have generally the opposite understanding of that relationship. What mechanisms are you thinking make emissions increase with lower income? > https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co2-emissions-vs-gdp > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Aug 27 13:43:21 +0000 2023 ---- Replying to [@mccue](https://twitter.com/mccue/status/1655706634033987584) > Reminds me of this one from Brooklyn > https://www.instagram.com/p/BPnBwXVFDRz <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue May 09 14:09:24 +0000 2023 ---- > RT @janessalantz: We just published the first State of Analytics Engineering report! > > shoutouts to @Mike_Kaminsky who coined the term, @Loc… <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Mar 11 14:51:44 +0000 2023 ---- > Excuse me, raccoon dogs? > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Mar 17 15:49:21 +0000 2023 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1636756618141368322) > They wait until paragraph 5 to explain this wonderous chimera. Like I care more what this week's guess is on the COVID origin story <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Mar 17 15:52:04 +0000 2023 ---- Replying to [@ElenaRunsNYC](https://twitter.com/ElenaRunsNYC/status/1621324806615453696) > We just do the Geekbot boilerplate yesterday / today / anything blocking > > but it blows my mind regularly how effective it is to elicit blockers constantly <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Feb 03 02:14:05 +0000 2023 ---- Replying to [@CGeoffWilson](https://twitter.com/CGeoffWilson/status/1625506824416899072) > I read Abbey in the summer during high school while working in Zion NP. Very formative. > > Less clear whether my seeming interest in environmental terrorism was a net benefit to me in college interviews <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Feb 14 16:44:22 +0000 2023 ---- Replying to [@ElenaRunsNYC](https://twitter.com/ElenaRunsNYC/status/1626370765808406532) > Yes, feels like being asked to count how much wind there was today. > > A question only made meaningful by ill-specified tax law. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Feb 17 02:52:21 +0000 2023 ---- Replying to [@Lucas_Shaw](https://twitter.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1616112292369952770) > I'm surprised by the 10.7% in 'Other Streaming', that's a pretty fat tail of services I don't think I could name <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Jan 19 21:54:01 +0000 2023 ---- Replying to [@teej_m](https://twitter.com/teej_m/status/1616920472322727939) > One other nomination: created_at_local > For events which are associated with different physical locations and their time zones. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Jan 21 22:25:52 +0000 2023 ---- Replying to [@chrisalbon](https://twitter.com/chrisalbon/status/1620083408390197248) > I'm that Product Manager, but I keep insisting that I did my job when I articulated the Education strategy and outlined the 5 day a week design. We need to hire project managers or TPMs to execute on this consistently! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Jan 30 21:44:02 +0000 2023 ---- Replying to [@ElenaRunsNYC](https://twitter.com/ElenaRunsNYC/status/1605368266192461825) > I took most of a paternity leave in the form of Wednesdays off and it was the absolute best. Big weekend, couple days, little weekend, couple days. Nobody even realizes you're missing on Wednesdays. Maybe I'm still doing it. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Dec 21 01:58:57 +0000 2022 ---- Replying to [@dggoldst](https://twitter.com/dggoldst/status/1607101897512566784) > As in back testing or time travel? One is better covered by packages than the other <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Dec 25 20:04:15 +0000 2022 ---- Replying to [@Mike_Kaminsky](https://twitter.com/Mike_Kaminsky/status/1594044583100485634) > That's pretty much thousand's whole pitch. Style is unfortunately subjective, but the cool kids in Brooklyn all wear them > https://www.explorethousand.com <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Nov 19 22:02:49 +0000 2022 ---- > 🇮🇹 🇮🇹 🇮🇹 > Makes perfect sense. Our family celebrates Indigenous People's day with hearty dinner of pasta and chianti https://twitter.com/ESBcolor/status/1579533541314289665 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Oct 10 18:33:22 +0000 2022 ---- > I think it's so cool that my high school friend @lizblakewhite has made a career of democracy reform. > Such hard work with huge leverage potential on ... everything. https://twitter.com/UpVoteVA/status/1559915423256158209 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Oct 11 13:17:44 +0000 2022 ---- Replying to [@Mike_Kaminsky](https://twitter.com/Mike_Kaminsky/status/1579828786614636545) > ugh, come on, we have to be able to trust some things! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Oct 11 13:50:37 +0000 2022 ---- Replying to [@sarahcat21](https://twitter.com/sarahcat21/status/1569152507905216513) > Thoughts and prayers for the data scientists who had to put their model on national TV after using only QuickSight to understand shoulder pad accelerometer data <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Sep 12 02:49:26 +0000 2022 ---- > Are we really selling air in bottles now for $17 > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Sep 27 17:53:55 +0000 2022 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1574819639896543238) > "oxygen is weightless" is not a defensible product marketing claim <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Sep 27 17:54:52 +0000 2022 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1574819877054971907) > this is straight from the plot of the 2012 Lorax movie <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Sep 27 17:58:36 +0000 2022 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1574820818533715980) > Not quite as doppelgangery as I was hoping > >  > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Sep 27 18:02:22 +0000 2022 ---- > People want their cool new EVs (and other tools of the electrification transformation) to work for them! Ain't nobody got time to babysit more batteries in their life. > > we're going to need a lot of good data and clever software to make that happen. That's why I work @arcadia https://twitter.com/arcadia/status/1554467472069500929 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Aug 02 14:22:56 +0000 2022 ---- > Would love to have this book on my office shelf as a reference. Highly consistent, accessible, rational summaries of the best 100 climate solutions. > > Not really a beach read though even if you're looking for climate non-fic > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Aug 13 13:13:49 +0000 2022 ---- > I never felt like I HAD to find out what happened next, but I missed it when it was over. Like a slightly exciting warm summer night in NYC, but with racier characters from 60 years ago > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Aug 13 13:20:16 +0000 2022 ---- Replying to [@uri_sohn](https://twitter.com/uri_sohn/status/1552008369719869442) > My understanding is that they reflect average effects. Deforestation is not really fixed though is it? Marginally larger herds require marginally larger areas to graze. Grazed areas (esp eg. the Amazon) do not regenerate as fast as they are cleared for marginal production <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jul 26 19:43:41 +0000 2022 ---- Replying to [@uri_sohn](https://twitter.com/uri_sohn/status/1552018018233901056) > 15% less beef production means > - linearly reduced direct emissions, methane: big > - linearly reduced new deforestation: big > - potential slow re-forestation of unused range : ? > > I don't think the big carbon factors are fixed capacity investments like the barn or the cold chain <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jul 26 20:09:48 +0000 2022 ---- Replying to [@uri_sohn](https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1552023400436187137) > offset slightly by increased chicken production of course, but that's a 10:1 trade. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jul 26 20:20:04 +0000 2022 ---- Replying to [@bernhardsson](https://twitter.com/bernhardsson/status/1537856921838944263) > I believe @johnnyplaydrums was initially pretty bullish on it at Bowery. Maybe he can offer thoughts after a solid year+ in use <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jun 17 18:00:50 +0000 2022 ---- Replying to [@DTrain and @Betterment](https://twitter.com/@DTrain/status/1539292196133904388) > It's still there, > 1. On the performance tab > http://betterment.com/app/performance > 2. Date range: YTD > 3. Your account benefits: Tax losses harvested <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jun 21 18:38:34 +0000 2022 ---- Replying to [@duncan__c](https://twitter.com/duncan__c/status/1541657281363853314) > I was all about this car in ... ~2006. 16 years later, feels like battery improvements have made the solar and aero optimization feel less relevant. Props for a design that had aged that well though, still cool <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jun 28 11:34:31 +0000 2022 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1526593578516074497) > as evidence > > Fast Company just gave us a World Changing Ideas award > https://twitter.com/arcadia/status/1521508665022312448 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue May 17 16:00:46 +0000 2022 ---- > I've been at @arcadia for 4 mos now, and can confirm that it's the co I was hoping for: > > - non-BS mission on an issue that matters (ie climate, electrification) > - the team and ideas to pull it off > - the resources and ambition to get there some time soon > > 🧵... jobs at the end <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue May 17 16:00:46 +0000 2022 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1526593582966128641) > Analytics Engineer -- If you want to make easy questions feel easy in a conceptual space that is pretty gnarly and constantly growing > https://lnkd.in/gA3jQ7-4 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue May 17 16:00:47 +0000 2022 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1526593581481435138) > Arcadia is a climate tech company with a market leading B2C community solar product and a recently-launched B2B platform for the next 1000 climate tech solutions. I could use your help on the Data Systems team <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue May 17 16:00:47 +0000 2022 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1526593579669495809) > JPMorgan just led our recent $200M round at $1.5B > > https://twitter.com/arcadia/status/1524013655473283077 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue May 17 16:00:47 +0000 2022 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1526593584002125824) > Data Engineer -- If you want to help us scale a data-centric tech platform to be big enough to have global impact > https://lnkd.in/gqPHKR6Y <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue May 17 16:00:48 +0000 2022 ---- > Great product management on the @CitiBikeNYC ebikes. Launched with a retrofit of existing bikes to explore demand and work out issues. Followed by a purpose-built product that is a further improvement. > > Reminder to self: you don't have to build the full vision on your first pass > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed May 18 13:59:45 +0000 2022 ---- > Feature request for @dbt_labs: I would love to pay a modest amount to publish @arcadia's self-hosted dbt project meta-data to dbt cloud so that we could use these dbt cloud-only integrations. > > self-hosting is not niche and it could be a good gateway drug to paying for dbt stuff https://twitter.com/_hex_tech/status/1527343304731349003 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri May 20 14:04:56 +0000 2022 ---- Replying to [@jthandy, @dbt_labs and @arcadia](https://twitter.com/jthandy/status/1527724850982400000) > well how about that! could be productized as such, but hard to say how that isn't exactly what I was asking for. > > update the mean-time-to-feature-delivery KPI, it just notched down by a bit. Thanks Tristan <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri May 20 19:52:18 +0000 2022 ---- > The big moves just don't stop around here. > > From the Data Science perspective, the data coverage and depth from a combined @urjanet + @arcadia means we can build anything we can dream in the energy data products space. > > gotta go check with some vendors about scale upgrades... https://twitter.com/arcadia/status/1529101073801048064 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue May 24 14:19:32 +0000 2022 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1529808600557813760) > ... this one for the Blue's Clues 25th. > https://twitter.com/ESBcolor/status/1435741055471820801 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu May 26 12:56:07 +0000 2022 ---- > This twitter bot of mine has been running for ~7 years! > > Fun fact: the highest engagement tweets of the last year are this one in honor of Biggie's 50th and ... https://twitter.com/ESBcolor/status/1528074465057423361 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu May 26 12:56:07 +0000 2022 ---- Replying to [@CMastication](https://twitter.com/CMastication/status/1531634815954563072) > is using Great Expectations in anger similar to using the Lord's name in vain? <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue May 31 13:58:47 +0000 2022 ---- Replying to [@CMUBuggy](https://twitter.com/CMUBuggy/status/1511012459670294534) > such good emotional range in this picture <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Apr 04 16:10:37 +0000 2022 ---- Replying to [@Clayt0nGamble](https://twitter.com/@Clayt0nGamble/status/1514352894392291330) > Sounds like a good job for Arc > https://www.arcadia.com/arc <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Apr 14 12:38:03 +0000 2022 ---- > my family was a combined 26-0 against PCR tests over the last 2 years. > > all of a sudden this week, we're 0-4. > > I feel like there are some good stats teaching points to be had here ... <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Apr 15 13:02:03 +0000 2022 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1514952192553361411) > neglect independence assumptions at your peril <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Apr 15 13:04:36 +0000 2022 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1514952831492632583) > 13% test positivity is actually comfortably in the prior distribution given the population test-positivity rates <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Apr 15 13:06:47 +0000 2022 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1514953383404314627) > individual-level historic performance may not be an appropriate model for future performance <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Apr 15 13:11:40 +0000 2022 ---- Replying to [@benstein](https://twitter.com/benstein/status/1515729187264352257) > While we're retraining folks, we should really invert the ratio too. kWh/100mi. Cost/value > https://blogs.berkeley.edu/2013/06/03/the-mpg-illusion <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Apr 17 17:37:34 +0000 2022 ---- Replying to [@seanjtaylor](https://twitter.com/seanjtaylor/status/1518755601035104256) > Surely some of the best policies have circular dependencies though. You gotta relax that acyclic constraint! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Apr 26 01:24:42 +0000 2022 ---- Replying to [@Randy_Au](https://twitter.com/Randy_Au/status/1519059086540685314) > I can't guarantee the ratios, but we've got a great community of data folks over at @LocalOptimistic > > https://locallyoptimistic.com/community/ > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Apr 27 11:54:58 +0000 2022 ---- Replying to [@MrFrumperson, @melgilkessmith and @Betterment](https://twitter.com/MrFrumperson/status/1502086576980955137) > I think you're thinking of @betterdotcom which recently had layoffs. Different company > > https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/08/business/better-mortgage-layoffs/index.html <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Mar 11 17:16:45 +0000 2022 ---- Replying to [@duncan__c](https://twitter.com/duncan__c/status/1505547604435902477) > I think @bengarvey's @UseCommonPaper is in this neighborhood <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Mar 21 13:19:31 +0000 2022 ---- > I have stood on this soapbox so many times. They can both be useful, but not if you're always confusing the two. > > Best way to sow confusion: use the word "plan" to mean both things. https://twitter.com/mattwallaert/status/1507427017825914880 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Mar 25 20:25:58 +0000 2022 ---- > I bet a bill that decreases it from $40k a decade to 5 cents per hour would poll even better https://twitter.com/RepJeffries/status/1509485660666834945 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 31 12:43:06 +0000 2022 ---- > Cool data job for 2 reasons: > > - owning "the needle" is such a funny, specific, visible thing > > - all media narratives about elections seem to be locked in the first 12 hours so it would be great if we had good information > > https://nytimes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NYT/job/New-York-NY/Director-of-Election-Data-Analytics_REQ-011761-2 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Feb 16 21:39:26 +0000 2022 ---- Replying to [@ftxfuturefund](https://twitter.com/ftxfuturefund/status/1498350483206860801) > @PavelDAtanasov, check out the Epistemic Institutions section of their Areas of Interest. I'd tell them to give @HumanForests the money for that one. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Feb 28 18:09:23 +0000 2022 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1483814299760054274) > Novel 1: Energy industry > > What a big can of worms this one is! A heavily regulated industry under enormous pressure to not kill us all. Energy is the crux of our solution space as a species so I want to understand it. To understand it, I’ve got to get in there and do it. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jan 19 14:51:11 +0000 2022 ---- > I think of job transitions as a ratio of > (transferrable, familiar, fit) : (novel, challenging, growth) > > I’m wary of new jobs close to 1 or 0 > (and of candidates who don’t know where they are) > > I started a new job yesterday @arcadia which is a very exciting 0.5er > 🧵 .. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jan 19 14:51:11 +0000 2022 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1483814303912415241) > Familiar 2: Data x Product intersection > > I spent time at Bowery leading the Product function and realized I wanted to work where the data and the product were inseparable. Arcadia’s Arc platform is exactly that. > https://www.arcadia.com/arc <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jan 19 14:51:12 +0000 2022 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1483814302838665221) > Familiar 1: Tech applied to a new space > > Software is eating the world as they say, so this is not hard to come by, but I really enjoy working to delivery the value that Tech promises before its accepted or established (ie finance 8 years ago, ag 4 years ago) <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jan 19 14:51:12 +0000 2022 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1483814301853003778) > Novel 3: Joining a company during the growth stage > > My four previous jobs were early stage, between 3 and 50 people, so at ~250 people and 7 years of history Arcadia has so much story already written. I’m used to being fully responsible for all the things that are messy. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jan 19 14:51:12 +0000 2022 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1483814300892512256) > Novel 2: B2B product > > At @Betterment I worked almost entirely on the B2C products, and at @BoweryFarming all tech is for internal customers. I’m excited to play the game of developing a data-centric product for our customers and seeing what takes off. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jan 19 14:51:12 +0000 2022 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1483814306068185092) > So, here's to the next few years diving into new puzzles! Let me know if you'd like to come along for the ride. