Richard Bamattre
@bamattre.bsky.social
Local government data science lead. Not so recent PhD in Education. Data viz, machine learning, and data for social good. https://github.com/bamattre
Meantime on the HUD website ...
October 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Meantime on the HUD website ...
Something is clearly wrong with the U.S. on a couple of fronts
September 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Something is clearly wrong with the U.S. on a couple of fronts
@startribune.com Thoughts on having public service articles like election how-tos outside the paywall?
September 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
@startribune.com Thoughts on having public service articles like election how-tos outside the paywall?
Pro tip: don't Google the camera you bought in college for a thousand bucks
May 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Pro tip: don't Google the camera you bought in college for a thousand bucks
Do roses make a difference in your tea or is it just aesthetics? I'm about to find out
May 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Do roses make a difference in your tea or is it just aesthetics? I'm about to find out
It's really important that I held onto this certificate of Excel 2010 mastery signed by Steve Ballmer
April 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
It's really important that I held onto this certificate of Excel 2010 mastery signed by Steve Ballmer
Imagine disliking someone so much that you egg their house
March 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Imagine disliking someone so much that you egg their house
Had a funny thought when I misspelled hybird work
March 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Had a funny thought when I misspelled hybird work
Wait, epic British funk bank Cymande is still making music?
February 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Wait, epic British funk bank Cymande is still making music?
Wow, this Heartworms album kind of came out of nowhere for me. Super thrilling combination of a lot of 80s and 90s rock genres, hard to classify but also fun at the same time
February 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Wow, this Heartworms album kind of came out of nowhere for me. Super thrilling combination of a lot of 80s and 90s rock genres, hard to classify but also fun at the same time
Til Alison Bechdel, cartoonist (famously of Fun Home) shares the name of the Bechdel test because she created it
February 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Til Alison Bechdel, cartoonist (famously of Fun Home) shares the name of the Bechdel test because she created it
Metro Blue Line extension and public comments. Can you tell by the distribution of comments where the expensive condos are?
February 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Metro Blue Line extension and public comments. Can you tell by the distribution of comments where the expensive condos are?
One of the better comics I've read in a while but (and?) so so so weird
February 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
One of the better comics I've read in a while but (and?) so so so weird
Who cares about Google Maps showing mall layouts when you have public libraries? But what happens if they move their printer?
February 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Who cares about Google Maps showing mall layouts when you have public libraries? But what happens if they move their printer?
My daughter after watching Empire Strikes Back: "Darth Vader is a lot meaner in the movies"
February 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
My daughter after watching Empire Strikes Back: "Darth Vader is a lot meaner in the movies"
February 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Thank you teabag for checking the maths
February 3, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Thank you teabag for checking the maths
SpongeBob (aka Bob the Sponge) started out in a comic book authored by a marine biologist. I kind of wish it kept the educational component, it would have been like Octonauts but quirky Nickelodeon 2000s version
February 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
SpongeBob (aka Bob the Sponge) started out in a comic book authored by a marine biologist. I kind of wish it kept the educational component, it would have been like Octonauts but quirky Nickelodeon 2000s version
Inflatable soccer fields, what a concept! It's like Vegas in here, can't tell what time of day it is
January 16, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Inflatable soccer fields, what a concept! It's like Vegas in here, can't tell what time of day it is
It's cold today! Not quite to the point where I can confidently share the same temperature to both US and non US friends, but it's approaching that
January 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
It's cold today! Not quite to the point where I can confidently share the same temperature to both US and non US friends, but it's approaching that
The struggle is real! I remember having a beer intercepted by the bartender because it wasn't in the wrong glass, but not filled to the right line
January 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The struggle is real! I remember having a beer intercepted by the bartender because it wasn't in the wrong glass, but not filled to the right line
I used a #huggingface zero shot classifier to figure out the sentiment of Hamlet's dialogue using #polars and Gen Alpha slang. I have no regrets but I do feel really old. #databs #dataviz #python
Note: I'm using a wider definition of gyat as surprise at anything 😐
Code: github.com/bamattre/tid...
Note: I'm using a wider definition of gyat as surprise at anything 😐
Code: github.com/bamattre/tid...
January 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I used a #huggingface zero shot classifier to figure out the sentiment of Hamlet's dialogue using #polars and Gen Alpha slang. I have no regrets but I do feel really old. #databs #dataviz #python
Note: I'm using a wider definition of gyat as surprise at anything 😐
Code: github.com/bamattre/tid...
Note: I'm using a wider definition of gyat as surprise at anything 😐
Code: github.com/bamattre/tid...
Likewise! I mostly work in R, so I use ggplot2 a lot, I like how customizable it is, I can make odd graphs like this one on dog breeds. I've been learning Python and a like but not love the viz packages there. I've been playing a lot of Spiritfarer!
January 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Likewise! I mostly work in R, so I use ggplot2 a lot, I like how customizable it is, I can make odd graphs like this one on dog breeds. I've been learning Python and a like but not love the viz packages there. I've been playing a lot of Spiritfarer!