Steve Dempsey

Data Science team leader @BEISGOVUK
Developing data science capability for public good

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@JMateosGarcia Bee the cushion you want to see.

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@MarcusRomer Can't be doing with fruity fondants. Such analysis lead me to dumping QS for Celebrations.

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If you haven't been following T.S. Elephant's Advent Calendar, there's still time to catch up. https://t.co/HxrJLWkzPH

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@DrLucyRogers Result!

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@JMateosGarcia To be fair, they were spot on for the Nineties.

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@DrLucyRogers Lovely! I've got what's left of a packet of shortbread somewhere.

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@prateekbuch Couldn't they have saved their second half against West Ham for RBL? Would have suited me. #COYI

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@EmRoseBaz A nice cup of tea and a biscuit is fundamental to my way of life. Also, when I lived in France where you couldn't get the tea, or the milk, you could at least get a decent biscuit.

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@EmRoseBaz What passes for chocolate in the UK, doesn't pass muster in Germany. But the base is different, evap in the p'tit beurre, malt in the digestive.

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@JMateosGarcia Second Life didn't quite cut it.

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@JMateosGarcia I love how this cutting edge novel is already out of date with its metaphors.

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@jburnmurdoch @GtGwentr @Grace_Kite It's a very nice piece of work well presented.

I have a question, essentially all components are equally weighted. Have you looked at how sensitive this is to even small changes in weights?

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@Raeda_Anderson Git is indispensable. Also, have a look at your data before getting stuck into analysis.

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@JMateosGarcia Just look at the number of senior civil servants who have left recently. It has less effect lower down, although potential staff do look at the impact departments are having on the public. I've seen this when talking to potential new recruits about their choices.

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But that's only if you take into account overtime. That is we do more work. Otherwise we get paid less, and our pay has dropped for the last 7 years in comparison to the private sector (and longer in comparison to inflation). 2/2
https://t.co/pZEFwvRV6O

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Apparently we get 7% more pay in the public sector. 1/2
https://t.co/MhZklEF4jZ

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@Twitter thinks I'm in Ireland. How do I get the dates to go back to something I can read (short of the enlightening experience of learning Gaelic)?

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@bengoldacre "All right, " said Ben, "Have to take the feet off
To get them feet off wouldn't take a mo."
Took its feet off, even took the seat off
Should have got us somewhere but no!

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@markhart84 @Npra31 No quarter!