Data science and analytics director @ Databricks.

San Francisco, CA
Joined June 2012
Replying to @Baylor
@Baylor 's retreat on that $643K LGBTQ+ inclusion grant exposes what we all suspected – zero academic freedom if it conflicts with donors & policies. With tuition skyrocketing as you siphon student financial futures, you’re a commercial pariah with no integrity. Money > mission.
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Baylor shielded rapists, covered up assaults, and let a basketball player murder his teammate before acting. But a grant to study LGBTQ+ inclusion? Immediate cancellation. The message is clear: violence is tolerable, belonging isn’t. Don’t pretend this is Christian.
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Replying to @PeteButtigieg
@PeteButtigieg I’ve only ever donated to one politician: you. Your endorsement of Levar Stoney—divisive, ineffective, and rejected by Richmond voters—was a serious mistake. It felt like politics-as-usual, not the Pete I believed in.
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I supported you because you rejected the usual political playbook—backing people for power, not principle. Stoney does not represent your values. His tenure alienated Richmond. That endorsement felt insulting. Please acknowledge the mistake and apologize.
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Building a ChatGPT-like LLM might be easier than anyone thought. At @Databricks, we tuned a 2-year-old open source model to follow instructions in just 3 hours, and are open sourcing the code. We think this tech will quickly be democratized. databricks.com/blog/2023/03/…
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U.S. COVID-19 case numbers in the Northeast have exceeded the 300%+ vertical axes limits in @nytimes charts
Replying to @BlizzardCS
@BlizzardCS The situation affecting console servers is unacceptable. This is the third weekend in a row that servers have been down. The game is unplayable in its current state and should be removed from online stores. #D2R #D2Refund @NintendoAmerica @NVCpodcast
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The ability to play online characters offline would significantly mitigate these issues
Register by Friday to save up to $400 for @SparkAISummit. Join me June 4-6 in San Francisco to hear about all the exciting updates for #apacheSpark and what leading companies are doing with artificial intelligence. databricks.com/sparkaisummit.
Myles Baker retweeted
Announcing Microsoft Azure Databricks! A fast, easy and collaborative Apache® Spark™ based analytics platform optimized for Azure. dbricks.co/2A0HQbU #analytics #Azure
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Nielsen's modern architecture as they shift away from SAS for #analytics #SparkSummit #Databricks
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Make sure to check out Hari's talk next week! meetup.com/Richmond-Apache-S…
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There's still time to register to see @notch_io's Bryan Der's talk on building lakes of data in the cloud! #RVA meetup.com/Richmond-Apache-S…
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Wild CHARIZARD appears! Jefferson uses Slobber. It's super effective! Thx @NintendoNYC #slatonsaints #rva #saintbernardpuppies #pokemon
Join the #RVA #Spark community on 9/27 to listen to @notch_io's Bryan Der talk clouds, ETL, data lakes, and spark! meetup.com/Richmond-Apache-S…
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Exciting news! What a wonderful time to be part of this amazing company! forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/…
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I'm excited to announce PySpark is on PyPI - pypi.python.org/pypi/pyspark. Need @ApacheSpark+Python locally? Just* pip install pyspark
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Myles Baker retweeted
Watch today's demo by @michaelarmbrust on new developments in #StructuredStreaming from Databricks #SparkSummit dbricks.co/2sAKv5f
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Databricks is hiring! Let me know if you have questions! jobs.lever.co/databricks?lev…
At @databricks, we respond to customer feedback and industry drivers. The feels! Community recognition! bit.ly/2o95SrO
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