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Jackiemauro

@Jackiemauro@fosstodon.org

Data scientist | PhD in stats & public policy from CMU | interested in #causalInference #nonparametricStatistics #ML #criminalJustice, trying to get more into and learn more about #climate

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rchusid, to random
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Why do so many Democrats think that, as important as abortion rights are, it is ok to support Democratic warmongers who literally are responsible for killing women and children in other countries because of abortion?

Jackiemauro,
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@rchusid ill try to answer this honestly as a democrat who will vote for Biden. I’m horrified by his choices in the Middle East. But I’m trying to think of how to bring about the better outcomes. Not voting for Biden makes it more likely Trump wins, and as far as I can tell, no more likely democrats “learn a lesson” (ie didn’t after Nader or Stein).

Trump winning is a horrible outcome for so many reasons. Climate is top of my mind. With no upside. So I make the best chess move I have.

Jackiemauro,
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@rchusid no, I don’t think we’re getting the same horrible results as we could. Things are bad, but they could be much much much worse.

And Nader may have caused a blip in left leaning politicking, but bush did horrific things. Would I trade that blip for the Iraq war? Torture? The complete missed opportunity on climate? No way.

We have got to find a better way to move left than crossing our arms during presidential elections. The upside is too small and the downside far too dire.

Jackiemauro,
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@rchusid oh man. I think it’s really good to be critical of dem politicians. But to believe Biden is worse for Americans and the world than Bush and Cheney were… and to believe the dems will provide a sufficiently strong push back to an emboldened Trump with a more experienced, more loyal set of toadies…

It’s just not reasonable.

mekkaokereke, to random
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Again for people (racists), complaining about falling birth rates:

The birth rate for women over 40 is not falling. The birth rate for women over 30 is not falling.

What's happening, is girls 15 to 17 are having fewer babies. Kids are having fewer kids.

Also, this is an interesting way of saying that "Teen pregnancy is down, due to sex education and contraception."

In 1991 25% of 15 year olds gave birth before they turned 21. That's bad. Now it's 6%. That's better.

https://npr.org/2023/01/08/1147737247/teen-pregnancy-rates-have-declined-significantly

Jackiemauro,
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@mekkaokereke you can’t have a birth rate crisis and a border crisis at the same time. Unless you’re racist. So…

D_J_Nathanson, to random
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It’s !

When cops ask you questions, ask for a lawyer and then STFU:

  • I am not discussing how I’m doing or where I’m going.

  • Am I free to leave?🧵

  • I am not answering any questions.

  • If they ask to search anything: "I do not consent to a search."

  • I want to speak to a lawyer.

Cops are only REQUIRED to give you Miranda warnings if you are “in custody.” “Not free to go” is an oversimplification.

Remember you can always invoke your rights even when you aren’t in custody.🧵

Joey from the TV show Friends banging the kitchen table and yelling, "I WANNA GOOOOOOOOO"

Jackiemauro,
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@D_J_Nathanson what about if a cop comes and say knocks on your door asking if you’ve seen anything? Ok to talk to them or still wait for a lawyer?

RickiTarr, to random
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    Jackiemauro,
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    @RickiTarr menopause is FASCINATING. almost no species exhibit it (no matter how long they live.) it’s like us, orcas, some weird moles or something? People think it’s basically so that older matriarchs could care for their grandchildren without competing with them.

    Doesn’t mean it’s fun. But it is an evolved strategy that points to communal, intergenerational child rearing as a key to our success!

    GottaLaff, to legal
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    🧵starts HERE. 1/…

    Via Klasfeld:

    Trump entered the courtroom in his usual slow stroll and perturbed disposition.

    He let out a slight exhale as he reached the defense table before sitting down.
    Present in the gallery again today:

    Trump advisor Boris Epshteyn.

    Jackiemauro,
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    @GottaLaff I know I’m on the outside and very biased, but this line of question doesn’t seem super successful at this point? Am I wrong in that?

    zackwhittaker, to random
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    Once in awhile, and it's becoming more frequent, someone emails me to ask why some very bad privacy practice — like sharing someone's sensitive search terms on a medical provider's website with third-party advertisers — is allowed to happen or isn't illegal.

    Elect better lawmakers, and demand better from them. That's it. Nothing will change until lawmakers start serving the interests of their electorate and not the big tech giants that fund their political campaigns.

    Jackiemauro,
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    @zackwhittaker or! Become that lawmaker!!

    Jackiemauro, to random
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    We all know, the less you hold powerful people to account, the better they behave!

    The less you constrain their actions, the more they control themselves for the common good.

    Obviously.

    Jackiemauro, to MountainBiking
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    I biked from noe to the conservatory of flowers today with the kid on the back and HOT DAMN it was honestly one of the most incredible experiences of my #biking life.

    Gorgeous gorgeous day. Got to ride up Page #SlowStreet, which is just so lovely. Then down #JFK which is honest to good one of the most beautiful promenades on the planet right now. There was art! There was nature! There was community!

    God, #SanFrancisco you can really show off when you want to.

    #BikeTooter #SF #ebikes

    Jackiemauro, to SanFrancisco
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    Saw this map of a hypothetical gondola system in #SanFrancisco and cannot get it out of my head. Imagine how gorgeous this would be!!

    https://burritojustice.github.io/sf-gondola-map/

    Jackiemauro, to Parenting
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    Decided it would be good for my mental health to get back into my diary habit. My 3yo decided he would like to get into my diary habit too.

