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And then last week, we watched the two-part, four-hour documentary, Leaving Neverland, on HBO. To me, it devastatingly proved the guilt of Michael Jackson, beyond a Reasonable Doubt. #JayZ
In fairness, whenever I watch true crime, I generally think the person did it. I’m like a police officer that Sarah Koenig describ... | ['Michael Jackson', 'Leaving Neverland', 'Abuse', 'Pop Culture', 'Music'] |
Measuring developer productivity is a tough puzzle to solve. With so many variables to consider, it’s hard to identify a workable metric. While creating a measurement system for developers is no easy feat, it’s also not impossible. The task becomes more approachable when managers consider these three metrics:
Value of... | ['Management', 'Productivity', 'Coding', 'Product Management', 'Software Development'] |
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This is a story about a kitchen bin, privilege and how our unconscious class blinkers can bias the way we think about behaviour change.
Privilege as the absence of inconvenience has been on my mind recently as I’ve immersed myself in Stephanie Land’s Maid and her experience of living ... | ['Behavior', 'Sustainability', 'Behavioral Science', 'Behavior Change', 'Recycling'] |
New Publication — Life’s Funny
and not always in a “haha” way.
Photo by Mark Daynes on Unsplash
I started this new publication — life’s funny. But what does it mean?
It’s open to interpretation, and can mean many things. It can mean different things to different people.
I started this publication for all these rea... | ['Life Lessons', 'Publication', 'Writing', 'Life', 'Humor'] |
When Isolation Turns to Solitude
When you’d rather be alone on a stranded island than be around another mindless person, group, or situation.
Photo by Joshua Rawson-Harris on Unsplash
When you finally realize your own mind, your own energy, your own time is the most precious thing you have in this world.
When you c... | ['Self Love', 'Self-awareness', 'Solitude', 'Isolation', 'Covid 19'] |
My internship with Thought-Wired started in May 2017, after I met Dmitry and James at the AUT STEMpreneur event, where they shared their experience starting their tech start-up.
My Background: From Psychology to Engineering
In 2011, I graduated from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of Science, majoring in P... | ['Disability', 'Assistive Technology', 'Biomedical Engineering', 'Internships', 'Design'] |
As a beginner, often happens to feel that your design is dull, and there is no way to make it look better. It’s normal. So an important question is: “what’s the best way to improve?”. Well everyone is different, but between artists there is one common approach.
Quantity over quality.
Pablo Picasso is known for his ma... | ['Design', 'Graphic Design', 'Figma', 'Design Process'] |
@ me all you want.
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Listen to me. Summer is not good. I’m tired of accepting everyone’s lies. I’m tired of being pegged as the grumpy or weird one because I don’t enjoy needing a shower 26 minutes after I’ve taken a shower.
“OMG summerrrrrrrrrr! It’s so much fun and it’s fun and om... | ['Summer', 'Writing', 'Life', 'Culture', 'Humor'] |
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For as long as I can remember, reading has been my favorite hobby. From third grade to my present 32 year old self, it’s rare to find me without a book beside my bed or in my purse.
In fact, keeping a book with me at all times was a habit that was ingrained in me by my parents a... | ['Books', 'Self Improvement', 'Personal Growth', 'Self', 'Personal Development'] |
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Reinforcement learning RL maximizes rewards for our actions. From the equations below, rewards depend on the policy and the system dynamics (model).
In Model-free RL, we ignore the model. We depend on sampling and simulation to estimate rewards so we don’t need to know the inner working of the ... | ['Artificial Intelligence', 'Machine Learning', 'Data Science', 'Reinforcement Learning', 'Deep Learning'] |
3 Tips and 1 Analogy for Keeping Your Writing Focused and On Point Sean Myers Follow Dec 5 · 9 min read
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As a professional legal blogger, I’ve written a lot of blog posts.
A lot. Of blog posts.
Over the course of that time, I have stumbled into most of the pitfalls that litter the p... | ['Photography', 'Writing', 'Writing Tips', 'Blogging', 'Focus'] |
Finding Opportunities in The COVID Crisis DataSeries Follow Dec 17 · 10 min read
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Thimble, a U.S. startup, offers flexible and short-term business
insurance to SMEs and micro-entrepreneurs. And business
couldn’t be better. “Demand has skyrocketed during the
pandemic,” says Thimble CEO Jay Bregm... | ['Covid 19', 'Startup', 'Opportunity', 'Crisis', 'Market'] |
How to Make Someone Feel Extraordinary by Saying Very Little
A three-step approach
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I walked into his office, a defeated salesman on the verge of quitting. Two hours later, I joined his mentorship program and signed a loan commitment for $12,500.
