mattybrennan

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by mattybrennan 5y ago
Civis Analytics | Full Time | Remote (US) | DC, Chicago | https://www.civisanalytics.com At Civis Analytics we bring objective, data-driven truth to organizational decision-making—all the way from the boardroom to the world’s la
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by mattybrennan 7y ago
Yes. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609999/us-doctors-plan-to...
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by mattybrennan 7y ago
I'm not sure I understand why the tree had to be climbed to be measured. Isn't that what trigonometry is for?
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by mattybrennan 8y ago
Just got an alert about 911 being out in MA. A bit belated, if state police twitter is correct that it was fixed 3 hrs ago https://twitter.com/MassStatePolice/status/10786404842292224...
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by mattybrennan 8y ago
I mean, this calories in calories out study is in the same NYT issue: "Exercise May Aid in Weight Loss. Provided You Do Enough." https://nyti.ms/2KMz7f9
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The best Mario Kart character according to data science(medium.com)
7 points by mattybrennan 8y ago|0 comments
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by mattybrennan 9y ago
No, we weren't. This is something carefully measured by economists. The workforce is consistently becoming more productive, albeit at a slower rate https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-6/below-trend-the-us
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by mattybrennan 9y ago
It's not weird that an elected official wants to advance their agenda. What's weird is that precinct judge is an elected position in Philadelphia.
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Football in 17776(sbnation.com)
1 points by mattybrennan 9y ago|0 comments
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by mattybrennan 9y ago
That is literally the point of it
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by mattybrennan 9y ago
Gotta Wait for the "Louis CK moment," where the technology it's so boring that people are annoyed by it http://www.cc.com/video-clips/avmzsg/stand-up-louis-ck--give...
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by mattybrennan 9y ago
All the necessary hardware? Do Teslas have lidar?
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by mattybrennan 9y ago
I think that's a fair response. Allowing unions isn't really philanthropy, but it's certainly related. He wouldn't have so much money to be "generous" with if all Amazon employees were treated fairly.
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by mattybrennan 9y ago
"let Amazon workers finally unionize." - @demsocialists https://twitter.com/DemSocialists/status/875511888049778688
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by mattybrennan 9y ago
Disagree. Note that both mammogram and colonoscopy frequency recommendations have both been reduced recently, both because the cost of screening and because of the consequences of false positives resulting in unnecessary medical interventio
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by mattybrennan 9y ago
Pretty sure Obamacare wouldn't allow that, but they could start subsidizing devices.
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CivisML: scikit-learn at Scale(civisanalytics.com)
9 points by mattybrennan 9y ago|1 comments
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by mattybrennan 10y ago
Please tell us more about your experience in being a Dean
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by mattybrennan 10y ago
US law enforcement is allowed to take fingerprints, which can then be used to unlock the device. Somewhere less friendly may just compel you to put your finger on the device
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by mattybrennan 10y ago
I wouldn't have taken the jail time for granted. Goldman Sachs managed to escape their admitted fraud with no executives going to jail.
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Dinosaur tail preserved in amber, covered in feathers(news.nationalgeographic.com)
2 points by mattybrennan 10y ago|0 comments
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Eric Schmidt-backed data science startup Civis Analytics raises $22M(techcrunch.com)
9 points by mattybrennan 10y ago|0 comments
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by mattybrennan 10y ago
I think OP's point was that there is no powerful hardware around to install the "powerful" server OS on
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by mattybrennan 10y ago
+1 =/
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by mattybrennan 10y ago
How do you cut a cake in a way that gives me a piece that is only large enough to satisfy the host's expectation that I will like the cake they made?
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by mattybrennan 10y ago
Also check out adhocteam.us. I don't work there, but they're doing important work for HHS and VA.
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by mattybrennan 10y ago
“I like the FedEx guy, 'cause he's a drug dealer and he don't even know it! And he's always on time.” - Mitch Hedberg
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by mattybrennan 11y ago
But what's the Weissman score?
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by mattybrennan 11y ago
This is obviously just target practice for the military, right?
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by mattybrennan 11y ago
I'm no fan of spam, but this seems to tie in to net neutrality. I'm not sure I want verizon deciding who is good or bad on the internet.

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