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jan 19 14:51:13 +0000 2022 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1483814304860286980) > Familiar 3: Data Science hierarchy of needs > > It doesn’t matter where you go or what you’re trying to solve. Any shortcuts you take doing fancy stuff before foundational stuff are going to be short-lived celebrations. > > https://hackernoon.com/the-ai-hierarchy-of-needs-18f111fcc007 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jan 19 14:51:13 +0000 2022 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1483814307255275520) > and here's a good recent article to answer the basic question I skimmed past, "wait, what is Arcadia?" > https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/grid-edge/smart-meters-were-supposed-to-free-your-energy-data-arcadia-wants-to-finish-the-job <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jan 19 14:53:28 +0000 2022 ---- Replying to [@ryanvilim](https://twitter.com/ryanvilim/status/1483919966097350663) > I think 'blame the person who's not here anymore' dominates all other strategies in corporate game theory. I endorse it <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jan 19 23:03:06 +0000 2022 ---- > My 5yo at dinner: > > "I started a Building Club during recess, but we spent all our time finding people and collecting materials. We ran out of time to build anything!" > > felt like an Eng Manager happy hour <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jan 26 15:59:10 +0000 2022 ---- Replying to [@willcharczuk](https://twitter.com/@willcharczuk/status/1486822226951172097) > Likely much lower implementation quality, but I'm down with the approach to solving problems in the home > https://github.com/swiftsam/lights <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jan 28 01:42:12 +0000 2022 ---- Replying to [@CeceliaShao](https://twitter.com/CeceliaShao/status/1487849944438484998) > Starting them is straightforward, mostly greenfield development. CAC can be ethically murky, but retention is generally high so the right LTV model supports digging in. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Jan 30 19:09:50 +0000 2022 ---- > I can't believe I got a mention on this paper 9 years after writing it. > > Writing things is so much more effective than talking about things. https://twitter.com/koenfucius/status/1470809069577457670 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Dec 15 03:04:52 +0000 2021 ---- > This might just be crazy enough to work https://twitter.com/tristanzajonc/status/1471546891871551488 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Dec 16 23:04:35 +0000 2021 ---- > Can anyone make a case for how the NYTimes line chart with seemingly random y-intercepts for each day helps tell the story of "3 days of gains"? > > Normal, sane google finance version for comparison. > >  > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Dec 24 01:18:49 +0000 2021 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1474187774383251461) > https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/12/23/business/inflation-stock-market-news/stocks-rise-after-the-release-of-fresh-inflation-data <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Dec 24 01:19:12 +0000 2021 ---- Replying to [@JahWarrior4 and @Betterment](https://twitter.com/JahWarrior4/status/1452292955813842953) > https://www.betterment.com/resources/sipc-insurance-how-betterment-protects-your-investments/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Oct 25 13:17:53 +0000 2021 ---- Replying to [@Dave_Stein, @scottbelsky, @BoweryFarming and @ifain](https://twitter.com/@Dave_Stein/status/1453753832459153410) > At @BoweryFarming we do seed rounds every morning <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Oct 28 18:12:31 +0000 2021 ---- > I'm excited to get these new Arclight pedals from @redshift_sports. It's about to be riding in the dark season. > https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redshiftsports/arclight-bike-pedals-stand-out-ride-safe?ref=thanks-tweet <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Sep 07 14:42:46 +0000 2021 ---- Replying to [@CMastication](https://twitter.com/CMastication/status/1437731319358840834) > Oh, interesting, I learned it as the double-double-double-double-double-double rule for multiplying by 64 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Sep 14 11:09:25 +0000 2021 ---- Replying to [@CeceliaShao](https://twitter.com/CeceliaShao/status/1428778088339582979) > Oh man, I want the full story <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Aug 21 01:56:40 +0000 2021 ---- > riding home yesterday through Manhattan, I kept seeing groups of people looking around dressed like they were on vacation. > > I hadn't seen tourists in so long, I had to re-learn the demographic entirely, but they're back! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jul 23 12:13:55 +0000 2021 ---- Replying to [@Betterment](https://twitter.com/Betterment/status/1402327062095015941) > My long term investment strategy is not a good idea <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jun 08 19:15:53 +0000 2021 ---- > Purchased, but will ask for money back if hiring doesn't get super easy after reading. > > btw, roles available in multiple data science flavors @BoweryFarming https://twitter.com/roycoding/status/1410234680910221320 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jun 30 14:46:46 +0000 2021 ---- > RT @DavMicRot: Amazing technology: Have to admit I was confused &amp; skeptical when I first learned about this company, but ability to produce… <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue May 25 20:10:01 +0000 2021 ---- > In 3.5 years, I've seen @BoweryFarming go from a very compelling idea to a true force a the nascent but booming industry. > https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/25/indoor-farming-company-bowery-raises-300m/ > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue May 25 20:12:28 +0000 2021 ---- Replying to [@BoweryFarming](https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1397284452443856903) > And to live up to our ambitions with this round, we're going to need keep the team absolutely stacked with great folks. All flavors open now: Software, Algorithms, Analytics, Product > https://boweryfarming.com/careers/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue May 25 20:16:44 +0000 2021 ---- Replying to [@mccue](https://twitter.com/mccue/status/1397641706581860353) > Cleo's bottom bunk is vacant <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed May 26 20:18:12 +0000 2021 ---- Replying to [@ExpatWildcat and @Betterment](https://twitter.com/ExpatWildcat/status/1379398080517308418) > I believe so, FAQ here > https://www.betterment.com/resources/common-questions-about-betterment/#10 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Apr 06 13:59:27 +0000 2021 ---- > .@ifain, how you gonna make the announcement and not tag my man @itrainrhee? He's gotta work on his follower count! https://twitter.com/ifain/status/1356344950150090754 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Feb 01 21:33:46 +0000 2021 ---- > my 1st twitter bot > - ran for 5 years with 100% uptime > - broke > - took me 6 months to fix > > check back in 2071 for the new 99% uptime badge https://twitter.com/ESBcolor/status/1348826094288433156 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jan 12 03:54:39 +0000 2021 ---- Replying to [@RickMonteroNYC and @Betterment](https://twitter.com/RickMonteroNYC/status/1349759326219624448) > Betterment's Cash Reserve accounts do support goals now (ie envelopes within your savings account) > > see here > https://www.betterment.com/resources/betterment-everyday-faq/#45 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Jan 14 23:09:07 +0000 2021 ---- > deleted the twitter app to combat my phone-checking compulsion. > > my withdrawal symptom is replying to emails from 8 months ago <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Jan 16 18:57:24 +0000 2021 ---- > Come join us! we've got roles open on my team in Data Science, Product, and Software https://twitter.com/TheMuse/status/1354433231635034114 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jan 27 23:22:40 +0000 2021 ---- > no one: > > me on a saturday: you're right. my 4yo's reading habits do warrant more serious analytical inquiry. > > When covid-era began, we set my books-hungry kid up with @BKLYNlibrary books on @LibbyApp. Libby has a very nice data export. > > Turns out she's racked up 438 borrows! > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Dec 13 18:47:13 +0000 2020 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1338193777698238465) > Sometime this summer she figured out how to place holds, check out and return books on her own. Since discovering self-serve, she's running about 3 borrows a day, but with high variance. The late-October slump is her birthday. > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Dec 13 18:48:20 +0000 2020 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1338194059316301825) > Jane O'Connor managed to out-compete the whole Disney machine with Fancy Nancy, but lots of real winners in the top 20 here. > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Dec 13 18:48:53 +0000 2020 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1338194198261010434) > Most series have about a 30-day heyday. This is where it really makes sense to publish a million books in your series to keep the magic alive. I'm a little worried about the Berenstain Bears trend, looks like a COVID outbreak. > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Dec 13 18:53:13 +0000 2020 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1338195288062894080) > I am not out of ways I'd be curious to slice this data, but my kid is demanding that I read her some book she just got. > > Thanks @BKLYNlibrary, you've been a pandemic life-saver in our house! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Dec 13 18:56:52 +0000 2020 ---- > I think that many data teams feel this way, unironically. (not excepting myself) > > How much of your best stuff feels in-demand? what's your push:pull ratio? > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Dec 14 17:15:00 +0000 2020 ---- > What is an industry where the accuracy of forecasts is easy to test a priori? > > Sign me up for one of those jobs https://twitter.com/mattwallaert/status/1341429827006472192 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Dec 22 20:11:05 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@lennysan and @project_wren](https://twitter.com/lennysan/status/1341525421423116288) > Is "800sq ft = medium size home" a typo or ny/sf product bias? > > Median new construction in the US is 2,300. > https://www.census.gov/construction/chars/highlights.html <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Dec 22 23:32:49 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@landonbrand, @lennysan and @project_wren](https://twitter.com/landonbrand/status/1341572839246233603) > ah, that makes sense, thanks! > > Next level: ask if they're the hot or cold person in their household to fairly allocate shared hvac energy <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Dec 23 03:54:26 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@mccue, @celinehalioua and @FredTurnerBio](https://twitter.com/mccue/status/1343178275502387202) > At the very least, happiness should be on the Y implying that it is caused by partnership <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Dec 27 13:35:53 +0000 2020 ---- > I spent a few years working with @PTetlock building the data science systems for @GJPForecasting. > > The experience defines my thinking about uncertainty and prediction. > > That said, @mattyglesias is rare in his commitment to substance. It is tough work promoting prediction rigor https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1343545629541281796 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Dec 28 15:26:07 +0000 2020 ---- > RT @tristanzajonc: Great talk by @swiftsam on using @getdbt for production machine learning pipelines. https://youtu.be/dm0x9bNtO8s. The future… <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Dec 29 13:02:20 +0000 2020 ---- > 4 years later > - the fears were not overblown > - yesterday was disappointing but likely not tragic > - the world is still beautiful https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/796345961924661248 > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Nov 04 14:26:06 +0000 2020 ---- > After 4 days of constant refreshing, I got the good news the most human way: outside in the park in my neighborhood with cheers erupting from every direction <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Nov 07 16:41:20 +0000 2020 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1325116135273099266) > Two hours later and it's just getting louder <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Nov 07 18:25:17 +0000 2020 ---- > Thank you @KamalaHarris for prompting my 4yo daughter to ask, "but why has a woman never gotten to do that job before??" > > It was not lost on her that this is a big deal <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Nov 07 23:07:23 +0000 2020 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1325142294417215491) > I've never seen New York more joyous > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Nov 07 23:09:16 +0000 2020 ---- > I've gone back to this article like 3 or 4 times already today to play with it more. Such a good example of journalism benefiting from being digital first. @kashhill, is this article running in print at all? https://twitter.com/kashhill/status/1330165590313537537 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Nov 22 00:48:22 +0000 2020 ---- > after this AWS outage is resolved, I'd like to see a collection of the best holiday-themed post mortem timelines <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Nov 25 15:54:14 +0000 2020 ---- > I'm like an eagle soaring above this dynamic world and spotting the perfect entrepreneurial opportunities. > > I'm also like an eagle in being relatively weak at securing capital and executing a business plan > > https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/business/space-heaters-winter-coronavirus.html https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1292430686410936320 > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Nov 30 00:42:41 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@Dave_Stein](https://twitter.com/@Dave_Stein/status/1333210158625906688) > It was my go to conversation topic for a couple of weeks and I had leads on financing, labor, legal ... opinions. But critically short on action. Woulda been fun / detrimental to my primary tier responsibilities <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Nov 30 00:50:35 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@Dave_Stein](https://twitter.com/@Dave_Stein/status/1319072149743767554) > Good book choice though! I've got it on my shelf. (Actually I bet it feels kind of old school now wrt R conventions) <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Oct 22 01:24:02 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@bhive01, @thomas_mock and @CMastication](https://twitter.com/bhive01/status/1300485285638176771) > I just told the DS team yesterday how excited I was that you're joining Bowery. I warned them to be ready for a particularly engaged new stakeholder. Can't wait to bridge the DS / Ag worlds together <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Sep 01 10:50:12 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@CMastication](https://twitter.com/CMastication/status/1302067216880369674) > We used to live a few miles upstream on the Allegheny and could watch them assemble 12s and 15s. Better than TV > https://youtu.be/m-gjpWM2ZCA <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Sep 05 11:53:43 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@Dave_Stein and @actblue](https://twitter.com/@Dave_Stein/status/1307362295945850881) > I'm still unsubscribing from house races following a 2016 donation through them <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Sep 19 18:15:00 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@kashhill](https://twitter.com/kashhill/status/1291696291693699078) > we've got plenty of water &amp; power to go around in Brooklyn! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Aug 07 12:36:27 +0000 2020 ---- > Who wants to go in on a container-worth of propane space heaters? ~66% margin and every restaurant in NYC is about to buy 8 of them the same first week it gets chilly, right? > > https://m.alibaba.com/amp/product/62034854480.html <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Aug 09 12:01:02 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@puigvert_j, @TomHall and @BoweryFarming](https://twitter.com/@puigvert_j/status/1296192704171384833) > The plastic packaging is both recycled and recyclable. We share our thinking on choosing plastic here: > > https://boweryfarming.com/lets-talk-about-the-plastic/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Aug 20 01:53:08 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@eemccue](https://twitter.com/@eemccue/status/1280239844468371463) > I appreciate when people bring my attention to causes they deem worthy of support, especially if they share reasoning. Sharing the amount is when it feels too much like signaling for my taste <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jul 07 00:43:18 +0000 2020 ---- > "what's your leadership philosophy?" > > a common question I still feel unprepared for despite having a decent amount of experience. > > when else in life do you declare your personal philosophies? > > starting a revolution ... wedding vows ... 30 min coffee with engineering candidate <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jul 07 13:32:22 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@Dave_Stein](https://twitter.com/@Dave_Stein/status/1286755876783697920) > it's kind of like white and black piano keys. a 5 or 6 point scale is all you really need, but you can drop down to an 8♭ if you want to hedge your support just a bit <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jul 24 20:32:24 +0000 2020 ---- > having NYPD copters over my apt for the last 5 days detracts from my life in a way that is low-grade, but constant and eroding. they're not after me, but if I went outside now, they might take it the wrong way. > > I think that's just a taste of what this all about #blacklivesmatter <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jun 03 03:30:03 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@morewedge and @JoametteGil](https://twitter.com/morewedge/status/1269038403573755904) > I called once when it seemed my motorcycle was stolen. They confirmed it hadn't been towed and took a report. 7 days later it turns out they did tow it so kindly changed me for a week of storage <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jun 05 23:35:59 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@JadAbumrad](https://twitter.com/JadAbumrad/status/1269406057350209536) > We were saying the same! The protest energy has matured from potentially intimidating to just straight positive. When the bikers came by DeKalb and Vanderbilt the positive feedback btw them and the neighborhood was palpable <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Jun 07 01:25:24 +0000 2020 ---- > RT @JuliaRendleman: One more of the ballerinas today. > @reuterspictures > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Jun 07 02:03:43 +0000 2020 ---- > 2020 hasn't stopped us from "growing" at @BoweryFarming. > > I've got two open Data Scientist roles, one on each of my teams: > - Algorithms (machine facing) > - Analytics (human facing) > > Come use your data skills to grow fresh, local, pesticide-free produce with robots, IoT, CV, ... > > <video controls><source src="../../media/1271447981133307904-gS4revsngNlfY_rf.mp4">Your browser does not support the video tag.</video> <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jun 12 14:23:15 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@BoweryFarming](https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1271447981133307904) > Data Scientist, Analytics > > https://jobs.lever.co/boweryfarming/51e266d2-a615-4821-aefa-d34bf29e81c1?lever-via=0mi0VR5TbI <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jun 12 14:23:48 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@BoweryFarming](https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1271447981133307904) > Sr Data Scientist, Algorithms > https://jobs.lever.co/boweryfarming/a070aca2-ea15-4cc3-8118-70afc277135f?lever-via=0mi0VR5TbI <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jun 12 14:24:08 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@CMastication](https://twitter.com/CMastication/status/1271567907592581122) > I've never happened upon my own post as a screenshot before. I feel like I'm finally inside the internet looking out or something. > > Anyone interested should hit me up and come work at Bowery! