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B. David Tyler

@drbdt

UMass faculty. Notre Dame & UMass alum. Studies rivalry, identity, social sport consumption. Has unabated love of data. Causes existential crises through Excel.

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omg, nailed

07.03.2026 22:58 πŸ‘ 391 πŸ” 139 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

To be fair, "accurate data" never shows up as a goal in the job description

07.03.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
a red car is parked next to a trailer that says u-tow on it Alt: Simpsons clip of Sideshow Bob repeatedly stepping on rakes and getting smacked in the face

Obligatory gif

07.03.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Do you have thoughts on the play "Sunset Blvd?"

06.03.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, I'm reading the thread because I have no idea where they are going with this.

06.03.2026 12:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Story checks out

06.03.2026 03:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#LossAversion

06.03.2026 01:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

MS #Excel files are like handwriting: They might say the same thing, but the style used is distinctive.

For example, today I graded 8 files that had six variations of a simple % increase.

$D7*(1+$C7) ⬅️ 3 times
$D7*(1+C7)
$D7+$D7*$C7
($C7*$D7)+$D7
($D7*$C7)+$D7
D7*(1+C7)

05.03.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A short article explaining the vision for the Open Visualization Academy:

03.03.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good demo here from Clara about why editorial framing decisions in chart design matters so much. Both chart date ranges are legitimate choices to make, both truthful, each show different story.

03.03.2026 10:22 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

@paulisci.bsky.social Don't you have a "no one wants to work anymore" thread? This seems like an appropriate addendum.

02.03.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Please geotag. Need to book my next trip, apparently

02.03.2026 00:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine Alabama's QB goes down and the Tide bring in a former D2 QB who is working as a PA for the ESPN broadcast and that's basically what happened to Hendrick Motorsports today

01.03.2026 23:57 πŸ‘ 150 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2
Live map of flights with apparant airspace gaps over Ukraine and now Iran

Live map of flights with apparant airspace gaps over Ukraine and now Iran

Flightradar as ever shows a story through its patterns and absence

28.02.2026 09:18 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

7,001 now.

27.02.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In our primes, what's the MINIMAL amount of time we'd need to do this?

27.02.2026 04:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oooff, food is not easy. To which park are you going?

I was at Disneyland on Sunday with my 13yo. The mobile ordering for food worked well... We could look through options and order while in line for a ride.

27.02.2026 04:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Since they are teens, you probably don't need to think of them as kids at the park. They'll likely want to do all the coasters and thrill rides with you.

I've gone with my teens a few times, and the trips have been great - they move fast and seek to maximize the experience.

27.02.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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26.02.2026 11:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Huh. I guess that's true.

26.02.2026 02:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The time I've spent in graph databases and the time I've spent playing Spot It when my kids were younger might be about equal.

25.02.2026 22:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My students are so confused when I emphasize that the first item in an array is 1, the second is 2, etc.

Except that student with python knowledge, who puts giant stars in their notes.

25.02.2026 21:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For some situations, I went back to CHOOSE (or, gasp, nested IF functions) because SWITCH and IFS process all conditions, even after one resolves to true.

24.02.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Your [sic] right! Clearly, I am not DOGE material.

21.02.2026 01:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How is that possible? What's even the point?

20.02.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know it's not the point, but using "less" instead of "fewer" is so on the nose

20.02.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Damn, that's a fantastic lineup

18.02.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

its amazing how chatgpt knows everything about subjects I know nothing about, but is wrong like 40% of the time in things im an expert on. not going to think about this any further

08.03.2025 00:13 πŸ‘ 18877 πŸ” 4614 πŸ’¬ 127 πŸ“Œ 153

Maybe change it to "partner picks it up after max of 3(?) bounces" and shoots from there?

Rewards strong, accurate overhead / baseball inbounds passes.

16.02.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I still reflect on the thoughts you shared in a meaningful thread about this a while back.

15.02.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0