Miguel Eduardo Gil Biraud
@mgilbir.bsky.social
Software developer, telecommunication engineer, space geek, geo enthousiast and public speaker
@bsiepe.bsky.social congrats on the SAA poster award! It was really. I’ve chatting with you yesterday and watching your presentation this morning.
May 28, 2025 at 10:19 AM
@bsiepe.bsky.social congrats on the SAA poster award! It was really. I’ve chatting with you yesterday and watching your presentation this morning.
@leonieschorrlepp.bsky.social thanks for the very nice presentation at SAA and giving a peek into the realities of the participants. For an engineer like me it made it real and authentic in a way that methods’ talks don’t always do.
May 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
@leonieschorrlepp.bsky.social thanks for the very nice presentation at SAA and giving a peek into the realities of the participants. For an engineer like me it made it real and authentic in a way that methods’ talks don’t always do.
It’s a great program. If you are interested in space and qualify, don’t hesitate to apply!
We have opened the @esa.int EGT positions (formerly known as YGT!).
If you've finished your masters, or are about to finish it, you can apply to our Graduate Trainee positions. There are around 100 positions in science and engineering, IT, natural sciences and business.
www.esa.int/About_Us/Car...
If you've finished your masters, or are about to finish it, you can apply to our Graduate Trainee positions. There are around 100 positions in science and engineering, IT, natural sciences and business.
www.esa.int/About_Us/Car...
February 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It’s a great program. If you are interested in space and qualify, don’t hesitate to apply!
I just completed "Historian Hysteria" - Day 1 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/1
December 1, 2024 at 4:55 PM
I just completed "Historian Hysteria" - Day 1 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/1
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This is a great demonstration for anyone who does visual data analysis. There are 12 black dots – but you'll have trouble seeing more than one or two at a time. The human visual system is not an especially reliable way to process images or extract features from out-of-the-ordinary visual fields. 🧪☀️
November 18, 2024 at 10:18 PM
This is a great demonstration for anyone who does visual data analysis. There are 12 black dots – but you'll have trouble seeing more than one or two at a time. The human visual system is not an especially reliable way to process images or extract features from out-of-the-ordinary visual fields. 🧪☀️
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I'm veering a little into armchair psychology in saying this, but I think another big factor is folks ending up in leadership roles without the requisite appetite for risk. When people don't feel comfortable with the risk inherent in some decisions, they retreat to lowercase data for answers
November 16, 2024 at 6:08 PM
I'm veering a little into armchair psychology in saying this, but I think another big factor is folks ending up in leadership roles without the requisite appetite for risk. When people don't feel comfortable with the risk inherent in some decisions, they retreat to lowercase data for answers
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Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction
Graphic from Edward Tufte
More graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d... 🧪
Graphic from Edward Tufte
More graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d... 🧪
November 15, 2024 at 5:00 AM
Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction
Graphic from Edward Tufte
More graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d... 🧪
Graphic from Edward Tufte
More graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d... 🧪
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Checking in a little bit later now and we're still on a roll, up to just about 13.5M users from ~6.2M users 2 months ago.
Good thing there's nothing exciting happening next week and things will be nice and normal and stable for a while...
Good thing there's nothing exciting happening next week and things will be nice and normal and stable for a while...
October 29, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Checking in a little bit later now and we're still on a roll, up to just about 13.5M users from ~6.2M users 2 months ago.
Good thing there's nothing exciting happening next week and things will be nice and normal and stable for a while...
Good thing there's nothing exciting happening next week and things will be nice and normal and stable for a while...
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Have been on a system modeling kick for last few weeks, with this probably being the last thing I model for a while (still need to write a summary about modeling building from the three models I worked on recently).
lethain.com/engineering-...
lethain.com/engineering-...
Eng org seniority-mix model.
One of the trademarks of private equity ownership is the expectation that either the company maintains their current margin
and grows revenue at 25-30%, or they instead grow slower and increase their ...
lethain.com
October 27, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Have been on a system modeling kick for last few weeks, with this probably being the last thing I model for a while (still need to write a summary about modeling building from the three models I worked on recently).
lethain.com/engineering-...
lethain.com/engineering-...
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Here is an excellent and modern introduction to CRDTs. dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
Approaches to Conflict-free Replicated Data Types | ACM Computing Surveys
Conflict-free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs) allow optimistic replication in a principled
way. Different replicas can proceed independently, being available even under network
partitions, and always co...
dl.acm.org
October 27, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Here is an excellent and modern introduction to CRDTs. dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
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The day a child is born is the most dangerous day of their lives.
This is shown on a log scale, with US per-day data.
Over the following days & weeks, death rates decline sharply, but remain high.
Months later, the risks continue to decline, at a slower rate.
This is shown on a log scale, with US per-day data.
Over the following days & weeks, death rates decline sharply, but remain high.
Months later, the risks continue to decline, at a slower rate.
November 7, 2023 at 7:50 PM
The day a child is born is the most dangerous day of their lives.
This is shown on a log scale, with US per-day data.
Over the following days & weeks, death rates decline sharply, but remain high.
Months later, the risks continue to decline, at a slower rate.
This is shown on a log scale, with US per-day data.
Over the following days & weeks, death rates decline sharply, but remain high.
Months later, the risks continue to decline, at a slower rate.