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Jun 13 00:10:22 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@CMastication](https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1271595732861100033) > What a party! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Jun 13 01:27:13 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@sama](https://twitter.com/sama/status/1271891969971638272) > Check out @sprucehq, they've got it covered <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Jun 14 00:14:23 +0000 2020 ---- > Policing policies have never hurt me ... > Climate change hasn't made my life worse yet ... > Income inequality has actually been great for me so far... > Our legal protections for straight white men seem adequate to me ... https://twitter.com/lindsaywise/status/1272685685770764288 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jun 16 18:32:45 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@clairebcarroll](https://twitter.com/@clairebcarroll/status/1273670168275812359) > I'm jealous that someone else gets to use such an attractive analogy. I couldn't have come up with it though because phrases like > "Which applications are my farm?" > would be too much 🤯 for our world <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Jun 18 21:51:07 +0000 2020 ---- > A freshly laundered mask, on a beautiful Juneteenth morning, with 91 scheduled activism events to choose from. > > The unanticipated joys of 2020 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jun 19 14:09:55 +0000 2020 ---- > calendar feature request: > max hours scheduled per day > > I don't want to inflexibly block an arbitrary hour every day, but I would love some help avoiding the green wall > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu May 14 21:00:08 +0000 2020 ---- > Starting http://cmubuggy.org was the most accidentally constructive thing I've ever done. Now it's also the only reason anyone has asked me to be on a podcast! https://twitter.com/CMUBuggy/status/1262050694468534272 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun May 17 16:35:06 +0000 2020 ---- > 1. co's reduce office space consumption following WFH "success" > 2. co's share savings with employees 😂 > 3. manhattan commercial real estate tanks > 4. employees can now afford manhattan apartments > 5. work near everyone, but with no one, still zoom all day 🎉 > https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/12/nyregion/coronavirus-work-from-home.html <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue May 19 02:09:52 +0000 2020 ---- > Found out today that the White of Strunk &amp; White's 'Elements of Style' is E.B. White of Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, Trumpet of the Swans. > > Explains why those are the best written kids books, but man, that's some impressive range. > > Also wrote for The NYer for like 50 yrs <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon May 25 02:35:32 +0000 2020 ---- > I'm customer number 10,426 at @Betterment! Working on my financial game with them since 2013. https://www.betterment.com/story/ #TheFirstRobo <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue May 26 18:29:11 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@captain_eli, @michael_erasmus and @getdbt](https://twitter.com/@captain_eli/status/1266110052164755456) > That's great Eli, thanks for the tag. Happy to continue the conversation here if you've got thoughts @michael_erasmus <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu May 28 21:03:25 +0000 2020 ---- > I didn't know there were this many people in Brooklyn still. But they're all out for #JusticeForGeorge > > <video controls><source src="../../media/1266535650867785729-XzN0yypQdRynXGAi.mp4">Your browser does not support the video tag.</video> <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat May 30 01:03:24 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@dggoldst](https://twitter.com/dggoldst/status/1247275731627003911) > be wary of selection effects here though. I didn't respond to the original poll bc I'm not that into blenders. You know who are? Vitamix people <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Apr 06 21:33:21 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@donandrewmoore and @gelles](https://twitter.com/donandrewmoore/status/1253342125732724741) > seems like it comes from a speech this morning at the Bundestag > https://ruptly.tv/en/videos/20200423-022 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Apr 23 17:18:00 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@edavidpeterson, @skillshare and @teachable](https://twitter.com/edavidpeterson/status/1254326330671484928) > For kitchen skills, check out > https://kitchen.rodeo/ > by @hirefrank, benefits non-profits <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Apr 26 12:22:39 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@thisisgulya and @SpotifyCares](https://twitter.com/thisisgulya/status/1223647809305481218) > 0 holiday songs in my liked songs. 1 holiday playlist with many plays in the month of december. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Feb 03 03:41:39 +0000 2020 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1223342580412420096) > This week: two! versions of Auld Lang Syne, and two seemingly unrelated songs called Happy New Year. Bold choices for February, but that's the magic of personalization > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Feb 08 11:19:41 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@Dave_Stein and @jess_thurston](https://twitter.com/@Dave_Stein/status/1228848038510239746) > We're college friends! I knew her way before she was a political rabble rouser <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Feb 16 11:09:37 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@Dave_Stein](https://twitter.com/@Dave_Stein/status/1232870517427916800) > I'm a big @PocketSmith fan <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Feb 27 03:45:40 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@clairebcarroll](https://twitter.com/@clairebcarroll/status/1233229507496235009) > Nobody ever said shortest route, so really all oceans are correct answers. You also forgot your computer though. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Feb 28 03:53:03 +0000 2020 ---- > I'm so excited to be back in a decade we can talk about. Being able to reference the 20s (vs '00-19) will cause us do so more often, meaning the events and contributions will be more lasting. That's why I've been stockpiling my best stuff. https://twitter.com/xkcdComic/status/1212419281658400768 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Jan 02 13:41:27 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@romanmars](https://twitter.com/romanmars/status/1216876118361272320) > More stats! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jan 14 01:15:20 +0000 2020 ---- > Guy on the subway next to me just put two hours on his calendar for this afternoon with the title: > "BLOCK: spontaneity" <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jan 21 14:38:15 +0000 2020 ---- > I think this was a casual use of "average" but it's important for the @nytimes to help us remember that the "average" nyer is not worried about their airpods. > > https://nyti.ms/2TED7pr > @S_Evangelina > >  > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jan 21 23:47:46 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@DavMicRot](https://twitter.com/DavMicRot/status/1220002014207336450) > I've taken note of your technique and think it's slick although unconventional. I see it as an invite to check out a conversation I wouldn't have seen <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jan 22 15:24:19 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@harthvader](https://twitter.com/heatherchars/status/1220392334195613697) > How do you feel about plants? > https://hire.withgoogle.com/public/jobs/boweryfarmingcom/view/P_AAAAAADAAAYC5ii2Q1e20R <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Jan 23 23:40:35 +0000 2020 ---- > It's 5 discover weekly playlists since Xmas and I'm still getting &gt;50% holiday music @SpotifyCares. > > You've made your point, I'm completely dependent on your recommendations. Please release me from the year-round-xmas experimental group! > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jan 31 20:29:34 +0000 2020 ---- Replying to [@SpotifyCares and @thisisgulya](https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1223342580412420096) > you may be my only hope <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jan 31 20:31:08 +0000 2020 ---- > Just finished @andrewmarantz's Anti-Social and was struck by the depth it added to my own experience falling out of love w/ techno-utopianism. > > I remember pitching reddit to my dad in '08 as the solution to ~all media failures. There was more to the story, and this is that story > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Dec 02 04:57:20 +0000 2019 ---- Replying to [@mccue and @andrewmarantz](https://twitter.com/mccue/status/1201368879689109505) > he says from his non-public twitter account <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Dec 02 05:21:09 +0000 2019 ---- Replying to [@uri_sohn](https://twitter.com/uri_sohn/status/1201835532352929795) > Plausible in R (and all software environments) but I'm more often impressed what still works in such a dynamic ecosystem > > Packrat is a solution for new projects which need to stay reproducible > https://rstudio.github.io/packrat/ > > containerization (ie Docker) is the software world's solution <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Dec 03 12:55:10 +0000 2019 ---- > I'm not super well informed on PISA, but the double-negative framing of this question is enough to put me in the haters camp > > &gt; % of students who strongly disagreed ... that their intelligence can not change very much > > https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/12/03/expert-how-pisa-created-an-illusion-education-quality-marketed-it-world/ https://twitter.com/PabloZoido/status/1201826893516943365 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Dec 04 03:29:23 +0000 2019 ---- > other companies #reInvent, at @BoweryFarming we @sztul Invent https://twitter.com/AWSEvents/status/1202025161886617601 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Dec 04 03:39:58 +0000 2019 ---- Replying to [@clairebcarroll](https://twitter.com/@clairebcarroll/status/1204220152008626176) > not very DRY though, 🤔 wouldn't you recommend > > {% for listen_count in colleagues_patience %} > All I Want for Christmas Is You > {% endfor %} <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Dec 10 03:29:48 +0000 2019 ---- Replying to [@PavelDAtanasov](https://twitter.com/PavelDAtanasov/status/1204918346677923840) > Can you be sure you're dissatisfied with the placebo (or the treatment) before death? I bet they just say "you're looking younger than ever!" at each visit and people are happy to agree. Good value for a lifetime of youthful confidence? <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Dec 12 01:11:41 +0000 2019 ---- > I'm 100% certain I'll read this https://twitter.com/donandrewmoore/status/1205521380055191554 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Dec 13 16:33:14 +0000 2019 ---- > This decade of work for me was equal parts: > - academia @CarnegieMellon > - national intelligence @GJPForecasting > - personal finance @Betterment > - agriculture @BoweryFarming > How fortunate to be a knowledge/tech worker in this era. Spoiled by breadth of experiences and opp to learn <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Dec 30 15:03:25 +0000 2019 ---- > I'm very excited about the prospect of Ranked Choice Voting in NYC. > > Surely everyone can agree on more comprehensive preference elicitation! > > Vote Yes on #1 > > https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/28/nyregion/ranked-choice-voting-ny.html <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Nov 05 14:36:22 +0000 2019 ---- > very much enjoying that raising $50M is the only the 2nd most exciting part of this announcement. Our new farm in Baltimore is the real deal. > > https://www.fastcompany.com/90426377/this-google-ventures-backed-indoor-farming-startup-just-opened-its-biggest-farm-yet <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Nov 07 16:47:27 +0000 2019 ---- > Very impressive coordination among gingko leaves. Most trees drag the process out over a month https://twitter.com/jasonzweigwsj/status/1194589047127265280 > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Nov 13 19:16:11 +0000 2019 ---- > Isn't the beginning of the cycle usually reflective of real changes in tech or needs? The hype part isn't until later when the market overshoots. > > (I'm currently recruiting for ML Ops Eng and would like to maintain a smarter-than-hype self image) https://twitter.com/mlpowered/status/1194788560357842944 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Nov 14 02:27:31 +0000 2019 ---- Replying to [@joshlaurito](https://twitter.com/joshlaurito/status/1199056543364374528) > Our blind donut tasting at @Betterment a few years ago and included both a ranking and a Keynsian "beauty contest". We should do a meta analysis > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Nov 26 02:07:21 +0000 2019 ---- Replying to [@joshlaurito and @Betterment](https://twitter.com/joshlaurito/status/1199320960748404737) > heck yes. with a code-reviewed .Rmd, but only to our internal research site. > I recall that @doughbrooklyn and @doughnutplantny were a clear tier 1 over donut pub and something else <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Nov 26 14:39:12 +0000 2019 ---- Replying to [@joeziemer](https://twitter.com/joeziemer/status/1178881373022474241) > the HOV lanes still feel too good to be true to me. Lets be honest, they were never considering taking their own car <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Oct 01 11:01:03 +0000 2019 ---- > The @nytimes app has sent me the same push notification &gt;= 1/day since mid-Aug. I haven't tried to fix it because it's less bad than the average push notification. > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Oct 03 10:00:38 +0000 2019 ---- > Thanks @LocalOptimistic, this was a fun conversation! https://twitter.com/LocalOptimistic/status/1179845274941964289 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Oct 03 19:47:20 +0000 2019 ---- > one thing I appreciate about getting older: > > waiting for exciting things is way easier because time goes so much faster. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Oct 04 14:43:00 +0000 2019 ---- Replying to [@sethrockman and @ProfEmilyOster](https://twitter.com/sethrockman/status/1180644545777819650) > This is the right answer. We have one and now 70% of the utility I get from apples is from the peeling and coring step <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Oct 06 00:46:36 +0000 2019 ---- Replying to [@nmgav and @EricFriedman](https://twitter.com/nmgav/status/1181199239407443972) > None of these are in my go-to registrar list, but "sonic" is the registry, so the answer has to be one of these I think > > http://sonic.so/registrars/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Oct 07 13:33:41 +0000 2019 ---- > Data &amp; AI @BoweryFarming means playing god to hundreds of thousands of crops per year. It's a purpose-built ML problem and the team is growing to meet the challenge. Come join us! > > now hiring: > - ML Engineer > - Data Scientist <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Oct 07 13:35:59 +0000 2019 ---- Replying to [@BoweryFarming](https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1181201506999111680) > Machine Learning Engineer > > https://hire.withgoogle.com/public/jobs/boweryfarmingcom/view/P_AAAAAADAAAYC5ii2Q1e20R <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Oct 07 13:36:50 +0000 2019 ---- Replying to [@BoweryFarming](https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1181201506999111680) > Data Scientist > > https://hire.withgoogle.com/public/jobs/boweryfarmingcom/view/P_AAAAAADAAAYHeTrGjYUs66 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Oct 07 13:37:24 +0000 2019 ---- Replying to [@mattyglesias](https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1182304265550753793) > That same campaign ran in 14th St Union Sq last month. We're not cooler than them <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Oct 10 21:46:03 +0000 2019 ---- > can please establish a standardized way to make claims about grassroots support? > > @SenatorCollins > "&gt; 65% of donations &lt; $50" > " &gt; 83% of donations &lt; $200" > > @SaraGideon > " nearly 97% of donations &lt;$100" > > there's no way these get interpreted meaningfully https://twitter.com/Robillard/status/1184221427089592320 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Oct 15 22:02:42 +0000 2019 ---- Replying to [@SenatorCollins and @SaraGideon](https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1184228130829012993) > also, these all characterize the distribution by counts. I think we care about the share of money raised, e.g. > > "&lt; 25% of funds raised from donations &gt; $100" <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Oct 15 22:04:57 +0000 2019 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1184228695973777409) > and don't say "nearly 97%" > 96% is a perfectly large number to be proud of <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Oct 15 22:06:52 +0000 2019 ---- > "Analytics Engineering" is a phrase I'd never heard 2 years ago and now it's everywhere. Does that make it a real thing? > > Come join @joshptemple, @clairebcarroll, @thorenpalacio and I for a panel on the topic at the @LookerData meetup hosted by @venmo > > https://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-XwKEpidf/events/263872126/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Sep 06 12:38:23 +0000 2019 ---- > it was a great use of a meetup to discuss and socialize a new idea in the community: the Analytics Engineer. I am now convinced it is a real thing. > > Kaminsky's original blog post (from all of 8 mo's ago) held up well > https://www.locallyoptimistic.com/post/analytics-engineer/ https://t.co/AXrumDmSUp <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Sep 11 14:50:22 +0000 2019 ---- Replying to [@dggoldst](https://twitter.com/dggoldst/status/1175034784764088320) > It was the first place I ate when I arrived in NYC 5 years ago. My friend told me it was staffed by models. Good lore, good spot, can't wait for the ... Cava? <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Sep 20 18:13:17 +0000 2019 ---- > RT @saouderkirk: Our next @LocalOptimistic Live Video Ask Me Anything Interview is this coming MONDAY SEPTEMBER 30th at 3:30PM EST - with @… <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Sep 25 14:03:15 +0000 2019 ---- > RT @GretaThunberg: Here we go again... > As you may have noticed, the haters are as active as ever - going after me, my looks, my clothes, my… <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Sep 25 19:55:58 +0000 2019 ---- Replying to [@benmath_, @Superhuman, @mint and @PocketSmith](https://twitter.com/bentwitr/status/1166935089432842240) > is the answer, but nobody knows about them, maybe because they're new zeland based? <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Aug 30 12:41:19 +0000 2019 ---- > .@RevelTransit mopeds feel like a good addition to the BK neighborhood transportation mix. 👍 > + electric > + 2 person > + super easy app experience > + pricing seems pretty reasonable > + lots of them > > I am very curious how they're going to keep them charged. