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1. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Thursday, 21-Mar-2019 21:00:51 UTC Stephen Sekula
   From ben_j_lindsay https://twitter.com/ben_j_lindsay on Twitter: One of the most underrated #Pandas functions in #Python is `.query()`. I use it all the time. data = data.query('age==42') looks so much nicer than: data = data[data['age'] == 42] And it allows chaining like: data = data.query('age >18').query('age < 32')
2. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Thursday, 21-Mar-2019 21:00:46 UTC Stephen Sekula
   From felix_led https://twitter.com/felix_led on Twitter: "The current state of (deep) learning theory is a bit like physics in the early 20th century - they had a classical theory, a lot of weird results from experiments, and no convincing theory (=quantum mechanics) yet to explain them." - Lenka @zdeborova #machine19 https://twitter.com/felix_led/status/1108432492686508032/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/56174
3. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Mar-2019 21:40:47 UTC Stephen Sekula
   From us_lhc https://twitter.com/us_lhc on Twitter: What a group! #heptakesthehill https://twitter.com/us_lhc/status/1108347858644844544/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/56142
4. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Mar-2019 12:21:09 UTC Stephen Sekula
   While the Presidents budget is always a fantasy and this one is DOA, nonetheless federal agencies have to plan using this proposal until Congress actually passes a budget. Thus it is imperative the Congressional budget process proceeds effectively. https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/03/19/trumps-budget-slashes-science-heres-what-would-be-lost/?noredirect=on
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5. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Mar-2019 12:01:01 UTC Stephen Sekula
   From LaurenEHostert https://twitter.com/LaurenEHostert on Twitter: My team is hiring summer field technicians! Please share with people that might be interested in #StreamEcology #fieldwork https://twitter.com/INHSillinois/status/1106604801511620609
6. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Friday, 15-Mar-2019 22:30:44 UTC Stephen Sekula
   From allymcleangames https://twitter.com/allymcleangames on Twitter: Important Working Lunch instructional slide RE introducing yourself https://twitter.com/allymcleangames/status/1027445459353096192/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/55960
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7. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Thursday, 14-Mar-2019 22:30:51 UTC Stephen Sekula
   There is real joy in multiplying the Sun's surface temperature, raised to the 4th power, by the Stefan-Boltzmann constant; or dividing the power output of the sun by its surface area; then seeing for yourself those numbers are nearly identical. Thank-you, nature. https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1106319892469436422/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/55937
8. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Thursday, 14-Mar-2019 22:10:50 UTC Stephen Sekula
   I am very happy when I get to spend time talking with students about physics. Thanks to the graduate and undergraduate students who made that possible today. Your curiosity keeps me on my mental toes, constantly thinking about the universe from a different perspective. https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1106316220352159744/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/55934
9. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Thursday, 14-Mar-2019 22:10:46 UTC Stephen Sekula
   From PhysicsCakes https://twitter.com/PhysicsCakes on Twitter: Happy #PiDay one and all! Here is a pie chart pie we made to visualize the composition of the universe (and also represents the proportions of our friends that prefer dark, milk, and white chocolate) #PiDay2019 https://twitter.com/PhysicsCakes/status/1106236126493327361/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/55931
10. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Thursday, 14-Mar-2019 14:10:48 UTC Stephen Sekula
    It's Pi Day, and I'm working on a #Jupyter/RISE upgrade of my "Pi Monte Carlo" lecture. I'll be guest lecturing on this subject next Tuesday in Prof. Scalise's "Theoretical Methods" course... with a new, shiny, interactive slide deck! Old code: https://github.com/stephensekula/smu-honors-physics/tree/master/pi_monte_carlo https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1106194016759013377/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/55916
11. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Mar-2019 20:40:52 UTC Stephen Sekula
    Hmm. An application of Bayes' Theorem here is wise. The probability of being high-achieving and having these routines is not at all guaranteed to be the same as the probability of having these routines and being high-achieving. https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1105931178257862656/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/55889
12. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Mar-2019 20:40:48 UTC Stephen Sekula
    It was raining this morning, along with scattered thunderstorms. At 11, the skies cleared and were a rich blue. I went for a lovely run around SMU before having lunch with a grad student. And got a bunch of work done today. This was a good day.
13. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Mar-2019 20:40:46 UTC Stephen Sekula
    From jenheemstra https://twitter.com/jenheemstra on Twitter: Grad students, you deserve a research advisor who: -cares about your health and well-being -is genuinely rooting for your success -fully supports you in whatever career path you choose Faculty, this is part of our job, and we owe it to our students to recognize that. #PhDchat
14. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Mar-2019 20:30:41 UTC Stephen Sekula
    From KyleCranmer https://twitter.com/KyleCranmer on Twitter: Lol Bruno Olshausen https://twitter.com/KyleCranmer/status/1105924932930809857/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/55885
15. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Mar-2019 11:51:49 UTC Stephen Sekula
    .@HEPFeickert: a timely article, given potential guidelines for submitting your thesis. Faxing is old tech. So why is it also growing in popularity? from @washingtonpost Also, we will need you to telegraph it in morse, figures included. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/faxing-is-old-tech-so-why-is-it-also-growing-in-popularity/2019/03/08/d01c638a-2f0b-11e9-86ab-5d02109aeb01_story.html?noredirect=on
16. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Monday, 11-Mar-2019 13:30:50 UTC Stephen Sekula
    From agbuckley https://twitter.com/agbuckley on Twitter: Common Gotchas in HEP Thesis Writing https://zenodo.org/record/2589703 Now updated to v1.1, with a bunch of tweaks, fixes, and a few extras -- thanks for the feedback!
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17. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Sunday, 10-Mar-2019 18:00:40 UTC Stephen Sekula
    Almost home. It's a good feeling.
18. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Friday, 08-Mar-2019 17:40:44 UTC Stephen Sekula
    I cannot ever fully understand the challenges that women face; but I can celebrate how they have made everything better by increasing the boundaries of knowledge. We are a better species when all of us can be viewed with equality. #InternationalWomensDay http://landing.perimeterinstitute.ca/postergallery https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1104073205923397640/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/55761
19. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Friday, 08-Mar-2019 17:00:44 UTC Stephen Sekula
    From peteronyisi1 https://twitter.com/peteronyisi1 on Twitter: (Kicker: Dalitz Plot art. More quantum mechanics at work for you!) https://twitter.com/peteronyisi1/status/1103966816278335489/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/55758
20. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Friday, 08-Mar-2019 02:40:41 UTC Stephen Sekula
    From agbuckley https://twitter.com/agbuckley on Twitter: For my students, I made a little guide to style and LaTeXnical pitfalls when writing a HEP PhD thesis. No reason not to share, so here you go: https://www.scribd.com/document/401311835/Common-Gotchas-in-HEP-Thesis-Writing Corrections and additions welcome!