Reflections on big data and analytics. How to Get Started in Kaggle Competition. Is a competition platform for data scientists. I gave a talk about Kaggle competitions at Aalto university. This presentation was organized as part of Helsinki Data Analytics and Science Meetup.

Successful marketing can make all the difference. That is certainly true for. We are holding the President hostage. Although published in 1986, I just heard about it this year and so did other people reviewing it on Goodreads. The audiobook was released fairly recently, which created new buzz.

Catch the Spirit, Catch the Quinn. Wherein I play catch-up to the Quinn again.

The BBC Big Read Reviews. Prior to reviewing the six books shortlisted for the 2015 Baileys Prize, and in the interest of total transparency, I should probably mention that despite working for the Prize, neither my reviews nor my opinions on the books hold any bearing whatsoever on the likelihood of them winning the prize.

Further Thoughts on Universal Translation. This post is a continuation of a short essay. Intellectually compelling, the dry, essayistic style made it difficult to sustain interest. But it takes an ear for style as well as a technical mind to make the subject come to life. Borges, especially, in Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius, treats linguistic subjects with appropriate concision, and much more vividly .

January Reads, Part 2. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Follow Bookish Wanderings on WordPress. Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.

All words, laments, and tirades are written and treasured by Noelle Dancer unless otherwise stated. How little one knows what one knows, or wants what one wants. Each detail was ugly, and the whole thing was happiness. Art cannot rescue anyone from anything.

But, as a new comic posted to The Nib. I love this show so much, you guys. And Titus Andromedon, aka Tituss Burgess.

My car window was very dirty and I was irresponsibly snapping this photo while driving but there really is nothing quite like the sun setting over our purple foothills. Every once in a while, the commute home is transformed into something magical. This was one of those times. 8220;Keep looking up! Be awesome on the Bus. I think a handbook on this topic is much overdue.