Writings

View as Markdown Below you can find my writings on machine learning, data science, and technology. Enjoy!

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  Comparing Zillow, Redfin, and Realtor.com Price Estimates in Time
  How do various online brokers' home price estimates change in time? I use a recently sold house near my neighborhood to find out. Come check it out!
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  A Career Involves Luck: My Annotated Resume
  My career has been a great success so far and a lot of that success has been due to luck. In this post I catalog all the lucky breaks I can remember in the form of a resume.
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  Vim: I still love hjkl
  A lot of Vim users think you grow out of using hjkl for movement. After 17 years, I haven't. Here's why.
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  Comparing Zillow and Redfin Price Estimates in Time
  How do Zillow and Redfin's home price estimates change in time? I use a recently sold house in my neighborhood to find out. Come check it out!
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  Gatekeeper Teams of the Overwatch League
  In the Overwatch League, a "gatekeeper" team is one that beats all the lower ranked teams but can't beat higher ranked teams. I use match data to determine which teams are each season's gatekeeper.
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  Comparing Pre- and Post-sale Estimates of the Price of a House
  Can Zillow and Redfin predict prices accurately? I look at a house sold in my neighborhood and compare the sale price to the price predicted by Zillow and Redfin before they knew it was for sale.
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  Comparison of My Three Sons’ Language Development
  I recorded the words my sons spoke as they learned our various languages and now I compare how each developed! Read on to find out how each son learned.
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  My Third Son’s Language Development
  We tracked my third son's language development word by word. Here, in plots, is how he learned to speak. Take a look!
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  The Pyramid and the Spire: Management and Individual Contributor Tracks
  Data science has left the era of the Unicorn and entered the era of the team, but that means there is now a whole spectrum of data science jobs. Here is what they do.
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  Data Science, Compensation, and Asking for Money
  Advice about data science salaries and examples from my career of negotiating your offer.

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