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Brock @brocktibert.com · 01/12/2025

Is there a public roadmap for Google Colab? Something similar to: roadmap.streamlit.app In a teaching context it would be great to know what is coming, approximately when, so we can plan. It feels like new features get lobbed over the wall that might a dramatic impact on the classroom experience

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 14/11/2025

Does anyone in the Google Colab community know what "Deploy to Cloud Run" is doing? It suggests a Gradio app, but I can't find any documentation or release notes explaining what/how/why we would use this feature. #GoogleColab #pydata #teaching #GCP

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 13/06/2025

Vibes is not an evaluation metric.

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 12/06/2025

A golf commercial just suggested that they used “AI analytics” for their new product. 🙄

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 28/05/2025

In researching jobs that our MSBA graduates tend to consider, one (currently active) post required a certification from AWS that currently does not exist, and I am fairly certain never has. Are we entering the hiring phase where job postings will ask for 5+ years of vibe coding?

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 24/05/2025

Another week, another situation where the @pgatourus.bsky.social and their broadcast partner @cbssports.bsky.social refusing to use the space available to show the +/- for the player on the day.

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 23/05/2025

I was today years old when I learned of Arkadelphia, Arkansas. You can’t make this stuff up.

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 23/05/2025

If you are going to add a wordcloud to your article or report ... Don't do it. That is all.

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 22/05/2025

How are popovers still a thing? What's worse is that I feel like they are getting increasingly pervasive, with some sites showing 2+ on the same page, one after another. Garbage UX. We need to be better. Design better experiences.

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 18/05/2025

Can someone explain why the "always on" leaderboard does not show the +/- for the round during the tv broadcast? We see the rank, player, tournament total, the hole, and to the right, there is clearly plenty of space to show the player's +/- for the current round. #PGA @pgatourus.bsky.social

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 14/05/2025

@koaning.bsky.social Shot in the dark, and to be candid, I am only starting to look at Marimo now that the semester is over. Is it possible to distribute a notebook/single file for use offline with libraries already installed? Use case: An exam when a student's computer is in "airplane" mode.

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 06/05/2025

The lottery for the NHL 25 draft is brutal to watch. I rarely use this phrase, but 100% cringe. Yikes. #NHLDraft25

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 25/04/2025

Anxiety going down as ChatGPT/OpenAI services start to come back online (API Dashboard and web chat). Obviously there is an issue the day I allocated time to build out the POC.

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Jonah Hill War Dogs GIF

ALT: Jonah Hill War Dogs GIF

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 08/03/2025

Notice to all product and UI/X folks that are including text input into an AI product/chatbot. I beg you. Please allow a user to determine if enter/return is a new line or submit. Return is easy for BASIC flows, but shift+return for more "advanced" needs is absolutely painful.

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 07/03/2025

I would imagine that Sweeney and Neely are also gone? After today, how can they still be involved? The lack of depth and inability to draft talent can’t be overlooked. Gone are the days where the Bruins are a destination. It’s going to take years to restore this team. Brand equity obliterated.

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 20/02/2025

I was today year's old when I found out about farsante and mimesis for fake data generation. I have used faker a bunch in python, but this caught my eye as it plays nicely with PySpark. github.com/MrPowers/far... mimesis.name/master/index...

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 15/02/2025

I don't know if this is new, but I have started to notice that ChatpGPT is using emojis in the generated response, including code samples. At least for me, it's emoji overload. Holy moly.

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 09/02/2025

Kick the ball. Enough. Let’s go.

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 01/02/2025

How is it possible that SMS spam is still a thing?

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 31/01/2025

@coatless.bsky.social Your quarto extension embedio was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for putting that together.

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 29/01/2025

Watching this week's TGL "match"/"show" and it's obvious they need to fix the broadcast. They are obviously trying to figure it out, so its keeping my attention. - Audio mix is still off - Shot clock needs to start WAY faster, especially after the approach shots move to the green area. Pick it up

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 27/01/2025

With the new semester under way I am not sure how much time I can spend on this idea just yet, but I have been thinking alot of pypeds and reworking that project. 20 years of IPEDS data resulted in a single duckdb database w/ 600+ tables and 2.3GB. I am excited to get some time to bring this to life

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 22/01/2025

Perhaps I am in the minority here, but I am really struggling with #TGL broadcasts. For one, I hate the introductions, and the "buildup" is so forced and awkward. The first swing is almost 15 minutes into the DVR recording. The league isn't established. Focus on golf content, not fluff.

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 12/01/2025

Just saw an ad that is promoting a course to help students "Become an LLM engineer" in just 8 weeks. C'mon now, we can do it 7, can't we? youtu.be/xdx5C7FwcSU?...

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There's Something About Mary - 7 Minute Abs

YouTube video by Just Great Productions 👽

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 07/01/2025

I see some discussion of folks diving into #ipeds data today. I noticed the Access Files are not available just yet. I have been cooking up an idea for a #dataeng project over winter break and have been waiting for the new files. My question: Does anyone know if the Access files are close behind?

