Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

The thing that I’m asked to do over and over again is automate pulling data from an API. Despite holding the title “Data Scientist” I’m on a small team, so I’m not only responsible for building models, but also pulling data, cleaning it, and pushing and pulling it wherever it needs to go. https://towardsdatascience.com/how-to-pull-data-from-an-api-using-python-requests-edcc8d6441b1

When I talk to people who are not deep into the Power BI world, I often get the impression that they think of Power BI as a visualization tool exclusively. https://towardsdatascience.com/building-an-end-to-end-analytic-solution-in-power-bi-part-2-preparing-the-data-c5a1641ec897

Remote Desktop Services (RDS) is the platform of choice to cost-effectively host Windows desktops and applications. You can use an Azure Marketplace offering to quickly create a full-blown RDS farm on Azure IaaS deployment. https://charbelnemnom.com/deploy-remote-desktop-services-rds-on-azurestack-azure-azurestackdevkit/

On a recent visit to the local rubbish tip, Dr Nick Engerer – the founder and CEO of solar data services company Solcast – was struck by an increasingly familiar sight: a stack of perfectly functional, discarded solar panels. https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/second-hand-panels-australias-massive-wasted-solar-opportunity/

While researching around on how the small sensors on doors/windows and motion detectors work, I found out that they are based on a radio frequency protocol which is typically on the 433 Mhz, 315 MHz or 868 MHz bands. https://binesh-amarasekara.medium.com/rf-based-home-automation-using-raspberry-pi-part-1-b2226c7068da

I have previously published the first part of this topic which is about interfacing with a RF-based home security system. Later on, I found a relatively cheap 220V relay that works on the same 433 MHz frequency and decided to purchase one from AliExpress to try out. https://binesh-amarasekara.medium.com/rf-based-home-automation-using-raspberry-pi-part-2-db9916227da1

Anyone who has ever been exposed to the data, knows that time series data is arguably the most abundant type of datum that we deal with on a routine basis. Data that is indexed with date, time and/or both is thereby classified as a timeseries dataset. https://towardsdatascience.com/developing-a-timeseries-heatmap-in-python-using-plotly-fcf1d69575a3

Whether you are new to tabletop games or have been in the hobby for a while, you are probably familiar with the ubiquitous Settlers of Catan. If you fell in love with the classic game but you’re looking to try something new, we have a few recommendations for board games like Catan. https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/catan-1/best-games/board-games-like-catan

The sourdough bread craze from the start of the pandemic lockdowns has led to a lot of delicious crusty loaves, but also this ingenious device: a peanut butter jar equipped with a Raspberry Pi and e-ink screen, that measures the CO2 levels of your sourdough starter – or indeed anything that ferments https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-sourdough-monitor

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