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My keynote at posit::conf(2024) is done!
Thanks to Posit for inviting me, to Hadley Wickham for the introductory poem, and to the audience for challenging questions (I mean it).
The slides are here, video soon!
Some personal news: I'm looking for a job!
https://tomaugspurger.net/posts/leaving-microsoft/
Some of my (very talented) former teammates are also looking for a job, so reach out if you're hiring!
I have, as they say, some personal news to share. On Monday I (along with some very talented teammates, see below if you’re hiring) was laid off from Microsoft as part of a reorganization. Like my Moving to Microsoft post, I wanted to jot down some of the things I got to work on. For those of you wondering, the Planetary Computer project does continue, just without me. Reflections It should go without saying that all of this was a team effort. I’ve been incredibly fortunate to have great teammates over the years, but the team building out the Planetary Computer was especially fantastic. Just like before, this will be very self-centered and project-focused, overlooking all the other people and work that went into this.
Podcast links:
We’re still trying to figure out systems and processes for training and serving “regular” machine learning models, and now we have multimodal AI to contend with! These new systems present unique challenges across the spectrum, from data management to effi
Rules of thumb from a talk I’m giving at a sailing club.
That third row is so surprising.
Steve Albini wrote one of the most important pieces that a musician pondering entry into the Music Industry can, and absolutely should, read a half dozen times before progressing beyond the local scene.
The Problem With Music: https://thebaffler.com/salvos/the-problem-with-music
RIP Steve, you were one of the best the industry had. 🤘
Interested in building a news recommendation research platform with the creators of MovieLens? They’re hiring.
(Fair warning: you’d also have to work with me)
New job opening — we're hiring a research software engineer for our #recsys infrastructure project. Hybrid and remote options available. Apply here: https://hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/361124
Allen Downey
Tom Augspurger
Avi Bryant
Douglas Natelson
DJ Sundog
Karl Higley