Nobody had ever made me feel like I w... | ['Leadership', 'Life Lessons', 'Relationships', 'Psychology', 'Communication'] |
A Critique Of Your WIP From A Badger Who Hates To Read
Ahem.
Before we begin, a quick question. The world must be full of humans eager to provide feedback in exchange for a little attention or cup of earl gray tea. There are so many humans in the world. Why didn’t you ask one of them to critique your WIP?
Instead of... | ['Satire', 'Fiction', 'Writing', 'Animals', 'Humor'] |
Did you know that the olfactory (smell) center is highly connected to the memory center in the brain? Or that music can help unlock information in the mind that would otherwise be difficult to access? When writing your personal story or memoir, it isn’t enough to simply sit and outline the crucial events in your life. ... | ['Writing Advice', 'Senses', 'Memoir', 'Storytelling', 'Writers On Writing'] |
IBM Watson + Go
Have your first go at Go with the IBM Watson Go SDK , a wrapper for the IBM Watson APIs. The SDK includes ready to use data structures and takes care of all the underlying HTTP requests including authentication. Using this SDK, developers can now easily integrate Watson services into their applications... | ['Artificial Intelligence', 'Go', 'Announcements', 'IBM', 'Developer Tools'] |
Why Does Accessibility Matter to a Start-up?
It’s understandable to say, “it’s not a priority for us, yet but we’ll get there,” when you are a startup without product-market fit. You have a lot on your plate.
My goal isn’t to convince you to solve for all the accessibility problems but be aware of the problems so you... | ['Accessibility', 'Startup', 'Technology'] |
When it comes to getting the most out of your R&D tax credit, hiring an R&D advisor is usually the best strategy.
In the UK, there are hundreds of companies offering R&D tax credit services. They range from one man/woman outfits to companies employing hundreds of tax relief specialists. If you count the big accountanc... | ['Funding Round', 'Startup Lessons', 'Funding', 'Startup', 'Venture Capital'] |
Addressing the Hype
There’s no denying the design community has fallen hard for design systems. It’s graduated from popular trend to fully-fledged movement. We’re at a point where you can apply for specific design systems jobs and statements like, “in the future, every brand and every product will use a Design System”... | ['Product Design', 'UI', 'Design Systems', 'Design', 'UX'] |
Decided to hire an external team for software development of your company? Wondering what are the tools you will need to have so that you can efficiently manage your remote development team? Read through this article and you will understand all that you require to make your business successful with
the excellent tools... | ['Outsourcing', 'Freelancers', 'Remote Working', 'Startup', 'Outsourcing Company India'] |
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Louis
My grandfather was a bounty hunter.
Louis Wasserberger was born to Sadie and Moses Wasserberger on March 9, 1904 on Pitt St. in the Lower East Side of New York City.
A brother, Henry, followed in 1911, and a sister, Adele, in 1918.
Louis met Anna Weinstein at a Young Men’s Hebrew Assoc... | ['Pandemic', 'Writing', 'Family', 'History', 'Family History'] |
All Americans should care about the wildlife on the coast plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, even if we never visit.
(Photo credit: Credit: Alan D. Wilson via Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0)
Protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a legacy of our country’s conservation movement. Originally established i... | ['Environment', 'Wildlife Conservation', 'Arctic', 'Polar Bears', 'Wildlife'] |
‘Clanlands’ Will Take You on a Scottish Travel Adventure
Visit Scotland from your home with authors Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish
Photo by Author (Kristi Jacobsen)
Let’s face it, 2020 didn’t go to plan for anyone. Late last fall, I started to research trips to Scotland for summer vacation. As a history nerd, outdo... | ['Travel', 'Reading', 'Entertainment', 'Books', 'Book Recommendations'] |
I’d love to connect with you! May I send a brief inspirational message every Saturday morning? Visit CreateTeachInspire.com/saturday to receive messages like the ones above.
Here’s a little more about me: | ['Inspirational', 'Inspiration', 'Motivation', 'Motivational', 'Inspirational Quotes'] |
I’ve heard from more than one person that meditation has many benefits for the mind and the body. On more than one occasion, I’ve sat down and made a concerted attempt at meditating, only to find that I can’t quiet my mind long enough to stick to it for more than a minute or two.
And even that’s a struggle.
What IS m... | ['Life Lessons', 'Self Improvement', 'Self-awareness', 'Meditation', 'Personal Development'] |
Success is nothing more than an accumulation of positive acts.
