Jake Westfall
@jake-westfall.bsky.social
Software engineer (MLOps), previously data scientist, previously research psychologist. Teetotal vegan YIMBY cyclist in Austin, TX, USA.
delta is the correlation between the latent predictors (T_1 and T_2), not the correlation between the observed predictors (X_1 and X_2). While the reliabilities of the observed predictors would definitely constrain the possible/likely correlations between X_1 & X_2, they have no bearing on delta
May 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM
delta is the correlation between the latent predictors (T_1 and T_2), not the correlation between the observed predictors (X_1 and X_2). While the reliabilities of the observed predictors would definitely constrain the possible/likely correlations between X_1 & X_2, they have no bearing on delta
Wow, it's been so long since I touched R, I totally forgot about <-() functions. It seems like such a wild concept to me now
January 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Wow, it's been so long since I touched R, I totally forgot about <-() functions. It seems like such a wild concept to me now
+1, IMO @realpython.com is easily the best web resource out there for Python tutorials. Consistently high quality stuff
January 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
+1, IMO @realpython.com is easily the best web resource out there for Python tutorials. Consistently high quality stuff
To be clear, I think "I eat cows but not pigs/chickens/etc. because I think this leads to less animal suffering" is a pretty well-substantiated and respectable choice. Obviously I think it makes sense to go further than that, but I won't criticize anyone for taking a step toward reducing suffering
January 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
To be clear, I think "I eat cows but not pigs/chickens/etc. because I think this leads to less animal suffering" is a pretty well-substantiated and respectable choice. Obviously I think it makes sense to go further than that, but I won't criticize anyone for taking a step toward reducing suffering
Well, I don't know that the quantitative "thousands of times" is accepted, but it's certainly recognized that cows in the factory farming system tend to have a much less bad time than other animals
January 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Well, I don't know that the quantitative "thousands of times" is accepted, but it's certainly recognized that cows in the factory farming system tend to have a much less bad time than other animals
Yes, I think that's widely accepted
January 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Yes, I think that's widely accepted
Also, about dairy cows, that is, lines of cows bred for milk production. Half of them are born male and produce no milk. They're considered pretty worthless and live short, painful lives, not the 2000+ days shown here. Until there's a way to stop them being born, they should be part of this analysis
January 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Also, about dairy cows, that is, lines of cows bred for milk production. Half of them are born male and produce no milk. They're considered pretty worthless and live short, painful lives, not the 2000+ days shown here. Until there's a way to stop them being born, they should be part of this analysis
I applaud your effort to think critically about what you eat. With that said, some of the assumptions around cows in particular are pretty dubious. Am I reading correctly that you've assigned cows NEGATIVE "suffering per day," seemingly implying that we're doing cows a favor by farming them?
January 8, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I applaud your effort to think critically about what you eat. With that said, some of the assumptions around cows in particular are pretty dubious. Am I reading correctly that you've assigned cows NEGATIVE "suffering per day," seemingly implying that we're doing cows a favor by farming them?
False? I've never worked with a PM that even attempted to demonstrate any of these skills. If you're working with PMs that can do this, or you are one, in my mind that's pretty special
January 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
False? I've never worked with a PM that even attempted to demonstrate any of these skills. If you're working with PMs that can do this, or you are one, in my mind that's pretty special
I'm not gonna say it's a rosy situation. There are some things you gotta learn or you'll have a bad time. But if I compare it to Java w/ Maven or Javascript w/ npm, the other two I've spent time with... not sure I can say that working with those has been overall much easier or smoother than Python?
December 7, 2024 at 1:12 AM
I'm not gonna say it's a rosy situation. There are some things you gotta learn or you'll have a bad time. But if I compare it to Java w/ Maven or Javascript w/ npm, the other two I've spent time with... not sure I can say that working with those has been overall much easier or smoother than Python?