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> [!quote|notitle] About Me
> Iβm **[[π€ About|π€ TJ Palanca]]**, a data person passionate about building [[Data Products|data products]] that supercharge people's daily lives. I currently manage the Data Platform at [ExpressVPN](https://expressvpn.com). I am a husband and father. I live in [[Singapore]], and grew up in the [[Philippines]].
## Now
Check **[[βοΈ Now]]** <sup>7 days ago</sup> for what I'm currently up to. I also write a short newsletter about data and society, but mainly it's about stuff I've read trawling through the web. My latest post is **[[Digital gardens, Parenting, and Coffee]]** <sup>7 days ago</sup> and you can see all issues [[π° Newsletter|here]].
## Writing
This is where most of my writing for public consumption takes place. I write π [[π Articles|long-form articles]], π [[π Thoughts|short-form thoughts]], β¨ [[β¨ TILs|today-I-learned]]'s, and record some of my π£οΈ [[π£οΈ Talks|talks]]. Here's a sample of the latest:
- [[Writing/Learning/Nerfing Google Analytics to be more privacy-friendly.md|Nerfing Google Analytics to be more privacy-friendly]] β <small>May 20 2023</small>
- [[Writing/Thoughts/On Newborn Parenting.md|On Newborn Parenting]] β <small>Feb 25 2023</small>
- [[Writing/Thoughts/How the 2008 Financial Crisis Still Affects Us.md|How the 2008 Financial Crisis Still Affects Us]] β <small>Nov 08 2022</small>
- [[Writing/Learning/Restoring modification timestamps in cloned git repos.md|Restoring modification timestamps in cloned git repos]] β <small>Aug 07 2022</small>
- [[Writing/Thoughts/Decision Reversibility.md|Decision Reversibility]] β <small>Dec 01 2021</small>
- [[Writing/Thoughts/The Map is not the Territory.md|The Map is not the Territory]] β <small>Sep 18 2021</small>
- [[Writing/Talks/Data analytics in emerging markets.md|Data analytics in emerging markets]] β <small>Sep 16 2021</small>
- [[Writing/Talks/Harnessing the Power of Data.md|Harnessing the Power of Data]] β <small>Nov 24 2020</small>
- [[Writing/Articles/A data team's product is decisions.md|A data team's product is decisions]] β <small>Oct 11 2020</small>
- [[Writing/Thoughts/Dealing with model uncertainty in data products.md|Dealing with model uncertainty in data products]] β <small>Aug 06 2020</small>
I'm also writing [[Developing Data]], a book on building data practices within companies operating in developing market contexts.
## Library
The [[π Library]] houses maps of content centering around a particular theme, serving as entry points into the garden. Here are some of the recently updated maps:
- [[Library/Data Engineering.md|Data Engineering]] β <small>19 hours ago</small>
- [[Library/Programming.md|Programming]] β <small>19 hours ago</small>
- [[Library/Data Products.md|Data Products]] β <small>2 days ago</small>
- [[Library/Society.md|Society]] β <small>2 days ago</small>
- [[Library/Data Science.md|Data Science]] β <small>3 days ago</small>
- [[Library/Data.md|Data]] β <small>5 days ago</small>
- [[Library/Personal Knowledge Management.md|Personal Knowledge Management]] β <small>5 days ago</small>
- [[Library/Design.md|Design]] β <small>6 days ago</small>
- [[Library/Digital Privacy.md|Digital Privacy]] β <small>6 days ago</small>
- [[Library/Cryptocurrencies.md|Cryptocurrencies]] β <small>17 days ago</small>
## Garden
In my digital [[πͺ΄ Garden]], I collect, cultivate, and develop ideas, with the hope that I can share with others, get feedback, and find other people who are interested in the topic. Here are some of my latest updated notes:
> [!info]- Card Types
> - π‘ **Ideas**: interesting concepts, methodologies, and phenomena
> - π€ **People**: people of note, thought leaders, industry experts
> - π’ **Companies**: organizations and businesses
> - π **Places**: places of note, countries, regions, and other geographies
> - π **Events**: events that occur at a specific point in time
> - π οΈ **Tools**: tools (usually software) that I encounter in daily life and work
> - π **Summaries**: summaries of a source, usually books
> - ποΈ **Cards**: general card types that don't fit above categories
- [[Cards/Ideas/Future of Data Science.md|Future of Data Science]] β <small>19 hours ago</small>
- [[Cards/Ideas/Interpersonal Skills in Technology.md|Interpersonal Skills in Technology]] β <small>19 hours ago</small>
- [[Cards/Ideas/Dark Side of Technology.md|Dark Side of Technology]] β <small>19 hours ago</small>
- [[Cards/Tools/R (Language).md|R (Language)]] β <small>19 hours ago</small>
- [[Cards/Ideas/Loneliness.md|Loneliness]] β <small>2 days ago</small>
- [[Cards/Ideas/Large Language Models.md|Large Language Models]] β <small>3 days ago</small>
- [[Cards/Ideas/Big Data.md|Big Data]] β <small>4 days ago</small>
- [[Cards/Ideas/My Personal Knowledge Management Setup.md|My Personal Knowledge Management Setup]] β <small>5 days ago</small>
- [[Cards/Tools/Apple x-callback-url Specification.md|Apple x-callback-url Specification]] β <small>5 days ago</small>
- [[Cards/General/Philippines Coffee Industry.md|Philippines Coffee Industry]] β <small>6 days ago</small>
## Reading
The [[π Reading]] feed contains highlights and notes from content that I consume, hopefully to be turned into summaries and ideas that bubble up into the [[πͺ΄ Garden]].
- [[Sources/Articles/I Look at You and All I See Is Failure.md|I Look at You and All I See Is Failure]] β <small>19 hours ago</small>
- [[Sources/Articles/New Data Scientists Tips for Success.md|New Data Scientists Tips for Success]] β <small>19 hours ago</small>
- [[Sources/Articles/Radical Change Is Coming to Data Science Jobs.md|Radical Change Is Coming to Data Science Jobs]] β <small>19 hours ago</small>
- [[Sources/Articles/The Secret Lives of Facebook Moderators in America.md|The Secret Lives of Facebook Moderators in America]] β <small>19 hours ago</small>
- [[Sources/Articles/Doing Data Science Right β Your Most Common Questions Answered.md|Doing Data Science Right β Your Most Common Questions Answered]] β <small>2 days ago</small>
- [[Sources/Articles/Big Data Is Dead.md|Big Data Is Dead]] β <small>4 days ago</small>
- [[Sources/Articles/What It Takes to Think Deeply About Complex Problems.md|What It Takes to Think Deeply About Complex Problems]] β <small>5 days ago</small>
- [[Sources/Books/Building a Second Brain.md|Building a Second Brain]] β <small>5 days ago</small>
- [[Sources/Articles/How GDPR Is Failing.md|How GDPR Is Failing]] β <small>6 days ago</small>
- [[Sources/Articles/How to Run Your First Meeting as a New manager.md|How to Run Your First Meeting as a New manager]] β <small>6 days ago</small>