How can I succeed in business? What’s the secret to becoming a full-time writer? And where can I find the magic formula for learning new skills?
Those are common personal growth questions that many people ask themselves.
They believe that someone has a r... | ['Self', 'Self Improvement', 'Lifestyle', 'Mindfulness', 'Productivity'] |
Timeless web design: Online portfolios today — and in the year 2000
A nostalgic trip through homepages of brand agencies and type foundries on the cusp of the new millennium.
Philippe Starck, a renowned industrial designer, once said:
“A designer has a duty to create timeless design. To be timeless you have to think... | ['Web Design', 'UI', 'Branding', 'Design', 'UX'] |
Ask Anything to the teacher who founded freeCodeCamp.org — via the Hacker Noon Community
“There are so many aspects of civilization that can be improved through better systems — and software is just a way of telling computers how to enact those systems.” — Quincy Larson
Hey Hacker Noon community!
I was a 30-somethin... | ['Software Development', 'Coding', 'Freecodecamp', 'Development', 'Hackernoon Ama'] |
The What, Why, and How of Using a Skeleton Loading Screen
Skeleton loading screens will improve your application’s user experience and make it feel more performant
LinkedIn.com style skeleton loading screen example (Image source: Author)
What do Reddit, Discord, Medium, and LinkedIn have in common? They use what’s c... | ['Startup', 'JavaScript', 'Software Development', 'Programming', 'Front End Development'] |
Performance improvement issues aren’t just about working more productively. They are about living more effectively. If you want to perform at your best, you need to eat healthily, move regularly, and develop a well-balanced lifestyle.
Sounds good, right?
So what’s holding you back?
Excuses.
It’s easy to say you wan... | ['Performance Improvement', 'Self-awareness', 'Self Sabotage', 'Personal Growth', 'Personal Development'] |
Although the desktop may be slowly dying as phones, tablets, and other devices encroach, many businesses and consumers remain loyal fans and active users of Microsoft Office and Excel. According to Microsoft, there were 1.2 Billion users of Office desktop and 60 million users of Office 365 in the cloud as of March 2016... | ['Microsoft', 'Excel', 'Software', 'Architecture', 'Design'] |
How to Render Next.js with NestJS
Did I just make Next.js better?
If you read this article you probably have a little knowledge about these two frameworks, if not I would recommend you first to take a look at these, they have very good documentation on their websites.
Storytime
So apparently I started a little Gith... | ['Nestjs', 'Nodejs', 'Nextjs', 'JavaScript', 'React'] |
If I have 6 hours to chop down a tree…
…would I spend 4 hours sharpening the axe?
Should I even chop down the tree?
Will there be consequences — for me, for anyone else, or for anything nearby?
Is it the right axe?
Is there a more suitable axe for me, for the type of tree?
Am I the right person to chop down the t... | ['Design Thinking', 'Product Design', 'Product Management', 'Productivity', 'UX'] |
Why Hustle Culture Is Frowned Upon
Isn’t ‘being productive’ good? Well…
Photo by Austin Distel on Unsplash
A few days ago, one of my favorite writers tweeted something that caught my attention. He had just finished speaking in a webinar, and remarked that during the Q&A session, he received many variants of this que... | ['Productivity', 'Self Improvement', 'Hustle', 'Advice', 'Work'] |
Book Review: “Philip and Alexander”
The new book from acclaimed historian Adrian Goldsworthy examines antiquity’s most famous father and son in a new light.
As everyone knows, I’m always on the lookout for a new book about antiquity, in particular anything having to do with Alexander the Great. This particular figure... | ['Books', 'Biography', 'History', 'Greece', 'Classics'] |
Gone feels really good.
Photo by Alisa Anton on Unsplash
This year feels really different. I’ve changed my career, my self care, my weekly exposure to public transit contaminants—everything. It was as if after my underwear drawer was finished, my soul needed something else to Kondo.
