Today I Learnt

This page contains the articles, apps and videos that I’ve found engaging. Not frequently updated since I started using Notion.

Data Science < svg class="anchor-symbol" aria-hidden="true" height="26" width="26" viewBox="0 0 22 22" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> < path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="currentColor"> < path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76.0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71.0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71.0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76.0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z">

Advise Blogs < svg class="anchor-symbol" aria-hidden="true" height="26" width="26" viewBox="0 0 22 22" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> < path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="currentColor"> < path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76.0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71.0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71.0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76.0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z">

• Advice to aspiring data scientists: start a blog

• Non-Academic Careers for Astronomers and Physicists

• Concept of Digital Garden Vicki Boykis | Your public garden | RStudio::rconf, Youtube

• How Do You Create A Phenomenal Job Talk?

• Amelia McNamara on Twitter: ““Things that are still on your computer are approximately useless.” -@drob #eUSR #eUSR2017 https://t.co/nS3IBiRHBn%22 / Twitter

Industry Blogs < svg class="anchor-symbol" aria-hidden="true" height="26" width="26" viewBox="0 0 22 22" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> < path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="currentColor"> < path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76.0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71.0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71.0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76.0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z">

• Facebook Core Data Science researchers discuss opportunities for academics at Meta

• Netflix Supporting content decision makers with machine learning, Netflix Research

• Netflix Building confidence in a decision | by Netflix Technology Blog | Nov, 2021 | Netflix TechBlog

• Netflix Data Engineers of Netflix — Interview with Pallavi Phadnis | by Netflix Technology Blog | Netflix TechBlog

• Netflix Supporting content decision makers with machine learning | by Netflix Technology Blog | Netflix TechBlog

• Netflix My (Seemingly) Random Walk to Netflix | by Netflix Technology Blog | Netflix TechBlog

Technical Ideas < svg class="anchor-symbol" aria-hidden="true" height="26" width="26" viewBox="0 0 22 22" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> < path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="currentColor"> < path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76.0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71.0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71.0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76.0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z">

• Transfer Learning – Machine Learning’s Next Frontier

• Algorithm Archive · Arcane Algorithm Archive, Encyclopedia of algorithms

Programming < svg class="anchor-symbol" aria-hidden="true" height="26" width="26" viewBox="0 0 22 22" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> < path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="currentColor"> < path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76.0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71.0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71.0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76.0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z">

• Advent of Code is a programming challenge.

• Project Euler is similar.

• Dataset Ranking of Emojis by their usage, Unicode, Dataset

R < svg class="anchor-symbol" aria-hidden="true" height="26" width="26" viewBox="0 0 22 22" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> < path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="currentColor"> < path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76.0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71.0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71.0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76.0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z">

• My Opinion on R’s Upcoming Pipe

• Why performance is not the issue in R Why R? 2020 Discussion Panel – Performance in R, Youtube Video

• Quanteda Why R? 2020 | Ken Benoit – Why you should stop using other text mining packages and embrace quanteda

• Visualising distributions with raincloud plots and how to create them with ggplot2

• An R User’s Note on Learning Python

• Jitter in boxplots to show distribution

• Using databases with Shiny

• Martin Wattenberg On Visualizing Large Textual Data | FlowingData

• R as a First Programming Language

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Articles < svg class="anchor-symbol" aria-hidden="true" height="26" width="26" viewBox="0 0 22 22" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> < path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="currentColor"> < path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76.0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71.0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71.0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76.0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z">

• Tech is improving at an exponential rate. Here’s what that means for society

• A free introduction to quantum computing and quantum mechanics, A New Kind of Book

• Maps, Simpson’s Paradox, Sienfield, and what not.

• Here’s Why Movie Dialogue Has Gotten More Difficult To Understand (And Three Ways To Fix It)

• Encyclopedic Knowledge, Then vs. Now – The New York Times

• 12ft | Microsoft Encarta Dies After Long Battle With Wikipedia – The New York Times

• Early Civilizations Had It All Figured Out | The New Yorker

• The Surprisingly Big Business of Library E-books | The New Yorker

• Martha’s Rules for Group Decision Making

• Greg Wilson’s Ideas

• Searching for Susy Thunder

Twitter Threads < svg class="anchor-symbol" aria-hidden="true" height="26" width="26" viewBox="0 0 22 22" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> < path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="currentColor"> < path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76.0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71.0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71.0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76.0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z">

• Jessica Price on Twitter: “Since I’ve gotten a lot of “why won’t you debate me?” in response to talking about tabletop/geekdom’s problems, I’ll tell you.” / Twitter

• Naval on Twitter: “How to Get Rich (without getting lucky):” / Twitter

Blogs (Maths) < svg class="anchor-symbol" aria-hidden="true" height="26" width="26" viewBox="0 0 22 22" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> < path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="currentColor"> < path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76.0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71.0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71.0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76.0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z">

• The Mathematics of Mind-Time

• A Brilliant Biography about about Gödel Kurt Gödel’s Brilliant Madness

• How to imagine four or more dimensional objects Intuitive crutches for higher dimensional thinking

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• Chapter on Mental Health in Bitwise: A Life in Code

• Playboy Interview: Steven Jobs, The best interview I’ve ever read by a margin

• It’s Happened Again by Oscar Schwartz. Wired. Print: February 2022

• The Big Inhale by Vince Beiser. Wired. Print: February 2022

YouTube < svg class="anchor-symbol" aria-hidden="true" height="26" width="26" viewBox="0 0 22 22" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> < path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="currentColor"> < path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76.0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71.0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71.0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76.0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z">

• How To Speak by Patrick Winston, MIT OCW

• NASA | Thermonuclear Art – The Sun In Ultra-HD (4K)

• A Buddhist asks Sadhguru a Puzzling Question #Vipassana

• Most People Don’t Know How Bikes Work

• Joe Rogan Experience #1309 – Naval Ravikant – YouTube

Cool Apps < svg class="anchor-symbol" aria-hidden="true" height="26" width="26" viewBox="0 0 22 22" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> < path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="currentColor"> < path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76.0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71.0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71.0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76.0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z">

• Chrome Tab Link Copier – Chrome Web Store

• Mac jaywcjlove/awesome-mac:  Now we have become very big, Different from the original idea. Collect premium software in various categories.

• Mac serhii-londar/open-source-mac-os-apps: 🚀 Awesome list of open source applications for macOS. https://t.me/s/opensourcemacosapps

Todoist Blogs < svg class="anchor-symbol" aria-hidden="true" height="26" width="26" viewBox="0 0 22 22" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> < path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="currentColor"> < path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76.0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71.0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71.0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76.0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z">

• Benefits of Walking Meetings Can Walking Meetings Lead to Healthier Lives?

• 60+ Resources for Students Who Want to Stay Productive

• Hedonic Adaptation: Why we’re never satisfied with what we’ve already accomplished

• The Mere Urgency Effect

• The Planning Fallacy: Why We’re Terrible at Setting Realistic Deadlines

• The Zeigarnik Effect: Why Unfinished Work Follows Us Home

• Complexity Bias: Why We Overcomplicate Our Lives

• The Two-Minute Rule: Stop Procrastinating With This Simple Trick

• The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Your To-Do List

• The Sunk Cost Fallacy & Your Productivity – Doist Blog

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