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We’re Off to Never-Neverland | 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... | https://funnyindian.medium.com/were-off-to-never-neverland-b8b2e14b0c52 | ['Rajiv Satyal'] | 2019-03-30 18:42:29.096000+00:00 | ['Michael Jackson', 'Leaving Neverland', 'Abuse', 'Pop Culture', 'Music'] |
3 Key Metrics to Measure Developer Productivity | 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... | https://medium.com/static-object/3-key-metrics-to-measure-developer-productivity-c7cec44f0f67 | ['Gwen Schlefer'] | 2018-07-10 17:16:06.396000+00:00 | ['Management', 'Productivity', 'Coding', 'Product Management', 'Software Development'] |
A story of recycling, privilege and social class in behaviour change | Photo by Lisa Fotios from Pexels
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 ... | https://squarepegmind.medium.com/a-story-of-recycling-privilege-and-social-class-in-behaviour-change-f8a81be84a79 | ['Elina Halonen'] | 2020-09-14 11:07:11.277000+00:00 | ['Behavior', 'Sustainability', 'Behavioral Science', 'Behavior Change', 'Recycling'] |
New Publication — Life’s Funny. and not always in a “haha” way. | 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... | https://medium.com/lifes-funny/lifes-funny-213a35bd72e6 | ['Linda Horton'] | 2019-05-05 21:26:17.064000+00:00 | ['Life Lessons', 'Publication', 'Writing', 'Life', 'Humor'] |
When Isolation Turns to Solitude | 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... | https://medium.com/illumination/when-isolation-turns-to-solitude-cd8866db4207 | ['Georgia Dimitrious'] | 2020-12-27 23:59:26.744000+00:00 | ['Self Love', 'Self-awareness', 'Solitude', 'Isolation', 'Covid 19'] |
Developing a Customised Assistive Solution: Philip’s Engineering Internship Experience | 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... | https://medium.com/thoughtwired/developing-a-customised-assistive-solution-philips-engineering-internship-experience-593545560143 | ['Sarvnaz Taherian Ph.D'] | 2017-11-02 03:08:26.898000+00:00 | ['Disability', 'Assistive Technology', 'Biomedical Engineering', 'Internships', 'Design'] |
The one and only Figma plugin you need to improve your graphic design skills. | 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... | https://uxplanet.org/the-one-and-only-figma-plugin-you-need-to-improve-your-graphic-design-skills-79d8c02b02f4 | ['Lorenzo Doremi'] | 2020-12-15 19:41:53.320000+00:00 | ['Design', 'Graphic Design', 'Figma', 'Design Process'] |
Summer Is Trash & You’re Lying To Yourselves | @ me all you want.
Photo by Heather Barnes on Unsplash
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... | https://shanisilver.medium.com/summer-is-trash-youre-lying-to-yourselves-930a7831429a | ['Shani Silver'] | 2019-07-16 18:21:06.762000+00:00 | ['Summer', 'Writing', 'Life', 'Culture', 'Humor'] |
8 Surprising Tips To Help You Read a Book Every Week | Photo by Daria Nepriakhina on Unsplash
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... | https://medium.com/illumination/8-surprising-tips-to-help-you-read-a-book-every-week-9a38a137f4c9 | ['Betsy Ramser Jaime'] | 2020-07-08 19:53:46.165000+00:00 | ['Books', 'Self Improvement', 'Personal Growth', 'Self', 'Personal Development'] |
RL — Model-based Reinforcement Learning | Photo by Jonny Caspari
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 ... | https://jonathan-hui.medium.com/rl-model-based-reinforcement-learning-3c2b6f0aa323 | ['Jonathan Hui'] | 2019-11-02 03:22:48.636000+00:00 | ['Artificial Intelligence', 'Machine Learning', 'Data Science', 'Reinforcement Learning', 'Deep Learning'] |
3 Tips and 1 Analogy for Keeping Your Writing Focused and On Point | 3 Tips and 1 Analogy for Keeping Your Writing Focused and On Point Sean Myers Follow Dec 5 · 9 min read
Photo by Stefan Cosma on Unsplash
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... | https://medium.com/writers-blokke/3-tips-and-1-analogy-for-keeping-your-writing-focused-and-on-point-77a12f550d6 | ['Sean Myers'] | 2020-12-05 03:06:56.174000+00:00 | ['Photography', 'Writing', 'Writing Tips', 'Blogging', 'Focus'] |
Finding Opportunities in The COVID Crisis | Finding Opportunities in The COVID Crisis DataSeries Follow Dec 17 · 10 min read
Source: Shutterstock