I have been on dating apps for 11... | ['Writing', 'Life', 'Culture', 'Dating', 'Humor'] |
The Syrian researcher determined to invest in the future of a displaced generation
Millions of Syrian children are being educated in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. In 2014 Hiba Salem left her Damascus home to gain the qualifications needed to contribute to a generation facing formidable challenges within these host commu... | ['Education', 'Migration', 'Psychology', 'Refugees', 'Syria'] |
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Predictive analytics uses historical data to predict future events. Typically, historical data is used to build a mathematical model that captures important trends. That predictive model is then used on current data to predict what will happen next, or to suggest actions to take for optimal outcomes. ... | ['Artificial Intelligence', 'Machine Learning', 'Predictive Analytics', 'Analytics', 'Deep Learning'] |
and why it might be worth starting if you haven’t yet
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I listened to a podcast recently where the host interviewed Carey Lohrenz, the first Female F-14 Tomcat Fighter Pilot.¹ Lohrenz’s job was literally life-or-death, especially when it came to landing a high-speed fighter jet at night on ... | ['NaNoWriMo', 'Writing Life', 'Writing', 'Writing Tips', 'Writers On Writing'] |
免費的跨平台線上預約排程系統，同時支援網頁版以及行動裝置
Oh, Instagram, the source of inspiration for countless millennials, a visual gem and the perfect “look at how cool I… | ['Simplybook', '五分鐘打造專屬預約系統', 'Productivity', 'Medical', 'Simplybookrecommend'] |
Does Word Count Really Matter Or Are Other Writing Trends More Important For Success?
For the most part, size really doesn’t matter
Since Google’s John Mueller has clarified that word count isn’t a ranking factor, the best rule to follow about story length is to write until you’re done, no more, no less. Don’t aim fo... | ['Writing Advice', 'Traffic', 'Success', 'Writing', 'SEO'] |
Review: PolyNet — 2nd Runner Up in ILSVRC 2016 (Image Classification)
By Using PolyInception Module, Better Than Inception-ResNet-v2
In this story, PolyNet, by CUHK and SenseTime, is reviewed. A building block called PolyInception module is introduced. A Very Deep PolyNet is composed based on the module. Compared to ... | ['Artificial Intelligence', 'Machine Learning', 'Image Classification', 'Data Science', 'Deep Learning'] |
Hi, Derrick. This is Leanna, I am working near you this week at WeWork on Maple, and I just wanted to talk to you about something.
Are you just watching porn while you work or are you actually working on those porn videos which you blare so loudly on your laptop? I mean I can’t tell. You’re doing something with your h... | ['Satire', 'Humor', 'Funny', 'Startup', 'Work'] |
Press “CTRL + C” to end the Spark context.
Step 5: Running Own Functions on Output
While printing aggregated CDC data is interesting, it is hardly useful. If you want to run your own functions (whether to store the information on the Spark node or stream it elsewhere), changes need to be made to the completed file. O... | ['Microsoft Sql Server', 'Change Data Capture', 'Apache Kafka', 'Apache Spark', 'Python'] |
Clean energy technology is taking cues from sunflower spirals, schooling fish and other natural phenomena
By observing how plants, animals and even mud behave, renewable energy innovators are uncovering new ideas for improving efficiency and output
Photo © iStockphoto.com/Mlenny
By Shweta Narayan for Ensia | @ensiam... | ['Environment', 'Technology', 'Energy', 'Clean Energy', 'Renewables'] |
How to manage difficult emotions
I think I’ve gotten better at managing my emotions by implementing some healthy habits in my life.
But there are times when I’m in a certain situation that triggers some difficult emotions that overwhelm me completely.
I deal with them by doing a simple 6-minute exercise that helps m... | ['Mental Health', 'Self Improvement', 'Life', 'Life Lessons', 'Self'] |
Storm On The Way?
[W]e have to rethink our attitudes toward one another and toward the pursuit of truth. It’s not simply recognizing that people who hold different views than we do aren’t by definition stupid, corrupt, wicked or malicious; it’s that we come to a place where we believe we might have something to learn ... | ['Partisanship', 'Polarization', 'Election 2020', 'Consequences', 'Coronavirus'] |
A Complete Guide to Python Lists
Use Python Lists Like a Pro
Photo by Corinne Kutz on Unsplash
In this article, I will try to explain Python lists, along with exploring why and when to use them, meanwhile giving you some hints about the correct usage of the list methods.
Let’s understand the Python list data struct... | ['Python', 'Python List', 'Python List Methods', 'Programming', 'Python List Comprehension'] |
The Power of Probability in AI Shafi Follow Jun 14 · 6 min read
An Overview of Probability in AI, ML and NLP
This blog explains basic Probability theory concepts which are applicable to major areas in Artificial Intelligence (AI),Machine Learning (ML) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) areas. Probability is the he... | ['Probability', 'Artificial Intelligence', 'Machine Learning', 'NLP', 'Bayesian Statistics'] |
What is a Decision Tree ?
I am sure you are using Decision Trees in your day to day life without knowing it. For example,
Imagine you only do four things at the weekend: go shopping, watch a movie, play tennis or just stay in. What you do depends on three things: the weather (windy, rainy or sunny); how much money yo... | ['Statistics', 'Business Intelligence', 'Decision Tree', 'Data Science', 'Machine Learning'] |
Immutability?
