JD Long ✅

@Cmastication
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Ag economist, quant, and stochastic modeler. Avid user of Py, R, AWS and colorful metaphors. Coauthor of O’Reilly’s R Cookbook. I love building things and talking to people. Committed to weekly Sparky the Dog content.
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LivesRichmond, VA, USA
Websitehttps://cerebralmastication.com
JD Long ✅Oct 27, 2024
Zeb LarsonOct 27, 2024

Do you have a #PhD but work outside of #academia? Has it been several years since you finished? A friend and I are working on a book chapter about career transitions (what makes them easy, what makes them difficult) and we're capturing info. If you're interested, consider filling this out and boost!

#humanities
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Retrospective: Benefits of a PhD

Thanks for agreeing to share your experiences! Zeb and Chris are soliciting stories to include in a piece we're contributing to an edited volume about higher ed careers and career change. Our focus is on people who have spent 5+ years outside higher ed OR who came to their PhD later in their careers. Please be as detailed as you like in your responses. If we have any questions about your answers, we may follow up for a live chat. If you prefer to conduct a phone or video interview, email us and we'll set up time.

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Show threadJD Long ✅Oct 27, 2024
We also have white squirrels. The fact that the hawk will pick off an underground mammal rather than a white squirrel should tell you exactly how fucking mean them white squirrels are. I watched a white squirrel chew up a 10 penny nail and spit out a barbed wire fence. I shit you not.
JD Long ✅Oct 27, 2024
My neighborhood hawk is vivisecting a mole in my front yard.
JD Long ✅Oct 27, 2024
It’s bob l’eponge from now on.
JD Long ✅Oct 27, 2024
JA WestenbergOct 26, 2024

When I was a teenager in the 2000s I somehow got the opportunity to interview the drummer from Minor Threat for a hardcore zine.

I asked him for his advice for young musicians. He said “you’re not going to listen to this advice because you don’t think it’s cool, and one day you’ll regret it, but always wear earplugs.”

I didn’t listen.

Didn’t think it was cool.

Permanent ear damage by my mid 20s.

JD Long ✅Oct 26, 2024
Missing The PointOct 25, 2024
JD Long ✅Oct 26, 2024
JosiahOct 25, 2024

Trying to help my GF get up and running with R for basic stats stuff. I _thought_ the {easystats} ecosystem would be the way to go but all the docs are very academic and tailored toward JOSS papers.

Any great 1 function wonders people suggest? Similar to skimr::skim() but maybe that make some nice ggplots?

#rstats

JD Long ✅Oct 25, 2024
The best motorcycle for sale listing evar. It tells a whole story.
JD Long ✅Oct 25, 2024
eBay motors gives a list of model years to choose from. Sorted… no shit… randomly. How does this crap make it through basic testing?
JD Long ✅Oct 23, 2024
Aaron Toponce ⚛️Oct 7, 2024

Some of us are aware that -40° Celsius is also -40° Fahrenheit. It's the only point where the two scales agree.

But did you know there are palindrome temperatures and they're very useful also!

16° Celsius = 61° Fahrenheit
28° Celsius = 82° Fahrenheit