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... | https://medium.com/dataseries/finding-opportunities-in-the-covid-crisis-94c28da22a3c | [] | 2020-12-17 11:02:54.910000+00:00 | ['Covid 19', 'Startup', 'Opportunity', 'Crisis', 'Market'] |
How to Make Someone Feel Extraordinary by Saying Very Little | How to Make Someone Feel Extraordinary by Saying Very Little
A three-step approach
Photo: 10'000 Hours/Getty Images
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... | https://forge.medium.com/how-to-make-someone-feel-extraordinary-by-saying-very-little-887811246bae | ['Barry Davret'] | 2020-08-10 16:10:35.101000+00:00 | ['Leadership', 'Life Lessons', 'Relationships', 'Psychology', 'Communication'] |
A Critique Of Your WIP From A Badger Who Hates To Read | 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... | https://sarah-lofgren.medium.com/a-critique-of-your-wip-from-a-badger-who-hates-to-read-a76e7422fa0a | ['Sarah Lofgren'] | 2019-06-04 16:22:39.630000+00:00 | ['Satire', 'Fiction', 'Writing', 'Animals', 'Humor'] |
Summoning Your Senses to Tell Your Story | 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. ... | https://katherinehauswirth.medium.com/summoning-your-senses-to-tell-your-story-165c02bf0230 | ['Katherine Hauswirth'] | 2019-02-17 15:30:49.070000+00:00 | ['Writing Advice', 'Senses', 'Memoir', 'Storytelling', 'Writers On Writing'] |
IBM Watson SDK for Go | 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... | https://medium.com/ibm-watson/ibm-watson-sdk-for-go-1841d7aa0bcf | ['Erika Dsouza'] | 2019-12-24 09:09:18.901000+00:00 | ['Artificial Intelligence', 'Go', 'Announcements', 'IBM', 'Developer Tools'] |
6 Ways Startups Can Design for Accessibility | 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... | https://medium.com/the-entrepreneurial-journey/6-ways-startups-can-be-more-accessible-1d51f0f6805 | ['Cyrus B. Radfar'] | 2015-10-23 17:47:07.019000+00:00 | ['Accessibility', 'Startup', 'Technology'] |
How to pick the best R&D Tax Consultant | 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... | https://medium.com/fundsquire/how-to-pick-the-best-r-d-tax-consultant-1545a9798211 | ['Alex Kepka'] | 2020-11-03 10:56:02.646000+00:00 | ['Funding Round', 'Startup Lessons', 'Funding', 'Startup', 'Venture Capital'] |
Design Systems Are Bullsh*t | 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”... | https://uxplanet.org/design-systems-are-bullsh-t-7ecdb795cc62 | ['Pascal Barry'] | 2020-12-07 11:07:08.209000+00:00 | ['Product Design', 'UI', 'Design Systems', 'Design', 'UX'] |
Tools for Software Development Project while working with remote development teams | 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... | https://medium.com/yugasa/tools-for-software-development-project-while-working-with-remote-development-teams-b4e4de444450 | ['Yugasa Software Labs'] | 2018-06-27 11:08:45.827000+00:00 | ['Outsourcing', 'Freelancers', 'Remote Working', 'Startup', 'Outsourcing Company India'] |
Louis | Miltiadis for Unsplash
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... | https://medium.com/narrative/louis-d2d3ad3e2325 | ['Victoria Ponte'] | 2020-06-26 16:47:59.455000+00:00 | ['Pandemic', 'Writing', 'Family', 'History', 'Family History'] |
A community of life | 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... | https://medium.com/environment-america/a-community-of-life-252c46586e07 | ['Ellen', 'Len'] | 2020-12-23 15:15:36.219000+00:00 | ['Environment', 'Wildlife Conservation', 'Arctic', 'Polar Bears', 'Wildlife'] |
‘Clanlands’ Will Take You on a Scottish Travel Adventure | ‘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... | https://medium.com/books-are-our-superpower/clanlands-will-take-you-on-a-scottish-travel-adventure-b55a99ba683 | ['Kristi Jacobsen'] | 2020-11-28 11:09:10.652000+00:00 | ['Travel', 'Reading', 'Entertainment', 'Books', 'Book Recommendations'] |
10 Seconds of Inspiration to Wrap Up Your Week | 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: | https://jacquelynlynn.medium.com/10-seconds-of-inspiration-to-wrap-up-your-week-1402014b1937 | ['Jacquelyn Lynn'] | 2020-12-06 21:58:13.441000+00:00 | ['Inspirational', 'Inspiration', 'Motivation', 'Motivational', 'Inspirational Quotes'] |