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Jun 02 22:51:39 +0000 2019 ---- > a modern New York birth tradition: > - wife gives you "the nod" that it's time to get to the hospital > - request rides from every service > - take whichever gets to you first > - pay cancellation fees > now you have to stay loyal to the winner until your next baby or 18 years <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jun 07 17:47:09 +0000 2019 ---- > RT @drewbanin: No man runs the same database query twice, for it’s not the same database, and he is not the same man <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Jun 23 01:12:00 +0000 2019 ---- > I'll be talking about how we use @getdbt in our ML stack at @BoweryFarming > at a meetup hosted by @Betterment. That's a lot of my fav's all together on May 23rd > > https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-dbt-meetup-at-betterment-tickets-60816998279 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed May 01 13:29:47 +0000 2019 ---- > RT @ifain: Looking forward to speaking about how we use AI @BoweryFarming to build out our network of farms for the future at @AmazonreMARS… <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu May 16 18:07:17 +0000 2019 ---- > I just had to use shared creds I found on a forum to log into the mainland China server to update firmware because the stock firmware was 32 bit integer overflowing on newly created user_ids ... to turn on my new lamp. Our parents just don't get the charm of technology <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed May 22 01:37:26 +0000 2019 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/1131011150877999106) > I guess congrats to the devs though on having way more registered lamp users than they were expecting <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed May 22 01:38:31 +0000 2019 ---- > talking about failure and iteration on the big stage, living those @BoweryFarming values https://twitter.com/dikayodata/status/1113897566331129857 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Apr 05 21:02:59 +0000 2019 ---- > Why thank you LinkedIn, excellent work on your #recsys > > (turns out 'intelligence' in this case is ala CIA, not so much AI) > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Apr 11 10:37:43 +0000 2019 ---- Replying to [@CMUBuggy](https://twitter.com/CMUBuggy/status/1116447350644453379) > Oo, nice update to the Twitter profile pic <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Apr 11 21:18:32 +0000 2019 ---- > I want to run a smallish private market with only algorithmic traders (as a solution to aggregate information into useful price signals and resource allocations) > > Any software starting points or examples you think are relevant? > > maybe > @PavelDAtanasov > @DavMicRot <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Apr 16 15:58:13 +0000 2019 ---- Replying to [@joeziemer](https://twitter.com/joeziemer/status/1119952248044388352) > Regularly please and thank you, but also for child rearing reasons, not out of respect for her feelings <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Apr 21 23:06:07 +0000 2019 ---- > I've been commuting every day on my @ZeroMC EV motorcycle for 6 years and I've paid some early tech adopter dues, but Zero has made me better than whole every single time. Just got it back from a factory recall with a battery 70% larger than the one I had before. > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Apr 29 13:21:14 +0000 2019 ---- Replying to [@PortalBen and @CMUBuggy](https://twitter.com/PortalBen/status/1123285924597649408) > wow, I'm surprised that either of us wrote that many cmubuggy posts. thanks for taking such a good turn carrying the torch! on to hill 3? <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Apr 30 21:31:48 +0000 2019 ---- > Taking a trip this week which looks like a date-time test suite > > EST > - takeoff from NY > - land in Vegas > PST > - drive to Utah > MST > - drive to Arizona > - Daylight savings begins, but AZ does not observe! > - drive back to Vegas > PDT > - fly back to NY > EDT <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Mar 03 18:38:24 +0000 2019 ---- > .@nytimes calling out lowly TV for indulging in "wealth porn", but then ... St Barts is so lovely this time of year > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 14 12:38:19 +0000 2019 ---- Replying to [@AGoldmund](https://twitter.com/AGoldmund/status/1108088917067288576) > 3 for 3 reaching voicemail after 0 - 5 rings <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Mar 19 19:36:34 +0000 2019 ---- Replying to [@colewenner](https://twitter.com/colewenner/status/1108852721770209280) > it's only been 3 months! check back in like 4 years when you're still bringing it up as one of the great unsolved questions of our time. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Mar 22 10:49:19 +0000 2019 ---- Replying to [@drewconway](https://twitter.com/drewconway/status/1092177240975118336) > They opted for '50' instead of 'L' so I'd bake into the bet whether roman numerals are still in vogue in the 2060s <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Feb 03 22:12:51 +0000 2019 ---- > I've always thought that socioeonomic homophily means nobody is exposed to the full distribution, and conspicuous consumption means the local upward comparsions are more salient and over weighted. That's enough to make this graph, but probably also mix in some motivated modesty https://twitter.com/PavelDAtanasov/status/1097173699554430981 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Feb 17 17:01:04 +0000 2019 ---- > .@FastCompany called @BoweryFarming one of the most innovative companies in AI today. I'm at our bright sunny farm on a snowy day with my team doing robotics automation, computer vision, ag science, and analytics to run the biz. Join us! my DMs are open > > https://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2019/sectors/artificial-intelligence <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Feb 20 20:27:50 +0000 2019 ---- > I think I consume about 100x more content than I create. I wish that ratio was less extreme. > > Let's not call it a resolution, but I'm going to try to find something to say on here every day. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Jan 05 19:27:52 +0000 2019 ---- Replying to [@andrewm4894 and @BoweryFarming](https://twitter.com/andrewm4894/status/1081857029533257729) > Thank you for letting me know it's online! https://twitter.com/andrewm4894/status/1081857029533257729 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Jan 06 18:03:47 +0000 2019 ---- > Just found out that my talk from @dataengconf in Nov is online. > https://youtu.be/chfIo1O0Cpk > > I shared how we built lightweight but scalable data and AI infrastructure @BoweryFarming. > > The key idea being to close the loop asap: > ingestion → warehousing → ML → automation <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Jan 06 18:15:40 +0000 2019 ---- > I'd like to try to cut my CO2 impact through dietary changes. It's crazy how bad beef is relative to other proteins. 4x worse than chicken. Still, full abstinence feels unlikely. > > https://www.ewg.org/meateatersguide/a-meat-eaters-guide-to-climate-change-health-what-you-eat-matters/climate-and-environmental-impacts/ > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Jan 07 15:05:00 +0000 2019 ---- > My 2 year old's speech has gotten harder to interpret lately because she's talking about a broader variety of topics. > > Kind of like when I try to learn how to do something new and get worse at my job for a while. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jan 08 13:05:00 +0000 2019 ---- > .@jthandy and the rest of the Fishtown crew have really shaped my mental model of the technical and team aspects of datawarehouse'ing over the last 18 months. > > this post basically spells it out > https://blog.fishtownanalytics.com/does-my-startup-data-team-need-a-data-engineer-b6f4d68d7da9 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jan 09 15:05:01 +0000 2019 ---- > We just read Chouinard's "Let my people go surfing" about @patagonia for @BoweryFarming book club. > > I most enjoyed how Chouinard's confidence in running the biz to his values is rooted in not being desperate to be a biz success. That undermines so many. > > https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22155.Let_My_People_Go_Surfing <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Jan 10 15:05:00 +0000 2019 ---- > I was 32 when I moved from academia to the startup/industry world. These podcasts have been a fun way to accumulate that valuable "yep, seen it 100 times before" feeling you're supposed to have mid-career > > @podcaststartup > @thepitchshow > @HowIBuiltThis <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jan 11 13:05:00 +0000 2019 ---- > I had the opposite experience. After studying Behav Econ from undergrad through PhD, I was inclined never to trust my judgement (or anyone else's). The result is a heavy reliance on system 2, which works pretty well given the selection pressures I face. https://twitter.com/notjimmykimmel/status/1084174063004733445 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Jan 12 22:49:02 +0000 2019 ---- > Sunday visit to @metmuseum > > most delightful: Rosetu's crane breaking the 4th wall > > most aggravating: Vanderlyn's abuse of perspective in the Versailles panorama room > >  > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Jan 14 02:35:34 +0000 2019 ---- > recently revisited @airbnbdata's Knowledge Repo as a solution for publishing internal research. it's become very full featured (Rmd and md support in addition to ipynb!) and so much better than what we'd be able to maintain in-house. > > https://github.com/airbnb/knowledge-repo#knowledge-repo <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Jan 14 15:05:00 +0000 2019 ---- Replying to [@nolacoaster and @PittSchip](https://twitter.com/nelsistaken/status/1084469480489533440) > according to the methodology section of the report, it takes 9kg of milk to make 1kg of cheese. add a little energy to do the processing, and bam! who knew?! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jan 15 03:51:42 +0000 2019 ---- > I'd love to see the minutes from the editorial meeting in which @ThisAmerLife decided to go ~50% political content. > > I bet it was just like my inner monologue on how overtly political to be, except more thoughtful and endearing. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jan 15 13:03:00 +0000 2019 ---- Replying to [@thomasp85](https://twitter.com/thomasp85/status/1085161291847737346) > the takeaway here is how far ahead ggplot was in having a nice docs site <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jan 15 13:24:30 +0000 2019 ---- > I just gave a coworker the 10 min pitch on the way home tonight about how @Betterment is an extension of the Bogel philosophies that made vanguard the previous right answer. @jonstein was telling the same story with way better color https://twitter.com/jonstein/status/1085760330712535040 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Jan 17 05:12:23 +0000 2019 ---- > Raising money is exciting, but it feels really good to know it's not our purpose @BoweryFarming. By the time we spend $90M, we are going to be crazy good at growing food. > > I'll be hiring in Data &amp; AI throughout 2019. https://twitter.com/BoweryFarming/status/1072863189166145536 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Dec 12 18:23:12 +0000 2018 ---- Replying to [@morewedge and @Uber](https://twitter.com/morewedge/status/1075060469826760706) > Just make sure to ask some pointed questions about what kind of work you'll be doing > https://hbr.org/2017/04/uber-shows-how-not-to-apply-behavioral-economics <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Dec 19 01:52:49 +0000 2018 ---- Replying to [@hadleywickham](https://twitter.com/hadleywickham/status/1058105829986107398) > trick question, nobody has ever used switch without checking the docs or trial-and-error'ing the syntax <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Nov 01 21:20:21 +0000 2018 ---- Replying to [@colewenner](https://twitter.com/colewenner/status/1046892469043060736) >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Nov 05 00:25:27 +0000 2018 ---- Replying to [@colewenner](https://twitter.com/colewenner/status/1059241859313270784) > As a data scientist, I am perpetually showing up to feats of strength with charts. Mixed results. Haven't updated my strategy yet <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Nov 05 00:46:56 +0000 2018 ---- > I'm super excited to be talking about @BoweryFarming in public for the first time after a year of building some really cool stuff https://twitter.com/dataengconf/status/1059462153059606529 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Nov 05 15:32:24 +0000 2018 ---- Replying to [@karo_urb](https://twitter.com/karo_urb/status/1047822530113941506) > using standard data.frames. this should work > > df$var1[df$cond == 1] &lt;- NA > > but checkout dplyr or data.table if you want to do more things like this more easily <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Oct 04 12:25:20 +0000 2018 ---- Replying to [@sztul](https://twitter.com/sztul/status/1049452767369146368) > Were you there?! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Oct 09 00:43:59 +0000 2018 ---- Replying to [@CeceliaShao and @BoweryFarming](https://twitter.com/CeceliaShao/status/1053015274708971522) > Hey @CeceliaShao, we continue to hire for those roles, so please send great candidates my way! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Oct 23 02:51:56 +0000 2018 ---- Replying to [@CaitLamberton, @abbysussman and @Dan_Egan](https://twitter.com/@CaitLamberton/status/1042411535090573312) > and I have a paper in the works on this feature @Betterment > > https://www.betterment.com/resources/tax-impact-helps-you-get-the-full-picture/ > > which uses in-the-moment info on tax consequences to counter investors' tendency to over-trade <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Sep 20 01:54:08 +0000 2018 ---- > I just posted 2 new roles on my Data &amp; AI team @BoweryFarming > > - Data Analyst > - Computer Vision engineer > > I promise you that we've got some of the most interesting data work in town. > > https://hire.withgoogle.com/public/jobs/boweryfarmingcom/view/P_AAAAAADAAAYM_05lVNClTP <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jul 31 18:39:01 +0000 2018 ---- > RT @BoweryFarming: Honored to be named one of the @WSJ Tech Companies to Watch in 2018! https://www.wsj.com/graphics/tech-companies-to-watch-2018/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jun 13 12:17:13 +0000 2018 ---- > I haven't always voted in "minor" elections, but I did this AM > > * reading doesn't change anything > * talking doesn't change anything > * my amount of money doesn't change anything > * big turnouts change everything > > when is your next chance to vote? > https://www.headcount.org/voter-info/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jun 26 13:20:24 +0000 2018 ---- > I've been working on a data &amp; analytics blog called with some of my NYC data friends. 7 life-changing posts up already, check it out. https://twitter.com/LocalOptimistic/status/999312746289205248 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed May 23 15:47:11 +0000 2018 ---- Replying to [@jkregenstein](https://twitter.com/jkregenstein/status/999356138708783104) > it is a Hugo site to which you can contribute to in md or Rmd. we're accepting contributions here https://github.com/locallyoptimistic/LocallyOptimistic > > I think we only have 7 posts currently, so both the index page and tags cover them all <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed May 23 19:50:15 +0000 2018 ---- > RT @LocalOptimistic: Should your data warehouse have an SLA? > > Scott B says "yes!" and even provides a template > > https://www.locallyoptimistic.com/post/data-warehouse-sla-p1/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue May 29 16:20:44 +0000 2018 ---- Replying to [@wisevis](https://twitter.com/wisevis/status/980462753050759171) > check out data.table::fwrite() for next time! > https://blog.h2o.ai/2016/04/fast-csv-writing-for-r/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Apr 01 15:45:55 +0000 2018 ---- Replying to [@AmeliaMN](https://twitter.com/AmeliaMN/status/981216662996340737) > We're using lots of data science to grow pesticide-free local produce using 95% less water than traditional agriculture. http://boweryfarming.com/how-it-works > Happy to describe further! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Apr 03 18:20:15 +0000 2018 ---- > We just posted a #DataScientist role at @BoweryFarming, come work with me! > > I swear this job is so fun I feel guilty leaving home in the mornings. > > https://hire.withgoogle.com/public/jobs/boweryfarmingcom/view/P_AAAAAADAAADMjCo2otpZam > > #rstats #rstatsnyc @RStatsJobs <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Apr 18 19:18:30 +0000 2018 ---- > RT @nellwyn: So pumped for this: the inaugural Women in Analytics Conference will be on 4/13 at Facebook HQ! Event is 100% free, by applica… <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Mar 02 01:15:00 +0000 2018 ---- > pet peeve: > when people needlessly over-specify time zone (e.g. "EST" instead of "ET"), and also get it wrong. It's EDT now, be casual or correct! > > ^ this is not a flattering pet peeve <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Mar 20 21:15:33 +0000 2018 ---- Replying to [@saykatieday](https://twitter.com/@saykatieday/status/976259196428599296) > Isn't living in CO a sort of general intoxicant? <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Mar 21 01:30:02 +0000 2018 ---- Replying to [@daniel_egan](https://twitter.com/daniel_egan/status/961995903119777792) > Feels like maybe you mean > "I love #rstats, but the creators of the Gregorian calendar really drive me crazy" > > Follow me to the > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Fixed_Calendar > utopia <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Feb 09 16:51:33 +0000 2018 ---- Replying to [@nmgav](https://twitter.com/nmgav/status/950869116159709186) > I'd love to bring some in for the team @BoweryFarming ! ☕ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jan 10 01:05:53 +0000 2018 ---- Replying to [@ThomasSpeidel and @f2harrell](https://twitter.com/ThomasSpeidel/status/950946201318277120) > are you familiar with skimr? > https://github.com/ropenscilabs/skimr > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jan 10 04:29:13 +0000 2018 ---- Replying to [@f_chiare](https://twitter.com/f_chiare/status/951119412911800321) > 1) the team uses a package with shared tools > 2) the package contains an .Rmd template > http://rmarkdown.rstudio.com/developer_document_templates.html > 3) the package contains an add-in for "new report" which uses rmarkdown::draft() to create a new file for them to work in <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jan 10 16:16:32 +0000 2018 ---- > People do use language to mean numbers! > > Tom Wallsten has done lots of research on this. > https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C31&q=tom+wallsten+prob&btnG= > > Even reddit has done research on this > https://github.com/zonination/perceptions https://twitter.com/Nate_Cohn/status/951200932179652617 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jan 10 21:54:11 +0000 2018 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/951210590088892418) > and the graphs are always great > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jan 10 21:55:09 +0000 2018 ---- Replying to [@nickrohrbaugh](https://twitter.com/@nickrohrbaugh/status/955161405480726528) > Whoa, congrats! I'll start queuing up all my strangest rstudio Q's! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Jan 21 23:09:10 +0000 2018 ---- > Growth hack: mention someone's work on your podcast ... +1 subscriber https://twitter.com/daniel_egan/status/943264814415204353 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Dec 20 00:30:29 +0000 2017 ---- Replying to [@randal_olson and @h2oai](https://twitter.com/randal_olson/status/927166439659835392) > 's AutoML feels like it fits in that list http://h2o-release.s3.amazonaws.com/h2o/master/3888/docs-website/h2o-docs/automl.html <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Nov 05 21:40:47 +0000 2017 ---- Replying to [@daniel_egan and @Betterment](https://twitter.com/daniel_egan/status/928036675510525953) > Thanksgiving potluck? <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Nov 08 01:26:06 +0000 2017 ---- Replying to [@mccue](https://twitter.com/mccue/status/905796506862616580) > ^ look at this n00b. while you're at it, please don't stop in the middle of the sidewalk either <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Sep 07 14:29:00 +0000 2017 ---- Replying to [@bcmassey and @uri_sohn](https://twitter.com/bcmassey/status/909916991473012736) > I don't know, It sounds pretty exciting. I think I'm well calibrated on this <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Sep 19 00:30:26 +0000 2017 ---- Replying to [@decision_spark and @PTetlock](https://twitter.com/PavelDAtanasov/status/897502718310232064) > I thought you were going to say: difficult to guarantee prediction market payouts in civil war scenario, so contracts should be biased <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Aug 15 19:56:09 +0000 2017 ---- > Well... I was making a website, but I guess it was too successful for its own good. > > https://thecoyoukeep.com/ > #TheComanyYouKeep https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/897869174323728385 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Aug 16 17:51:37 +0000 2017 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/897878527923679233) > At least I didn't go for the 12 month pre-pay plan on @squarespace <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Aug 16 17:52:07 +0000 2017 ---- Replying to [@jtleek and @rdpeng](https://twitter.com/jtleek/status/897833843130064896) > I have no idea what is going on with the science of that situation, but I read 40% of that because it was so nicely argued <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Aug 16 21:58:02 +0000 2017 ---- Replying to [@joeziemer](https://twitter.com/joeziemer/status/903245248775811072) > I can't help but be a little sympathetic to the data folks on this one. I'm sure there wasn't a "is_fake" column <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Aug 31 14:13:45 +0000 2017 ---- Replying to [@joeziemer, @daniel_egan and @MTA](https://twitter.com/joeziemer/status/903263600588058625) > I mean, not to take the bait, but ... I'm sure the UX team working on the EasyPayExpress site was ... small <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Aug 31 14:34:08 +0000 2017 ---- Replying to [@karrtikiyer and @MattDowle](https://twitter.com/karrtikiyer/status/882921179719254017) > Short answer(s): > dt[, .