NYC Data #328: Figma, Visual AI Hackathon, ISO-8601 vs RFC-3339, The Furman Center, PGConf NYC, Perchwell, Fora Travel
Hi friends: the Solar Equinox is Sunday so get ready for Autumn in New York! The best time of year IMHO.
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Good Local Posts
Randy Au found someone who broke out all the differences between the date standards of ISO-8601 and RFC-3339. This is very nerdy and I enjoyed it very much.
Andrew Gelman comments on a note from Steven Levitt and John Donohue about their well-known theory that abortion rights are linked to a reduction in crime, and how their predictions from their 2001 paper have mostly been borne out.
My friend Mark Siddall wrote about over-precision, which is a bit of a pet peeve for me as well. Also, if you’re there, you should check out what Mark (a parasitologist by training) had to say about RFK’s brainworm (warning: do not click if you are eating or about to eat)!
Upcoming In-Person Events (new listings in bold)
9/20: Harnessing Data Quality for AI-Driven Success
9/24: Opening MTA’s Operating Budget: Flattening Hierarchies with Python’s Polars
9/26: Building Better AI: Enhancing LLM Safety and Relevance
9/30 - 10/2: PGConf NYC
10/2: Leveraging a PL/RUST extension to protect sensitive data in PostgreSQL
10/16: Databricks NYC Fall Meetup
10/23: AI Talks, Demo & Social: AI Regulation and Architecture
10/23: Unstructured Data in LLMs
10/27: NYC Visual AI Hackathon
Open Roles
Squarespace is hiring a Manager, Marketing Channel Analytics & Operations. We’re looking for someone strong in MMM / Attribution and knows the MarTech space well. This role has a lot of visibility in the company (our attribution model gets mentioned in our earnings calls)! Please reach out to me if you’re interested or if you know someone I should talk to.
Figma is hiring a Product Manager, Data & ML Infrastructure.
The NYU Furman Center is looking for a Director of Data Strategy & Operations.
Friends at Relevant Healthcare are hiring a Director of Engineering focused on analytics.
Perchwell is seeking a Senior Data Engineer.
Fora Travel is looking for a Data Analyst and several other data roles.
Miscellany
This excerpt in the New Yorker of Al Pacino’s memoir about childhood in the Bronx was mesmerizing.
There’s a plan to bring Park Avenue’s park back!
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