written by Eric J. Ma on 2021-01-24 | tags: programming coding
I finally figured out how multiple dispatch works. Come read on to see my learnings here :).
Read on... (343 words, approximately 2 minutes reading time)written by Eric J. Ma on 2020-12-27 | tags: personal
I think I finally found a proper audiobook store that I'm willing to support! Come check out Libro.fm, or read on to see why I like it.
Read on... (468 words, approximately 3 minutes reading time)written by Eric J. Ma on 2020-12-24 | tags: data science network analysis made simple tutorial continuous integration pipelines github actions
I had a bit of an adventure today beginning my move off Travis CI and onto GitHub Actions. GitHub Actions is a wonderfully built tool, and I'm a fan. Come check it out!
Read on... (1888 words, approximately 10 minutes reading time)written by Eric J. Ma on 2020-12-18 | tags: math graph theory category theory programming
I had an epiphany over the week, connecting graphs, programming, and category theory. I might be wrong, but if you're intrigued, come on in and check it out.
Read on... (673 words, approximately 4 minutes reading time)written by Eric J. Ma on 2020-12-15 | tags: notetaking productivity
On a recent vacation, since we've got nowhere to go, I decided to re-examine how I made notes in my personal and professional lives. The result is a lot of lessons learned into effective notetaking, and me building yet another thing. Curious to see what I learned? Read on!
Read on... (1316 words, approximately 7 minutes reading time)written by Eric J. Ma on 2020-10-18 | tags: linux tips
How do you prevent a headless Linux machine from going to sleep/suspend? I recently learned how to do so :).
Read on... (275 words, approximately 2 minutes reading time)written by Eric J. Ma on 2020-10-15 | tags: bayesian data science statistics
Enrico Fermi had a unique way of thinking that I think dovetails nicely with constructing principled priors. Curious? Read on!
Read on... (517 words, approximately 3 minutes reading time)written by Eric J. Ma on 2020-10-06 | tags: data science communication writing speaking talks career grad school
I recently arrived at an epiphany: Delivering talks on a topic is an important way to prepare for writing a paper. Intrigued? Read on to learn why.
Read on... (517 words, approximately 3 minutes reading time)written by Eric J. Ma on 2020-10-01 | tags: tools tips tricks croc
I found a new free and open source tool for moving data between computers in a secure and fast fashion, called croc. I highly recommend it! Come read on to learn more.
written by Eric J. Ma on 2020-09-30 | tags: data science tips and tricks programming python command line tools code formatting code style
How do you write clean Python code in the year 2020? Check out this latest essay I wrote. Cross-posted from my essays collection.
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