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IS faculty | Faculty Director MSBA |
data/product advisor | general analytics nerdery
Interests: #python #aiml #sportsanalytics #serverless #dataeng #edtech #TeachingWithAI #AIinEducation #learningAnalytics
Does anyone in the Google Colab community know what "Deploy to Cloud Run" is doing? It suggests a Gradio app, but I can't find any documentation or release notes explaining what/how/why we would use this feature.

#GoogleColab #pydata #teaching #GCP
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Vibes is not an evaluation metric.
June 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
A golf commercial just suggested that they used “AI analytics” for their new product.

🙄
June 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
In researching jobs that our MSBA graduates tend to consider, one (currently active) post required a certification from AWS that currently does not exist, and I am fairly certain never has.

Are we entering the hiring phase where job postings will ask for 5+ years of vibe coding?
May 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Ducklake, simplified lakehouses by @duckdb.org

Holy moly, it's amazing when things "just make sense."

duckdb.org/2025/05/27/d...
DuckLake: SQL as a Lakehouse Format
DuckLake simplifies lakehouses by using a standard SQL database for all metadata, instead of complex file-based systems, while still storing data in open formats like Parquet. This makes it more relia...
duckdb.org
May 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Another week, another situation where the @pgatourus.bsky.social and their broadcast partner @cbssports.bsky.social refusing to use the space available to show the +/- for the player on the day.
May 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I was today years old when I learned of Arkadelphia, Arkansas.

You can’t make this stuff up.
May 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
If you are going to add a wordcloud to your article or report ...

Don't do it. That is all.
May 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
How are popovers still a thing? What's worse is that I feel like they are getting increasingly pervasive, with some sites showing 2+ on the same page, one after another.

Garbage UX.

We need to be better. Design better experiences.
May 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Can someone explain why the "always on" leaderboard does not show the +/- for the round during the tv broadcast?

We see the rank, player, tournament total, the hole, and to the right, there is clearly plenty of space to show the player's +/- for the current round.

#PGA
@pgatourus.bsky.social
May 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
@koaning.bsky.social Shot in the dark, and to be candid, I am only starting to look at Marimo now that the semester is over.

Is it possible to distribute a notebook/single file for use offline with libraries already installed?

Use case: An exam when a student's computer is in "airplane" mode.
May 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The lottery for the NHL 25 draft is brutal to watch. I rarely use this phrase, but 100% cringe. Yikes.

#NHLDraft25
May 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Anxiety going down as ChatGPT/OpenAI services start to come back online (API Dashboard and web chat).

Obviously there is an issue the day I allocated time to build out the POC.
Jonah Hill War Dogs GIF
ALT: Jonah Hill War Dogs GIF
media.tenor.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Notice to all product and UI/X folks that are including text input into an AI product/chatbot.

I beg you. Please allow a user to determine if enter/return is a new line or submit. Return is easy for BASIC flows, but shift+return for more "advanced" needs is absolutely painful.
March 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I would imagine that Sweeney and Neely are also gone? After today, how can they still be involved? The lack of depth and inability to draft talent can’t be overlooked. Gone are the days where the Bruins are a destination. It’s going to take years to restore this team. Brand equity obliterated.
March 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I was today year's old when I found out about farsante and mimesis for fake data generation. I have used faker a bunch in python, but this caught my eye as it plays nicely with PySpark.

github.com/MrPowers/far...
mimesis.name/master/index...
February 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I don't know if this is new, but I have started to notice that ChatpGPT is using emojis in the generated response, including code samples. At least for me, it's emoji overload. Holy moly.
February 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Kick the ball. Enough. Let’s go.
February 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
How is it possible that SMS spam is still a thing?
February 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
@coatless.bsky.social Your quarto extension embedio was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for putting that together.
January 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Watching this week's TGL "match"/"show" and it's obvious they need to fix the broadcast. They are obviously trying to figure it out, so its keeping my attention.

- Audio mix is still off
- Shot clock needs to start WAY faster, especially after the approach shots move to the green area. Pick it up
January 29, 2025 at 1:16 AM
With the new semester under way I am not sure how much time I can spend on this idea just yet, but I have been thinking alot of pypeds and reworking that project. 20 years of IPEDS data resulted in a single duckdb database w/ 600+ tables and 2.3GB. I am excited to get some time to bring this to life
January 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Perhaps I am in the minority here, but I am really struggling with #TGL broadcasts. For one, I hate the introductions, and the "buildup" is so forced and awkward.

The first swing is almost 15 minutes into the DVR recording. The league isn't established. Focus on golf content, not fluff.
January 22, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Just saw an ad that is promoting a course to help students "Become an LLM engineer" in just 8 weeks. C'mon now, we can do it 7, can't we?

youtu.be/xdx5C7FwcSU?...
There's Something About Mary - 7 Minute Abs
YouTube video by Just Great Productions 👽
youtu.be
January 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM