Andrew Therriault
@therriault.bsky.social
Data scientist, former politico and bureaucrat, and occasional cool professor. VP of Data Science at Zencity.
Air traffic control issues in Boston are getting wild. Per @flightradar24.com lots are getting diverted, including at least two that had to abort landings at the last minute.
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Air traffic control issues in Boston are getting wild. Per @flightradar24.com lots are getting diverted, including at least two that had to abort landings at the last minute.
Feels very Boston to have arrived at the protest an hour behind schedule because of @mbta.com shenanigans, but we made it in the end. Kind of shocked they couldn't get @dropkickmurphys.com to show up though - maybe next time boys?
October 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Feels very Boston to have arrived at the protest an hour behind schedule because of @mbta.com shenanigans, but we made it in the end. Kind of shocked they couldn't get @dropkickmurphys.com to show up though - maybe next time boys?
GPT-5 really makes me miss Clippy.
October 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
GPT-5 really makes me miss Clippy.
Goodnight, baby girl.
Sweet dreams, little one.
Sleep well, I'll see you in the morning.
Love you, honey.
Goodnight, baby girl.
💔
Sweet dreams, little one.
Sleep well, I'll see you in the morning.
Love you, honey.
Goodnight, baby girl.
💔
June 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Goodnight, baby girl.
Sweet dreams, little one.
Sleep well, I'll see you in the morning.
Love you, honey.
Goodnight, baby girl.
💔
Sweet dreams, little one.
Sleep well, I'll see you in the morning.
Love you, honey.
Goodnight, baby girl.
💔
Hey @newsweek.com are you using ChatGPT without proofreading now? Because referring to "Former President Trump" is exactly the kind of thing an AI model with a knowledge cutoff date of 2023 would do. 🤔
May 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Hey @newsweek.com are you using ChatGPT without proofreading now? Because referring to "Former President Trump" is exactly the kind of thing an AI model with a knowledge cutoff date of 2023 would do. 🤔
If you're unsatisfied with the Dem / progressive leaders we have now and want better ones, there are people working on doing exactly that who could use your support.
April 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
If you're unsatisfied with the Dem / progressive leaders we have now and want better ones, there are people working on doing exactly that who could use your support.
Thanks for writing this. Lots of it resonates with things I've felt and never really knew what to do with. And this part especially. I once had someone on one of my old teams tell me "you can't keep lighting yourself on fire to keep everyone else warm." I'm still learning that lesson.
April 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Thanks for writing this. Lots of it resonates with things I've felt and never really knew what to do with. And this part especially. I once had someone on one of my old teams tell me "you can't keep lighting yourself on fire to keep everyone else warm." I'm still learning that lesson.
Imagine how I feel here in Boston.
March 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Imagine how I feel here in Boston.
Dammit Ed, I already did my Duolingo today. What are you, the damned owl?
(Sorry, "buho")
(Sorry, "buho")
March 4, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Dammit Ed, I already did my Duolingo today. What are you, the damned owl?
(Sorry, "buho")
(Sorry, "buho")
(for context... my "make it rain, but with Euros" gif was apparently very solid investment advice - in 2 months European markets have gone up by double digits while US markets are flat or down.)
March 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
(for context... my "make it rain, but with Euros" gif was apparently very solid investment advice - in 2 months European markets have gone up by double digits while US markets are flat or down.)
In lighter news, at least we have AI.
February 8, 2025 at 4:19 AM
In lighter news, at least we have AI.
And it was surprisingly heartwarming to look back today and remember all the people who were part of this over the past 5 years, who helped out in so many ways, big and small.
November 28, 2024 at 3:19 AM
And it was surprisingly heartwarming to look back today and remember all the people who were part of this over the past 5 years, who helped out in so many ways, big and small.
It's been building up to this for a long time, and in many ways it's a relief to finally get here. I'll be alright, and am already planning my next adventures (more on that soon).
November 28, 2024 at 3:19 AM
It's been building up to this for a long time, and in many ways it's a relief to finally get here. I'll be alright, and am already planning my next adventures (more on that soon).
Just over here minding my business, submitting conference papers with elder emo references for titles. (If you read it with the last word pronounced one syllable at a time, good luck getting that song out of your head.)
November 19, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Just over here minding my business, submitting conference papers with elder emo references for titles. (If you read it with the last word pronounced one syllable at a time, good luck getting that song out of your head.)
November 14, 2024 at 5:05 AM
Not taking credit, but also totally taking credit. 👏👏👏
November 13, 2024 at 4:42 AM
Not taking credit, but also totally taking credit. 👏👏👏
Sometimes, you have to take joy in the little things, and today that little thing is the longstanding bug in the Facebook calendar tool that's kept our little covid-era data happy hour alive since 2020 (despite the original event being canceled 4+ years ago).
November 11, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Sometimes, you have to take joy in the little things, and today that little thing is the longstanding bug in the Facebook calendar tool that's kept our little covid-era data happy hour alive since 2020 (despite the original event being canceled 4+ years ago).
Plot twist: I suck at Docker.
November 9, 2024 at 2:57 AM
Plot twist: I suck at Docker.
Walking around the city, silently apologizing to statues, "at least you didn't have to live long enough to see this" is totally normal behavior, right?
November 7, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Walking around the city, silently apologizing to statues, "at least you didn't have to live long enough to see this" is totally normal behavior, right?
Anybody know of a site that provides similar functionality but doesn't do... whatever the hell this is doing to use 1.6GB of RAM?
November 5, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Anybody know of a site that provides similar functionality but doesn't do... whatever the hell this is doing to use 1.6GB of RAM?