Tim Burns
Creating a Calendar Dimension
Calendars and dates drive our lives; a calendar dimension is essential to most data warehouses. Pope Gregory introduced the Gregorian...
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Tim Burns
- Sep 3, 2022
- 2 min
Why Agile is all about Delivery
Jason Isbell Always Delivers Deliver Working Products If you do one thing with your Scrum above all else: deliver working products. If...
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Tim Burns
- Jul 16, 2022
- 3 min
Bronfenbrenner's Theory and Data
Although I am not an MD, I run in a circle of non-traditional MDs, I was with my wife, who is a Psychiatrist, having dinner with a...
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Tim Burns
- Jun 18, 2022
- 2 min
Reflections on Snowflake Summit 2022
I recently returned from Snowflake Summit 22, and I am certainly impressed at the depth and breadth of the new features announced during...
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Tim Burns
- Jun 6, 2022
- 1 min
Bibliography for Baseline Subject Review
Here is a short bibliography of baseline articles for data on outcomes and care with respect to youth mental health....
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Tim Burns
- Jun 4, 2022
- 1 min
Two Articles (with CMEs) from the Green Journal
The Author having Lunch Our main goal for Q2 is to build a bibliography of articles to join current discussions in the Mental Health...
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Tim Burns
- May 15, 2022
- 1 min
An Open Charter - But Definite Goals
Photo by Filip Mroz on Unsplash The Owl Mountain Institute is an organization born of the collaborative minds of a Clinical Psychiatrist...
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Tim Burns
- May 14, 2022
- 1 min
Downloading CMS Data
Downloading CMS Data is a bit tricky. The base site is here: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/docs After beating my head against the...
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Tim Burns
- May 9, 2022
- 1 min
A Great Overview of ML Algorithms
Azure has put this together a great overview of use cases for ML Algorithms. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/algo...
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Tim Burns
- May 7, 2022
- 2 min
I Want a Future of Decency, Equity and Real Social Justice
Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash Today is the day I begin a journey to use public health data in ways to make a better world. How can I to...
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Tim Burns
- Apr 23, 2022
- 1 min
Chvrches Live on KEXP
Listening now to a great set by Chvrches live on KEXP. I learned of Chvrches when my daughters performed Make them Gold at the Trinity...
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Tim Burns
- Apr 19, 2022
- 1 min
The CLV Algorithm in Healthcare
Machine Learning in Healthcare is a rich field, but it is challenging. Much of the data is highly protected. Generally, the data is...
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Tim Burns
- Apr 15, 2022
- 1 min
Is the CIA Corporate Sabotage Guide an Urban Legend?
I've seen a number of references to this document in popular business trash that circulates on LinkedIn. It's rather funny, because...
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Tim Burns
- Apr 3, 2022
- 4 min
From Existentialist to Let's go Exploring - My Philosophical Evolution Since Age 20
I’ve been an amateur philosopher for all my life. I’ve dabbled in Atheistic Existentialism, and Zen Buddhism, and now I’m trying to...
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Tim Burns
- Mar 27, 2022
- 4 min
Three Literacy Tests for Hiring Data Engineers
Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash Data is the foundation of the IT profession and testing potential hires for their data literacy is crucial....
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Tim Burns
- Mar 20, 2022
- 2 min
Keep Initiatives in Mind when Practicing Agile
Building Solutions with Agile I practice Scrum in my current role, every day. It is a very good Scrum/Agile team structure and we...
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Tim Burns
- Feb 6, 2022
- 1 min
Drizzt Do'Urden is my Hero
I am currently on book five on the Drizzt Do'Urden novels and I love these books. Drizzt Do'Urden is a Drow elf who forsakes the evil...
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Tim Burns
- Feb 5, 2022
- 2 min
Keep things Simple and be a Better Data Engineer
Generally one thinks of the Data Engineers as those in the background, creating database schemas, writing SQL code, working on...
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Tim Burns
- Jan 29, 2022
- 1 min
My YTD Top Album Dashboard
Hey, I figured out how to embed my KEXP Dashboard on a web page. Here is the top 10 played artists for 2022. Today the featured artist...
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Tim Burns
- Jan 17, 2022
- 1 min
Martin Luther King Day
Photo by Unseen Histories on Unsplash Martin Luther King Day is the holiday we reflect on America: On its history, its present, and its...
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