Am I the Only Person On the Planet Who Can’t Meditate? | 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... | https://medium.com/the-ascent/am-i-the-only-person-on-the-planet-who-cant-meditate-24339ae9c4b2 | ['Sienna Clarke'] | 2019-09-19 14:47:33.369000+00:00 | ['Life Lessons', 'Self Improvement', 'Self-awareness', 'Meditation', 'Personal Development'] |
How to Find Stillness, Productivity, and Enjoyment Every Day | 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... | https://medium.com/the-innovation/how-to-find-stillness-productivity-and-enjoyment-every-day-d2f49920595c | ['Jack Krier'] | 2020-12-27 20:32:52.056000+00:00 | ['Self', 'Self Improvement', 'Lifestyle', 'Mindfulness', 'Productivity'] |
Timeless web design: Online portfolios today — and in the year 2000 | 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... | https://uxdesign.cc/timeless-web-design-online-portfolios-today-and-in-year-2000-234ff5612bb9 | ['Philip Seifi'] | 2020-11-27 23:51:24.575000+00:00 | ['Web Design', 'UI', 'Branding', 'Design', 'UX'] |
Ask Anything to the teacher who founded freeCodeCamp.org — via the Hacker Noon Community | 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... | https://medium.com/hackernoon/ask-anything-to-the-teacher-who-founded-freecodecamp-org-via-the-hacker-noon-community-69a3a18dba40 | [] | 2019-07-25 17:05:51.535000+00:00 | ['Software Development', 'Coding', 'Freecodecamp', 'Development', 'Hackernoon Ama'] |
The What, Why, and How of Using a Skeleton Loading Screen | 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... | https://medium.com/better-programming/the-what-why-and-how-of-using-a-skeleton-loading-screen-e68809d7f702 | ['Indrek Lasn'] | 2020-11-29 23:34:41.003000+00:00 | ['Startup', 'JavaScript', 'Software Development', 'Programming', 'Front End Development'] |
The 3 Top Performance Improvement Issues (AKA Excuses) That Almost Everyone Faces | 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... | https://medium.com/swlh/the-3-top-performance-improvement-issues-aka-excuses-that-almost-everyone-faces-86e87c4581e7 | ['Jeffrey Siegel'] | 2020-04-06 19:21:06.808000+00:00 | ['Performance Improvement', 'Self-awareness', 'Self Sabotage', 'Personal Growth', 'Personal Development'] |
Excel Addin Software Frameworks — Extending the Microsoft Office Platform | 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... | https://medium.com/dataseries/excel-addin-software-frameworks-extending-the-microsoft-office-platform-ea90e06b4555 | ['Bishr Tabbaa'] | 2020-04-14 08:04:33.949000+00:00 | ['Microsoft', 'Excel', 'Software', 'Architecture', 'Design'] |
How to Render Next.js with NestJS | 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... | https://medium.com/javascript-in-plain-english/render-next-js-with-nestjs-did-i-just-made-next-js-better-aa294d8d2c67 | ['Alex Toth'] | 2020-12-06 19:24:16.035000+00:00 | ['Nestjs', 'Nodejs', 'Nextjs', 'JavaScript', 'React'] |
If I have 6 hours to chop down a tree… | 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... | https://uxdesign.cc/if-i-have-6-hours-to-chop-down-a-tree-51dba58d9d68 | ['Pete Woodhouse'] | 2019-08-12 23:45:25.203000+00:00 | ['Design Thinking', 'Product Design', 'Product Management', 'Productivity', 'UX'] |
Why Hustle Culture Is Frowned Upon | 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... | https://medium.com/assemblage/why-hustle-culture-is-frowned-upon-45f1b1767c48 | ['Aushaf Widisto'] | 2020-11-13 12:39:18.125000+00:00 | ['Productivity', 'Self Improvement', 'Hustle', 'Advice', 'Work'] |
Book Review: “Philip and Alexander” | 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... | https://medium.com/cliophilia/book-review-philip-and-alexander-6d0503ed20e9 | ['Dr. Thomas J. West Iii'] | 2020-09-04 16:09:45.669000+00:00 | ['Books', 'Biography', 'History', 'Greece', 'Classics'] |
I Deleted All My Dating Apps A Month Ago | 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... | https://shanisilver.medium.com/i-deleted-all-my-dating-apps-a-month-ago-982d24418cc4 | ['Shani Silver'] | 2019-03-21 11:30:13.855000+00:00 | ['Writing', 'Life', 'Culture', 'Dating', 'Humor'] |