(total = sum(x)), by = y] %&gt;% > .[, mean(total) ] > > or > > dt[, .(total = sum(x)), by = y][, mean(total) ] <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jul 07 02:45:12 +0000 2017 ---- > renter's insurance w/ @Lemonade_Inc means getting a feel-good #giveback day with unclaimed premiums. new feeling > > https://www.lemonade.com/blog/giveback-2017-win/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jul 11 16:39:24 +0000 2017 ---- > Very heartening (and often satisfyingly rude) public responses to election integrity commission, as released by WH > > https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/docs/comments-received-june-29-through-july-11-2017.pdf > >  > >  > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jul 14 13:57:36 +0000 2017 ---- Replying to [@johnmyleswhite](https://twitter.com/johnmyleswhite/status/886226247319257093) > The value of the normative model is not to describe behavior. It's to give structure to the comparison between theorized and observed. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Jul 15 17:16:31 +0000 2017 ---- Replying to [@johnmyleswhite](https://twitter.com/johnmyleswhite/status/886588088797073411) > Scaffolding may obscure the true lines of the architecture, but makes it a heck of a lot easier to get work done. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Jul 16 16:47:43 +0000 2017 ---- Replying to [@johnmyleswhite](https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/886628421606027270) > Normative benchmarks may introduce too many assumptions, but they allow constructive discourse in a field that is not naturally structured <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Jul 16 16:51:15 +0000 2017 ---- > RT @wimlds: @ledell of @h2oai presents Scalable #machinelearning | thanks @Betterment @swiftsam for hosting > >  > >  > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Jun 08 22:46:17 +0000 2017 ---- Replying to [@daniel_egan and @PTetlock](https://twitter.com/daniel_egan/status/879313473070444545) > Unsatisfying truth: you'll never know if you made any decision for the right reasons. 1/6 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Jun 26 14:14:45 +0000 2017 ---- Replying to [@daniel_egan and @PTetlock](https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/879342171438055424) > You're lucky if you get to find out whether your decisions were even related to outcomes. 2/6 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Jun 26 14:15:04 +0000 2017 ---- Replying to [@daniel_egan and @PTetlock](https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/879342250081345537) > In forecasting tournament with @PTetlock we found traits and behaviors of "Superforcasters" 3/6 https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=superforecasters <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Jun 26 14:15:16 +0000 2017 ---- Replying to [@daniel_egan and @PTetlock](https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/879342301650317313) > Key finding on this Q: Superforecasters update their forecasts > 1) frequently and > 2) by small amounts. 4/6 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Jun 26 14:15:35 +0000 2017 ---- Replying to [@daniel_egan and @PTetlock](https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/879342378468945920) > New information is valuable, but new information is very rarely overwhelming in the face of existing information. 5/6 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Jun 26 14:15:44 +0000 2017 ---- Replying to [@daniel_egan and @PTetlock](https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/879342419258593280) > Consider updating your belief from 90% sure of X to 80% sure, not X was correct, now it is wrong. 6/6 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Jun 26 14:15:52 +0000 2017 ---- Replying to [@daniel_egan and @PTetlock](https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/879342452469059584) > @market_fox <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Jun 26 14:26:33 +0000 2017 ---- > This is an opportunity for my true friends to show up with some softballs! https://twitter.com/mixpanel/status/845004405674049536 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 23 20:26:43 +0000 2017 ---- Replying to [@jodyavirgan](https://twitter.com/jodyavirgan/status/805580129766404096) > $12/ft in 11238 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Dec 05 12:44:05 +0000 2016 ---- > RT @EmpireStateBldg: Stay with us this election night for something truly spectacular! Click to watch live on @CNN. http://bit.ly/2feaqeJ… <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Nov 09 01:24:12 +0000 2016 ---- > It's still beautiful in the park this morning > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Nov 09 13:37:27 +0000 2016 ---- > New recurring donations set up for > @ACLU > @Earthjustice > @PPFA > @ProPublica > We need strong institutions promoting positive change. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Nov 15 03:16:03 +0000 2016 ---- > unexpectedly inspired by the #rstats crowd, e.g. > @hadleywickham @hspter @vsbuffalo @dinapomeranz > guess all roads from #rstats lead to good https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/798363907647819776 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Nov 15 03:25:50 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@yoniceedee](https://twitter.com/@yoniceedee/status/800668407620390912) > Hey Yoni. I lead the data science &amp; analytics team @Betterment. where are you at? <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Nov 21 15:16:16 +0000 2016 ---- > it's really rare to find a paper that is > 1. technical > 2. useful > 3. enjoyable > @awesomeboris is 3/3 > https://www.betterment.com/resources/research/tax-coordinated-portfolio-white-paper/ > @Betterment <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Oct 05 21:41:17 +0000 2016 ---- > Great conference, glad I made the trip! My slides from the talk are here http://goo.gl/YWD0cm https://twitter.com/davidtc/status/768511624902692865 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Aug 24 19:28:10 +0000 2016 ---- > RT @amkahl: Scientific papers don't say "I noticed X is different than Y," @swiftsam on testing ideas, not observations #FARCON https://t.… <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Aug 24 19:29:02 +0000 2016 ---- > Please come put your #rstats skills to good use with us @Betterment ! > > https://boards.greenhouse.io/betterment/jobs/214538?gh_jid=214538#.V5pecZMrLUI > Recently: > http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-14/robo-adviser-betterment-hits-the-5-billion-mark > #rstatsjobs <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Jul 28 19:38:17 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@Stata](https://twitter.com/Stata/status/759839774748225537) > p(free|#rstats) = 1 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Jul 31 23:35:16 +0000 2016 ---- > My twitter bot that explains the colors on the Empire State Building colors turns 1 today! https://twitter.com/ESBcolor/status/728601134722646016 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri May 06 15:07:20 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@mccue](https://twitter.com/mccue/status/728625777714040834) > 170 days with scheduled colors out of the last 365 (47%), but the also sneak some in off the record <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri May 06 16:45:57 +0000 2016 ---- > Come do business analytics the modern way @Betterment with #rstats > https://www.betterment.com/resources/inside-betterment/engineering/modern-data-analysis-dont-trust-your-spreadsheet/ > > Sound fun? Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/betterment/jobs/214538?gh_jid=214538#.VzJUKRUrLXE <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue May 10 22:17:21 +0000 2016 ---- > @JennyBryan thanks for the 0.2.0.9000 version of #googlesheets, those HTTP 500s were really raining on my automated processes parade <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Apr 01 16:37:59 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@romanmars](https://twitter.com/romanmars/status/723319082657796097) > aren't you worried about people hearing @helenzaltzman 's voice in real life and just melting right into the lake? <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Apr 22 01:17:19 +0000 2016 ---- > @winston_chang didn’t you post about a package which viz’d the run time of fn’s ion in #rstats? I found rspeed but don’t understand it <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 03 21:46:37 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@hadleywickham and @winston_chang](https://twitter.com/hadleywickham/status/705517458195480576) > yes! exactly, thanks! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 03 22:30:36 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@rdpeng](https://twitter.com/rdpeng/status/705796538656825346) > I agree that you’re landing on the wrong takeaway in this debate > @uri_sohn’s take makes the most sense to me > http://datacolada.org/2016/03/03/47/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Mar 04 17:35:35 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@rdpeng](https://twitter.com/rdpeng/status/705821867471458305) > I’m surprised by your stance on this. Can you be less cryptic in your criticisms? Not a lot of villains here https://cos.io/about_sponsors/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Mar 04 18:34:44 +0000 2016 ---- > @GHBass My sole wore through within 6 mos. of normal walking in the city. Normal? Cust serv was no help. > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Mar 15 20:02:16 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@ericscarlson](https://twitter.com/@ericscarlson/status/709894560755769344) > maybe this would work for you? Activity tab —&gt; select date range —&gt; check only dividends —&gt; download as CSV @Betterment <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Mar 16 00:38:11 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@GHBass](https://twitter.com/GHBass/status/709840359472373762) > hmm, got an “unable to assist” from AM Retail Group and contact info for a wholesaler. don’t know what to do with that. unresolved <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Mar 16 15:34:16 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@GHBass](https://twitter.com/GHBass/status/710183946416496640) > Thanks so much, happily resolved now! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Mar 16 21:18:39 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@colewenner](https://twitter.com/colewenner/status/711370099811221504) > happy birthday! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Mar 20 02:17:11 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@MattDowle](https://twitter.com/MattDowle/status/713047953577893888) > fread() is so good and was so far ahead of its time, that I long ago forgot that loading data used to be an annoying step Thanks! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 24 17:14:06 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@M_T_Patterson](https://twitter.com/M_T_Patterson/status/713391373886603265) > ok, now the bet is between the HS senior getting dealt a 4 of a kind and a basketball player being struck by lightning <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Mar 25 20:40:07 +0000 2016 ---- > @replyall your new job: reporting for nyt articles without attribution. #zardulu is old news if you're in the reply all loop <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Mar 29 04:32:14 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@DavMicRot](https://twitter.com/DavMicRot/status/715365040510091265) > the only datetime mistake is thinking you’ll ever be able to handle datetimes. they will always win. trust your library of choice <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 31 03:02:31 +0000 2016 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/bdsams/status/696084438422257665) > @bdsams, you own your portfolio @Betterment. if we closed, you would just choose a new home for your securities http://support.betterment.com/customer/portal/articles/936653 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Feb 07 20:11:49 +0000 2016 ---- > "Rental activities in which you actively participate are considered passive activities.” &lt;— this stuff is what makes tax time fun <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Feb 07 21:38:06 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@MichaelKitces, @sulemandn and @AaronKlein](https://twitter.com/MichaelKitces/status/697457849249742852) > Consumer reports was probably more systematic in their evaluation http://news.fintech.io/post/102cwtm/consumer-reports-names-betterment-in-top-five-for-customer-service-with-usaa-sch <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Feb 10 16:48:36 +0000 2016 ---- > I found a $100 bill blowing down Broad St in philly within 2 hours of waking up. Early indicators are very bullish on 2016. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jan 01 20:40:27 +0000 2016 ---- > excellent use of internet: help digitize data from NYC immigrant’s finances from 150 yrs ago > http://emigrantcity.nypl.org/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Jan 07 15:12:35 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@seankross](https://twitter.com/seankross/status/686989881067868160) > looks like a great outline, but lectures 4-6 aren’t published to that site yet, would love to see them! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jan 12 21:24:29 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@seankross](https://twitter.com/seankross/status/687023710260359168) > of course, I’ve never run a workshop any other way. I’ll bookmark and check back. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jan 12 21:42:44 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@thosjleeper and @hadleywickham](https://twitter.com/thosjleeper/status/687337787150827520) > yeah, that’s definitely how I solve the problem <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jan 13 18:19:04 +0000 2016 ---- > .@nyctaxi’s “Real NYers ride yellow” ad campaign seems a tragic misread of their situation. Doubt-my-authenticity marketing is not endearing <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Jan 14 16:13:33 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@mccue](https://twitter.com/mccue/status/687672288125300736) > those are all great things to advertise! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Jan 14 16:32:43 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@lesliekjohn](https://twitter.com/lesliekjohn/status/689948561585393665) > the SalesFee is more than offset by the Discount. You’re going to bankrupt this poor small biz with your shrewd bargain hunting <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jan 20 23:25:16 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@M_T_Patterson](https://twitter.com/M_T_Patterson/status/691660227251408899) > Sorry, I only accept “… times as likely as being struck by lightening” for making low probabilities more comprehensible <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Jan 25 17:13:44 +0000 2016 ---- > @ItsGregThomas thanks to git, I do > https://github.com/swiftsam/ExperimentAnalyses/blob/master/FSD%20Analysis.R#L191 > and (open access!), as published > http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0069258#pone-0069258-g001 https://twitter.com/ItsGregThomas/status/692370915888402432 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jan 27 18:30:26 +0000 2016 ---- > Has NYC caught a case of SFism? A busker in Harlem just asked if I could spare a stock option. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Jan 28 23:53:01 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@daniel_egan](https://twitter.com/daniel_egan/status/693077952246996992) > and to boot the premise "Since by definition the average of all active managers also tracks ‘the market’” is straight up false. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jan 29 14:37:39 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@daniel_egan](https://twitter.com/daniel_egan/status/693080948460634112) > if all active managers buy only the same losing stock during a period the index went up, they all underperform. correlated errs <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jan 29 14:48:43 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@daniel_egan](https://twitter.com/daniel_egan/status/693083477584039937) > someone in the larger universe of non-passive investors described in point 2 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jan 29 14:50:59 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@daniel_egan](https://twitter.com/daniel_egan/status/693915495863566336) > People under-specify when they haven’t thought of or can’t know everything that is important. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Jan 31 22:41:19 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@daniel_egan](https://twitter.com/daniel_egan/status/693915495863566336) > People over-specify when they ignore indications they have done so. Willful overconfidence is more troubling to me. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Jan 31 22:42:17 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@daniel_egan](https://twitter.com/daniel_egan/status/693930490177417217) > not because of c/omission, but because overfitting is usually unnecessary / measureable / avoidable so more regrettable <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Feb 01 00:25:08 +0000 2016 ---- Replying to [@hspter](https://twitter.com/hspter/status/671909497808535552) > I’ve been on Fi for a month with the 5x and am a big fan. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Dec 02 04:42:48 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@hspter and @rdpeng](https://twitter.com/hspter/status/672077791152750592) > Great episode! A topic I can’t get enough of either. I recently wrote about it for @Betterment here https://www.betterment.com/resources/inside-betterment/engineering/modern-data-analysis-dont-trust-your-spreadsheet/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Dec 03 14:52:50 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@hspter and @rdpeng](https://twitter.com/hspter/status/672077791152750592) > If you had to estimate, how widespread is use of reproducible methods in industry? (maybe in tech &amp; startup vs big &amp; legacy) <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Dec 03 14:56:36 +0000 2015 ---- > Are my prefs especially unstable or can we agree favs make bad security Qs? My fav historical fig changes freq’ly > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Dec 04 16:28:44 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@pab1990](https://twitter.com/pab1990/status/677849403563053056) > we keep costs low with efficient technology; there are no other fees or revenues. see https://www.betterment.com/resources/inside-betterment/our-story/vertical-integration-better-business-better-returns/ @Betterment <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Dec 18 15:47:35 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@JudMackrill and @BillWinterberg](https://twitter.com/JudMackrill/status/677945968394764288) > nothing new, been on our site for 3 years + > https://web.archive.org/web/20130113230108/https://www.betterment.com/how/ > @Betterment <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Dec 18 20:47:36 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@hspter and @NSSDeviations](https://twitter.com/hspter/status/681978434877272064) > is the name of that gist "bootstrap. Boom!" or "bootstrap [using] broom (sic)"? <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Dec 31 13:18:30 +0000 2015 ---- > The new @SurprisingShow podcast reminds me of academics at home for thanksgiving, pitching their science as Fun! The show is better at it. