JFlynn

Data Analyst, Dublin, RStats, he/him

[JFlynn @fmtycho]

@visualisingdata Is 'repulsed' too strong?
It implies disgust which feels too harsh.
But it captures the sense of being moved by something, and feeling disinclination or aversion to some attribute or object

[JFlynn @fmtycho]

@bglendenning ‘Barry, Haaland’s good at football isn’t he?’
‘Yes Max, but did you know …’

[Juan Mateos Garcia @JMateosGarcia]

Karl Popper on machine learning and induction, 1963 (from Conjectures and Refutations)

[Prof. Barry O'Sullivan, MRIA @BarryOSullivan]

Our letter about the proposed use of facial recognition in policing in Ireland appears today, a topic also making front page news. Great thanks to @e_farries, @RobKitchin, @CiaraBRoche, @ICCLtweet, & colleagues. #ethics #TrustworthyAI @insight_centre https://t.co/TVqyRgtLxO

[JFlynn @fmtycho]

@askpermanenttsb @mgmkerry I got the same message; different number, different website.
[phone], ptsb-review(dot)com

[Tig Notaro @TigNotaro]

Me: The Sopranos is a deep show about important themes.

Also me:…

[Alejandro Alvarez @aletweetsnews]

Protests are erupting in several Russian cities tonight against Putin's large-scale invasion of Ukraine, along with attempts from police to forcibly suppress them. Here's his hometown of St. Petersburg. I'll be threading videos below as I find them.

[Productboard @productboard]

I spy with my 👀...Productboard on a billboard in Times Square!

We're so excited to share that we have raised $125M in Series D funding led by Dragoneer.

Learn more about our vision here 👉 https://t.co/HMbfRhChCD

[JFlynn @fmtycho]

@fergalreid The difference might be that the children are usually at the top of this hierarchy when at home.

[Rachel Thomas @math_rachel]

Focusing on vaccines ALONE:
- Does not work (many countries tried & failed)
- Hospitals can still collapse
- Sig # of vaxxed get LongCOVID
- Rooted in neoliberalism: individual responsibility as soln to collective problems
We need: vaccines + N95s + ventilation + air filters 1/

[Quinns🔜LeavingThisSite @Quinns108]

Okay, remember our video on how Roblox is exploiting a generation of game developers?

After it released, Roblox users reached out to us to blow the whistle on *so* many disturbing aspects of the platform. Today, we're hugely proud to release part 2: https://t.co/NZyHiFo4hB

[JFlynn @fmtycho]

@Scallywag74 @VirginMediaIE Can we get a general update on this when available? There might be lots of us in Franks boat

[Kate @thingskatedid]

if regular expressions are so good why aren't they called remarkable expressions

[JFlynn @fmtycho]

@ijeamaka_a I'm a really big fan of assertr (or in python Great Expectations) as a framework for testing data.

https://t.co/nx5veeFmkK

[JFlynn @fmtycho]

@meghansharris This is incredible. It looks like it could have been a shot from the original Fantasia.

[JFlynn @fmtycho]

@djnavarro That means alot to me, your work is amazing.

[JFlynn @fmtycho]

#tidyTuesday There is data from the Billboard Top 100 in this ...

[JFlynn @fmtycho]

@hlinehan Many do.
The intersection of Merrion St Upper and Merrion Row for example.
They only keep the button at these to give pedestrians the illusion of agency.
Which begs the question: which buttons are lies?

[JFlynn @fmtycho]

@CMastication @robjhyndman The 3rd edition is fantastic. As is the work done on the 'tidyverts'

https://t.co/sHAhgdXBsf

[RTÉ News @rtenews]

"We have seen them being fed chocolate, biscuits, crisps, popcorn."
A UCD student who is studying the deer at Phoenix Park wants people to understand how harmful it is to feed these wild animals 🦌 (Tap for best view on mobile)