    #parenting #MentalHealth

    dataandpolitics, to tech Spanish
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    I used to post of a lot of snarky tech Hot Takes.

    I have found it increasingly difficult to maintain a perpetual state of cynicism and snark.

    For the most part, tech is full of people trying to do the right thing most of the time in order to care for their loved ones.

    The bad apples — and boy are there some bad ones — are better snarked about people other than me.

    TLDR: I’m tired and snark is temporarily fun but ultimately draining to the work at hand.

    #Tech #Technology

    Jackiemauro,
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    @dataandpolitics totally agree. And even though it’s fun and even sometimes a valuable outlet, I’ve become increasingly convinced snark takes us further from solutions.

    hrefna, to twitter
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    It's almost impressive how bad #x née has gotten. I ended up on there briefly earlier while looking into the and between the functionality and the people who crowd mentions it has gotten so, so much worse.

    Jackiemauro,
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    @hrefna what is keeping them over there?? I sort of get the big accounts who are used to thousands of replies/retweets but everyone else? I don’t get it.

    mostaurelius, to books
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    A pack horse librarian delivering books in rural Kentucky in 1938. During the Great Depression, the Pack Horse Library Project was a Works Progress Administration (WPA) program in which the librarians, who were often called "book women" or "book ladies," delivered books to remote parts of Appalachia.

    source: https://www.facebook.com/GoodwillLibrarian

    @bookstodon

    Jackiemauro,
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    @mostaurelius @bookstodon oh shoot new career ambition unlocked

    RickiTarr, to random
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    I get so mad at myself when a commercial makes me feel something besides just disgust and annoyance.

    Jackiemauro,
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    @RickiTarr sometimes I like to think of the one person behind that ad who is almost certainly an actually talented creative paying their bills and just be like, nicely done. Hope you get to tinker on your weekends.

    StillIRise1963, (edited ) to random
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    I would NEVER ride in an Elon Musk “robotaxi” for multiple reasons, least of all that it might take my Black self to a camp.🙄

    Jackiemauro,
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    @StillIRise1963 or just slowly roll me backwards into a shallow pond and then be impossible to get out of…

    Jackiemauro,
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    @StillIRise1963 so, so horrible. Like I don’t mean it as a joke, I really think anything that man makes is a trap and no one should go anywhere near it.

    Alice, (edited ) to random
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    I seriously hate weddings.

    I don’t want to waste my day/night sitting through a boring ceremony and watching an attention-seeking bride prance around like a princess while I’m stuck at a table eating cold food and making smalltalk with a stranger about their boring job.

    Jackiemauro,
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    @Alice I had no idea about any of these traditions till like last year 😂. Thank god for growing up with queer parents.

    When I got married we had just parents at the ceremony in city hall, then I got a bunch of food ordered from a great restaurant and truly an absurd amount of booze and had a big house party with all my friends till like 4am.

    No gifts. No other parties involved. It was one of the most fun nights of my life.

    RickiTarr, to random
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    Tell me a silly/funny childhood story!

    I'll start:

    One time in Sunday School, the teacher was talking about the difference between humans and animals, and mentioned that Animals had Tails and humans didn't. I let her know this was not true, because my Dad had a tail, just in the front, instead of the back. The teacher was silent for several seconds, and tried to correct me in a church appropriate way, but I doubled down, and insisted that my little brothers also had front tails too. This got so heated that the teacher had to go get my parents to take me out of Sunday School.

    Jackiemauro,
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    @TheJen @RickiTarr these stories always melt my little shit stirrer reform jew brain. My husband was kicked out of Sunday school for arguing too. I thought the whole point was to argue! But I’m sorry that happened to you, it seems really awful to experience as a kid.

    Jackiemauro,
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    @TheJen @RickiTarr yea I mean as an adult it sort of seems like a badge of honor to be kicked out of such a narrow minded group. Can you imagine being so insecure in your understanding of your own sacred text that you couldn’t even manage the questions of a 5 year old?? Yeesh.

    davidaugust, to politics
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    Worth remembering.

    #USpol #politics #project2025 #autocracy #democracy

    Jackiemauro,
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    @davidaugust I mean also what in the recent past makes people think the gop ever intends to apply the same rules to the dems as they do themselves???

    clive, to random
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    So I booked a flight for next week, the first time in quite a while

    At first I was looking at United, but a lot of their planes were Max 8s or Max 9s, or just Boeing in general, and I was like ... do I realllllly want to roll those bones

    Then realized Delta flew the same routes but with Airbuses

    So: Delta

    I wonder how many other people are making these sorts of calculations?

    Not too many, I'd suspect, but not zero

    Jackiemauro,
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    @mzedp @clive fastest bookmark ever

    ai4blobcat, to rstats

    #posit I’m still considering whether to attend posit conference 2024. I’d like to attend the career fair to look for data science related jobs, meanwhile listening some talks. But the ticket is still expensive even for the students, I applied for Opportunity Scholarships but haven’t got any replies from @Posit till now. I doubt is it worthwhile to spend $1198 on a 3-day conference mainly for the career fair? Can anyone have some experiences of posit give some advice? Really appreciate it @rstats

    Jackiemauro,
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    @ai4blobcat @Posit @rstats 😞😞

    Jackiemauro,
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    @ai4blobcat @Posit @rstats hope so too! Fwiw although I haven’t been to posit I also think $1,200 is a lot to spend of your own money for a career fair. Hopefully you can get some of that cost defrayed somehow!

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