Simon Eng

Senior data scientist at @biosymetrics. Builder/tinkerer at heart. Toronto/Vancouver/Kitchener-Waterloo 🇨🇦

[Simon Eng @simoneng]

I've seen a few restaurants opening in Toronto advertising themselves using carelessly generated posters with AI.

They have that deadly combo of tells: imagery sourced from the uncanny valley, poorly rendered soft text with a certain “typeface”, and typos that shouldn't be there if someone actually reviewed the output. And because I do data science and have mild design chops, I’m very aware when someone’s being sloppy.

Is it just me, or would I avoid these places thinking that the lack of care here might extend to the kitchen?

[Simon Eng @simoneng]

@noahkostesku Go explore the neighbourhoods around here! That’s where Toronto’s underlying charm begins to shine.

[Simon Eng @simoneng]

Finally made it out to a Toronto Tech Week event yesterday. Going to have to block time for this next year. Biotech was really underrepresented…an opportunity for next year?

(Missed out on the @cohere socks – also hi, we’re very literally across the street from you!)

[Simon Eng @simoneng]

More hay needs to be made about this. Every time I return to K-W, I see trains moving *reliably*. This means they’re moving as fast as they can given the circumstances. It’s completely unacceptable that Toronto didn’t look an hour down the 401 for inspiration.

[Canardiain @Canardiain]

Transit Signal Priority on ion Light Rail, Region of Waterloo, Ontario (2019).

Trains use a horizontal (stop) or vertical (go) white aspect bar, instead of red or green.

The trains follow a wave and do not stop between stations.

Toronto planners, please come here!

#wrLRT

[Simon Eng @simoneng]

@ericmjl Any thoughts on uv? (Although it seems that pixi and uv might not be mutually exclusive from what I can tell at first glance)

[Simon Eng @simoneng]

@311Toronto Would it be possible to have painted markers on the road and lines for the EV charging spots on 17 & 19 Glendora (like 186 & 188 Carlton d/t, 2nd photo)? I often find gas vehicles illegally parked and it seems drivers may be unaware of the new signage.

[Simon Eng @simoneng]

@JenGommerman @CdnImmunol I remember Jim showing up to our Immunology softball games literally in sandals and destroying softballs like nobody's business. We're definitely all going to miss him.

[Simon Eng @simoneng]

@oaaguilar503 @NK1_ligand I'm really sorry to hear about this Oscar, especially knowing how close you and Jim were when we are all at U of T. I'm totally heartbroken.

[Simon Eng @simoneng]

@albertoxmartin I'm totally stunned, sad, and sorry to hear about this Alberto. I fondly remember Jim through the joie de vivre he brought throughout my time in the DoI. A big loss for the DoI and the immunology community at large.

[Simon Eng @simoneng]

@abbycabs Talk about a spicy take eh 😂

[Simon Eng @simoneng]

@abbycabs Soon you won't be able to keep yourself from extolling the virtues of Costco to your work peeps...truth from past experiences 😂

[Simon Eng @simoneng]

@311Toronto Pedestrian crossing button needs to be remounted, SW corner Doris and Church in North York. Thanks!

[Simon Eng @simoneng]

@MoreauJoshua @OHSUKnight @Treg_Mike @immunox @ImmunologyAAI @CdnImmunol @HFSP @SRC_CRS This is amazing. Congrats Josh! (I assume staying on the west coast is a bonus!)

[Simon Eng @simoneng]

@abbycabs @github @FeyNudibranch @anishapindoria @martinwoodward Congrats Abby!! We're gonna have to nerd out even more now during Sunday coffee hours 🤣

[Simon Eng @simoneng]

@abbycabs @mozilla Oh wow. Excited to hear what’s next Abby!

[Simon Eng @simoneng]

I went on a coding spree on my new 16" M1 Max MacBook Pro last night. Really felt like a hot knife slicing through butter - especially when I can just run with a train of thought uninterrupted.

[Simon Eng @simoneng]

@ericmjl Another big point is being able to define entry points (in https://t.co/0tajUh54Vf or setup.cfg). We use it where I work and it’s a major QoL upgrade!

[Simon Eng @simoneng]

@ericmjl @fishnets88 We’ve been thinking about developing some best practices where I work...soon enough! 😉

[Simon Eng @simoneng]

@ericmjl It's slightly buggy with the Vim extension but otherwise it's great! (Also, *kilometres 😉)

[Simon Eng @simoneng]

Who would've thought that I'd have to use JavaScript in a data scientist role?! 😵‍💫