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Toronto, Ontario
Joined April 2009
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Anyone other #rstats people find @drob's #TidyTuesday screencasts useful?
I made a spreadsheet with timestamps for hundreds of specific tasks he does: bit.ly/2NnMeXH
Useful if, like me, you keep going back and ask, "Where in the video did he do [this thing] again?"
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Any researchers or analysts out there with a recommendation on an introductory course on project management? Ideally something that takes 8 hours or less to get through. Not sure if some #RStats people may be of help here.
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Due to a last minute cancellation I have one 15 min speaking slot to fill this Thursday afternoon (EST) at the Toronto Conference on Reproducibility. Pls email me if you've got something cool re reproducibility that you'd like to share.
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Does anyone have a workflow they like for working with #rstats and snowflake? Is it just ODBC/DBI?
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I’m looking for a senior data science position!
👩🔬 I’ve built and run A/B testing platforms
💻 I am experienced in modeling in R & Python
📚 I have coauthored a book on DS careers (datascicareer.com)
Remote or Hybrid (SLC based). Please reach out if you want to chat!
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I recently changed my last name which called for a new domain, so took the opportunity and changed my Hugo theme from Academic to the fabulous Appero. I'd do the I-wrote-a-post-about-the-process but I'm lazy, so here are a few tweets instead >>
amitgrinson.com/
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We're hiring a Data Analyst at Musora! We want to create more musicians in the world through online education. 🎸🥁
This is the second data hire on a growing team, so there's lots of opportunity for growth and for pursuing specific areas of interest.
musoramediainc.bamboohr.com/…
Might be of interest to @NewDataSciJobs! No need for significant experience and is remote worldwide. (Though we'd admittedly prefer someone who can do North/South American hours)
Hey #rstats friends!
Does R have an equivalent to the DIVIDE or DIV0 functions in some SQL dialects? Something that returns 0 when dividing by zero instead of NaN.
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Graham Foy on the Journey to Venice for Teen Drama ‘The Maiden’ variety.com/2022/film/global…
I see people illegally blocking the bike lane every day...but this is a whole other level. Contractor at 85B Ravina Cres. M4J 3L9 dumped a heap of gravel into the bike lane. Can you do something @311Toronto? #NotSafe4BikesTO
It's a laneway house, so it's actually on Chatham Ave
It's 5:25 and they've added another pile! And a truck! (Licence AZ 57538)
@311Toronto is there a reference number to track the ticket?
#NotSafe4BikesTO
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We have written to the Toronto Police Services Board to request a policy review of the TPS blitzes targeting cyclists in High Park to determine if TPS resources are being properly allocated. #BikeTO cc @TPS11Div @TPSKellySkinner @TPS52Div @TorontoPolice thebikinglawyer.ca/post/lett…
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Today the first of an eight-course series on foundational data science skills started at DSI.
This all came together in less than a year - developing curriculum, lesson planning, making slides and assessment, dealing with other deps, getting funds, hiring instructors/TAs, etc.
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Just getting organized for Toronto Data Workshop invites - anyone know of someone doing super interesting work in data science (ideally v. respectful of the data bit), who could use more of a platform?
Hi @tdsb, the driver of one of your vans nearly hit me (on my bike) when making a left turn from a through lane, THEN tailgated me halfway up a residential street. This isn't the first time I've seen a TDSB driver drive dangerously.
Licence: BE 74852
cc @TPSOperations
@TheBikingLawyer is there anything I should do? Or just start giving TDSB vans a wide berth? 😬
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New R4DS chapter on databases + dbplyr: r4ds.hadley.nz/import-databa… — I'd love to get your feedback! #rstats