Tim Dobbins
@TmthyDobbins
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senior data scientist developing NLP systems. entry-level dad building apps for my sons that automate my parenting chores. occasionally i build stuff they like.
Chattanooga, TN
Joined May 2012
if you are in the market for a job . FOLLOW THIS DUDE. He does recruiting the right way and always has great insight into navigating the sometimes-rough waters of the job market.
in that conversation with the founder i had yesterday. he said 'i get anxiety thinking about getting 10 resumes from you'. i said 'welp good thing i don't operate that way'. again your recruiting partner should not be sending you a crap ton of resumes.
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come hang!.
want to know what about NLP and ML?. my dear friend @TmthyDobbins is hanging with @unicornfinders3 today at 930am CST. RSVP:
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i didn't play sports my entire life to NOT show off when my son's friends come over.
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"thanks that actually answers my next question but I'll go ahead and ask it anyways.".
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Problem: I use OneNote to take notes so my todos get scattered throughout different tabs. Later I have to go through and parse out my todos manually. Question: Is there an app/extension that can centralize all my todos so I don't have to go through later and extract them?.
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me landing an interview with a great company: "NICE CANT WAIT". me seeing that i'll be getting interviewed by a mid-level data scientist: "oh boy here we go. ".
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me as a data scientist: "i will never use auto ML platforms like datarobot". me as a DS leader: "ok i want everyone using datarobot".
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This is a graphic I made of all mine and my wife's text msgs since 2015. The one motto we've had through all the ups and downs, through all the everyday chatter is "We got this." And now it will hang forever in our kitchen. Thanks @amuellerml for creating a great wordcloud lib!
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some things i've seen: . • lack of DS knowledge at the executive level. • trouble supporting DS engineering-wise and distinguishing DS from traditional software eng . • lack of DS standards and best practices . and love what @lindsey_m_clark said!.
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con of pandemic: i dont get to show off my mustache. pro of pandemic: i dont have to explain to anyone that i chipped my tooth eating popcorn.
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For months I’ve been manually running a python script to load my son’s trello board with his daily tasks. This morning I finally fully automated it with AWS Glue, Cloud Formation, S3, SNS. Next is integrating it w slack to keep pinging his phone when the tasks aren’t done 😆.
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hey @Lemonade_Inc, i'm trying to get a home insurance quote but for some reason you can't insure the property and then redirect me here. terrible customer experience
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Can attest. The first words Chris had for me when I resigned from his team were genuinely congratulatory. Look for a manager that cares about your success regardless if it's with their team or not.
Was called by a team member this afternoon to tell me they were resigning and accepting a new position -- could tell in their voice the level of excitement. My first words were to congratulate them on the new role. How is that not the norm?.
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When my wife offers me her leftovers i've been eyeing all night:
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one thing i've learned from building #NLProc systems is that it's so much more than machine learning and that having fundamental knowledge of linguistics is crucial. love @emilymbender's books and can't wait to watch this talk!.
I've put my slide deck up here:. for anyone who wants the links, references, etc.
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X^1.00001. This is what people mean when they say "exponential impact!" but really mean negligible impact.
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