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","summary":"Raw markdown for direct use in LLM context windows.\n\nThis post is addressed primarily to LLMs and coding agents. It covers tdda\nconstraint discovery and data validation, distilled from\nTest-Driven Data Analysis\n(Radcliffe, CRC Press, 2026; extra resources),\nthe tdda source code,\nthe documentation, a...","url":"https://tdda.info/data-validation-with-tdda-constraints-a-guide-for-llms-and-coding-agents.html","date_published":"2026-05-22T11:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Radcliffe","url":"https://radcliffe0.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnjr%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"njr"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-22 11:00","date_timestamp":1779447600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90625667","content_html":"CSV Metadata and tdda.serial: A Guide for LLMs and Coding Agents: tdda.info
","summary":"Raw markdown for direct use in LLM context windows.\n\nThis post is addressed primarily to LLMs and coding agents. It covers the\ntdda.serial module from the tdda library,\ndistilled from Test-Driven Data Analysis\n(Radcliffe, CRC Press, 2026; extra resources),\nthe tdda source code, the\ndocumentation,\nan...","url":"https://tdda.info/csv-metadata-and-tddaserial-a-guide-for-llms-and-coding-agents.html","date_published":"2026-05-21T11:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Radcliffe","url":"https://radcliffe0.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnjr%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"njr"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-21 11:00","date_timestamp":1779361200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90590215","content_html":"@manton thanks, Manton. Feels good to have it out.
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","summary":"This blog has been quite quiet, but there is a great deal of news and\nit may be less quiet for a while.\nThe Book\nToday, 19th May 2026, sees the world-wide release of Test-Driven Data Analysis,\nfrom CRC Press.\n\n \n\nIt is available from all good booksellers and all sellers …","url":"https://tdda.info/tdda-the-book-the-30-library-and-the-pydata-london-2026-tutorial.html","date_published":"2026-05-19T17:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Radcliffe","url":"https://radcliffe0.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnjr%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"njr"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-19 17:00","date_timestamp":1779210000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87152108","content_html":"Climate Data for Tom: njr.prose.sh
","summary":"","url":"https://njr.prose.sh/climate-data-for-tom","date_published":"2026-03-28T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Radcliffe","url":"https://radcliffe0.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnjr%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"njr"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-28 00:00","date_timestamp":1774656000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87030035","content_html":"@manton it means that plenty if companies use a firm of 2FA that only works with MSFT Authenticator via some push mechanism. So annoying. (I had a client that used this for some services.)
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","summary":"","url":"https://njr.prose.sh/halfords-smart-battery-charger-manual","date_published":"2025-07-12T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Radcliffe","url":"https://radcliffe0.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnjr%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"njr"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-12 00:00","date_timestamp":1752278400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"67384564","content_html":"tdda.serial: Metadata for Flat Files (CSV Files): tdda.info
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","summary":"Almost all data scientists and data engineers have to work with flat files\n(CSV files) from time to time. Despite their many problems,\nCSVs are too ubiquitous, too universal, and (whisper it) have too many\nstrengths for them to be likely to disappear. Even if they did,\nthey would quickly …","url":"https://tdda.info/tddaserial-metadata-for-flat-files-csv-files.html","date_published":"2025-06-23T09:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Radcliffe","url":"https://radcliffe0.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnjr%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"njr"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-06-23 09:00","date_timestamp":1750669200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"66339616","content_html":"@manton On a different point, you might enjoy this podcast:
\ntherestispolitics.supportingcast.fm/listen/le…
\nAround 37m, the discussion of like & retweet buttons is pure you.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/njr/66339616","date_published":"2025-06-09T14:39:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Radcliffe","url":"https://radcliffe0.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnjr%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"njr"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-06-09 14:39","date_timestamp":1749479972,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"66339376","content_html":"@manton I agree its not like those. There’s something there. Just (imo) quite a bit less than is claimed by some (many).
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","summary":"","url":"https://njr.prose.sh/vibe-coding-with-claude","date_published":"2025-05-07T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Radcliffe","url":"https://radcliffe0.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnjr%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"njr"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-05-07 00:00","date_timestamp":1746576000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"63798620","content_html":"@manton Ah. Not “the” Mike Rockwell.
\nWas quite confused at first.
\nUnfortunate name for an Apple commentator!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/njr/63798620","date_published":"2025-05-06T19:30:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Radcliffe","url":"https://radcliffe0.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnjr%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"njr"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-05-06 19:30","date_timestamp":1746559808,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"63036374","content_html":"Blue Machine by Helen Czerski: njr.prose.sh
","summary":"","url":"https://njr.prose.sh/blue-machine","date_published":"2025-04-18T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Radcliffe","url":"https://radcliffe0.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnjr%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"njr"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-18 00:00","date_timestamp":1744934400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61519071","content_html":"@manton This is the text of what she was doing and saying. It isn’t at all what you assumed.
\n\n","url":"https://micro.blog/njr/61519071","date_published":"2025-04-05T06:07:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Radcliffe","url":"https://radcliffe0.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnjr%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"njr"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-05 06:07","date_timestamp":1743833227,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"59887489","content_html":"@manton Really good post.
\nPersonally, I agree with your last three stated beliefs, but not the first. I believe AI, (but not LLMs) will one day be an incredible resource and will transform education and how we work.
\nBut chatbots make me more pessimistic about even this weaker version. I hate ‘em.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/njr/59887489","date_published":"2025-03-15T19:40:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Radcliffe","url":"https://radcliffe0.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnjr%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"njr"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-15 19:40","date_timestamp":1742067606,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"56844099","content_html":"@manton Sure. I’m nor criticising or judging. But language is so powerful. It’s part of why LLMs fool people (or gain theor trust if you prefer.) I just think its useful to remind ourselves periodically that it’s just a mindless box of numbers.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/njr/56844099","date_published":"2025-02-05T17:48:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Radcliffe","url":"https://radcliffe0.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnjr%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"njr"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-05 17:48","date_timestamp":1738777686,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"56718387","content_html":"@manton It doesn’t think anything. That’s the whole point.
\nI know you know that, but this way everyone has of talking as if LLMs think just perpetuates the misunderstanding.
\nIt’s a mindless box of numbers mindlessly predicting tokens.
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\nDon’t let the bastards grind you down.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/njr/56187847","date_published":"2025-01-28T20:09:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Radcliffe","url":"https://radcliffe0.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnjr%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"njr"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-28 20:09","date_timestamp":1738094989,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"54691883","content_html":"@manton Ben’s always been very pro Facebook/Meta, and indeed very pro advertising, including most of modern adtech. He’s bright, and often has good analyses, but in certain areas, like this one, I find him fairly obnoxious.
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\n(Sorry to keep banging this drum.)
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/njr/49247906","date_published":"2024-11-08T20:02:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Radcliffe","url":"https://radcliffe0.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnjr%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"njr"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-08 20:02","date_timestamp":1731096145,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"48450611","content_html":"@manton I completely agree in general. But sometimes particular ones are problematical.
\nexpertsexchange was a really bad one.
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\nWhen no one can/does get your (company) name right, there’s a problem with your company name. They should change it to BlueSky or pronounce it Blooski.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/njr/47267557","date_published":"2024-10-11T04:56:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Radcliffe","url":"https://radcliffe0.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnjr%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"njr"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-10-11 04:56","date_timestamp":1728622594,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"47241847","content_html":"@manton Some years ago, I did think you should change the name. But here I was only suggesting an additional brand. I don’t think you should abandon the name now….at least, not unless/until another is much more successful.
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