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ML Infrastructure @spotify. Former Applied ML @vimeo. N-gram constructions resembling words and opinions are merely coincidental and solely mine. [He/Him]🎸🎶🤖

Brooklyn, NY
Joined October 2019
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I want to dig in for a bit on this set of Slack replies from a Twitter manager talking about undoing some of the layoffs.
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The dumbest thing I hear is “Facebook listens to your conversations” My coworkers were a bunch of risk-averse MBAs who’d never build something that cool. So why do you see ads for something you talked about? It’s because your life is predictable & the ad algorithm is that good.
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A better take on my old observation: people like to mimic Torvalds and Jobs, but they only mimic the persona but lack the experience and substance. So we end up with a world of talentless mean people.
Replying to @Pinboard
One reason I believe so many VC types idolize Steve Jobs is that "get obsessed with designer furniture, never be afraid to be an asshole to anyone, and drink smoothies for cancer" is much easier advice to follow than "learn electrical engineering and invent astonishing circuits"
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really surprised that nobody has caught this “oom-killer” yet. where are the detectives – at Manhattan, NY
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My kid's teacher asked parents to scan an art project "at the highest resolution possible." My new job is to make them regret this request because they clearly have no idea what is possible.
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Hey folks! My team is hiring! Want to work on TFX/Kubeflow integration at Spotify? We empower ~50 internal teams to do ML faster and easier, and have plenty of more work to do. High impact, & big long-term challenges at the forefront of ML infrastructure jobs.lever.co/spotify/15f353…
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Replying to @ministryoftest
@ministryoftest Can't stop laughing🤣
Topology is a hell of a drug
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How to explain Normal Distribution to a bro in the gym
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me when i finally get my company vpn working in linux teapaw.org/jbillinson/status/1325…
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working on some TF(X) upgrades lately and made this slack GIF to express my emotions {:intensorfies:, :tensorflow-intensifies} (I have a smaller transparent version that looks like trash on twitter)
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Ever want to test systems & see if your password is ever stored/sent in plaintext? Make it: X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H* I am on the phone with a vendor right now because my test account is in an inoperable state. 🧐
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2015: the AI revolution is coming 2020: @geoffreyhinton @SchmidhuberAI
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Super proud of my team for this blog post (by @sebastian_ewert, @r4b1tt, @nmontecc) covering some of our cutting-edge work at @SpotifyResearch! 🎉 research.atspotify.com/makin…
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Dave Chappelle discusses the deaths of George Floyd and other unarmed black men at the hands of police in a new Netflix special, '8:46' rol.st/2MNV2Fw
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You cannot AWS your way out of an N-squared algorithm, unless you want to pay N-squared dollars.
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As someone interested in cybernetically enhanced sharks, I'm super annoyed at the co-opting of the term "fintech."
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GCP stands for Google Clown Posse don’t @ me
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As a music nerd and software engineer I never know which Gang of Four you're are talking about
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