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IT'S A MOON MOON. IT'S A MOON MOON. DROP EVERYTHING AND LOOK. IT'S A MOOOON MOOOOOOON.
science.nasa.gov/missions/luc...
science.nasa.gov/missions/luc...
November 7, 2023 at 7:16 PM
IT'S A MOON MOON. IT'S A MOON MOON. DROP EVERYTHING AND LOOK. IT'S A MOOOON MOOOOOOON.
science.nasa.gov/missions/luc...
science.nasa.gov/missions/luc...
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🔊 Join 700+ participants who have already signed up for the Causal Data Science Meeting 2023 (Nov 7–8)! Register for free at ➡ causalscience.org
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October 23, 2023 at 5:44 PM
🔊 Join 700+ participants who have already signed up for the Causal Data Science Meeting 2023 (Nov 7–8)! Register for free at ➡ causalscience.org
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Yet another road map of the Roman Empire. But this time, the roads glow as they should. 😎
#rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale
#rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale
October 8, 2023 at 1:12 PM
Yet another road map of the Roman Empire. But this time, the roads glow as they should. 😎
#rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale
#rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale
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Our systems are currently experiencing some degraded performance as a result of record-high traffic. You may notice some slowness in-app as a result. Our team is working to resolve this issue.
You can view our system performance status here: https://status.bsky.app/
You can view our system performance status here: https://status.bsky.app/
July 1, 2023 at 6:02 PM
Our systems are currently experiencing some degraded performance as a result of record-high traffic. You may notice some slowness in-app as a result. Our team is working to resolve this issue.
You can view our system performance status here: https://status.bsky.app/
You can view our system performance status here: https://status.bsky.app/
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This is so astonishingly dumb I just spent 20 minutes summarizing it for Slack friends
(all links to docket entires at https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63107798/mata-v-avianca-inc/. I paid 20 cents to get one of these you're welcome)
(all links to docket entires at https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63107798/mata-v-avianca-inc/. I paid 20 cents to get one of these you're welcome)
![so this guy files citations to non-existent cases (this is a case where the plaintiff says he was injured when the food/drink cart hit his knee). Opposing counsel is like WTF; none of this stuff exists:
In support of his position that the Bankruptcy Code tolls the two-year limitations period, Plaintiff cites to “Varghese v. China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd., 925 F.3d 1339 (11th Cir. 2019).” The undersigned has not been able to locate this case by caption or citation, nor any case bearing any resemblance to it. Plaintiff offers lengthy quotations purportedly from the “Varghese” case, including: “We [the Eleventh Circuit] have previously held that the automatic stay provisions of the Bankruptcy Code may toll the statute of limitations under the Warsaw Convention, which is the precursor to the Montreal Convention . . . We see no reason why the same rule should not apply under the Montreal Convention.” The undersigned has not been able to locate this quotation, nor anything like it any cas](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:iyzx4hhwaqsjbqxukz2a3hve/bafkreidec5icfjxc6kmfvei5xavtapye7vmkcyvr3dpg3lffyg2bt26t2u@jpeg)
May 27, 2023 at 2:28 AM
This is so astonishingly dumb I just spent 20 minutes summarizing it for Slack friends
(all links to docket entires at https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63107798/mata-v-avianca-inc/. I paid 20 cents to get one of these you're welcome)
(all links to docket entires at https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63107798/mata-v-avianca-inc/. I paid 20 cents to get one of these you're welcome)
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Excuse me—your data has not been “breached,” it’s been “made highly available.”
May 16, 2023 at 8:32 PM
Excuse me—your data has not been “breached,” it’s been “made highly available.”
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April 23, 2023 at 9:29 AM
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First conference post on Bluesky?
#DevOpsDaysCC23
#DevOpsDaysCC23
April 28, 2023 at 7:14 AM
First conference post on Bluesky?
#DevOpsDaysCC23
#DevOpsDaysCC23
Today’s visit was to Cordoba, Spain. Cute narrow streets, orange trees everywhere, and an impressive mosque that was converted to a church.
We would love to visit again but that will be in winter as today we had ETEMPOVERFLOW caused by a balmy 37C 🥵
We would love to visit again but that will be in winter as today we had ETEMPOVERFLOW caused by a balmy 37C 🥵
April 27, 2023 at 10:15 PM
Today’s visit was to Cordoba, Spain. Cute narrow streets, orange trees everywhere, and an impressive mosque that was converted to a church.
We would love to visit again but that will be in winter as today we had ETEMPOVERFLOW caused by a balmy 37C 🥵
We would love to visit again but that will be in winter as today we had ETEMPOVERFLOW caused by a balmy 37C 🥵
Et tu, Brute? 🙂
April 26, 2023 at 10:48 PM
Et tu, Brute? 🙂
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It's fascinating that the average user who responded to this survey that I shared on Twitter is basically like me, which perfectly demonstrates that we tend to follow and interact on social media with people very similar to ourselves.
Help me get a more diverse sample!
https://tally.so/r/3yXGOd
Help me get a more diverse sample!
https://tally.so/r/3yXGOd
April 26, 2023 at 9:02 PM
It's fascinating that the average user who responded to this survey that I shared on Twitter is basically like me, which perfectly demonstrates that we tend to follow and interact on social media with people very similar to ourselves.
Help me get a more diverse sample!
https://tally.so/r/3yXGOd
Help me get a more diverse sample!
https://tally.so/r/3yXGOd