The Syrian researcher determined to invest in the future of a displaced generation | 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... | https://medium.com/this-cambridge-life/the-syrian-researcher-determined-to-invest-in-the-future-of-a-displaced-generation-d508850c03a5 | ['University Of Cambridge'] | 2018-07-09 09:59:34.751000+00:00 | ['Education', 'Migration', 'Psychology', 'Refugees', 'Syria'] |
What is Predictive Analytics? | Source: Unsplash
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. ... | https://medium.com/ai-in-plain-english/what-is-predictive-analytics-22b32c33c86c | ['Johar M. Ashfaque'] | 2020-12-28 08:04:29.833000+00:00 | ['Artificial Intelligence', 'Machine Learning', 'Predictive Analytics', 'Analytics', 'Deep Learning'] |
Five Tips for Surviving and Thriving During NaNoWriMo | and why it might be worth starting if you haven’t yet
Photo by Windows on Unsplash
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 ... | https://medium.com/the-innovation/five-tips-for-surviving-and-thriving-during-nanowrimo-88bc0c52eb95 | ['Emma Boone'] | 2020-11-18 21:24:45.375000+00:00 | ['NaNoWriMo', 'Writing Life', 'Writing', 'Writing Tips', 'Writers On Writing'] |
醫院＆診所都需要的專屬線上預約 / 網路掛號 系統！ | 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… | https://medium.com/simplybooktw/%E9%86%AB%E9%99%A2-%E8%A8%BA%E6%89%80%E9%83%BD%E9%9C%80%E8%A6%81%E7%9A%84%E5%B0%88%E5%B1%AC%E7%B7%9A%E4%B8%8A%E9%A0%90%E7%B4%84-%E7%B6%B2%E8%B7%AF%E6%8E%9B%E8%99%9F-%E7%B3%BB%E7%B5%B1-542035888538 | ['Simplybook.Me'] | 2020-12-08 11:57:39.507000+00:00 | ['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? | 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... | https://medium.com/mental-gecko/does-word-count-really-matter-or-are-other-content-trends-more-important-af008cc57cd7 | ['Natalie Frank'] | 2020-02-28 19:33:07.650000+00:00 | ['Writing Advice', 'Traffic', 'Success', 'Writing', 'SEO'] |
Review: PolyNet — 2nd Runner Up in ILSVRC 2016 (Image Classification) | 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 ... | https://towardsdatascience.com/review-polynet-2nd-runner-up-in-ilsvrc-2016-image-classification-8a1a941ce9ea | ['Sik-Ho Tsang'] | 2019-03-20 16:00:25.800000+00:00 | ['Artificial Intelligence', 'Machine Learning', 'Image Classification', 'Data Science', 'Deep Learning'] |
To My Neighbor At WeWork | 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... | https://medium.com/the-haven/to-my-neighbor-at-wework-882faa1318ee | ['Christine Stevens'] | 2019-09-19 03:51:49.420000+00:00 | ['Satire', 'Humor', 'Funny', 'Startup', 'Work'] |
Streaming Data from Apache Kafka Topic using Apache Spark 2.4.7 and Python | 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... | https://sandeepkattepogu.medium.com/streaming-data-from-apache-kafka-topic-using-apache-spark-2-4-5-and-python-4073e716bdca | ['Sandeep Kattepogu'] | 2020-12-02 20:17:21.812000+00:00 | ['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 | 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... | https://ensiamedia.medium.com/clean-energy-technology-is-taking-cues-from-sunflower-spirals-schooling-fish-and-other-natural-cbca941b719d | [] | 2020-01-12 20:16:01.103000+00:00 | ['Environment', 'Technology', 'Energy', 'Clean Energy', 'Renewables'] |
This 6-Minute Method Will Help You Deal With Difficult Emotions | 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... | https://medium.com/live-your-life-on-purpose/this-6-minute-method-will-help-you-deal-with-difficult-emotions-af604848b8d | ['Leo Zeballos'] | 2020-12-25 18:03:00.896000+00:00 | ['Mental Health', 'Self Improvement', 'Life', 'Life Lessons', 'Self'] |
The Great Divide | 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 ... | https://medium.com/discourse/the-great-divide-db1a0a37a288 | ['Richard Turcotte'] | 2020-11-01 21:53:34.055000+00:00 | ['Partisanship', 'Polarization', 'Election 2020', 'Consequences', 'Coronavirus'] |
A Complete Guide to Python Lists | 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... | https://towardsdatascience.com/a-complete-guide-to-python-lists-6b592c8d5707 | ['Erdem Isbilen'] | 2020-11-22 23:12:15.859000+00:00 | ['Python', 'Python List', 'Python List Methods', 'Programming', 'Python List Comprehension'] |
The Power of Probability in AI | 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... | https://medium.com/swlh/the-power-of-probability-in-ai-bfe07bbea061 | [] | 2020-06-16 11:18:05.679000+00:00 | ['Probability', 'Artificial Intelligence', 'Machine Learning', 'NLP', 'Bayesian Statistics'] |
