{
  "id": 24915,
  "title": "Team Member for Last 2 Weeks of Competition",
  "url": "/competitions/bosch-production-line-performance/discussion/24915",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2016-10-29T18:31:03.410Z",
  "votes": 2,
  "comment_count": 1,
  "views": 426,
  "content": "<p>Hello, </p>\n\n<p>I am looking for a team member for the last 2 weeks of the competition. I am currently at 148th on the LB (5-fold CV score: 0.4116 with public LB score: 0.41865). </p>\n\n<p>My goal is to team up with another Kaggler so that we can crack the top 5% (hoping to earn a Silver medal out of this competition). So doing well would be getting 0.47+ training/public lb score for this competition.</p>\n\n<p>In particular, I am looking for a team member who currently has a training and public LB score in the 0.39 - 0.44 range who meets the following criteria:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Can work 15+ hours per week for the last 2 weeks of the competition</li>\n<li>Rapidly generate and test new ideas</li>\n<li>Works in Python or R (I use Python, but have used R extensively so I am familiar)</li>\n<li>Is not a rule-breaker, and won't be wasting my time.</li>\n</ol>\n\n<p>What you can expect from me:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>30+ hours per week for last 2 weeks of competition. (I am an online student and doing this for a project.)</li>\n<li>Work in Python to test new ideas. I have lots of experience using Sklearn, Pandas, and machine learning algorithms in scikit-learn and XGBOOST. <a href=\"https://github.com/TenaciousTerrier\">https://github.com/TenaciousTerrier</a></li>\n<li>Won't break the rules.</li>\n</ol>\n\n<p>If you are interested in teaming up email me at hepner.thomas@gmail.com and we can discuss further details!</p>\n\n<p>Thanks!</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "141980",
      "postDate": "10/29/2016 18:31:03",
      "content": "<p>Hello, </p>\n\n<p>I am looking for a team member for the last 2 weeks of the competition. I am currently at 148th on the LB (5-fold CV score: 0.4116 with public LB score: 0.41865). </p>\n\n<p>My goal is to team up with another Kaggler so that we can crack the top 5% (hoping to earn a Silver medal out of this competition). So doing well would be getting 0.47+ training/public lb score for this competition.</p>\n\n<p>In particular, I am looking for a team member who currently has a training and public LB score in the 0.39 - 0.44 range who meets the following criteria:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Can work 15+ hours per week for the last 2 weeks of the competition</li>\n<li>Rapidly generate and test new ideas</li>\n<li>Works in Python or R (I use Python, but have used R extensively so I am familiar)</li>\n<li>Is not a rule-breaker, and won't be wasting my time.</li>\n</ol>\n\n<p>What you can expect from me:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>30+ hours per week for last 2 weeks of competition. (I am an online student and doing this for a project.)</li>\n<li>Work in Python to test new ideas. I have lots of experience using Sklearn, Pandas, and machine learning algorithms in scikit-learn and XGBOOST. <a href=\"https://github.com/TenaciousTerrier\">https://github.com/TenaciousTerrier</a></li>\n<li>Won't break the rules.</li>\n</ol>\n\n<p>If you are interested in teaming up email me at hepner.thomas@gmail.com and we can discuss further details!</p>\n\n<p>Thanks!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hello, \r\n\r\nI am looking for a team member for the last 2 weeks of the competition. I am currently at 148th on the LB (5-fold CV score: 0.4116 with public LB score: 0.41865). \r\n\r\nMy goal is to team up with another Kaggler so that we can crack the top 5% (hoping to earn a Silver medal out of this competition). So doing well would be getting 0.47+ training/public lb score for this competition.\r\n\r\nIn particular, I am looking for a team member who currently has a training and public LB score in the 0.39 - 0.44 range who meets the following criteria:\r\n\r\n1. Can work 15+ hours per week for the last 2 weeks of the competition\r\n2. Rapidly generate and test new ideas\r\n3. Works in Python or R (I use Python, but have used R extensively so I am familiar)\r\n4. Is not a rule-breaker, and won't be wasting my time.\r\n\r\nWhat you can expect from me:\r\n\r\n1. 30+ hours per week for last 2 weeks of competition. (I am an online student and doing this for a project.)\r\n2. Work in Python to test new ideas. I have lots of experience using Sklearn, Pandas, and machine learning algorithms in scikit-learn and XGBOOST. https://github.com/TenaciousTerrier\r\n3. Won't break the rules.\r\n\r\nIf you are interested in teaming up email me at hepner.thomas@gmail.com and we can discuss further details!\r\n\r\nThanks!",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "142051",
