Andrew Weeks

“A feeling of pensiveness from eating soft fruit.” Product Data Scientist in fintech.

[Andrew Weeks @meloncholy]

@captain_mrs @me_ander If you do make one, please say. I’m enjoying being there right now: feels like Twitter 10y ago/blogs 20y ago, and most people use CWs so I can opt in to difficult content only if I’m ready for it. But yours is 1 account on here I really miss.

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@nathanbenaich I don’t get it. Is Flow really just a build-to-rent corporate landlord? Which is a valid business model, but also a fairly mature and low margin one. Plenty offer community events and communal areas too. What’s the edge? https://t.co/x709BEfafZ

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@captain_mrs Interesting! It feels like xueshen (1) would be more prone to fixed mindset risks than xueba (2) though, which wouldn’t bode well long term. Or is it just presence of effortlessness?

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@fochti @AutisticCallum_ Is this because of associative thinking? (cf. Temple Grandin) For me at least it often needs a number of hooks to provide enough context to remember, but once I do I’m usually fine.

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@alexhanna I’m none of those so not personal experience, but this article on #MeToo in France stuck with me. https://t.co/dxuq4rcHgT

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@slaterstich Maybe I’m being naïve here, but isn’t this something you should filter for when finding a job? How are decisions made? How are strategic priorities aligned to daily work? What does the data team own? How do you deal with feasibility and value risk?

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@JanelleCShane Do you know if “prioos” works better than an English-sounding word you make up yourself in terms of image consistency?

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@vboykis 3 months in I have now learned “Hello” and “Pleased repeat in English”, alongside really useful stuff like “Sở thú có một con rồng”

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@vboykis Learning Vietnamese. Spent the first month convinced the only fruit people ate there was papaya.

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@mekkaokereke @stuffysour Thanks, shall watch that tonight! And you could well be right: I may have been extrapolating too much to the downstream impact of others taking credit on career vs the owning work itself.

[Andrew Weeks @meloncholy]

@stuffysour Read a really good thread on this from @mekkaokereke a while ago. I thought I was relatively ok at the time, but now wish I’d done more.

[Mekka 💉x7 @[email protected] @mekkaokerekebye]

Hey underrepresented folks in technical roles! Performance review season is upon us. I want to take a few moments to remind you about some practical tips that can help you be evaluated more fairly in this and future seasons.

[Andrew Weeks @meloncholy]

@paulg Yes, though (some!) can look the part dressed comfortably. Was walking round London with my visiting parents and we were invited in when passing Sotheby’s. They were dressed in old, slightly shabby hiking clothes. Half the staff thought they were there to buy.

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@QiaochuYuan I try to do this too. For me it’s about countering negative self talk, providing a more positive—more realistic—narrative to my life. Has reduced the negative thoughts, and it’s honestly quite freeing!

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@FlipChartRick In my experience, it’s people who have never built anything, and don’t understand how much more difficult that is than destroying something.

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@PranMan @mgnellis @mikebutcher Shit. Sorry to hear. Please get well soon!

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@toby_n Anecdotal, but (uncapped) electricity costs estimated to ~double next year for service charge where I live. One of the big property managers.

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@AutisticCallum_ Interesting! I think related: may also be due to greater empathy for NTs vs autistics? Less likely to judge harshly if believe someone has good intentions, even if outcome is bad. For example https://t.co/ibKXjBKoGL

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@elsalwilliams I’m sorry. It’s horrible. I’ve done both but managed to resume thanks to support. Please know it’s not your fault, and you are still the best version of yourself as much as the parts you see today.

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@alexpghayes Do you mean Product Data Science, or have I misunderstood? Starting with discovery (Marty Cagan) / customer development: problem first.

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@techpriest @PaulMainwood It’s a powerful message. At current levels, expect Covid

- No vaccine — every 4 years
- 2 doses — every 8-10 years
- 3 doses — every 60-70 years

Was on the CEV list, but having had my booster that’s a risk I’m prepared to take to enjoy life again.

https://t.co/O7aJHEWxsm

[Paul Mainwood @PaulMainwood]

Trying to keep objective.
But looking at the numbers around boosters, my main concern is that the results are being absurdly undersold.
Most people are sick of COVID, sick of being told what to do, and are thinking of boosters are a nice-to-have.
They are transformative.
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