I'm a software engineer and data scientist. I lead the Machine Learning Team at Flatiron Health. This website is for side projects (like Cortado) and random thoughts.
It was a rollercoaster of a week. It began when my side project, which I’d been quietly building for seven months, unexpectedly made it to the number two spot on Hacker News. It ended with me considering whether I should give up on the project completely.
Most people have more to do than time to do it. Strategic procrastination is a trick I use to make sure I have time for important but non-urgent tasks.
I recently read the 2013 book Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety, a well-sourced account of the Cold War by the journalist Eric Schlosser. The book makes it clear what a miracle it…
Update: This article made it to the front page of Hacker News. Comments here. I’ve been working for the past few months on a side project called Cortado. It’s a website that helps to give you control over…
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