I think that large objected-oriented programs struggle with increasing complexity as you build this large object graph of mutable objects. You know, trying to understand and keep in your mind what will happen when you call a method and what will the side effects be. — Rich Hickey, creator of Clojure.
Pr... | ['Programming', 'JavaScript', 'Reasonml', 'Software Development', 'Typescript'] |
Astronomers Spot Comet Chury’s Ultraviolet Aurora
The first identification of an ultraviolet aurora around the comet Chury is further evidence that nearly half a decade after the end of the Rosetta mission, the ESA’s historic project is still delivering breakthrough science.
Earth’s aurora provides a stunning visual ... | ['Space', 'Science', 'Astronomy', 'The Universe', 'Comet'] |
We were very excited to received Roman and Jewel by Dana L. Davis after having read the synopsis. Dana L. Davis is an accomplished actress and author. She has previously written 2 young adult novels, both boasting 4 and 5-star reviews.
Roman and Jewel is centered on 16-year-old actress Jerzei Jhames. She has auditione... | ['Book Review', 'Book Recomendations', 'Black Writers', 'Black Books Matter', 'Books'] |
He was a referral, so I had to be a little bit polite. He booked time on my calendar and I sent him across some samples to review.
“Tim said you’re a great writer, good to work with. I was reading the samples you sent over, and I thought to myself: ‘I bet this guy wants to make a hundred thousand dollars this year!’”
... | ['Copywriting', 'Lifestyle', 'Careers', 'Writing', 'Freelancing'] |
…after my first round of startup financing.
Equities.com
I love that song from the Bare Naked Ladies. If I had a million dollars does not, however, refer to personal wealth in this case. It refers to the successful conclusion of a startup’s first seed round of financing.
Securing a good capital infusion is kind of l... | ['Startup'] |
Sign up for Reflective Vibes
By Know Thyself, Heal Thyself
Reflection, reflection and more reflection. Each Sunday* we'll be sending out an inspirational quote followed by a short commentary, either in written form, video or link. Enjoy! Take a look | ['Beauty', 'Poetry', 'Writing', 'Poem', 'Friendship'] |
Sharing the best in children’s literature
When I was in elementary school, we read books. So. Many. Books. I remember because that was what I loved to do most.
Much of what we read in class (and what I read outside of class because of the guidance I received from my parents) were books that could be found on either t... | ['Ideas', 'Books', 'Parenting', 'Life', 'Relationships'] |
Crisis or Transformation?
By Julia Sellers
“Spiritual emergence” is a profound spiritual opening that takes place in the form of different spiritual experiences that usually don’t constitute a serious problem or impairment in the everyday lives of the individuals who experience them. According to a paper by British p... | ['Out Of Body Experience', 'Transpersonal Psychology', 'Mental Health', 'Spiritual Growth', 'Altered States'] |
In November, I’ve written 11 posts (one of which was a silly poetry challenge, so I’d count that out, as I didn’t put much effort into it). My curation rate was just over 60%.
I didn’t get accepted into the major publications I usually targeted — like The Ascent or P.S. I Love You. Overall, I felt uninspired and blah,... | ['Writing Tips', 'Medium Writers', 'Mindset', 'Inspiration', 'Writing'] |
Research in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Subfields, research areas, data sources and where you can publish your work in the fields of computational biology and bioinformatics
Computational biology and bioinformatics are two popular fields in the scientific research community as more and more interdiscipli... | ['Research', 'Biology', 'Genomics', 'Science', 'Bioinformatics'] |
Avocado toast. Photo by Anna Pelzer.
Is tech-veganism the trend of the future?
How the debate over ethical technology will lead to an industry where there’s something for everyone
We all use technology even if we are not directly involved in the industry. While, of course, we have interactions with plenty of industr... | ['Digital Life', 'Software Industry', 'Startup', 'Mindfulness', 'Technology'] |
The Difference Between Healthy and Unhealthy Shame
YES — there is a healthy type of shame and it’s not what you think.
Photo by Max Brown
The subject of “healthy shame” might be touchy for you (because no shame is healthy shame, gaddamit!), but please don’t jump to conclusions.
