Abstract
Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction
The most powerful way to gain insight into a system is by moving between levels of abstraction.
The way things move and spread, somewhat chaotically, across a network.
Time
Storing UTC is not a Silver Bullet
Dates, Times, Calendars— The Universal Source of Data Science Trauma
UTC is enough for everyone… right?
Programming time, dates, timezones, recurring events, leap seconds… everything is pretty terrible.
Reading / Writing
Leek Lab’s guide to reading academic papers
- I.e. how to keep up with a field/industry.