Data scientist. Formerly @ucbids. Lover of all things green

Joined June 2014
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Despite being on Twitter right now, I think social media is wrecking our brains. Especially bad during COVID, with fewer options to go out and do things. Sharing my thoughts on how I'm trying to better utilize my free time. kellieotto.github.io/posts/2…
I've been using this internal tool at Pinterest for years and it's indispensable to my work. Congrats to the team launching this! Open sourcing Querybook, Pinterest’s collaborative big data hub by @PinterestEng link.medium.com/1MbAGjuu3eb
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First blog post in ~2 years, about what's been top of mind for me lately: ways I'm practicing essentialism while working in tech kellieotto.github.io/posts/2…

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18 Nov 2020
Wow. Two Rep. members of Board of Canvassers refused to certify election in Wayne County, MI if votes from Detroit were included. Trump tweeted his support of this. Board has since voted to certify, but fellow board member @NedStaebler has some strong words for his colleagues
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Election commission orders top voting machine vendor to correct misleading claims. "DS200 optical scan machines *with modems* are in use in 11 states and the District of Columbia" -- scary. politi.co/323C5Gb.

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It's time for statistics departments to start supporting their applied students. @rlbarter shares what I've been thinking for years. It's BEEN time for the field to change, or lose a lot of great people. rebeccabarter.com/blog/2020-…

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I, like she, got into a lucky situation with a great advisor who supported me and taught me a lot. I got to work on projects I cared about and touch many topics. Not everyone has that experience.
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I made it to the big time!
This fascinating analysis by Sara Stoudt '15 compares "bad words" in Kidz Bop songs over time—and looks at what's driving an increase in censorship. bit.ly/2Vc26zn
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9 Apr 2020
How you’re using Pinterest gives us hope. #StayINspired.
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Time to abandon #studentevaluations Misleading; biased against women, URM & other groups; influenced by factors not in instructors’ control; & not useful for improving teaching. physicstoday.scitation.org/d… @kellieotto @anne_boring @rfreisht

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Question for #DataScience friends, if you have a query/script to run that takes an awkward 5-10 minutes, what do you do with that time?
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Often the debugging/feedback after it's finished takes less time than running the thing. Getting up for coffee every run feels excessive.
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Top posts of the decade: @anne_boring @kellieotto & @philipbstark Student evaluations of teaching are not only unreliable, they are significantly biased against female instructors. wp.me/p4m9em-6JE

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Kudos to the amazing @SFElections team for completing first RLA pilot of an RCV contest! What a tremendous success thanks to work of @VTeagueAus @MichelleBlom8 @philipbstark @viewpointtechno @kellieotto! Also appreciate support from @DemocracyFund & @VotingWorks @mcranechilders!
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