I’m only using this terminology becau... | ['Relationships', 'Love', 'Life Lessons', 'Mental Health', 'Life'] |
This post isn’t meant to be an in-depth explanation of machine or deep learning, but rather, provide a practical guide on setting up object detection for projects. This blog post will cover building a custom object detection system using TensorFlow’s Object Detection API. I have written another blog post on how to buil... | ['Machine Learning', 'Artificial Intelligence', 'TensorFlow', 'Multiple Object Detection', 'Object Detection'] |
If You Failed to Get a Job, You Are Not Alone
How industry titans have contextualized and dealt with failure
When you get rejected from a job, you get the impression that you are a failure, the only person who didn’t manage to get that, that you are doomed.
You beat yourself up.
However, if you look at the data, it... | ['Life Lessons', 'Programming', 'Startup', 'Life', 'Technology'] |
Do you already follow any of these “boring” companies on Instagram?
When I started working with my colleagues at Imille, we together analyzed the way that corporations use Instagram in order to help us outline our Instagram strategy for Enel Group, one of the global leaders in energy production and distribution.
As y... | ['Corporate Communication', 'Social Media Strategy', 'Instagram', 'Content Marketing', 'Storytelling'] |
In my last article, I discussed how to reverse engineering an android app. If you did no reverse engineering before just do it to learn how easy it is to reverse an android app to the original source code.
In this article, I will let you know how to protect an Android app from reverse engineering.
If you want to prot... | ['Technology', 'Data Science', 'AndroidDev', 'Software Engineering', 'Programming'] |
Gaps can occur due to fundamental and technical reasons, but we are mostly interested in identifying and trading them. In the currencies market, the visible gaps are the ones that occur during the weekend. Since it is traded all day long for 5 days a week, the presumed gaps would probably look like giant candles, but s... | ['Artificial Intelligence', 'Finance', 'Machine Learning', 'Data Science', 'Trading'] |
Towers fell and up flew
metaphors, lamentations.
A drone, Herzog ersatz, shot the collapse.
No more blue pulsar impressions.
The staff chilled Hope in their icebox
(The most desired reply).
Instruments probed cold, vast, void;
Crashed and carved unknown pleasures.
We missed the cosmic bus,
Delayed by stale sup... | ['Puerto Rico', 'Poetry', 'Astronomy', 'Polyglot Poetry', 'Science'] |
Token Types for GPT2: Implementing TransferTransfo
You can never go wrong by taking a cue from the 🤗HuggingFace team. We will follow the TransferTransfo approach outlined by Thomas Wolf, Victor Sanh, Julien Chaumond and Clement Delangue that won the Conversational Intelligence Challenge 2. transformers implements thi... | ['NLP', 'Artificial Intelligence', 'Machine Learning', 'Data Science', 'Editors Pick'] |
Swagger in Action
Now that we have understood what OpenAPI and Swagger are, let us see these in action. As part of this article, we will develop a REST application. We will then use Swagger UI to render our API documentation. Following that, we access the API document (available in JSON format) through Swagger Editor.... | ['JavaScript', 'Software Development', 'Technology', 'Software Engineering', 'Programming'] |
Glencoe Agricultural Society
The Glencoe Agricultural Society in Ontario saw COVID cancel their 2020 events but that didn’t cancel their operational costs. They approached The Lotto Factory to do something a little different than other groups to help them through these tough times.
We’re operating a one-time Classic ... | ['Canada', 'Technology', 'Fundraising', 'Startup', 'Charity'] |
Are you feeling depressed now? Or do you know someone who’s going through it? It’s painful, it’s hard. I know, because I’ve been there too. Therefore I am here to try and give you something to anchor in, to look forward to. Trust me, I juiced out my years of experience in getting through my struggle to bring you this p... | ['Mental', 'Depression', 'Mental Health'] |
Courtesy of Kapoompics (pexels.com)
‘Write what you know’ is old advice but one that comes with its fair share of debate. Some people say that it’s simply good sense. If you’re a single mother (or father), you’re going to be able to write authentically about your experiences in a way that many others can’t.
Others ar... | ['Writing Advice', 'Novel Writing', 'Writing', 'Writer', 'Short Story Writing'] |
Chrome Extensions to Boost Your Productivity
10 must-have Chrome extensions for developers
BG Photo by Pierre Châtel-Innocenti on Unsplash
Over the past decade, Google Chrome has become the go-to application when anyone wants to browse the web on desktop and mobile. Many people don't even like to browse on their dev... | ['JavaScript', 'Software Development', 'Productivity', 'Programming', 'Web Development'] |
Three years ago I knew something needed to change. A lot of somethings, really.