      "postDate": "10/30/2016 14:11:38",
      "content": "<p>Hello,</p>\n\n<p>Thank you to everyone who emailed me! I added a member to my team mere minutes after posting this. I received messages for team requests from lots of great, enthusiastic Kagglers who I'd happily consider teaming up with later in this competition, and definitely for future competitions. Please let me know if you would like me to match you up with some of these other Kagglers. </p>\n\n<p>Please keep in touch. Here is my LinkedIn if you want to add me: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomashepner\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomashepner</a></p>\n\n<p>-Thomas</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hello,\r\n\r\nThank you to everyone who emailed me! I added a member to my team mere minutes after posting this. I received messages for team requests from lots of great, enthusiastic Kagglers who I'd happily consider teaming up with later in this competition, and definitely for future competitions. Please let me know if you would like me to match you up with some of these other Kagglers. \r\n\r\nPlease keep in touch. Here is my LinkedIn if you want to add me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomashepner\r\n\r\n-Thomas",
      "votes": null
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  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 142051,
      "author_name": "tenaciousterrier",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "10/30/2016 14:11:38",
      "content": "<p>Hello,</p>\n\n<p>Thank you to everyone who emailed me! I added a member to my team mere minutes after posting this. I received messages for team requests from lots of great, enthusiastic Kagglers who I'd happily consider teaming up with later in this competition, and definitely for future competitions. Please let me know if you would like me to match you up with some of these other Kagglers. </p>\n\n<p>Please keep in touch. Here is my LinkedIn if you want to add me: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomashepner\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomashepner</a></p>\n\n<p>-Thomas</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    }
  ],
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    "141980": "Hello, \r\n\r\nI am looking for a team member for the last 2 weeks of the competition. I am currently at 148th on the LB (5-fold CV score: 0.4116 with public LB score: 0.41865). \r\n\r\nMy goal is to team up with another Kaggler so that we can crack the top 5% (hoping to earn a Silver medal out of this competition). So doing well would be getting 0.47+ training/public lb score for this competition.\r\n\r\nIn particular, I am looking for a team member who currently has a training and public LB score in the 0.39 - 0.44 range who meets the following criteria:\r\n\r\n1. Can work 15+ hours per week for the last 2 weeks of the competition\r\n2. Rapidly generate and test new ideas\r\n3. Works in Python or R (I use Python, but have used R extensively so I am familiar)\r\n4. Is not a rule-breaker, and won't be wasting my time.\r\n\r\nWhat you can expect from me:\r\n\r\n1. 30+ hours per week for last 2 weeks of competition. (I am an online student and doing this for a project.)\r\n2. Work in Python to test new ideas. I have lots of experience using Sklearn, Pandas, and machine learning algorithms in scikit-learn and XGBOOST. https://github.com/TenaciousTerrier\r\n3. Won't break the rules.\r\n\r\nIf you are interested in teaming up email me at hepner.thomas@gmail.com and we can discuss further details!\r\n\r\nThanks!",
    "142051": "Hello,\r\n\r\nThank you to everyone who emailed me! I added a member to my team mere minutes after posting this. I received messages for team requests from lots of great, enthusiastic Kagglers who I'd happily consider teaming up with later in this competition, and definitely for future competitions. Please let me know if you would like me to match you up with some of these other Kagglers. \r\n\r\nPlease keep in touch. Here is my LinkedIn if you want to add me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomashepner\r\n\r\n-Thomas"
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