PinnedAt Last! We Have PyScript!The bombshell feature from PyConUS2022 — As most of us in the coding community know well, numerous programming languages are used in development. Countless developers make those programs happen, whether front-end or back-end or even those that straddle both sides of that fence. In recent years the question has stood, how can Python developers operate more…Python4 min read
PinnedData Science, Diamonds, & The Optimus Prime StateWhy I chose Data Science, and it chose me. — Hello World, My name is Graham, and this is how I realized I wanted to be a data scientist. I began my journey as a cashier at my local Michael’s, handling art supplies, keeping the shelves stocked with colorful paints, and interfacing with real artists.Life4 min read
PinnedGround Control to Major Tom — Model Deployment and David BowieAn exploration of predictive model deployment through the lens of Major Tom’s space walk — Model Deployment: Another Module or a new Space Station? First, Did David Bowie hide the secret to successful model deployment in the lyrics to his worldwide hit “Space Oddity”? He very well may have. CRISP-DM is comprised of six stages, the last of which is model deployment. …Predictive Analytics6 min read
PinnedShould you Consider Adopting a Tier 4 Cybersecurity Mindset?Functional excellence through dedication to cybersecurity — When it comes to defending your most valuable assets, there is no such thing as going too far. People may argue that there is a line where the expense incurred has no measurable ROI, and to a certain extent, this is true. Everything is limited by capital investment; however, there…Framework5 min read
PinnedWait… what were we talking about? The silent war information wages on our subconscious part 1?Why does the prevalence of information reduce the attention of the knowledge worker? How can an analytics strategy overcome this phenomenon? — Graham Waters When I worked as a Realtor, I would often find myself charting out my cold calls and keeping needless statistics that, in retrospect, held little or no future value. This seemed like aPsychology5 min read
May 15Introducing a Research Game: GnomansLandThe game played in six stages of reinforcement learning — What is GnomansLand? This project started as a simple exercise in the use of pygame and OpenAI to create reinforcement agents. But with time, it became something else entirely. It grew into a fascinatingly organic (theoretically open-world) mixture of Minecraft, Age of empires (from the good old days), fallout shelter, and NetLogo. We…Games4 min read
May 13Explore the World… on Amazon?Did Amazon just change everything again? — How should we feel about Amazon’s newest feature? The Explore Beta experience is an entirely new way of experiencing the world… from home. I guess we should have seen this coming, given their name is literally taken from a Brazilian rain forest. Amazon.com: Amazon Explore | Learn more: Amazon Explore Online shopping for Amazon Explore | Learn more from a great selection at Amazon Explore Store.www.amazon.comAmazon3 min read
Apr 2412 Repos on GitHub That You might LikeIn Python and Jupyter Notebooks — Here are ten Python or Jupyter Notebook Repositories that I find to be very interesting. The Twelve Repos you might enjoy For doctors that need to quickly scan for insights in thousands of medical journals, consider paperai. GitHub - neuml/paperai: 📄 🤖 AI-powered literature discovery and review engine for… AI-powered literature discovery and review engine for medical/scientific papers paperai is an AI-powered literature…github.comLists4 min read
Apr 4When Tom Hanks, Elon Musk and Andy Reid Win the Same Super BowlUsing VQGAN algorithms and CLIP to illustrate the impossible — These three men never won the same Super Bowl; however, they could be shown to have won the same Super Bowl with deep fake technology right? Well, that’s right, if you have the right skill set. The average consumer’s tools are limited to open-source tools. That’s what this article explores…Machine Learning6 min read
Apr 4Using Machine Learning to Predict Super Bowl Winners by their Team Colors?An exploration for entertainment — What colors make the best winning team? Could color be a predictor for the upcoming football season? This approach is clearly flawed because of the innate inaccuracies of the training data provided to this algorithm yet watching it work is still strangely satisfying. Using device: cuda:0 Using texts: ['Super Bowl Winners'] Using seed: 42 Working with z of shape (1…Machine Learning3 min read