I’d been published, by Penguin, a couple of years before. But my books had failed, my publisher dropped me, and I wasn’t writing. At all. For the first time since I was about ten years old, I was seriously considering just doing something ... | ['Self Improvement', 'Writing', 'Life', 'Weight Loss', 'Self'] |
COVID Underdogs: Sri Lanka
Like New Zealand except better
In lieu of a wedding, Darshana Kumara Wijenarayana and Pawani Rasanga gave to the needy
As a note, Sri Lanka didn’t test enough, had a resurgence and is absolutely struggling with its second wave. 🤦🏾♂️
Sri Lanka is used to disaster. Over the last 15 years... | ['World', 'Government', 'Sri Lanka', 'Coronavirus', 'Covid 19'] |
With COVID-19 lockdown restrictions issued across the globe, millions of us have been forced to hunker down “in place”, or severely limit our movements outside of the home. On learning this, most will have reached reflexively for the nearest device — if we didn’t learn it from that device, to begin with. Yet mostly we ... | ['Technology', 'Coronavirus', 'Community', 'Apps', 'Connection'] |
You’re in good company, you see, but I doubt the majority are as spellbound by my digits as you are.
I can control you with them, torture you even, and while I usually let you be in charge, I’m the boss now. With the smallest of movements, I pull you towards me, hooked by an intangible thread.
—Want a foot rub? you s... | ['Body Positive', 'Short Story', 'Psychology', 'Fetish', 'Sexuality'] |
A large number of my companions from the software engineering foundation ask me inquiries like, how to turn into a Machine learning engineer in India, what amount does a Machine learning Engineer acquire, or how might I become a Machine Learning engineer without an advanced education. Thus, I thought why not compose si... | ['Deep Learning', 'Artificial Intelligence', 'Computer Science', 'Data Science', 'Machine Learning'] |
Can you teach an old dog new tricks?
A bit over a year ago, I saw a video of a Python program which was able to train a machine to play and win a game of Atari’s Pong through a process known as Reinforcement Learning (RL). Since viewing that video and my mind being subsequently blown by the potential of this applicati... | ['Reinforcement Learning', 'Mario', 'Python', 'Nvidia', 'Editors Pick'] |
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When designing for a big project, there are some pages or elements that designers often forget about during the designing process. Many mentioned points are being made by beginners and/or in projects where there was no time to create wireframes to foresee all the flows and problems.... | ['UX', 'UI', 'Success', 'Design', 'Tutorial'] |
Fainting moon and morning sun,
My companions while all alone
Dazzled by their changing lights,
Mirrors of thriving spirits within
Fleeting moments of spiritual bliss.
Quieting my mind’s racing thoughts,
Awareness in these mindful moments
Letting peacefulness settle over me,
Cool winds blowing against my face
M... | ['Self-awareness', 'Spiritual', 'Moon', 'Poetry', 'Mindfulness'] |
America has a race problem. The media has an even deeper issue with bigotry and the bigots they cowardly protect. You would think that having a White president, who proudly identifies as a White nationalist, would intensify the need to avoid tendencies to pretty up the ugliness in our midst — but that hasn’t been the c... | ['Media', 'Politics', 'Journalism', 'Racism', 'Social Media'] |
Zero and one is X and X’.
Zero and one is X and X’. (Photo by Todd Diemer)
The technologist understands everything reduces, and, expands, to, zero, and-or, one. This makes his, and-or, her, life easier, when it comes to everything. Zero, and-or, one, is yin, and-or, yang, is circumference, and-or, diameter, literally... | ['Circular Theory', 'Leadership', 'Life Lessons', 'Universal Relativity', 'Productivity'] |
After an auditor has completed assessment validation and found a mountain of issues, you might wonder how you managed to miss them. You’re a competent trainer and assessor, so why does ASQA’s validation of your assessments differ so drastically from your own?
Let’s try a quick experiment to test your attention to deta... | ['Vet Insights', 'Learning', 'Psychology', 'Education', 'Assessment'] |
Many years ago, in another professional life as a grain trader, I was at the top of my game. I wasn’t the envy of my peers, per se, but there were some who expressed admiration for my accomplishments, among them, my boss.
I liked that. It’s comforting and encouraging when you can be an inspiration of sorts to young le... | ['Self-awareness', 'Management', 'Leadership', 'Gender', 'Self Improvement'] |
The Unreliable Narrator Perspective and Snopes
Fact-checkers are obviously right because the people saying that they aren’t are so obviously wrong about so many things
We’ve all experienced it. An odd claim will come over the transom at us, perhaps on Facebook, perhaps in the comment section of the article we really ... | ['Fiction', 'Fact Checking', 'Politics', 'Journalism', 'Reality'] |
The Martyrdom of Aurore Gagnon
In 1920, ten year old Aurore Gagnon, died after suffering from years of torture in the hands of her parents
Restoration of this photo, circa 1919, created by the author. For the first time in a century, we have an idea of what Aurore may have looked like in life.
