To move forward Together We must internalize And reconcile The excluded pain That enabled us To become Us By creating Them
WorkView (Designing Your Life)
Work is creating something of value That others recognize. Making a dent in the world Or better, fixing one. With enough accountability Or structure That I cannot hide.
Analytics Anonymous: The Missing Peace of the Modern Data Stack
Pitch 2 for Coalesce 2022 (unsubmitted) While we love great technology, I bet most of us embraced the Modern Data Stack in order to positively impact human beings: our business, our industry, and our society. But if you're like me, you've discovered the problems you care most about might not be solvable by current (or... Continue Reading →
Pitch: Data is a Feature, not a Product
In this provocative talk Dr. Ernest N. Prabhakar, former Open Source Product Manager at Apple, argues that is time for our industry to reorganize around "decisions" rather than "data."
Atoms < Bits < Souls: Why Not Boring Needs a Computational Physicist/Spiritual Entrepreneur in Residence
[Not Boring Research Analyst Application] I believe: The Human Colossus is about to undergo a phase transition ("from rational to relational") analogous to the one where Gutenberg, Luther and Newton inaugurated modernity ("from ritual to rational")Not Boring is uniquely positioned to observe, influence, and capitalize on this phase transitionYou need someone like me -- with... Continue Reading →
Bits of Meaning: Towards a Computational Theory of Emotion (BOM-TAC-TOE Rough Draft)
[These are my initial musings. It may take weeks or months to turn these into a coherent analysis, so I figured I should publish them as-is to get them out into the world. Merry Christmas!] Challenge Question: What is the minimum number of bits necessary to meaningfully simulate some aspect of an emotion? One Bit... Continue Reading →
How to Build LightDash from Source
LightDash is a super-cool Open Source business intelligence tool built on top of DBT (which I think of as node for SQL). While it is distributed as open source, the usual way to deploy it locally is by simply running a docker container. If you want to actually built lightdash directly from source yourself, you... Continue Reading →
From “Zombie Data” to “Smart Reports”
I call this "zombie data" because it: * Lacks any self-awareness * Doesn't remember where it came from * Has no relationship to its current context * Infects everyone it touches with that same mindlessness.
Being Human: A Curriculum
Reframing spirituality as the culturally-neutral, teachable practice of becoming more human, as expressed in: 3 Capabilities4 Attributes per CapabilityPrerequisiteTaskTechniqueMindset12 Learning Outcomes Inspired by the Minerva Baccalaureate, especially their focus on Content over Context. A. Connecting (cosmos) #wonder#identification#formation#universalizing B. Individuating (pneumos) #agency#antifragility#reflection#specializing C. Advancing (logos) #inspiration#intervention#reformation#normalizing CapabilityTriggerSkillProcessValueConnectWonderIdentificationFormationUniversalIndividuateAgencyAntifragilityReflectionSpecialAdvanceInspirationInterventionReformationNormalTriastic Humanity
Religious Entrepreneurship in Nevil Shute’s Round the Bend
I am currently podcasting a book club with my father on Nevil Shute's novel Round the Bend. The framing question we are using for our discussions is "What is this book about?" There are a number of different themes that have come up (e.g., technology, love, and racism), but my current hypothesis is that the... Continue Reading →
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