Using Python and Data Analysis Optimization techniques to save money on coffee.
This article was written as a “live blog” where I conducted the analysis and wrote down my thoughts and procedures as I went. The code can be found here!! If you like this “live blog” style let me know in the comments and I will try to do it more often. Enjoy!
This weekend I went to Disney Springs and as I was sitting having lunch I noticed how many people had Starbucks coffee in their hands. Not that it is unusual for a lot of people to…
So you went ahead and got yourself a brand new Mac. Maybe it was a MacBook Pro, a Mac mini, or one of the new colorful iMacs. Or, maybe you are like me and you like the smaller things in life and went with the fan-less MacBook Air. Either way, today we are going to go over and explain how to get your favorite language setup… Python!
Tools we Need
To get a fully functioning Python workstation going we are going to need a few tools. Let’s make a list of them before we get into each tool:
- iTerm2
- Homebrew (package manager)
- Miniforge
- …
How to take your development experience entirely to the cloud.
Quick Intro
Today I want to focus on how to switch to an entirely browser/cloud based computing environment. The point of this discussion is how to take your Data Science workflow to the browser entirely. I keep specifying browser and not cloud because cloud-based solutions like GCP, AWS, or Azure exist to provide cloud-based computing environments. The problem is, all of these platforms require some sort of remote-access either by some software or via ssh in the terminal. The goal of today’s talk is to have a setup that will work ANYWHERE…
Why you should switch your Python package installation method!
Alright I admit this headline is a little click-baity, since technically Poetry uses pip to install packages anyways, regardless, today I want to talk to you about Poetry (the Python kind, not the literature kind), and why you should be using it instead of other systems.
This can be broken down into three major components:
- Ease of use
- Dependency resolver
- Goodies (this will be the most lengthy)
Ease of use
Poetry is super simple to use and install! If you haven’t heard about it before, here is the website. …
A quick tale of my yogic experience.
I have worked out a lot over the years. Like, A LOT. For a lot of different reasons. I wrestled from age 4–23 which involves not only daily (or twice a day) high-intensity practices, but additional running to maintain weight and weight-lighting to stay strong. I also ran cross-country and played football from youth through middle school. As I aged I focused more on fitness and more on wrestling. I tried newer fitness and dieting practices including IMF (intermittent fasting), meditation and CrossFit. I do not want to bash on any diet or…
Today we are going to talk about GitHub, an open-source version control (using git) and software hosting provider. There are alternatives to GitHub (which is the hosting provider) such as GitLab, BitBucket, and more, but today we will focus on GitHub. This tutorial can be broken down into two parts:
- Intro to git (Why is version control important/useful?)
- Intro to GitHub (What is GitHub and how do I use it?)
Prerequisites:
- Install git or GitHub Desktop for your operating system
- Create an account on GitHub
- Optional: Install VS Code or another text editor
If you are choosing GitHub Desktop or…
When developing a data-driven application there are a few major concerns. All of these revolve around the data itself (since it is the center of the application/project) and how you utilize it. Below is an image of the stages we will go over today. They include, raw data collection, pre-processing, storage, post-processing, and application. The final item we will discuss, once we have a full understanding of the entire data lifecycle, is the Universal Data Model (UDM as I prefer) which is perhaps the most important of all to ensure long-term application success and stability.
Using MDBootstrap and GitHubPages
Do you want to build a website but aren’t sure where to start? Do you know some HTML and CSS but aren’t confident to build a site from scratch? Or maybe you have a site but want to host it for free somewhere. Then this guide is for you!
Setting Up
To get started you are going to need a GitHub (a hosting provider) account and git (a version control software) installed. You will also need a code editor eventually to edit your site code, I recommend VS Code.
Getting Started
Alright now let's get started! Go to your newly…
Why I was wrong…
I will keep this article short and sweet. I previously wrote about what should be your first programming language comparing Python and JS. I WAS WRONG. I admit it. And here’s why.
Multi-Purpose JS
One of my benefits for Python was its general-purpose nature. Since writing I have been exposed to MANY JS frameworks to change my mind. Using JS alone you can become a front-end developer (obviously), backend developer (using NodeJS, which generally outperforms Python, although FastAPI is changing this), combine these to be a full-stack developer (most common).
The thing is I KNEW all of this…
To answer this we must ask what it is to be human.
Did you ever notice how when we talk about or visualize AI (Artificial Intelligence) there is always some human component to it? A brain, a face, a person? This is not a mistake. Our search for AI is the journey to create a partner, another intelligent life-form to share this universe with. Today I want to talk about where this journey has fallen short and why we need to exercise caution in our next steps.
Background
In full disclosure, while I am familiar with many types of machine learning…