Decision tree Intuition | 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... | https://medium.com/greyatom/decision-tree-intuition-a38669005cb7 | ['Biraj Parikh'] | 2017-08-09 18:20:59.130000+00:00 | ['Statistics', 'Business Intelligence', 'Decision Tree', 'Data Science', 'Machine Learning'] |
Adopting TypeScript Will Make You Suffer. | 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... | https://medium.com/swlh/typescript-will-make-you-suffer-7cc6ca4b1233 | ['Ilya Suzdalnitski'] | 2020-12-06 17:28:20.687000+00:00 | ['Programming', 'JavaScript', 'Reasonml', 'Software Development', 'Typescript'] |
Astronomers Spot Comet Chury’s Ultraviolet Aurora | 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 ... | https://medium.com/predict/astronomers-spot-comet-churys-ultraviolet-aurora-7abae99ce419 | ['Robert Lea'] | 2020-09-21 15:02:46.976000+00:00 | ['Space', 'Science', 'Astronomy', 'The Universe', 'Comet'] |
Roman and Jewel. A AAMBC Review. - The AAMBC Journal | 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... | https://medium.com/the-aambc-journal/roman-and-jewel-a-review-f6881b25ab04 | ['Aambc Review Community'] | 2020-11-07 00:22:27.560000+00:00 | ['Book Review', 'Book Recomendations', 'Black Writers', 'Black Books Matter', 'Books'] |
Confessions Of A $100,000 Copywriter | 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!’”
... | https://medium.com/the-ascent/confessions-of-a-100-000-copywriter-cb076fce4ca9 | ['David Pennington'] | 2019-11-22 13:11:01.367000+00:00 | ['Copywriting', 'Lifestyle', 'Careers', 'Writing', 'Freelancing'] |
If I Had a Million Dollars (What to Do With all The Money Your Startup Raises?) | …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... | https://garybizzo.medium.com/if-i-had-a-million-dollars-what-to-do-with-all-the-money-your-startup-raises-b98dd2e0762e | ['Gary C. Bizzo'] | 2018-03-19 22:29:49.581000+00:00 | ['Startup'] |
She Doesn’t Think She’s Beautiful | 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 | https://medium.com/know-thyself-heal-thyself/she-doesnt-think-she-s-beautiful-108693fdfc05 | ['Elyse Wright'] | 2020-12-13 10:27:23.771000+00:00 | ['Beauty', 'Poetry', 'Writing', 'Poem', 'Friendship'] |
12 of the Best Children’s Books You Need to Get for Your Kids | 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... | https://medium.com/raise-a-lifelong-reader/12-of-the-best-childrens-books-you-need-to-get-for-your-kids-41586c90aae6 | ['Mishael Witty'] | 2019-10-19 14:37:40.888000+00:00 | ['Ideas', 'Books', 'Parenting', 'Life', 'Relationships'] |
Spiritual Emergency:. By Julia Sellers | 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... | https://medium.com/mad-in-america/spiritual-emergency-crisis-or-transformation-3004847ffcea | ['Mad In America'] | 2020-04-06 18:06:50.652000+00:00 | ['Out Of Body Experience', 'Transpersonal Psychology', 'Mental Health', 'Spiritual Growth', 'Altered States'] |
6 Peculiar Lessons From My 6th Month on Medium | 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,... | https://medium.com/illumination/6-peculiar-lessons-from-my-6th-month-on-medium-2adf1ddf8dcf | ['Adriana Sim'] | 2020-12-02 12:22:55.954000+00:00 | ['Writing Tips', 'Medium Writers', 'Mindset', 'Inspiration', 'Writing'] |
Research in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | 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... | https://medium.com/computational-biology/research-in-computational-biology-and-bioinformatics-121d92681aad | ['Vijini Mallawaarachchi'] | 2020-08-21 05:10:34.320000+00:00 | ['Research', 'Biology', 'Genomics', 'Science', 'Bioinformatics'] |
Is tech-veganism the trend of the future? | 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... | https://medium.com/swlh/is-tech-veganism-the-trend-of-the-future-9768c7ba3dc1 | ['Nick Sukie'] | 2020-09-29 19:01:34.393000+00:00 | ['Digital Life', 'Software Industry', 'Startup', 'Mindfulness', 'Technology'] |
The Difference Between Healthy and Unhealthy Shame | 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... | https://medium.com/just-jordin/the-difference-between-healthy-and-unhealthy-shame-9a46c2f6661f | ['Jordin James'] | 2019-08-27 03:00:29.701000+00:00 | ['Relationships', 'Love', 'Life Lessons', 'Mental Health', 'Life'] |
