Tyler Burch
@tylerjamesburch.com
Tired but hydrated. Lead Data Analyst for the Boston Red Sox. Recovering physicist. Formerly: Argonne, CERN (ATLAS), NIU, Murray State, St. Louis-ish
It’s like 5 degrees outside, I could have told you that. You don’t need a meteorological groundhog.
Punxsutawney Phil has spoken: Six more weeks of winter await us.
Groundhog Day 2026: Punxsutawney Phil makes his prediction
Punxsutawney Phil has spoken: Six more weeks of winter await us.
www.wmur.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:08 PM
It’s like 5 degrees outside, I could have told you that. You don’t need a meteorological groundhog.
The better LLMs get, the more data scientists are going to find out the truth.
February 1, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The better LLMs get, the more data scientists are going to find out the truth.
Ok actually got some screenshots and a blog post put together this morning
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tylerjamesburch.com/blog/misc/li...
January 26, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Ok actually got some screenshots and a blog post put together this morning
tylerjamesburch.com/blog/misc/li...
tylerjamesburch.com/blog/misc/li...
Eyes on the prize, New England
January 26, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Eyes on the prize, New England
Do you hate leaving your terminal as much as I do?
Do you use Linear for project management?
Do you have strong opinions?
If so, check out this TUI I wrote for Linear and give me feedback: github.com/tjburch/line...
Do you use Linear for project management?
Do you have strong opinions?
If so, check out this TUI I wrote for Linear and give me feedback: github.com/tjburch/line...
GitHub - tjburch/linear-term: Terminal user interface for Linear project management
Terminal user interface for Linear project management - tjburch/linear-term
github.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Do you hate leaving your terminal as much as I do?
Do you use Linear for project management?
Do you have strong opinions?
If so, check out this TUI I wrote for Linear and give me feedback: github.com/tjburch/line...
Do you use Linear for project management?
Do you have strong opinions?
If so, check out this TUI I wrote for Linear and give me feedback: github.com/tjburch/line...
Just saw someone using a state-of-the-art GPU to “process graphics” and it’s like ???? don’t you know those are for machine learning models or bitcoin mining? cmon dude
January 25, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Just saw someone using a state-of-the-art GPU to “process graphics” and it’s like ???? don’t you know those are for machine learning models or bitcoin mining? cmon dude
I just want to live in my snuggly comfortable zsh terminal and never leave, that’s all I ask.
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I just want to live in my snuggly comfortable zsh terminal and never leave, that’s all I ask.
smh wake me up when something exciting happens. I'm not getting out of bed for an aurora BOREalis
January 20, 2026 at 1:25 AM
smh wake me up when something exciting happens. I'm not getting out of bed for an aurora BOREalis
Luckily I don’t have a picky toddler like all those other kids. I’ve even convinced mine to try chicken hearts.
January 19, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Luckily I don’t have a picky toddler like all those other kids. I’ve even convinced mine to try chicken hearts.
The kid has RSV so I’m shift sleeping tonight. Movie recs?
January 19, 2026 at 12:05 AM
The kid has RSV so I’m shift sleeping tonight. Movie recs?
TIL the shoe bomber canonically exists in the Daniel Tiger universe.
January 18, 2026 at 5:56 PM
TIL the shoe bomber canonically exists in the Daniel Tiger universe.
has anyone considered making a version of SQL that isn't so disgustingly verbose? jw
January 14, 2026 at 4:26 PM
has anyone considered making a version of SQL that isn't so disgustingly verbose? jw
I say this gently - I think we all could stand to be a little less weird about protein
January 13, 2026 at 4:36 PM
I say this gently - I think we all could stand to be a little less weird about protein
Opened the door to a 3 year old in a ballerina outfit and a penguin winter hat running at me yelling “DADDYS HOME! DADDYS HOME!” and life was absolutely perfect for that moment in time.
January 12, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Opened the door to a 3 year old in a ballerina outfit and a penguin winter hat running at me yelling “DADDYS HOME! DADDYS HOME!” and life was absolutely perfect for that moment in time.
The first rule about Bruno is: you don’t talk about Bruno.
The second rule about Bruno is: you don’t talk about Bruno.
The second rule about Bruno is: you don’t talk about Bruno.
January 11, 2026 at 8:54 PM
The first rule about Bruno is: you don’t talk about Bruno.
The second rule about Bruno is: you don’t talk about Bruno.
The second rule about Bruno is: you don’t talk about Bruno.
Kind of incredible how bad Apple’s voice-to-text is considering, you know, it’s Apple.
January 11, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Kind of incredible how bad Apple’s voice-to-text is considering, you know, it’s Apple.
2026 Resolution: more whimsy
January 6, 2026 at 2:59 PM
2026 Resolution: more whimsy
“huh, it’s weird I’m tired at like 6:30,” he says, completely forgetting it’s his 22nd consecutive day of being woken up at 5 am by a teething baby.
January 4, 2026 at 12:59 AM
“huh, it’s weird I’m tired at like 6:30,” he says, completely forgetting it’s his 22nd consecutive day of being woken up at 5 am by a teething baby.
After just a short 2 year hiatus, I revived my blog with a look back on 2025.
Took advantage of the opportunity to reflect on a year of full-time R, sneak in notes about OSS contributions, thoughts on agentic AI, and more.
Happy New Year!
tylerjamesburch.com/blog/persona...
Took advantage of the opportunity to reflect on a year of full-time R, sneak in notes about OSS contributions, thoughts on agentic AI, and more.
Happy New Year!
tylerjamesburch.com/blog/persona...
2025 Year in Review
A lightning-round collection of loose threads from 2025
tylerjamesburch.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
After just a short 2 year hiatus, I revived my blog with a look back on 2025.
Took advantage of the opportunity to reflect on a year of full-time R, sneak in notes about OSS contributions, thoughts on agentic AI, and more.
Happy New Year!
tylerjamesburch.com/blog/persona...
Took advantage of the opportunity to reflect on a year of full-time R, sneak in notes about OSS contributions, thoughts on agentic AI, and more.
Happy New Year!
tylerjamesburch.com/blog/persona...
It’s 5 a.m. Eastern - happy end of daylight saving time to all the parents out there. Make the coffee extra strong this morning.
November 2, 2025 at 10:16 AM
It’s 5 a.m. Eastern - happy end of daylight saving time to all the parents out there. Make the coffee extra strong this morning.
Officially one step closer to Bismuth Analyst
November 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Officially one step closer to Bismuth Analyst
Reposted by Tyler Burch
8 hours for work, 8 hours for sleep, 8 hours for baseball
October 28, 2025 at 6:40 AM
8 hours for work, 8 hours for sleep, 8 hours for baseball
Strong rec for data people: if you use a library often, go to its GitHub issues, and find something, anything, to fix and submit a PR
- nothing teaches you the internals better than doing development
- you get software development reps and real code review experience
- giving back is good.
- nothing teaches you the internals better than doing development
- you get software development reps and real code review experience
- giving back is good.
October 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Strong rec for data people: if you use a library often, go to its GitHub issues, and find something, anything, to fix and submit a PR
- nothing teaches you the internals better than doing development
- you get software development reps and real code review experience
- giving back is good.
- nothing teaches you the internals better than doing development
- you get software development reps and real code review experience
- giving back is good.