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Andrew Marder

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I like data, statistics, programming, and art. https://andrewmarder.net and https://locovote.com #DataScience #DataViz #RStats #Python

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Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · Jun 16

Introducing Locovote! 🎉

Compare Massachusetts towns (schools, taxes, budgets, and more). Data sources are clearly cited, so you know where it’s coming from. Free, open source, and easy to use: locovote.com

Sankey diagram illustrating revenues and expenditures for Cambridge, MA in 2024.

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Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · 21h

Race is an interesting example, I am drawn to the resume studies where names are manipulated. They're not perfect but it seems like a clean way to get evidence of racism.

Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · 22h

I moved over from hover+netlify and I've been very happy. But, I do anticipate it will get more expensive at some point based on the company's financials.

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Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · Aug 11

I really like Cloudflare, but I worry about when they shift from revenue growth to profit maximization. Enshittification imminent?

Cloudflare's net income has been negative over the past five years, while revenue is steadily increasing (Google finance graph).

Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · 23h

Agree, but I think on both of those it took a lot of work to convince people of those causal effects (it's hard to build trust when there's no exogenous variation).

Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · 23h

Another way to phrase my question:

What do you think of the statement "no causation without manipulation"?

Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · 1d

I think of it as an opinion question. How much do you trust casual parameter estimates when there is no source of exogenous variation?

Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · 1d

One cannot identify a casual parameter without a source of exogenous variation, agree or disagree?

Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · 1d

I've enjoyed switching over to Cloudflare Pages. One gotcha there is they have a 25 MB filesize limit.

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Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · 1d

Beautiful! 🌻

Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · 1d

I really like this design submitted by 14-year-old Isla Dalisay-Hockett! 👏

Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · 1d

sawitonX!?

a man in a military uniform says " believe it or not jail " in front of a crowd

ALT: a man in a military uniform says " believe it or not jail " in front of a crowd

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Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · 1d

I agree strongly.

Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · 1d

www.friendsoffdf.org/giving-usa-a...

In the US, less than 4% of charitable donations go to environmental causes. Put that together with 2% of income going to charity, we've got 0.08% of income going to environmental causes. Not a lot.

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Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · 2d

I also remember thoroughly enjoying that book as a 20-something but have almost no memory what it was about. Maybe I was charmed by the writing.

Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · 2d

@plausible.io is excellent for my needs, strong recommend. 👍👍

Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · 2d

"Usually depicted as a beaked mask, the recurring image is Sentrock’s analogy 'to humanity: a person who is able to find or escape to their freedom by placing them in a different reality.'" 🕊️

Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · 3d

In the US, "giving to 501(c)(3) charities as a proportion of individual disposable income has stayed near 2 percent for 40 years" apps.urban.org/features/giv...

Giving Dashboard

We have collected and organized data into a giving dashboard that provides a snapshot of the many ways Americans give.

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Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · 3d

"69% [...] expresses a willingness to contribute 1% of their personal income."

That's surprisingly high to me.

Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · 3d

It's a bummer that Bluesky is following in Twitter's footsteps way faster than I had expected. Maybe it's time to try out the fediverse?

Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · 3d

Seems like a good bad idea. ☕

Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · 3d

If it's 97% fascist I don't think there's a lot of value in debating the last 3%, let's call it what it is: fascism.

Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · 4d

Thanks for sharing this thread, it's very helpful context for me. So frustrating.

Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · 4d

Moderation on Bluesky leaves a lot to be desired. I reported what seemed to be clear violations and nothing happened, very frustrating.

Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · 4d

This spoke to me today: bsky.app/profile/shaw...

Shawn @shawnhils.bsky.social · 4d

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Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · 4d

Super impressive. 😳

Andrew Marder @andrewmarder.net · 4d

My experience with GitHub Actions looks more like this.

a lego batman and a lego beeman are standing next to each other

ALT: a lego batman and a lego beeman are standing next to each other

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