John Edwards
@johnbedwards.io
seattleite, professional baseballer, amateur jogger, semi-pro bar trivia ringer. assistant director of data science @ the seattle mariners, opinions my own
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John Edwards
@johnbedwards.io
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john_b_edwards - Twitch
Sports/datascience/overwatch/hearthstone
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i'll be going live at 1 PM PT tomorrow on twitch with a chill stream working on the NFL's big data bowl competition! please feel free to drop in and hang out tomorrow afternoon! www.twitch.tv/john_b_edwards
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SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
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The Giants kicked a field goal from the 1-yard line and declined a penalty that would have allowed them to move the ball to the half-yard line
And they’re gonna lose by 4
And they’re gonna lose by 4
November 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The Giants kicked a field goal from the 1-yard line and declined a penalty that would have allowed them to move the ball to the half-yard line
And they’re gonna lose by 4
And they’re gonna lose by 4
some personal news... go mariners
November 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
some personal news... go mariners
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Seattlites, check to make sure your vote was counted! Katie Wilson needs every vote.
1/ Seattle! 2000 ballots need signatures (updates or didn't sign)!! Tell your friends to check their ballot status here: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/... And if you have time between now & Nov. 14, volunteer to help cure votes: linktr.ee/Wilsonforsea... ("Ballot Chasing for Katie Wilson")
November 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Seattlites, check to make sure your vote was counted! Katie Wilson needs every vote.
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Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
bryce miller goes scuba diving once and this is how you people talk about it? unbelievable
November 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
bryce miller goes scuba diving once and this is how you people talk about it? unbelievable
i see a lot of people recommend using LLMs to learn to code. i suspect most of those people fall into two camps:
Wrote up a little intervention post/explanation for my class about why using LLMs for trying to learn programming (as first time learners!) is bad and detrimental datavizf25.classes.andrewheiss.com/news/2025-11...
November 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
i see a lot of people recommend using LLMs to learn to code. i suspect most of those people fall into two camps:
as someone who usually doesn't use python, it took all of an hour from going "gross, why would someone use this newfangled library instead of pandas" to "gross, why would anyone use pandas over polars ever"
November 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
as someone who usually doesn't use python, it took all of an hour from going "gross, why would someone use this newfangled library instead of pandas" to "gross, why would anyone use pandas over polars ever"
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was happy to help contribute a new R package to pull in college basketball data from CBBD! Please reach out or open a GitHub issue if you run into any issues using the package!
Official R support for CBBD is new for this year! Special thanks to @johnbedwards.io for driving this.
R docs: buff.ly/kpwCvbq
R docs: buff.ly/kpwCvbq
October 31, 2025 at 4:11 PM
was happy to help contribute a new R package to pull in college basketball data from CBBD! Please reach out or open a GitHub issue if you run into any issues using the package!
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CBB tips off Monday. Here’s what’s new from CollegeBasketballData.com 👇
CollegeBasketballData.com
CollegeBasketballData.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
CBB tips off Monday. Here’s what’s new from CollegeBasketballData.com 👇
frame this game in the "go for two down eight" hall of fame
Aaron Glenn passed the down 8 test ✅✅✅
October 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
frame this game in the "go for two down eight" hall of fame
Sean Clement ✅✅✅
Aaron Glenn passed the down 8 test ✅✅✅
October 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Sean Clement ✅✅✅
"joe flacco, 40 years old" being the call right before he loses a fumble is pretty good tv
October 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"joe flacco, 40 years old" being the call right before he loses a fumble is pretty good tv
live now!
i'll be going live at 1 PM PT tomorrow on twitch with a chill stream working on the NFL's big data bowl competition! please feel free to drop in and hang out tomorrow afternoon! www.twitch.tv/john_b_edwards
john_b_edwards - Twitch
Sports/datascience/overwatch/hearthstone
www.twitch.tv
October 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
live now!
Going live in just under an hour! Some #JuliaLang Big Data Bowl work on deck 👀 see y'all there!
October 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Going live in just under an hour! Some #JuliaLang Big Data Bowl work on deck 👀 see y'all there!
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Dionne is the colleague I need on Seattle City Council.
Get your ballots in!
Get your ballots in!
Dionne Foster is the Most Qualified First-Time City Council Candidate in Years
Guest Rant: Dionne Foster is Not Inexperienced
Seattle cannot afford leaders who divide, dismiss, abstain, or look the other way. We need leaders like Dionne Foster who show up, listen, and fight with and for working people.
www.thestranger.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Dionne is the colleague I need on Seattle City Council.
Get your ballots in!
Get your ballots in!
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i'll be going live at 1 PM PT tomorrow on twitch with a chill stream working on the NFL's big data bowl competition! please feel free to drop in and hang out tomorrow afternoon! www.twitch.tv/john_b_edwards
john_b_edwards - Twitch
Sports/datascience/overwatch/hearthstone
www.twitch.tv
October 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
i'll be going live at 1 PM PT tomorrow on twitch with a chill stream working on the NFL's big data bowl competition! please feel free to drop in and hang out tomorrow afternoon! www.twitch.tv/john_b_edwards
i'll be going live at 1 PM PT tomorrow on twitch with a chill stream working on the NFL's big data bowl competition! please feel free to drop in and hang out tomorrow afternoon! www.twitch.tv/john_b_edwards
john_b_edwards - Twitch
Sports/datascience/overwatch/hearthstone
www.twitch.tv
October 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
i'll be going live at 1 PM PT tomorrow on twitch with a chill stream working on the NFL's big data bowl competition! please feel free to drop in and hang out tomorrow afternoon! www.twitch.tv/john_b_edwards
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Hello, friends! After 10(!) years of #AdventOfCode, I've made some changes to preserve my sanity: there will be 12 days of puzzles each December (still starting Dec 1) and there is no longer a global leaderboard. Read more:
adventofcode.com/2025/about#f...
adventofcode.com/2025/about#f...
adventofcode.com/2025/about#f...
adventofcode.com/2025/about#f...
October 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Hello, friends! After 10(!) years of #AdventOfCode, I've made some changes to preserve my sanity: there will be 12 days of puzzles each December (still starting Dec 1) and there is no longer a global leaderboard. Read more:
adventofcode.com/2025/about#f...
adventofcode.com/2025/about#f...
adventofcode.com/2025/about#f...
adventofcode.com/2025/about#f...
it's an omen of things to come
JOSH MAHURA WINS IT WITH HIS FIRST GOAL AS A #SEAKRAKEN
October 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
it's an omen of things to come