Christopher Roach

Silicon Valley software engineer, writer, quasi-academic, wannabe data scientist, and hopeful polymath.

[Christopher Roach @vthakr]

Hey @BokehPlots and @HoloViews is there a way to set a default plot size for all plots in a notebook? I can set this for each plot type individually (see image), but I can't figure out how to do it for all of my plots. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[Christopher Roach @vthakr]

One of the best examples of back-of-the-envelope math that I’ve seen in sometime. Bravo!

[Ben Hamner @benhamner]

Saw a comment that there's close to a 1% chance of dying from a car accident. Was shocked it's this high. Back-of-the-enveloped the math, and it pans out

[Hugo Bowne-Anderson @hugobowne]

HI @Qantas,
1. You lost my luggage over 48 hrs ago
2. You said you would call yesterday
3. I've now called you & been on hold for ~45 minutes
4. The waiting music is horrible
5. My blood is boiling
6. How do I speak to a human about this ASAP?!
7. Everybody else, please retweet.

[Christopher Roach @vthakr]

Happy birthday Nan. Wish you were still here with us. I miss you.

[Christopher Roach @vthakr]

@hugobowne @DataCamp Hi @hugobowne. Love the podcast, love @DataCamp, and I’d love (that’s a lot of love) to create something for y’all. Are you looking for full-time instructors only, or is it possible to teach just a course or two? If so, do you apply via the link, or just suggest a topic?

[Christopher Roach @vthakr]

I just came across this paper on parametric vs nonparametric statistical procedures and it has to be the clearest writing I’ve ever seen on the subject. If you’ve ever struggled with what these terms mean, I recommend that you read this short paper now! https://t.co/w5qurpueFb

[🔎Julia Evans🔍 @b0rk]

a few bash tricks

[🔎Julia Evans🔍 @b0rk]

awk

[Christopher Roach @vthakr]

@t_roachdubv I know, right?!?! I bet you’re every bit as excited as I am.

[Christopher Roach @vthakr]

This is the #python #DataViz latest Barry that I am most excited about. I love R’s ggplot2 and so I’m looking forward to have a declarative library for visualization that shares many of its concepts. Anyone interested in learning about Altair should check out the linked intro. https://t.co/44KswNLNcE

[Jim Vallandingham @vlandham]

New post: An Introduction to Altair. Join me on a journey to learn how to use @jakevdp 's exciting new python data vis package!
https://t.co/7jVSqo9n7c

[Christopher Roach @vthakr]

@t_roachdubv The thought had occurred to me…

[Christopher Roach @vthakr]

Hey @ProjectJupyter fans, checkout this short article I wrote on how to run #jupyterlab in Chrome without all of the toolbars, buttons, etc. (essentially, none of the “chrome”) to make it feel like more of a native app. https://t.co/rSSsIvQsdV

[Christopher Roach @vthakr]

This was a really interesting talk by @DrJSomeday and I’m hoping to give this technique a try on my team at some point. Great stuff for anyone wanting to predict bugs with machine learning. https://t.co/5itzgjUrdO

[barrysmyth @barrysmyth]

A very nice machine learning application to predict how likely a piece of new code is to introduce a bug; based on an analysis of git commits and their metadata by @DrJSomeday https://t.co/MPQkGRRkCY via @YouTube @PyData

[Christopher Roach @vthakr]

All the talks from #PyDataNYC are up—including my own “R for Pythonistas” (https://t.co/cRpt0zUm1m). It was a great conference, so go check ‘em out! https://t.co/tzQ0i1hg2T

[PyData @PyData]

Guess what? PyData NYC 2017 videos are up!
Enjoy: https://t.co/kleBiK9RpW #PyDataNYC #PyData #Python

[Christopher Roach @vthakr]

I can’t believe I forgot to mention @nprpolitics in my little @npr love-fest just now. You all are amazing too! #WhyPublicRadio

[Christopher Roach @vthakr]

I just donated to a @KQED because I love, love, love, love, love, love (really trying to make good use of the new Twitter character limit here) love, love, love, love, love @NPR and shows like @planetmoney and @UpFirst that keep me both entertained and informed. #WhyPublicRadio

[Christopher Roach @vthakr]

Great site! Wish I’d seen this before my #PyDataNYC talk; I would’ve included this link as a resource for anyone who was turned off by #rstats in the past. https://t.co/3uafLH1sEN

[Hadley Wickham @hadleywickham]

.@JennyBryan recommending that you check out @kwbroman’s hipsteR site: https://t.co/pjIm5qZKgk #rstats

[Christopher Roach @vthakr]

@gelliottmorris That’d be great. I look forward to reading it!

[Christopher Roach @vthakr]

@gelliottmorris @NateSilver538 Oh cool, I just found it. I’ll give it a read after work. Thanks a bunch!

[Christopher Roach @vthakr]

@gelliottmorris To follow up on my last tweet, at one point in the #AlabamaSenateElection the NYTimes had Jones up even though Moore had more votes. I assume that’s due to weights assigned to precincts, but I’d love to see that assumption confirmed/discredited. Looking forward to the course!