Constantin Barbu

Data nerd based in Prague, interested in computational propaganda. Currently working with @cjurnalistului and as Head of Data for @privatemarket

[Constantin Barbu @constantinb]

1/ 🧵 A pretty long thread on how I used machine learning (BERT & GPT) to create The Panoply, a detailed timeline of the 🇷🇺 Russian invasion of 🇺🇦 Ukraine based on Twitter data https://t.co/rrVUdTwpHW.

[Constantin Barbu @constantinb]

@reach_vb Same here, got banned & unbanned, but now my 20x Pro sub is gone. Will this be fixed as well? Thank you!

[Constantin Barbu @constantinb]

@bschne Data prepper here, there used to be a hardware solution for this specific problem, the WikiReader. Cheap, used AA batteries & micro sd storage, portable & easy to keep in geo-scattered caches - the more copies, the better.

[Constantin Barbu @constantinb]

@Miyhnea I must say, azeri intervention in french pacific colonial affairs was not on my bingo card :))

[Constantin Barbu @constantinb]

@Miyhnea @croncobaurul Sister got new Pentium 166MMX, i got 10-th hand Pentium 100Mhz with barely anything. I never loved a computer more. Family was broke for a year, i got no gifts of any kind for maybe 3 years. Did not complain even once :)).

[Constantin Barbu @constantinb]

@Miyhnea @croncobaurul I remember those, i also remember the typical 90s problem of not having a cd drive at all. My sister would just go back and forth with her main hdd. Santa Claus had nothing on her :)).

[Constantin Barbu @constantinb]

@Miyhnea @croncobaurul Sister in Iasi studying computer science had access to all the good stuff you can imagine through her uni network. Was truly privileged by that time’s standards.

[Constantin Barbu @constantinb]

@Miyhnea @croncobaurul Also played Fo1 & 2 in the late 90s, middle of nowhwere northern Moldavia.

[Constantin Barbu @constantinb]

@emollick This is heresy of the first degree. This Abominable Intelligence shall be purged by the Emperor’s light!

[Constantin Barbu @constantinb]

@nomaint @levelsio I’m white and the police detained me twice for “visa issues” until i got the nearest EU representative, the French consul, involved. Two other Europeans in my group left early in the program due to harassment and just having a really awful time. Generalized xenophobia.

[Constantin Barbu @constantinb]

@abacaj I’m seeing significantly better results for Japanese with the Mistral 7B model than with any other model I’ve used previously. Complicated to run, expensive, but really good for my use case.

[Josh Levine @levinejm]

Happy Friday #smbtwit! Let's have a fun afternoon - share your craziest set of search criteria and I'll share results from the @PrivateMarket platform. Post in the comments below 👇

[Constantin Barbu @constantinb]

We just launched the beta for the new version of the app!

[Private Market Labs @PrivateMarket]

Here's the big one! Learn more about the PML platform here: https://t.co/cRxXrUzg40

[Constantin Barbu @constantinb]

45/ Make sure to explore the full day, there are hundreds of topics. Thank you for your time & hope you find the platform useful! End of the thread. 🧵

[Constantin Barbu @constantinb]

23/ A small group of people have gathered in the main square of Kharkiv to pray. https://t.co/rg6EB4LvZO

[Constantin Barbu @constantinb]

44/ Ukraine's president declares general mobilization in response to Russian invasion. Men between the ages of 18 and 60 are banned from leaving the country. https://t.co/HE6b9wDBvY