Building a Multiple Object Detection Model with TensorFlow’s Object Detection API | 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... | https://ronak-k-bhatia.medium.com/building-a-multiple-object-detection-model-with-tensorflows-object-detection-api-5a71eaaa5b96 | ['Ronak Bhatia'] | 2020-05-29 17:14:28.118000+00:00 | ['Machine Learning', 'Artificial Intelligence', 'TensorFlow', 'Multiple Object Detection', 'Object Detection'] |
If You Failed to Get a Job, You Are Not Alone | 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... | https://medium.com/better-programming/if-you-failed-to-get-a-job-you-are-not-alone-66c074b211ed | ['Fatos Morina'] | 2020-12-16 15:04:54.705000+00:00 | ['Life Lessons', 'Programming', 'Startup', 'Life', 'Technology'] |
Take the boring out of business | 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... | https://medium.com/redshirts/take-the-boring-out-of-business-ae00cbdfeba7 | ['Andrea Pontara'] | 2020-04-21 12:14:35.011000+00:00 | ['Corporate Communication', 'Social Media Strategy', 'Instagram', 'Content Marketing', 'Storytelling'] |
How to Protect Android App From Reverse Engineering | 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... | https://medium.com/level-up-programming/how-to-protect-android-app-from-reverse-engineering-28cb7914c6f3 | ['Mahmud Ahsan'] | 2020-10-28 08:24:46.103000+00:00 | ['Technology', 'Data Science', 'AndroidDev', 'Software Engineering', 'Programming'] |
Gap Trading. An Introduction & Back-test in Python. | 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... | https://kaabar-sofien.medium.com/gap-trading-an-introduction-back-test-in-python-7d59ea39962f | ['Sofien Kaabar'] | 2020-12-30 05:55:34.979000+00:00 | ['Artificial Intelligence', 'Finance', 'Machine Learning', 'Data Science', 'Trading'] |
Bilingual Poem (SP and EN): Radio | 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... | https://medium.com/polyglot-poetry/radio-f65a44f9df39 | ['Miguel Adrover'] | 2020-12-10 00:58:38.465000+00:00 | ['Puerto Rico', 'Poetry', 'Astronomy', 'Polyglot Poetry', 'Science'] |
Taking Questions from the Late Justice Ginsburg: Fine-Tuning Billion+ Parameter Transformers Using Model Parallelism | 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... | https://towardsdatascience.com/taking-questions-from-the-late-justice-ginsburg-fine-tuning-billion-parameter-transformers-using-cf1a85b92b0a | ['Alex Orona'] | 2020-12-22 13:18:56.860000+00:00 | ['NLP', 'Artificial Intelligence', 'Machine Learning', 'Data Science', 'Editors Pick'] |
RESTful API Documentation Made Easy with Swagger and OpenAPI | 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.... | https://medium.com/swlh/restful-api-documentation-made-easy-with-swagger-and-openapi-6df7f26dcad | ['Somnath Musib'] | 2019-11-17 20:58:27.076000+00:00 | ['JavaScript', 'Software Development', 'Technology', 'Software Engineering', 'Programming'] |
Best in Show: Fairs and Exhibitions Turn to Online 50/50 Fundraisers | 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 ... | https://medium.com/the-lotto-factory/best-in-show-fairs-and-exhibitions-turn-to-online-50-50-fundraisers-dd14cb5ffc74 | ['Robb Clarke'] | 2020-08-24 10:59:32.043000+00:00 | ['Canada', 'Technology', 'Fundraising', 'Startup', 'Charity'] |
Feeling depressed now? Read this! | 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... | https://medium.com/dreamer-do/feeling-depressed-now-read-this-45aa687df191 | [] | 2020-09-25 12:13:57.055000+00:00 | ['Mental', 'Depression', 'Mental Health'] |
Write What You Know (And What It Really Means) | 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... | https://medium.com/swlh/write-what-you-know-and-what-it-really-means-793262db0aa1 | ['Mary Fletcher'] | 2020-02-26 14:47:55.254000+00:00 | ['Writing Advice', 'Novel Writing', 'Writing', 'Writer', 'Short Story Writing'] |
Chrome Extensions to Boost Your Productivity | 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... | https://medium.com/better-programming/chrome-extensions-to-boost-your-productivity-895c49a3ccdd | ['Nabil Nalakath'] | 2020-08-19 21:35:41.287000+00:00 | ['JavaScript', 'Software Development', 'Productivity', 'Programming', 'Web Development'] |
