Time for @baconandcoconut to keynote on ethics and what we can learn from statistics that lie. #chaosscon
“We thought computers would save us from drudgery, and then we invented email.”
We’re getting into why brains and the people who use them are strange and I love it 💕 #chaosscon
“We’re trying to train computes to be like us, which might not be the best goal all the time.” #CHAOSScon
"If you find yourself cutting a corner -- we don't have to count this group or we don't need to care about this metric" you may be adding to historical inequities. The data lacks that historical context. #CHAOSScon
Loved the talk, Deb! Thanks you 👏
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Some other newborn advice I keep getting is to "sleep in shifts."
With my partner breastfeeding, that sounds to me like I sleep while she does everything and that’s crap advice.
Here's a list I've found to be supportive of her while she feeds (and you can use them too):
I keep her hydrated. She's slugging down a 26oz tumbler nearly every session and she can't go get the water and give it to herself. I refill it and hold it up every 20 seconds to see if she wants some. It works well. @YETICoolers wins for form factor here: yeti.com/en_US/drinkwar…
I keep her fed. She needs so much more food than she was eating during pregnacy to stay healthy. Every baby feeding, I get her at least one piece of fresh fruit + toast, a smoothie, or a granola bar (or all of the above). I'm often feeding her while she's managing the baby.
I have a terrible idea that I need to get out there in case somehow it’s not terrible.
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There’s one way @JoeBiden can win the debates and capture the rural and undecided conservative voter on Tuesday: he needs to punch Trump in the face. On stage.
Hear me out.
I’ve been obsessively reading about George Lakoff’s research of political morality and cognitive frames.
I was about to try to climb this, but I dropped my wedding ring into a crack on the freaking mountain top.
It’s all jagged rock with big pockets. I bent and folded myself in between cracks trying to find it. No luck.
When my friend finishes her route, she and I excavate an entire hole of rocks, me kind of nervous about moving too much and getting caught in there. She found it right after I said we should give up.
"It’s often said that extroverts get their energy from people, while introverts are energized by solitude. The data show that’s a myth."
"In a pair of studies, people rated their energy hourly or weekly. ...
Extroverts felt more energized when they were being talkative and outgoing — but introverts did, too. Then, in an experiment, people were randomly assigned to act like extroverts or introverts in a group discussion. Acting extroverted energized even the introverts."
Thread/request for help: I’m mentoring a 19 y-o family friend and she’s not convinced the burden on college debt is worth the prospects. What advice would you give yourself if you were 19 today?
More context: She’s interested in programming, and I think she’d flourish in a community that supports her (and inclusive of people like her), and she’s excited by the idea of bootcamps. She’s in Norfolk, VA so in-person ones are less likely.
As good as some of the online bootcamps are, I worry they’ll be isolating. There’s a decent Meetup scene in her town, so I hope starting something will nudge her to engage there but I’m not sure.
I’m curious for your take @ASpittel if you don’t mind weighing in here.