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Nov 04 13:47:17 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@Perryjamesphoto](https://twitter.com/perryjsmith/status/662003769606062082) > thanks for recommending us! @derekmswanson, check out this article for a summary of the options https://www.betterment.com/resources/retirement/401ks-and-iras/self-employed-retirement-options/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Nov 04 20:44:29 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@sbanjo](https://twitter.com/sbanjo/status/662393173206024192) > I voted no, but if they're on the shelves somebody is buying them. Grocers know the value of freezer aisle real estate <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Nov 06 00:50:34 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@AdamDFoster, @_christinaLK and @hadleywickham](https://twitter.com/AdamDFoster/status/663811490839941120) > yes! I think making the contrast with excel is an easy win. https://www.betterment.com/resources/inside-betterment/engineering/modern-data-analysis-dont-trust-your-spreadsheet/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Nov 09 20:32:53 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@jasontraff](https://twitter.com/jasontraff/status/665249305062588416) > sure! my contact info is here http://swift.pw/contact/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Nov 13 19:33:56 +0000 2015 ---- > .@avsudhir’s #FloatingCity is an amazing tour of NYC, but also an honest story of finding identity as an academic > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Nov 17 17:02:43 +0000 2015 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/666662764706996224) > I missed an opportunity to make that sound much more exciting. it’s about the drug dealers, sex workers, and crime all around us <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Nov 17 22:17:54 +0000 2015 ---- > approval from heads of FBI, DHS, &amp; DNI for each refugee is the bizarro version of efficient govt. #ShouldBeAJoke http://nyti.ms/1S5rtK7 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Nov 19 18:36:37 +0000 2015 ---- > RT @morewedge: One #SJDM2015 highlight - reflections and advice from Danny Kahneman, and Leif Nelson in a suit and tie. https://t.co/ORCNoV… <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Nov 22 08:06:21 +0000 2015 ---- > RT @uri_sohn: "Specification-Curve" - Proposed solution to selective reporting of econometric analyses. > http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2694998 https://t.c… <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Nov 24 12:47:32 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@daniel_egan and @jasonzweigwsj](https://twitter.com/daniel_egan/status/670750305999560704) > revealed preferences <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Nov 29 00:41:14 +0000 2015 ---- > A run in the woods from my dog's perspective via a helmet cam strapped to her shoulder https://youtu.be/bod53OaKHao > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Nov 29 13:41:42 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@daniel_egan](https://twitter.com/daniel_egan/status/651566307620601856) > I think I might know what you’re referencing here <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Oct 07 01:22:37 +0000 2015 ---- > My fav new @Betterment feature helps investors check their #HindsightBias: Investing Journal > https://www.betterment.com/resources/inside-betterment/product-news/whyd-i-do-that-never-forget-with-the-investing-journal/ > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Oct 08 12:53:46 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@Nudgeblog, @JamesLKimmel and @ideas42](https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/652104599155920896) > you guys would like this feature @Betterment to help investors with #HindsightBias https://www.betterment.com/resources/inside-betterment/product-news/whyd-i-do-that-never-forget-with-the-investing-journal/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Oct 08 12:59:48 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@Nudgeblog](https://twitter.com/Nudgeblog/status/652209792975544321) > Yes, it was a matter of much debate, behavior vs UX. May soon come to an A/B test near you! > @JamesLKimmel @ideas42 @Betterment <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Oct 08 19:54:09 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@daniel_egan](https://twitter.com/daniel_egan/status/652478084319473664) > you buy the eye tracking rig, I'll look at stuff and use @brocferg's sweet package to tell you where I looked. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Oct 09 13:42:48 +0000 2015 ---- > I like both halves of this team; excited to see what they come up with together. https://twitter.com/qapitalapp/status/654011150917627904 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Oct 14 19:40:44 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@jacobgoldstein](https://twitter.com/jacobgoldstein/status/656160528537112576) > even the NYT publishes on medium now? that does not feel like progress <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Oct 19 17:36:45 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@daniel_egan](https://twitter.com/daniel_egan/status/656961861045370880) > you're supposed to read the book <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Oct 22 03:12:56 +0000 2015 ---- > Crafting advice for ~10^5 customers at once is new, but not a disadvantage. We get to measure what actually works! https://twitter.com/FT_PWM/status/644851440817717248 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Oct 27 21:52:45 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@daniel_egan](https://twitter.com/daniel_egan/status/659376112712208384) > Can I extract a payment from society for delivering 25 years of advances immediately? Bet I could get more than $1k. win win <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Oct 28 14:46:11 +0000 2015 ---- > The spreadsheet had a good run, but it’s no longer up to the task > reproducible, versionable, scalable, open #rstats > > https://www.betterment.com/resources/inside-betterment/engineering/modern-data-analysis-dont-trust-your-spreadsheet/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Oct 30 14:34:16 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@CMUBuggy](https://twitter.com/CMUBuggy/status/660182139523100676) > I’m going to be out for rolls tomorrow, glad I guessed correctly which day would be cancelled! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Oct 30 20:24:58 +0000 2015 ---- > RT @revodavid: Betterment uses #Python for data pipelines and R #rstats for modeling, analyses, and reporting https://www.betterment.com/resources/inside-betterment/engineering/modern-data-analysis-dont-trust-your-spreadsheet/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Oct 30 21:11:04 +0000 2015 ---- > Congrats to the now-official Social &amp; Behavioral Sci Team! Important mission, done right > #thanksObama #sbst @ideas42 https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/09/15/fact-sheet-president-obama-signs-executive-order-white-house-announces <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Sep 15 20:31:04 +0000 2015 ---- > had this disaster on screen &amp; coworkers @Betterment were suddenly curious about #DataScience and #rstats #datavizwin > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Sep 16 23:33:57 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@btwb](https://twitter.com/btwb/status/644481273248018432) > nice! feature request: 257lbs is then rounded to the nearest convenient bar weight and plates 257 ~ 255 (45 x 2, 10, 5) #nomath <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Sep 17 12:41:13 +0000 2015 ---- > How much would @Uber be worth without @googlemaps navigation? <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Aug 06 02:49:00 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@drewconway](https://twitter.com/drewconway/status/629318997465538560) > when the wind is right, the bubbles float past our office windows @Betterment which gives some meetings a dreamy vibe <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Aug 06 16:03:14 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@sbanjo](https://twitter.com/sbanjo/status/629408821832626176) > only 60% more per capita ($235 —&gt; $390), but that’s still a lot. Many states legalized casinos in that time http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2013/12/02/casinos-hold-sway-in-39-states-up-from-just-two-a-few-decades-ago/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Aug 06 22:09:56 +0000 2015 ---- > RT @donandrewmoore: Jenn Logg asks what advice people will use more: advice from a person or from an algorithm? http://my.aom.org/program/SessionDetails.aspx?sid=19147 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Aug 07 20:15:55 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@adamdavidson](https://twitter.com/adamdavidson/status/629803652861923328) > Galton only said it would work with oxen, no telling whether crowds are wise about cows <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Aug 08 04:36:44 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@daniel_egan](https://twitter.com/daniel_egan/status/631430629469519872) > the daemon lobby needs to take action against demons who are crowding the brand and confusing terminology consumers <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Aug 12 17:59:03 +0000 2015 ---- > RT @datapointnyc: It's official, join us at DataPoint on October 2, 2015 for the best community-driven #DataScience conference in town. htt… <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Aug 14 22:41:31 +0000 2015 ---- > "We're at 22 bps now — average behavioral loss. We're going to squeeze that down to 15 by next quarter.” @Betterment http://www.bankinvestmentconsultant.com/news/reinvent_wealth/the-advantage-of-data-driven-financial-advice-2693905-1.html?zkPrintable=1&nopagination=1 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Aug 19 14:33:13 +0000 2015 ---- > I’ll be on a panel about “The Data Scientist Mindset”. Me characterizing my mindset is likely to be funny. Be there http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-data-scientist-mindset-tickets-17924248911 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Aug 19 15:35:26 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@iraglass](https://twitter.com/iraglass/status/634759542962790401) > thanks for the reminder, I had good intentions while I was listening on the dog walk, but easier to take action from my desk <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Aug 21 16:21:36 +0000 2015 ---- > Hey @IQuantNY, I bet you would love the conference we’re organizing: @datapointnyc > Oct 2, hosted @google > Free > Call for submissions open now <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Aug 23 18:20:14 +0000 2015 ---- > Hey @betaNYC, your crowd would be great at the conference we’re organizing: @datapointnyc > Oct 2, hosted @google > Free > Submissions open now <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Aug 23 18:22:54 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@ronlieber](https://twitter.com/ronlieber/status/635522841883099136) > founded 10 years ago, so probably not a good indicator of current naming trends <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Aug 23 20:40:47 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@kashhill](https://twitter.com/kashhill/status/636175595047555072) > does it count as viral if the media writes about it 5x a day for weeks? I think we’ve exhausted the pro-social journalism on this <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Aug 25 15:10:39 +0000 2015 ---- > I backed new @redshift_sports kickstarter: the ShockStop stem. Saw one in person and it felt super high quality > https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redshiftsports/shockstop-the-shock-absorbing-bike-stem <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Aug 25 20:16:23 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@rdpeng](https://twitter.com/rdpeng/status/636282160543072256) > remake is a package doing that kind of thing as well https://github.com/richfitz/remake <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Aug 25 21:05:11 +0000 2015 ---- > RT @DLin71: Fascinating chart showing the strong correlation between the Shanghai Composite Index and a map of Virginia http://t.co/OB48meL… <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Aug 27 14:14:48 +0000 2015 ---- > @replyall hey, if I wanted a beautiful and poetic podcast, I'd listen to @romanmars. jk, loved it. #todaystheday <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Aug 27 23:00:11 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@bauer_san and @TightwadNation](https://twitter.com/bauer_san/status/637988550701486081) > check out this recent piece on that topic https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-invest-10-million-robo-advisor-jonathan-stein <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Aug 30 17:25:19 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@unbound_brewer](https://twitter.com/unbound_brewer/status/638360410673049600) > thanks! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Aug 31 15:15:37 +0000 2015 ---- > come work with me on the @Betterment data team! #rstats https://boards.greenhouse.io/betterment/jobs/76333#.VZ11ARN3nXE <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jul 08 19:07:58 +0000 2015 ---- > I have trouble reconciling > A) my concerns about wealth inequality in our society > with > B) how cool castles are > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Jul 09 18:16:25 +0000 2015 ---- > Just saw an out of control quad copter crash into a building at vanderbilt and bergen if anybody's missing one <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Jul 13 00:35:26 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@Rafase282](https://twitter.com/Rafase282/status/620992385082855424) > A total of $100+ in auto-deposits across goals qualifies for Builder tier pricing http://support.betterment.com/customer/portal/articles/1021532-what-are-my-fees-based-on-?b_id=9042 > @Betterment <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jul 14 17:23:35 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@Rafase282](https://twitter.com/Rafase282/status/621007888505421824) > That would work, but keep in mind IRS rules prevent transfers between IRAs and other goals http://support.betterment.com/customer/portal/articles/1182738-how-do-i-transfer-between-goals-?t=521859?t=521859 > @Betterment <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jul 14 17:35:57 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@sbanjo, @qz and @TimFernholz](https://twitter.com/sbanjo/status/621767295988142080) > less clever than it sounds since it's just a static '25 mins'. A simulation with fewer drivers would have been cool <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Jul 16 20:40:17 +0000 2015 ---- > @SlackHQ don’t be so hard on yourself, we just have crappy wifi in the office sometimes. it’s not you, it’s me > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jul 17 21:53:41 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@CMUBuggy](https://twitter.com/CMUBuggy/status/622454437265678337) > no but for real, what is that thing? <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Jul 18 18:50:07 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@JamesLKimmel and @MisbehavingBlog](https://twitter.com/notjimmykimmel/status/623317217174810624) > Thanks Jaime, I saw it as soon as you posted yesterday. looks like a fun series in the making <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jul 21 13:20:54 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@BCAppelbaum and @adamdavidson](https://twitter.com/BCAppelbaum/status/623576305532014597) > much more likely that 60% of respondents think it is polite to feign interest in important matters of the state <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jul 21 19:42:00 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@francescagino and @nprnews](https://twitter.com/francescagino/status/623828084957949952) > great to hear your voice on my commute this morning, Fran! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jul 22 13:20:03 +0000 2015 ---- > nerd tip: use google’s pagespeed mod to auto add google analytics to your R Markdown reports. #rstats http://swift.pw/google-analytics-for-r-markdown-using-apache-mod_pagespeed/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Jul 23 03:39:37 +0000 2015 ---- > I feel like you guys would like this @hspter @JennyBryan @rstudio @theericstone https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/624061274658340864 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Jul 23 03:42:24 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@Pete_Spence](https://twitter.com/Pete_Spence/status/626793258375643136) > I haven’t been scraping Games results, but all athletes should be included in the Open data avail here http://swift.pw/crossfit-games-data-2012-2015/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Jul 30 17:10:14 +0000 2015 ---- > RT @daniel_egan: @swiftsam presenting on Tax Impact Preview by @Betterment at #CFDM2015 > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jun 02 16:20:19 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@michaelsderby and @sbanjo](https://twitter.com/michaelsderby/status/606892662117924864) > so, conditional on Dudley not being surprised, others won’t be surprised? did we learn anything from that statement? <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jun 05 19:58:32 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@JennyBryan](https://twitter.com/JennyBryan/status/607676579603316736) > you're too quick! I deleted my tweet after actually testing it and seeing that it did nothing :-) <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Jun 07 22:37:30 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@atmccann](https://twitter.com/atmccann/status/607992500947709953) > is the discontinuity at half time a model artifact or interesting psychological effect coming out of the break? <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Jun 08 19:37:03 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@JadAbumrad](https://twitter.com/JadAbumrad/status/608330627360931840) > what if eventually everyone joins the matching pool and nobody is left to be the original contributor? <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jun 09 18:01:21 +0000 2015 ---- > textbook marketing is rough, "we can say unequivocally that no other ... text has close to the number of footnote references." <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jun 10 20:01:38 +0000 2015 ---- > .@R_Thaler, thanks so much for #misbehaving. Wish I’d had it when I started phd @teppercmu. Rich context makes the great papers even better! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jun 16 14:45:07 +0000 2015 ---- > timely data journalism driving change. #TakeDownTheFlag http://www.postandcourier.com/apps/pbcs.dll/dcce?Site=CP&Date=20150622&Category=StaticPages&Module=15&Class=15&Type=StaticPages&ID=432782 via @postandcourier <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Jun 22 21:36:34 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@theericstone](https://twitter.com/theericstone/status/613438608448421889) > would it be fair to call that a ‘complianment’? @rstudio <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jun 23 20:17:38 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@JamesLKimmel and @NudgeBlog](https://twitter.com/notjimmykimmel/status/613774685260615680) > has the potential to backfire if people (rationally?) judge that 3 cals is not worth foregoing the elevator <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jun 24 18:46:25 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@JamesLKimmel](https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/613780233720868865) > @NudgeBlog > 3 cals x 2/day x 250 workdays = 1.5k cals > same as cutting 1 beer/month. nudges best applied where leverage is high <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jun 24 19:06:18 +0000 2015 ---- > not @TheOnion : "Whole Foods has overcharged customers since 2010, NYC probe says” via @csmonitor http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/The-Bite/2015/0625/Whole-Foods-has-overcharged-customers-since-2010-NYC-probe-says <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Jun 25 18:40:16 +0000 2015 ---- > .