Five Steps to Changing Your Life (they boil down to one thing) | 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 ... | https://shauntagrimes.medium.com/how-i-changed-my-life-and-you-can-too-d6a0b352a2cd | ['Shaunta Grimes'] | 2019-07-02 19:08:21.636000+00:00 | ['Self Improvement', 'Writing', 'Life', 'Weight Loss', 'Self'] |
COVID Underdogs: Sri Lanka | 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... | https://indica.medium.com/covid-underdogs-sri-lanka-db6eca164a35 | ['Indi Samarajiva'] | 2020-12-01 10:15:44.021000+00:00 | ['World', 'Government', 'Sri Lanka', 'Coronavirus', 'Covid 19'] |
Six Technologies Getting us Through the Pandemic | 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 ... | https://medium.com/swlh/six-technologies-getting-us-through-the-pandemic-40eeae97be48 | ['Fiona J Mcevoy'] | 2020-04-18 11:21:18.682000+00:00 | ['Technology', 'Coronavirus', 'Community', 'Apps', 'Connection'] |
Worship My Feet! | 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... | https://medium.com/essensually-ena/worship-my-feet-a5223bb24c96 | ['Ena Dahl'] | 2020-09-29 10:57:22.945000+00:00 | ['Body Positive', 'Short Story', 'Psychology', 'Fetish', 'Sexuality'] |
How To Become a Machine Learning Engineer | 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... | https://medium.com/datadriveninvestor/how-to-become-a-machine-learning-engineer-4eade6d73b31 | ['Subham Tewari'] | 2020-12-06 15:23:19.966000+00:00 | ['Deep Learning', 'Artificial Intelligence', 'Computer Science', 'Data Science', 'Machine Learning'] |
Mario’s Gym Routine | 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... | https://towardsdatascience.com/marios-gym-routine-6f095889b207 | ['Robert Clark'] | 2020-12-24 14:15:52.292000+00:00 | ['Reinforcement Learning', 'Mario', 'Python', 'Nvidia', 'Editors Pick'] |
8 Overlooked Details by Beginner UI/UX Designers | Photo by Josh Calabrese on Unsplash
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.... | https://uxplanet.org/8-overlooked-details-by-beginner-ux-designers-bb6c010ee772 | ['Daniel Danielyan'] | 2020-12-26 19:39:27.425000+00:00 | ['UX', 'UI', 'Success', 'Design', 'Tutorial'] |
Moon and Sun | 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... | https://medium.com/publishous/moon-and-sun-cffa6f5de4b1 | ['Randy Shingler'] | 2020-04-14 19:19:00.717000+00:00 | ['Self-awareness', 'Spiritual', 'Moon', 'Poetry', 'Mindfulness'] |
We really need to talk about why the media likes to sanitize bigots and bigotry | 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... | https://nilegirl.medium.com/we-really-need-to-talk-about-why-the-media-likes-to-sanitize-bigots-and-bigotry-a548d44c8285 | ['Ezinne Ukoha'] | 2019-01-22 13:05:29.701000+00:00 | ['Media', 'Politics', 'Journalism', 'Racism', 'Social Media'] |
The Technologist’s Guide to The Circular Theory | 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... | https://medium.com/the-circular-theory/the-technologists-guide-to-the-circular-theory-682cabfeb9c9 | ['Ilexa Yardley'] | 2017-08-07 14:02:33.353000+00:00 | ['Circular Theory', 'Leadership', 'Life Lessons', 'Universal Relativity', 'Productivity'] |
Assessment Validation—Why We Miss Things Easily Found by Auditors | 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... | https://medium.com/vetexpress/assessment-validation-why-we-miss-things-easily-found-by-auditors-2c4027cf9303 | [] | 2019-11-11 03:10:52.964000+00:00 | ['Vet Insights', 'Learning', 'Psychology', 'Education', 'Assessment'] |
When You Feel Like a Fraud — but You’re Really Not | 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... | https://medium.com/middle-pause/when-you-feel-like-a-fraud-but-youre-really-not-8b15d1de65b2 | ['Heidi Dulebohn'] | 2020-07-14 16:07:19.510000+00:00 | ['Self-awareness', 'Management', 'Leadership', 'Gender', 'Self Improvement'] |
The Unreliable Narrator Perspective and Snopes | 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 ... | https://medium.com/the-future-is-electric/the-unreliable-narrator-perspective-and-snopes-619143fadfef | ['Michael Barnard'] | 2020-05-22 16:27:31.758000+00:00 | ['Fiction', 'Fact Checking', 'Politics', 'Journalism', 'Reality'] |
