Simon Willison’s Weblog

SQL for Data Scientists in 100 Queries. New comprehensive SQLite SQL tutorial from Greg Wilson, author of Teaching Tech Together and founder of The Carpentries.

# 6th February 2024, 11:08 pm / gregwilson, sql, sqlite

Bits of Evidence (via) A slide deck from Greg Wilson: “What we actually know about software development, and why we believe it’s true”.

# 25th October 2009, 12:13 pm / evidence, software-engineering, development, gregwilson

Quack Remedies Spread Faster *Because* They Don’t Work. “... because (a) most people eventually get better on their own (and then blame it on the treatment), but (b) people adopt treatments based primarily on what they see other people doing, rather than by looking at scientific evidence. Basically, the longer you stay sick, the more time other people have to imitate you.”

# 1st May 2009, 4:26 pm / medicine, quacktreatments, science, gregwilson

Amazon Gets an SLA (But I Still Can’t Use It). “Ontario’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Acts (FIPPA) don’t allow me to store sensitive information (e.g., students’ work) in jurisdictions that permit secret warrants, like those mandated by the USA PATRIOT Act.”

# 9th October 2007, 3 pm / patriotact, privacy, canada, ontario, fippa, gregwilson, s3, amazon, aws

A Review of a Book That Should Be Read Much More Widely Than It Will Be. Greg reviews “Why Aren’t More Women in Science?”, a collection of 15 articles that make their arguments based on scientific research.

# 28th February 2007, 1:03 am / gregwilson, womeninscience