@Chobani’s ’SIMPLY 100™’ yogurt contains …150 calories per serving. Next up: Simple Dozens eggs, 8 per carton. > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jun 26 14:17:44 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@peterkriss](https://twitter.com/peterkriss/status/614496369080860672) > Daylight savings time? AZ and HI will get the last laugh on that one <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jun 26 18:25:10 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@peterkriss](https://twitter.com/peterkriss/status/614496369080860672) > but seriously folks. Different approaches to taxation creates something of a market for citizens which might be constructive <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jun 26 18:25:38 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@peterkriss](https://twitter.com/peterkriss/status/614501779703631872) > federalism loses at social progress issues, but has value in allowing the design of gov’t to evolve via trying different things <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jun 26 19:01:55 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@sbanjo and @qz](https://twitter.com/sbanjo/status/615963142019911680) > is the unit on that graph liters or $s? I’m getting mixed signals, but I bet 9 pints/day would be a lot even for the Finnish <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jun 30 19:35:26 +0000 2015 ---- > . @MITFinTech conference kicking off! > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri May 01 12:32:19 +0000 2015 ---- > RT @jasontraff: Thanks to @swiftsam from @betterment for speaking at the @mit #fintech conference! > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri May 01 13:04:45 +0000 2015 ---- > RT @ploberman: Betterment doubled AUM in last 5 months to $2bn @swiftsam #MITFinTech15 #growth <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri May 01 13:05:09 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@planetmoney](https://twitter.com/planetmoney/status/594310774086082560) > this tweet was consecutive in my feed after @elonmusk saying he solved batteries, I love the dramatic tension <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat May 02 12:05:33 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@markhammer1987](https://twitter.com/markhammer1987/status/594332687218802688) > they're in cahoots with the button lobby which also did well in the microwave deal <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat May 02 12:26:18 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@arktemplar and @Betterment](https://twitter.com/s14joshi/status/594362590882435073) > difficult to support secure client-facing API, but we do integrate very well with most financial service aggregators <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat May 02 13:11:20 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@Far3TheeWell and @Betterment](https://twitter.com/Far3TheeWell/status/594311154064842753) > No getting around ETF fees, they come out of dividends at the source http://support.betterment.com/customer/portal/articles/934265 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat May 02 13:17:40 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@arktemplar and @Betterment](https://twitter.com/s14joshi/status/594517305280757761) > will give you a rough approx. misses divs, rebalancing, TLH+, etc. what could we provide in-app to meet your needs? <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat May 02 15:13:59 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@arktemplar and @Betterment](https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/594520213934182401) > you can download goal-level daily balance and activity CSV from Activity tab to help reconcile diffs <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat May 02 15:21:28 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@ZachWahls](https://twitter.com/ZachWahls/status/595683443868102657) > we’ve laid out our case here https://www.betterment.com/smarter-online-investing/ which also comes with a bonus! @Betterment <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue May 05 20:39:22 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@mhenders](https://twitter.com/dafacto/status/595958943911784448) > thanks for the thoughtful feedback Matt. I posted a response on your site. @Betterment <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed May 06 15:55:39 +0000 2015 ---- > NYers: I made a bot that explains the colors on the empire state building each AM. follow and impress your friends! https://twitter.com/ESBcolor/status/596623342083375104 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri May 08 14:22:45 +0000 2015 ---- > New incubator with @danariely for health &amp; financial behavior startups. I love it, behavior is even cooler than tech https://twitter.com/danariely/status/596704855051214848 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri May 08 16:00:57 +0000 2015 ---- > RT @darenchapin: Finally, a working tweetbot for this: @ESBColor > Now we just need one for: why are there fireworks right now? <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri May 08 18:11:50 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@RainbowThyme and @TheJakeSchmidt](https://twitter.com/jessiedotjs/status/596747662633902080) > guys stop, I’m blushing. source here since you’re also plenty cool https://github.com/swiftsam/ESBcolor <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri May 08 18:48:55 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@MarkPanz](https://twitter.com/@MarkPanz/status/597365766917386242) > do you know of anywhere the meanings are posted? the pdf on that page is still for 2014 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon May 11 12:44:32 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@zaphraud and @Betterment](https://twitter.com/@zaphraud/status/598481081264812032) > we can do you 10,000x better than that: millionths of shares! More on why it’s so important: https://www.betterment.com/resources/investment-strategy/fractional-shares-diversification-portfolio-investing/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed May 13 13:38:41 +0000 2015 ---- > @JennyBryan thanks for making your working-directory-insanity solution a gist! very elegant. just implemented it @Betterment <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu May 14 21:39:39 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@JennyBryan](https://twitter.com/JennyBryan/status/599269981608509441) > table rendering depends on the output type. if html, you can use custom css <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri May 15 18:12:43 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@JennyBryan](https://twitter.com/JennyBryan/status/599277147094589440) > some of the the knitr html themes have good table styles: Rstudio -&gt; gear next to Knit HTML -&gt; Apply theme <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri May 15 18:20:59 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@JennyBryan](https://twitter.com/JennyBryan/status/599279106790850561) > bummer! don’t know a great solution off the top of my head. You can always add the width style to the table directly in the html <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri May 15 18:43:37 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@M_T_Patterson](https://twitter.com/M_T_Patterson/status/600297514772881409) > or use file.path(“path”,”to”,”directory”) and celebrate your cross-platform sucess <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon May 18 13:56:13 +0000 2015 ---- > My talk about @Betterment at @MITFinTech. https://youtu.be/wGG_CtkdGeg > Not even getting too bad of a “hearing my own recorded voice” feeling. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue May 19 14:01:35 +0000 2015 ---- > #15point5 completes the series. 55% of athletes made it. congrats! #crossfitopen2015 http://swift.pw/?p=490 > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Apr 01 06:26:25 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@peterubel](https://twitter.com/peterubel/status/583348557970845697) > I'd go without sugar for a week to get an x-axis label, @Nielsen <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Apr 01 19:24:15 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@mccue](https://twitter.com/mccue/status/585137767291744257) > good methodology notes too, “Furious time includes hand-to-hand combat, discharging weapons, and slamming one vehicle into another" <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Apr 06 20:53:41 +0000 2015 ---- > I hope mgmt @Betterment doesn’t hear about the new #machinelearning service from #AWS. they’ll think I’m overpaid > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Apr 09 22:31:40 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@M_T_Patterson](https://twitter.com/M_T_Patterson/status/586506093209251840) > I think they’ve got a solid history of RCT in solicitations. 2010: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2010/Banner_testing <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Apr 10 14:46:04 +0000 2015 ---- > RT @weisgall: Why women are better investors than men via @FortuneMagazine w/ @swiftsam &amp; @Betterment http://for.tn/1HW8yfA <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Apr 11 13:42:41 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@CMUFringe and @CMUBuggy](https://twitter.com/CMUFringe/status/587267091830550529) > FRBRF! can’t wait to see you guys in a few days! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Apr 12 14:57:36 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@mccue and @holman](https://twitter.com/mccue/status/587437169507196928) > in case anyone had trouble finding the video https://youtu.be/Zs-FaH5B1-M?t=10s <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Apr 13 02:21:50 +0000 2015 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/bordick/status/587739650782990336) > @bordick, hey @CMU_Compubookie, he’s talking to you <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Apr 13 22:25:54 +0000 2015 ---- > My 1st byline @betterment: Across all accounts, 67% of customer accounts have Behavior Gap Zero. #mindthegap https://www.betterment.com/resources/investment-strategy/behavioral-finance-investing-strategy/betterment-customers-stay-the-course-steer-clear-of-behavior-gap/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Apr 14 17:24:47 +0000 2015 ---- > Just gave a fun #datascience talk about @CMUBuggy at #CMUCarnival. Thanks to all who came, or check it out here: https://prezi.com/3ghmo_xctamd/a-data-scientists-history-of-buggy/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Apr 16 16:56:18 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@JoaoMenano and @MadysonDesigns](https://twitter.com/JoaoMenano/status/589847674314223616) > Sounds super interesting, I'm definitely in for idea bouncing <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Apr 20 00:25:50 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@BillWinterberg](https://twitter.com/BillWinterberg/status/590513220210847744) > Happy to talk in depth about the statistics, and I’d welcome proposals for a more rigorous or enlightening approach. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Apr 21 15:08:41 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@randal_olson](https://twitter.com/randal_olson/status/590532736416362496) > critical for a bar chart since 0 is implied. judgment call for line charts since 0 may not be relevant. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Apr 21 15:19:55 +0000 2015 ---- > heading to @MITFinTech conference on Thursday to talk about @Betterment. would love to see Boston folks! http://www.mitfintech.com/conference <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Apr 28 16:10:29 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@btwb](https://twitter.com/btwb/status/571704038951141376) > I just posted something similar using scraped data. Probably up your alley, check it out http://swift.pw/data/wod-data-crossfit-open-15-1 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Mar 03 10:08:49 +0000 2015 ---- > it’s #crossfitopen2015 #data > time! did you know: 221k athletes is 7% growth over 2014? http://swift.pw/?p=253 > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Mar 03 12:30:24 +0000 2015 ---- > 1st behavioral piece I contributed to @Betterment. Men take advice, then move 1 small notch riskier. Self-signaling? > https://www.betterment.com/resources/investment-strategy/behavioral-finance-investing-strategy/data-suggests-women-are-better-behaved-investors/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Mar 03 18:28:21 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@cw360](https://twitter.com/cw360/status/572822020733444099) > that’s the tool I want to build next. put in your name, and it highlights your score in the distribution. maybe with link to share <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Mar 03 19:16:11 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@mcervania](https://twitter.com/mcervania/status/572849309839990784) > growth this year was not faster than recent years, so I think Scaled div is to improve the Open experience for current fitters <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Mar 03 20:08:02 +0000 2015 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/573179871054200833) > .@NateSilver538 wow it feels good to know that it takes other people that long to get the first sentence to work <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Mar 04 18:06:08 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@daniel_egan](https://twitter.com/daniel_egan/status/573463022544510978) > and underpriced at that! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 05 14:32:20 +0000 2015 ---- > RT @daniel_egan: "When PhD met ROI": panel on transitioning to biz from academia with @swiftsam &amp; @jproberts00 at @aboutdotcom tonight. @Be… <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 05 19:39:00 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@mattrigney](https://twitter.com/mattrigney/status/573595629131186177) > I don’t have my DB set up to be publicly accessible. The code would be helpful to someone setting up their own <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 05 22:30:33 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@mattrigney](https://twitter.com/mattrigney/status/573595629131186177) > that is, you need to run the code on a machine with MySQL running so that it can set up and then fill up the tables. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 05 22:32:28 +0000 2015 ---- > #crossfitopen2015 15.2 is 14.2 reincarnate. check last year and set a goal just past a spike http://swift.pw/data/where-did-you-really-stack-up-in-the-2014-open-wods > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Mar 06 03:56:26 +0000 2015 ---- > #crossfitopen2015 15.2 early data. Avg 29 rep improvement among returning athletes from 14.2 to 15.2. Good work! > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Mar 07 21:14:39 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@CrossFitFanLife](https://twitter.com/CrossFitFanLife/status/574324565100380162) > It’s all done in R, code is available here https://github.com/swiftsam/CrossfitRankings <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Mar 07 21:49:35 +0000 2015 ---- > The 400lb deadlift is the biggest goal in #crossfit. Data from 250k #CrossFitGames athletes http://swift.pw/?p=300 > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Mar 10 11:07:13 +0000 2015 ---- > #crossfitopen2015 #15point2 data is up! scores by age, height, weight, &amp; compared to 14.2 http://swift.pw/?p=333 > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Mar 10 11:45:05 +0000 2015 ---- > @BOXROXmedia thanks for linking to my post about 15.1. 2 new posts up this week: 1) 15.2 and 2) Open athlete profiles http://swift.pw/?p=333 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Mar 10 14:44:50 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@arosey](https://twitter.com/arosey/status/572787478760976384) > I included some percentile thresholds for 15.2 and compared to 14.2 check it out http://swift.pw/?p=333 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Mar 10 14:46:36 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@TheWODLife](https://twitter.com/TheWODLife/status/572860476322803713) > 15.2 and a bonus post with athlete profiles now up! http://swift.pw/?p=333 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Mar 10 14:47:16 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@mcervania](https://twitter.com/mcervania/status/572886258558615554) > two new posts today, a 15.2 analysis and a summary of data from athlete profiles http://swift.pw/?p=333 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Mar 10 14:47:58 +0000 2015 ---- > @CFFlorian thanks for the fav last week. new post on 15.2 up now http://swift.pw/?p=333 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Mar 10 14:50:15 +0000 2015 ---- > @SICrossFit thanks for posting a link to my 15.1 post last week. 15.2 is up now! http://swift.pw/?p=333 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Mar 10 14:51:28 +0000 2015 ---- > @CFDanville thanks for posting a link to my 15.1 post last week. 15.2 is up now! http://swift.pw/?p=333 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Mar 10 14:51:59 +0000 2015 ---- > @UpperCapeCF thanks for posting a link to my 15.1 post last week. 15.2 is up now! http://swift.pw/?p=333 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Mar 10 14:53:07 +0000 2015 ---- > @btwb hey guys, I’ve got 2 new posts up with analysis of 15.2 and athlete profiles. thought you might like http://swift.pw/?p=333 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Mar 10 15:14:46 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@mressler](https://twitter.com/mressler/status/575314717536813056) > what’s up Ressler. I think it’s just a binned scatter plot made with ggplot2 in #rstats. code here: https://github.com/swiftsam/CrossfitRankings/blob/master/analysis_2015_2.R#L193 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Mar 10 15:29:40 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@WhatsAlvinDoing](https://twitter.com/WhatsAlvinDoing/status/575327350876807168) > I think I’ll take a stab at that at the end of the Open. There’s a sweet spot for each WOD, but what wins overall? <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Mar 10 16:09:24 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@NateSilver538](https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/575403601855709184) > If you never miss a flight, you’re undervaluing your time outside of airports <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Mar 10 21:55:22 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@R_Thaler and @EconEconomics](https://twitter.com/R_Thaler/status/576416746250190848) > which, to be fair, is what the article discusses. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Mar 13 16:27:55 +0000 2015 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/mcervania/status/576224261523664896) > .@mcervania so many ppl on Scaled that it won't shake up most of the leaderboard. huge opportunity for a few low-ranked ppl w/ 1 MU though <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Mar 13 22:26:17 +0000 2015 ---- > #crossfitopen2015 #15point3 as of 6pm 50% of athletes [33% of men, 82% of women!] chose Scaled. up from 27% on 15.2. http://swift.pw/tag/crossfit <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Mar 13 22:32:19 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@JLawler4](https://twitter.com/JLawler4/status/576515026414133248) > scraping with R, code is available here https://github.com/swiftsam/CrossfitRankings <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Mar 13 22:50:41 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@RyanQualtrics](https://twitter.com/RyanQualtrics/status/577959127076487169) > thanks for the good answer re: taking a narrow product broad w/o losing what made it good. Will use @Betterment <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Mar 18 00:26:37 +0000 2015 ---- > All @CrossFitGames Open data 2012-2015 now downloadable (er, open). What question have you always wanted to ask? http://swift.pw/data/crossfit-games-data-2012-2015 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 19 04:44:56 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@btwb](https://twitter.com/btwb/status/578411105153843200) > nice graphics guys, way to class it up! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 19 04:46:49 +0000 2015 ---- > #15point3 stats! 