The Martyrdom of Aurore Gagnon | 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... | https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-martyrdom-of-aurore-gagnon-e3129827845b | ['Heather Monroe'] | 2020-12-17 21:21:50.842000+00:00 | ['Nonfiction', 'Biography', 'History', 'Child Abuse', 'True Crime'] |
Architecture of Big Data Systems | 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... | https://medium.com/learnifyme/architecture-of-big-data-systems-aa930de5b72f | ['Maninder Singh Bawa'] | 2020-09-06 07:27:36.791000+00:00 | ['Data Modeling', 'Big Data', 'Batch Processing', 'Data Science', 'Stream Processing'] |
How do you get to Carnegie Hall? | 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... | https://medium.com/soundwave-stories/how-do-you-get-to-carnegie-hall-b34f21d1bd6a | ['George Boyle'] | 2015-03-24 18:10:12.774000+00:00 | ['Self Improvement', 'Motivation', 'Learning'] |
Supercharge your website’s page load time with color | 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... | https://uxdesign.cc/supercharge-your-websites-page-load-time-with-color-4a43f7aab1d8 | ['Andres Zapata'] | 2019-06-21 00:44:51.164000+00:00 | ['Product Design', 'Design', 'Design Thinking', 'Web Development', 'User Experience'] |
Build Trust First, Take Action Later | 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... | https://medium.com/communities-for-conservation/build-trust-first-take-action-later-8946e474278d | ['Wildlife Conservation Society'] | 2020-06-15 21:41:31.168000+00:00 | ['Indigenous People', 'Madagascar', 'Lemur', 'Environment', 'Conservation'] |
Conducting Bayesian Inference in Python using PyMC3 | 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,... | https://towardsdatascience.com/conducting-bayesian-inference-in-python-using-pymc3-d407f8d934a5 | ['Dr. Robert Kübler'] | 2020-12-23 15:59:09.120000+00:00 | ['Bayesian Statistics', 'Bayesian Machine Learning', 'Pymc3', 'Python', 'Editors Pick'] |
How to Keep Yourself Amused on Zoom | 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 ... | https://debugger.medium.com/zoom-games-efeda8dceff9 | ['Joshua Gans'] | 2020-12-15 14:18:56.633000+00:00 | ['Covid 19', 'Zoom', 'Coronavirus', 'Technology', 'Education'] |
Emulating a PID Controller with Long Short-term Memory: Part 4 | 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... | https://nrlewis929.medium.com/emulating-a-pid-controller-with-long-short-term-memory-part-4-19ab327be61b | ['Nicholas Lewis'] | 2020-10-28 20:27:59.144000+00:00 | ['Lstm', 'Machine Learning', 'Pid Controller', 'Python', 'Lstm Control Emulation'] |
Gentle Introduction to AutoML from H2O.ai | 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... | https://medium.com/analytics-vidhya/gentle-introduction-to-automl-from-h2o-ai-a42b393b4ba2 | ['Mohammad Shahebaz'] | 2018-09-15 14:56:22.404000+00:00 | ['Data Science', 'Automation', 'Python', 'Machine Learning'] |
Combatting ‘Fairness Gerrymandering’ with Socially Conscious Algorithms | 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 ... | https://medium.com/penn-engineering/combatting-fairness-gerrymandering-with-socially-conscious-algorithms-17e3e63cdbd1 | ['Penn Engineering'] | 2018-01-31 19:00:39.831000+00:00 | ['Machine Learning', 'Engineering', 'Criminal Justice', 'Fairness', 'Algorithms'] |
Write the way everyone understands | 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... | https://medium.com/swlh/write-the-way-everyone-understands-2084d1a3e26 | ['Naz Delam'] | 2020-05-18 21:40:06.286000+00:00 | ['Remote Working', 'Technical Writing', 'Software Engineering', 'Softskillsimprovement', 'Writing Tips'] |
Simple Linear Regression in a Comprehensive way | 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... | https://medium.com/bycodegarage/simple-linear-regression-in-a-comprehensive-way-e290a1358a6d | ['Mallidi Akhil Reddy'] | 2019-09-06 03:56:02.410000+00:00 | ['Programming', 'Linear Regression', 'Python', 'Data Science', 'Machine Learning'] |
[JAVA-2a] Building a Simple Calculator: Types and Variables | 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... | https://medium.com/swlh/java-2a-building-a-simple-calculator-types-and-variables-82f3787b67eb | ['Jack Boyuan Xu'] | 2020-01-03 20:52:22.622000+00:00 | ['USC', 'Java', 'Programming', 'Beginner', 'Viterbi'] |
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