Data Science. TileDB. Open Source. Quant Research. R. C++. Debian. Linux. Adjunct Clinical Professor, University of Illinois. Lots of coffee. And some running.

Chicago, IL, USA
Joined March 2007
Shoutout to @visnut + the @useR2018_conf team for an amazing week! Awesome stuff happens when you let an already great conference reach Australia! Home now with "leftovers" from fridge, a gift from @carroll_jono, and a "reminder" about @UseR2019_Conf from @Natty_V2 #rstats
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Replying to @stefanbache @rdpeng
And I said that with an ear-to-ear grin which was clearly appreciative. Harder to put that in a brief quote. #useR2018
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Dirk Eddelbuettel retweeted
Gobsmacked that this twitter thread, your write up and your set_key suggestion make no mention at all of #rdatatable that has done EXACTLY this for 10 years. Why can't you even give a nod and some credit to #rdatatable?
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Bill Venables answering questions after his keynote: "Rcpp is really something you should know" (in response to what R 'tricks' are useful). #Rcpp #rstats
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Dirk Eddelbuettel retweeted
How to geek 101. Yes @eddelbuettel shirt says: Keep Kalman Filter on... Learning about #Rcpp this morning #useR2018! Bring on the speed 🚀
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Hey @ZakDavid I am at @useR2018_conf and just finished giving the #Rcpp tutorial (Kalman case study in the back) and now _everybody_ wants to know where I got the awesome Keep Kalman Filter On t-shirt!
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Another gorgeous Brisbane morning, another nice run. @useR2018_conf #useR2018
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Brisbane is awesome for running too. #useR2018 about to start.
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anytime 0.3.1 on CRAN: three small enhancements automagic date / time conversion for any input dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2… #rstats
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And @Debian packages have been built and uploaded.
#rstats 3.5.1 "Feather Spray" is released (source version)
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nanotime 0.2.1 on CRAN: three small enhancements High-resolution nanosecond time functionality for R dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2… #rstats
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RcppArmadillo 0.8.600.0.0 on CRAN: Several fixes and enhancements Expressive and performant C++ Matrix classes for R dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2… #rstats #rcpp
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In "Code to Joy: Is learning to code in middle age a fool’s errand or a committed act of digital citizenship?", Andrew Smith examines in @TheEconomist 's @1843mag the road to coding for a non-coder. Closing paragraph below. Story at 1843magazine.com/features/co…
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R^4 #19: More on Intel MKL in @Debian and @Ubuntu Brief update on post #18: MKL packages should soon be in Debian dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2…
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The @GaryLineker Law of Soccer: Volume I (from 2013) and Volume II (circa 30 minutes ago). And I think Twitter gave us 280 characters just for Volume II.
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Dirk Eddelbuettel retweeted
Sonny Rollins recorded his widely-celebrated album Saxophone Colossus on this day in 1956. The album has been issued with several different covers over the years. Which is your favorite?
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Thanks for the kind words - - team Rcpp is just so thrilled and humbled that many find use in our work. nitter.vloup.ch/stephenaramsey/s…
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So I got a #Java Father's Day card from the 18 year old who seemingly survived AP Comp Sci. Plus a cameo from the best cat of all...
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Really nice Chicago Data Science meetup this eve with @stefpos and @schwabish, in town for their 1st 'design and data'' workshop. Thanks to @digitalkitchen, @ideo, @chicagodata @mstringer and co for hosting. #sorryButHaveNoCoolPicture
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