David Asboth
@davidasboth.com
Data generalist, educator, author of The Well-Grounded Data Analyst (Manning, 2025). Co-host of the Half Stack Data Science podcast.
I'm tempted by the minifigs alone!
November 28, 2025 at 7:15 AM
I'm tempted by the minifigs alone!
Absolutely, the best feedback I've received has always been from the neurodivergent (confirmed or suspected).
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Absolutely, the best feedback I've received has always been from the neurodivergent (confirmed or suspected).
Oh I feel this so much. In my job I often need to understand why others do things and my default position is "I know nothing, please teach me" but it can often run into a wall of "it's this way because it's always been this way, why are you being difficult?"
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Oh I feel this so much. In my job I often need to understand why others do things and my default position is "I know nothing, please teach me" but it can often run into a wall of "it's this way because it's always been this way, why are you being difficult?"
Peaked when it was in NB2 tbh
November 27, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Peaked when it was in NB2 tbh
I read that as "fish migraines" and was about to ask what kind of game you're playing 😂
November 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I read that as "fish migraines" and was about to ask what kind of game you're playing 😂
Clearly LLMs as a technology are useful tools in the right hands for certain use cases, but that doesn't mean Notepad in Windows needs a chat interface. You can be positive about the former without being a ridiculous fanboy for the latter.
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Clearly LLMs as a technology are useful tools in the right hands for certain use cases, but that doesn't mean Notepad in Windows needs a chat interface. You can be positive about the former without being a ridiculous fanboy for the latter.
Never mind, I've since spotted it as I trawled through the responses and added all the books to my wishlist 😂
November 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Never mind, I've since spotted it as I trawled through the responses and added all the books to my wishlist 😂
Unless I missed it, I haven't seen James S A Corey's Expanse books (starting with Leviathan Wakes) recommended. Space opera at its finest across 9 thick volumes.
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Unless I missed it, I haven't seen James S A Corey's Expanse books (starting with Leviathan Wakes) recommended. Space opera at its finest across 9 thick volumes.
Mainstream politicians are claiming neurodivergence all but doesn't exist, it isn't exactly a promising trajectory is it?
November 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Mainstream politicians are claiming neurodivergence all but doesn't exist, it isn't exactly a promising trajectory is it?
Couldn't agree more, and that also trickles down into an education system that kills play and curiosity at a young age in favour of KPIs and "outcomes".
November 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Couldn't agree more, and that also trickles down into an education system that kills play and curiosity at a young age in favour of KPIs and "outcomes".
Oooh sounds good thanks! A picture with multiple keyboards on it is promising!
November 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Oooh sounds good thanks! A picture with multiple keyboards on it is promising!
Awesome, thanks. I love Art Tatum but not heard of the others.
November 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Awesome, thanks. I love Art Tatum but not heard of the others.
Oooh nice to see recent recommendations thank you!
November 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Oooh nice to see recent recommendations thank you!
Oooh I loooove a big band, these will be right up my street, thank you!
November 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Oooh I loooove a big band, these will be right up my street, thank you!
Nice, thanks! I'd say jazz by definition is pretty liberal!
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Nice, thanks! I'd say jazz by definition is pretty liberal!
Oooh these are also completely off my radar, thank you!
November 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Oooh these are also completely off my radar, thank you!
I see they performed at the London Jazz Festival last year! I'm just on the train home from this year's edition, always a selection of incredible artists.
November 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I see they performed at the London Jazz Festival last year! I'm just on the train home from this year's edition, always a selection of incredible artists.
Never heard of this, thanks!
November 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Never heard of this, thanks!
Already on my (also insurmountable) reading list actually!
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Already on my (also insurmountable) reading list actually!