1MU = 13 WBs Rx; 1WB = 3.7 SUs scaled in the rankings. http://swift.pw/?p=376 #crossfitopen2015 > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 19 11:30:15 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@arosey](https://twitter.com/arosey/status/577864792918077441) > hmm, no answer to that right now, but the post is up! http://swift.pw/data/wod-data-crossfit-open-15-3 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 19 11:47:10 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@JLawler4](https://twitter.com/JLawler4/status/576515026414133248) > it’s all online for easy download now! http://swift.pw/data/crossfit-games-data-2012-2015 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 19 11:48:33 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@iamstevewalker](https://twitter.com/iamstevewalker/status/578274762813739008) > Thanks Steve! Here’s 15.3 http://swift.pw/data/wod-data-crossfit-open-15-3 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 19 11:49:29 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@NDallasCrossFit](https://twitter.com/NDallasCrossFit/status/575491473413574656) > 15.3 is now up. this week, 1 muscle up = 13 wall balls http://swift.pw/data/wod-data-crossfit-open-15-3 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 19 11:56:35 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@WhereCanIWOD](https://twitter.com/WhereCanIWOD/status/575375813048201216) > 15.3 was an average person workout in Rx but definitely a tall person workout in Scaled http://swift.pw/data/wod-data-crossfit-open-15-3 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 19 11:57:16 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@PhysiqueBluepri](https://twitter.com/PhysiqueBluepri/status/575370639374086144) > 15.3 is now out and I’ve posted all the data for others to dig into! http://swift.pw/data/wod-data-crossfit-open-15-3 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 19 11:57:45 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@bentemperton](https://twitter.com/@bentemperton/status/575370347060596737) > Code sharing just got one notch better: data sharing! http://swift.pw/data/crossfit-games-data-2012-2015 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 19 11:58:13 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@CFFlorian](https://twitter.com/CFFlorian/status/575325156995940353) > thanks for sharing CFFlorian! 15.3 is now up http://swift.pw/data/wod-data-crossfit-open-15-3 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 19 11:58:48 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@shea_craig](https://twitter.com/@shea_craig/status/575321614805422080) > thanks Shea! 15.3 analyses and all the data are now posted http://swift.pw/data/wod-data-crossfit-open-15-3 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 19 11:59:12 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@UpperCapeCF](https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/575308405293871104) > and now we’ve got 15.3! http://swift.pw/data/wod-data-crossfit-open-15-3 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 19 13:15:34 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@CFDanville](https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/575308119716331522) > and now 15.3 is up! http://swift.pw/data/wod-data-crossfit-open-15-3 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 19 13:16:26 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@SICrossFit](https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/575307990271680512) > and now 15.3 is up http://swift.pw/data/wod-data-crossfit-open-15-3 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 19 13:16:39 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@BOXROXmedia](https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/575306320083091458) > And now 15.3 is up! http://swift.pw/data/wod-data-crossfit-open-15-3 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 19 13:16:58 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@CrossFitFanLife](https://twitter.com/CrossFitFanLife/status/574558955390767106) > I’ve posted the data now so that anyone can download and do interesting things http://swift.pw/data/crossfit-games-data-2012-2015 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 19 13:17:45 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@CMUBuggy](https://twitter.com/CMUBuggy/status/579269720622370816) > awesome live tweeting! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Mar 21 13:45:40 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@viktorgeller](https://twitter.com/viktorgeller/status/579711201724252160) > great idea Viktor. I did plan to do something geographic. I think I may only have regions, not countries from user profiles <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Mar 23 00:02:55 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@CrossFitSBC](https://twitter.com/CrossFitSBC/status/578580986306404353) > thanks for sharing last week. my 15.4 post is now up http://swift.pw/data/wod-data-crossfit-open-15-4 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Mar 25 05:52:08 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@GetActiveGetFit](https://twitter.com/GetActiveGetFit/status/578579274333974528) > thanks for sharing last week. my 15.4 post is now up http://swift.pw/data/wod-data-crossfit-open-15-4 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Mar 25 05:52:19 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@CrossFit925](https://twitter.com/CrossFit925/status/578565054532030464) > thanks for sharing last week. my 15.4 post is now up http://swift.pw/data/wod-data-crossfit-open-15-4 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Mar 25 05:52:25 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@CFFlorian](https://twitter.com/CFFlorian/status/578562272399912961) > thanks for sharing last week. my 15.4 post is now up http://swift.pw/data/wod-data-crossfit-open-15-4 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Mar 25 05:52:29 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@CFCarrboro](https://twitter.com/CFCarrboro/status/578549783259930625) > what up CFC! 15.4 is now up http://swift.pw/data/wod-data-crossfit-open-15-4 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Mar 25 05:52:58 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@BOXROXmedia](https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/578545701614940160) > and 15.4 with a new plot of height vs weight http://swift.pw/data/wod-data-crossfit-open-15-4 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Mar 25 05:53:45 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@WhereCanIWOD](https://twitter.com/WhereCanIWOD/status/575375813048201216) > 15.4 scaled was definitely a big person workout http://swift.pw/data/wod-data-crossfit-open-15-4 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Mar 25 05:54:58 +0000 2015 ---- > @CrossFitGames I hope you guys do another data post for 15.4! mine: http://swift.pw/?p=458 > https://twitter.com/swiftsam/status/580610299050483712/photo/1 > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Mar 25 06:06:00 +0000 2015 ---- > 5000 Rx athletes posted a PR clean in #15point4. big folks crushed scaled. > #crossfitopen2015 http://swift.pw/?p=458 > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Mar 25 11:30:47 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@brycethornton](https://twitter.com/brycethornton/status/580696821246230529) > thanks Bryce! That's what I get for copy and pasting. Fixed <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Mar 25 11:47:25 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@unbound_brewer](https://twitter.com/unbound_brewer/status/581262506267582464) > compared to what? #CrossFit keeps people working out. i’ve never felt at risk of injury. I had no form before I was coached <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Mar 27 14:22:19 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@katy_milkman](https://twitter.com/katy_milkman/status/581470833509560320) > it’s a stat by @UpshotNYT but is it more useful than gender ratio of CEOs? I don’t think it’s a good “glass ceiling index" <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Mar 27 15:21:59 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@peterubel](https://twitter.com/peterubel/status/582544298991849472) > what would happen if judges had a forced choice between granting parole or subscribing antibiotics? <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Mar 30 14:18:33 +0000 2015 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/business/status/582597588790190080) > .@business @TeslaMotors shares SURGE to levels not seen since ... Thursday. Market data pairs nicely with context. > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Mar 30 20:47:37 +0000 2015 ---- 🧵 reply to `@swiftsam`(https://twitter.com/NYTSports/status/582623372590350336) > .@NYTSports “If the rule prevents one … injury, it is worth it.” - Dr Dearing. A cost-benefit formula to guarantee ∞ new rules at ∞ cost <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Mar 30 21:40:03 +0000 2015 ---- > @nytimes effective for sure, but uncool. shouldn’t have to call retention to stop a recurring charge. @chrishwiggins > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Mar 31 16:57:53 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@kashhill](https://twitter.com/kashhill/status/563697367724331008) > I started following you during that week and thought it was just your style. tried not to judge, but didn't get it <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Feb 06 14:17:44 +0000 2015 ---- > love being part of @Betterment where the internal email re:new funding is included in the press release #transparency http://bitly.com/1Lj4zw8 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Feb 20 18:35:54 +0000 2015 ---- > CNN correspondent in paris, "so it was a very long day, not just for us, but also for the hostages." Kind to notice their bad day too. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Jan 10 00:13:37 +0000 2015 ---- Replying to [@NateSilver538](https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/559751536256241664) > is 'biggest snowstorms' measured by 'avg daily snowfall'? The profession with the highest salary is not the 1 w/ highest mean <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jan 27 00:18:44 +0000 2015 ---- > Usually hard to wrap my head around how much I've gotten out of @CarnegieMellon and @CMUBuggy, but this sums it up! http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/society/2014/fall/a-buggy-connection.shtml <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Dec 02 15:08:58 +0000 2014 ---- > I'm customer 13,111 @Betterment, the first automated investing service with 50,000 customers! #betterment50k Join me: http://betterment.com/invite/samuelswift <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Dec 03 21:08:12 +0000 2014 ---- > RT @LibyaLiberty: "Does torture work?" as a question needs to be put in the bin with "Is slavery commercially feasible?" &amp; "Can genocide he… <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Dec 13 00:29:36 +0000 2014 ---- Replying to [@aareiass and @thedatainc](https://twitter.com/aareiass/status/545006017889968128) > brave to post a plot with an obscured X axis to an audience of data scientists. Relative to ... <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Dec 17 02:16:29 +0000 2014 ---- Replying to [@aareiass](https://twitter.com/aareiass/status/545046538985435136) > Thanks for resolving the mystery! Interesting metric. I'm not giving up my #rstats to be like the other applicants! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Dec 17 02:58:47 +0000 2014 ---- > RT @thedatainc: New Blog Post! Interview with Fellow @swiftsam on using his Social Science Degree to be a #DataScientist http://t.co/Wc8cBB… <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Nov 17 23:00:46 +0000 2014 ---- Replying to [@Nudgeblog](https://twitter.com/Nudgeblog/status/537669502411210752) > isn't it the thermostat's job to turn off the heat when I gets hot? Turning the setting down is placebo conservation <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Nov 27 15:27:26 +0000 2014 ---- > RT @donandrewmoore: Princeton caves, abandons attempt to limit grades: http://bit.ly/1uY9g97 The sensible alternative is to grade on a pe… <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Oct 08 11:58:48 +0000 2014 ---- > New record for size my head has been projected. Thank you so much @CarnegieMellon, @CMUBuggy > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Oct 11 00:57:35 +0000 2014 ---- > RT @OpenAdvisor: Betterment launches robo-adviser for advisers http://lnkd.in/bqet9D3 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Oct 15 12:34:31 +0000 2014 ---- > Thanks @KayBrodersen for the #CausalImpact R package! It just made my day of work at @Betterment a lot of fun <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Oct 28 21:31:19 +0000 2014 ---- > RT @MadysonDesigns: The @cnew team is ready to take off at #ragnaradk! @samantha_ceppos jonbstein mahtsuehee @swiftsam… http://t.co/QBmJmUm… <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Sep 26 14:34:13 +0000 2014 ---- > RT @isaach: accidental venn diagram? > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Aug 17 03:33:13 +0000 2014 ---- Replying to [@CMUBuggy](https://twitter.com/CMUBuggy/status/501461726282653697) > Thanks! It's been my pleasure. It also means I'll be back for Céilidh. Who else will be at rolls with me?! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Aug 18 21:35:54 +0000 2014 ---- > don't think we agree on def of 'hard copy' @elsevier: "If you wish to receive a hard copy...reply to this e-mail with a request for a PDF" <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Jul 14 20:59:46 +0000 2014 ---- > @commahawk Call dropped and couldn't reconnect bc it was 2:01. Couldn't find any other contact info for you. Thanks for your time. <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jul 16 18:07:51 +0000 2014 ---- > For a moment I thought I was very popular with #swift trending. Apple, let's reach a licensing agreement without getting litigious <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jun 03 02:36:18 +0000 2014 ---- > the @PNASNews study on female hurricane names is catchy, but appears driven by pre '79 storms which were all female http://goo.gl/3edZ01 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jun 04 14:25:31 +0000 2014 ---- > @colewenner I'm in NY for the summer, we should hang <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jun 11 22:43:25 +0000 2014 ---- Replying to [@colewenner](https://twitter.com/colewenner/status/477078835037343745) > subletting in Chelsea, working in Soho. no dog, boat or wife unless we move here for real which might be a thing <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Jun 12 16:55:23 +0000 2014 ---- > An analysis of @crossfit regionals like I did for the open "@datawod: The 2014 Regionals, Visualized. http://www.datawod.com/regionals-events-visualized.html" <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jun 17 17:48:54 +0000 2014 ---- > RT @donandrewmoore: @francescagino tells it like it is: data beats intuition when making selection decisions http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-data-beats-intuition-at-making-selection-decisions/ <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Jun 17 21:06:10 +0000 2014 ---- > "The question ... is not 'is there a null finding... [it] is do these findings have truth value?'" post by @uri_sohn http://goo.gl/dWgrT6 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jun 27 12:26:51 +0000 2014 ---- > Where did you really stack up in the 2014 @Crossfit Open WODs? 800k scores visualized http://samswift.org/data/where-did-you-really-stack-up-in-the-2014-open-wods <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu May 08 04:28:57 +0000 2014 ---- > @numberFire check out the crossfit data I was talking to Nik about in pgh. this is just the first pass, plenty more to work with <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu May 08 04:46:27 +0000 2014 ---- > Opportunities for self expression are limited when you're too cool for facebook > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed May 21 01:49:16 +0000 2014 ---- > RT @jpsimmon: The ad hominem argument: A good sign someone is on the wrong side of the truth MT @yorl @BrianNosek > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat May 24 22:59:10 +0000 2014 ---- Replying to [@Huang_la](https://twitter.com/ProfLauraHuang/status/471438479822704640) > they couldn't have said that seriously... Could they? I'm going to choose to believe not <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed May 28 00:02:06 +0000 2014 ---- Replying to [@dggoldst](https://twitter.com/dggoldst/status/471771598559539200) > and then this to account for situations http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0069258 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed May 28 23:06:51 +0000 2014 ---- > We all know @cmubuggy is the real deal "@JoshHixson: Less than 48 hours til #carnival. @cmu_buggy, I'm ready to pass judgement" <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Apr 08 17:13:14 +0000 2014 ---- > I wondered if I was just being cranky, but there really are way too many super hero movies these days http://i.imgur.com/yLsB5LW.jpg <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Apr 23 13:39:56 +0000 2014 ---- > RT @CMUBuggy: First rolls of 2014 getting underway. Too cold for the live stream. > >  <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Mar 01 13:47:00 +0000 2014 ---- > RT @theericstone: every day i'm more and more convinced that data.table is the most important thing to happen to R. get on board folks! @Ho… <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Mar 05 18:09:20 +0000 2014 ---- > @gabrielecirulli, why do you let me keep playing after 2048! I scored 28000 points at 2048, #2048game http://git.io/2048 <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Mar 20 14:35:50 +0000 2014 ---- > RT @Wharton: Study from prof. Laura Huang suggests investors are more likely to back men, especially attractive men: http://bit.ly/1lvgqtH <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sat Mar 22 04:01:26 +0000 2014 ---- Replying to [@ApexBuggy](https://twitter.com/ApexBuggy/status/434838776024956928) > phew, you were messing with my head. 8lb 5oz makes way more sense than 8.5oz. Can't wait to see it roll! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Feb 16 05:12:08 +0000 2014 ---- > I'm a big fan of academic spam. "We have been working with academicians from 35 of the top 100 universities" promotion to strive for <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Tue Feb 25 13:41:46 +0000 2014 ---- > RT @jonbaron1944: Flaws Are Cited in a Landmark Study on Debt and Growth http://nyti.ms/1716NvN Another reason to publish data, like htt ... <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Apr 17 15:15:16 +0000 2013 ---- Replying to [@alispagnola](https://twitter.com/alispagnola/status/312526447917031425) > Don't worry, we've got a CMU crowd coming, we'll bring the energy! <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Mar 15 19:24:26 +0000 2013 ---- Replying to [@colewenner](https://twitter.com/colewenner/status/290278305763061760) > i'm happy for ya man, take it all the way <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Jan 13 02:15:44 +0000 2013 ---- > magic at 9.50 and ravens at 4.55 on the same day. thanks @numberFire, that's one way to make ravens playoffs wins a good day <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Sun Jan 13 02:17:38 +0000 2013 ---- Replying to [@ApexBuggy](https://twitter.com/ApexBuggy/status/183244727020306432) > I'm excited to hear how it went <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Mar 23 23:45:49 +0000 2012 ---- Replying to [@mccue](https://twitter.com/mccue/status/154473416370561025) > you drink carnival beer year-round? You are living the dream <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jan 04 18:57:32 +0000 2012 ---- > RT @jonbaron1944: Research Bought, Then Paid For: http://nyti.ms/w5hrmm. Nice statement on open-access. Note comment on copyright (simila ... <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Wed Jan 11 17:44:30 +0000 2012 ---- Replying to [@ApexBuggy](https://twitter.com/ApexBuggy/status/159859841324687362) > Excellent, good to hear, I was wondering a bit <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Thu Jan 19 13:44:54 +0000 2012 ---- Replying to [@mccue](https://twitter.com/mccue/status/150018056687583232) > I got the same card and had the same reaction. I cracked the code though, it from the alumni house folks <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Dec 23 04:30:25 +0000 2011 ---- Replying to [@mccue](https://twitter.com/mccue/status/8078685715) > Excuse me! I resent that. which is not to say I confirm or deny its veracity <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Fri Jan 22 18:42:13 +0000 2010 ---- Replying to [@tepperseminars](https://twitter.com/tepperseminars/status/6443252355) > FYI, this was 9am, not 9pm. There might be a little something to work on in the code there <img src="media/twitter.png" width="18" /> Mon Dec 07 22:03:51 +0000 2009