Conference budget cost control

Tired and very much unironically sending ( '-')b as the only reply to an email as a brief acknowledgement

at this rate I guess I really AM going to get a table saw in the nearish future

whelp, time to order some shelves and sideboard things from ikea before its too late

Hot mic maker

OK, so amusingly, encoding these videos is a decent test of the stability of my desktop... and looks like the new motherboard is up to the task and we haven't crashed yet

Yay #dataBS Conf was a huge success!! Thanks to all the people who contributed, gave talks, did stuff! I'm gonna wait for the videos to process, then download and do the edit work on them over the next couple of evenings...

One awesome talk done, second one is on the wayyyyy!

OK we're 5 minutes in

Only way to get the webcam to a decent angle is to prop it up with a giant bottle of ibuprofen 🙃

OK!! #DataBS conf starts in 45min and I'm gonna be busy hosting, SO, things to know: Chat is on discord, NOT zoom: bit.ly/databs-chat Last min registration: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Official Schedule: databsconf.com/schedule/

Zzzzz good morning 🥱 itttssssss conference day!

I swear if this PC gives me more trouble I"m gonna have to gut and replace teh whole damn thing

this computer is trying to give me a heart attack. I was playing a game and suddenly the screen flickers and goes black... BUT I can still hear and control the game... so after some digging and debugging w/ a spare portable monitor, figure out the power cable to the monitor had worked loose

DataBS Conf is TOMORROW!! 10am to about 5pm EDT, a bunch of talks of all the nitty gritty BS that happens behind the scenes while working on data. Tickets are free, sign up and join us!! ti.to/databsconf/d...

First thing I do with a new pan? Wash it, slather it with oil and throw it in an oven to season

New pan day, needed a slightly larger carbon steel pan. I've honestly forgotten that when they come new they're bright and silvery

180 registered so far... that's not bad. we still have tons of room for more tho! ti.to/databsconf/d...

DataBS Conf is TOMORROW!! 10am to about 5pm EDT, a bunch of talks of all the nitty gritty BS that happens behind the scenes while working on data. Tickets are free, sign up and join us!! ti.to/databsconf/d...

This week on Counting Stuff, I screw up and accidentally send the draft at 8:05 PM instead of the usual AM. And it's some tips on having backup plans while running events, and how it's easier to do than ever Also, #dataBS Conf is tomorrow AAAAAHHHHHH!!!! www.counting-stuff.com/the-show-mus...

lolol I got confused between dates and times and accidentally sent tomorrows newsletter draft out at 8:05 pm instead of 8:05 am. whoops

So apparently the 6yo when practicing violin responds well when I explain what a certain exercise is meant to practice (like full bow usage etc) they're like me and can't stand unexplained drilling

Bro you can’t give up. You were born in a world that has onions AND garlic. You gotta hang in there it's worth it

Lololol I just discovered this thermal tape on the back of the m2 heatsink on my old mobo... The tape still on because I just slapped the thing on and let it be

holy crap it really did work, i'm using the PC like normal for the past 30min and no crashes...

YAAY My desktop is ALIVE!!!!! the motherboard really was the issue and this emergency replacement I next-day'd in seems to have done the trick. Also, don't hard reset the PC when it's updating the sound drivers because un-fucking that mess is an annoying dance

Lol and I crashed it again updating drivers

ok! !!!! new mobo came in. took about 25min to slap everything back into the case for testing! but on the bright side it's already booted and surprisingly Ica n use the system again... and it's already lasted longer than the past 48hrs of crashing

Ok for #databs conf, because I think zoom's chat features are garbage, we're gonna host the chat (which is how you can talk to speakers and ask questions) over on our discord I'll be yelling at people to use it day-of, or you can do it now bit.ly/databs-chat

And now the desktop is fully stripped while I wait for delivery of the emergency b550 mobo

Ok for #databs conf, because I think zoom's chat features are garbage, we're gonna host the chat (which is how you can talk to speakers and ask questions) over on our discord I'll be yelling at people to use it day-of, or you can do it now bit.ly/databs-chat

Hello data people, register for a whole day of interesting data talks at DataBS Conf. It's on Wednesday! I'm on at 4pm ET (9PM BST) talking about a failed data science project, the role of AI in our future, and some amateur philosophy. All in ~20 minutes. Tell your friends! #dataBS #datasky

At this point does complete desktop PC hardware meltdown before the event count as #dataBS?

Whelp crazy PC dpc watchdog lockup minutes after boot marathon continues, list of things ive pulled out to isolate the issue: Intel nic Sata drive Secondary nvme drive 2 older sticks of ram (leaving 2 new ones from this summer) Swapped PSU w/ an old backup All the USB stuff except kb/mouse

Ughhh ok let's see if getting a new mobo solves the issue... At this point I'm out of parts to strip short of the GPU and cpu... I even dug out an older PSU to swap and the system still locked >,<

I swear I'm running out of parts I can strip out of this PC to debug the doc-watchdog-violation

Ugh don't need PC hard locking issues again 2 days before conference day

This is happening Wednesday!!! Get your tickets soon so you don't forget. We should have recordings but they take a bit of time and you can't chat up a storm with everyone on discord live

The kurouchi on my moritaka is starting to wear off ... I wonder if I should just clean it all off at this point

annnnd the C spider is dead . funny how it's an easier boss than the smart sweeper

omg ok that was an actual hard boss fight... the smart cleaner using an unupgraded loader 4 took like 20+ tries but finally did it #AC6

Also this cat... When we got them they only ate fish flavored food and essentially ran away from chicken flavored food ... Now for the most part the cat just eats "yes"

I think we've had our cat for about 3 months now? And it is completely at home and in the process of getting into everything

Ahahaha geee

I was mesmerized by the idea that something static can convey not only motion but also temporality, and I decided to test it empirically. It wasn’t an easy task, as the way our data was organized didn’t make it straightforward. But now, here is our paper! ♥️ www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Must rest and recover from the busiest week ever so I can attend #dataBSconf!! #databs

I should probably put together my presentation this weekend. My talk motivation is based on that feeling you get when you discover you have been talked about by name in cabinet briefing papers, and what went on (from my perspective) for that to have happened.

data BS for the #dataBS

#DataBS Conf 2025 preshow! We have two talks that we couldn't fit into the schedule but the speakers pre-recorded their talk for us to share before the main event next week! Both are really good and give me lots of excitement about what we'll see next week. ti.to/databsconf/d... <- free tix 🧵1/3

Join us for @databsconf.com next Wednesday — and check out these pre-show talks while you wait! #dataBS