Fortierville was a spa... | ['Nonfiction', 'Biography', 'History', 'Child Abuse', 'True Crime'] |
In the previous post we understood the Need of Big Data Systems. let’s take it further on the architecture of Big Data systems and see what are the different components required for creating an efficient Big Data System.
A crucial part of any Data Intensive application is Data Model. but prior to diving into data mode... | ['Data Modeling', 'Big Data', 'Batch Processing', 'Data Science', 'Stream Processing'] |
There’s a saying that’s generally attributed to a golfer, though there seems to be a debate as to its origins, or even to which golfer said it. In one version of the anecdote, Gary Player was accused of being lucky after holeing three bunker shots in a row, to which he replied:
“Well, the harder I practice the luckier... | ['Self Improvement', 'Motivation', 'Learning'] |
No, color alone can’t actually speed up your website. That’d be silly. But the right color, value and chroma can elicit the perception of a faster loading website.
We know the brain functions under a limited processing model. It’s a giant guessing machine tuned over the millennia to quickly process lots of stimuli and... | ['Product Design', 'Design', 'Design Thinking', 'Web Development', 'User Experience'] |
I work in one of Madagascar’s largest remaining blocks of intact tropical forest. Located in the northeastern part of the island, Makira Natural Park boasts unique and beautiful wildlife like lemurs that are found only on the huge island. Other unusual species include the Fossa, a short-legged puma-like animal but smal... | ['Indigenous People', 'Madagascar', 'Lemur', 'Environment', 'Conservation'] |
Solving the Coin Problem using PyMC3
The moment you have waited for. First, install PyMC3 via a simple
pip install pymc3 .
Inside the programming environment of your choice, prepare the imports and the coin toss data.
import pymc3 as pm tosses = [
1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0,
1, 0,... | ['Bayesian Statistics', 'Bayesian Machine Learning', 'Pymc3', 'Python', 'Editors Pick'] |
How to Keep Yourself Amused on Zoom
The lessons I’ve learned in 2020 as a university professor
Photo: Sam Wasson/Stringer/Getty Images
Zoom has taken over our lives and will continue to rule for the foreseeable future. But if those meetings drag on, what games can you play to keep yourself amused? After nine months ... | ['Covid 19', 'Zoom', 'Coronavirus', 'Technology', 'Education'] |
Here we are in the last section of this fun project! Here’s where we’ll see some practical applications of using the LSTM to emulate the PID controller, as well as some potential shortcomings. If you haven’t read the previous articles in the series, I highly recommend going back so you can have some context. And of cou... | ['Lstm', 'Machine Learning', 'Pid Controller', 'Python', 'Lstm Control Emulation'] |
In recent years, the trend for data science skills and its demand had outpaced the skill supply. As artificial intelligence penetrates every corner of the industry its hard to place data scientists in every possible use case.
To bridge this gap, companies have started building frameworks that automatically process the... | ['Data Science', 'Automation', 'Python', 'Machine Learning'] |
Decision-making algorithms help determine who gets into college, is approved for a mortgage, and anticipate who is most likely to commit another crime after being released from jail. These algorithms are made by programs that ingest massive databases and are instructed to find the factors that best predict the desired ... | ['Machine Learning', 'Engineering', 'Criminal Justice', 'Fairness', 'Algorithms'] |
Tips for better communicative writing in tech industry
Photo by Iga Palacz on Unsplash
We live in the age of remote communication, where most of our daily interactions happen over the wire. We text our friends, browse social media, comment on others’ posts and pictures. At work, we communicate over Messaging Applicat... | ['Remote Working', 'Technical Writing', 'Software Engineering', 'Softskillsimprovement', 'Writing Tips'] |
Simple Linear Regression in a Comprehensive way
Regression is a form of predictive modelling technique, which investigate’s the relationship between independent and dependent vectors. Regression is of many types and Linear Regression is one among them. Linear Regression predicts the dependent vector by assuming the re... | ['Programming', 'Linear Regression', 'Python', 'Data Science', 'Machine Learning'] |
Last time we successfully said hello in Java, much like the original Macintosh in 1984 apart from almost every single way. We also came across a number of unfamiliar terms that we skimmed over. Let’s try to understand some of those terms by building a simple command line calculator app.
Overview
Think about how a cal... | ['USC', 'Java', 'Programming', 'Beginner', 'Viterbi'] |
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