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 07/01/2025

I am curious. I know there is quarto-live for #python and #Rstats in #Quarto but has anyone embedded a terminal into an HTML document? github.com/r-wasm/quart... I want to provide a painfully simple pathway for students to learn basic CLI commands from an embedded interface on my course site.

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GitHub - r-wasm/quarto-live: WebAssembly powered code blocks and exercises for both the R and Python languages in Quarto documents

WebAssembly powered code blocks and exercises for both the R and Python languages in Quarto documents - r-wasm/quarto-live

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 27/12/2024

I was today years old when I realized there is a visual editor in VS Code for #Quarto documents. Holy moly this is fantastic.

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 26/12/2024

Teams are still leaning into distribution datasets as SAS, SPSS or MS Access? (SAS) www.cpsc.gov/Research--St... (MS Access) nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-th... (SPSS, SAS ,STATA) nces.ed.gov/ipeds/datace...

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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS)

Welcome to the National Electronic Injury Surveillance SystemFor more than 45 years, the CPSC has operated a statistically valid injury surveillance and follow-back system known as the National Electr...

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 24/12/2024

A really solid win last night, but something is bothering me and I had to look it up. The #Bruins Zadorov is 6th in the league in giveaways. Would be curious where he ranks wrt giveaways in the Dzone. It's brutal to watch. To my eye, he is just meh. www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_...

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2024-25 NHL Skater Statistics | Hockey-Reference.com

Check out the Skater Statistics for the 2024-25 NHL season on Hockey-Reference.com

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 23/12/2024

A quick post for data teams that might lean heavily on traditional cloud data warehousing solutions like ETL right into Redshift. The separation of storage and compute isn't a new consideration, but the ecosystem is really starting to mature. Oh, #duckdb is amazing. brocktibert.com/posts/202412...

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AWS S3, Glue, Data Lakes and DuckDB – Brock Tibert

The separation of storage and compute is here to stay, so I wanted to document a quick note on considerations depending on your access pattern.

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 21/12/2024

I think we are at the point that we need to retire the word transformative.

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 21/12/2024

I finally had a chance to take #AWS #StepFunction Variables and JSONata for a spin. Silly POC but highlights how Step Functions could easily power agentic workflows. I am excited to play around with more realistic examples. brocktibert.com/posts/202412...

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AWS Step Functions - Variables and JSONata – Brock Tibert

I recently saw that AWS enhanced Step Functions and deployed a new way to think about “the data” we are using and generating during the execution. Below is my first pass over the features, and highlig...

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 19/12/2024

Reviewing responses to an exam question that showed an intentionally small dataset of hand labeled sentiment alongside output of three models (two LLMs, one rule-based) The number of students questioning why you would ever hand-label a dataset is clearly something I need to address next year 😱

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 19/12/2024

Bodhi might be getting up there in age, but he still has lots of pep.

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Liz Fong-Jones (方禮真) @lizthegrey.com · 16/12/2024

aws.amazon.com/ec2/faqs/#t4... - yes, T4g instances are free for the next year plus. You also get 30GB of EBS, and plenty of bandwidth out to the public internet for personal use (100GB). #AWS #ListenToTheHeroes

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Amazon EC2 T4g Instances - Amazon Web Services

T4g instances powered by AWS Graviton2 processors provide best price performance for burstable general purpose workloads in Amazon EC2.

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 16/12/2024

My previously shared #sora videos were at the lowest resolution. Bumped up the config to 720p, still in 16x9. I believe this one "cost" 50 credits. Prompting naturally matters but I wonder if the internal consistency is better with higher res videos? #highered #emchat #hemktg

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 13/12/2024

#sora prompt: Create a video that demonstrates what happens when you perform a left join in SQL. Not quite.......

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 13/12/2024

A marketing video sent to admitted students looking to enroll as freshmen in a business school. The video should help promote your university in order to increase enrollment. #sora #emchat #hemktg

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 11/12/2024

Today I learned of the SCORE network. Awesome centralization of academic work, datasets, and general sports nerdery. What a great project. scorenetwork.org #sportsanalytics #teaching

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SCORE Network

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 09/12/2024

As the semester wraps up, I am starting to zoom in on conversations around ML/AI in edu. I am a huge fan of driving awareness and exposing teams to applications that can help with low stakes tasks. However, anything that suggests "AI" can forecast enrollment or analyze data needs a huge, HUGE pause.

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 09/12/2024

I can't help reading through both lists and thinking about applications in edu. I know we generally are slow to adopt new practices or tech, but where does genAI make sense? What areas should we avoid? It's not a silver bullet but figuring out where it aligns with your edu is table stakes. #emchat

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Brock @brocktibert.com · 09/12/2024

Nothing captures the holiday spirit quite like having your packages swiped straight off your front steps.

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