Recently, Satya Mallick, founder of learnopencv.com, posted an impressive (but complicated) method for installing OpenCV 3 on Windows that supports both the C++ and Python API’s. Since a lot of users will be interested in solely Python OpenCV, I figured it would be helpful to post a relatively quick method for getting Python OpenCV 3 […]
Download Price History for Every S&P 500 Stock with R
Update #9: Quandl API is Deprecated According to an email I got from Quandl (and a few commenters corroborating), the Quandl EOD data API is no longer supported and is not providing data past March 27th. According to the CIO of Quandl, it was being provided for free by a 3rd party. That 3rd party […]
TPM for Biologists: My Experience with a UVA Bio Lab
This past spring, I offered my services to a biology lab at the University of Virginia. This lab was pushing the limits on a few fronts, including malaria diagnosis, cell imaging, and DNA processing. My job was to help the lead researchers understand advanced programming concepts, organize code, and administer servers. Setting Goals I first […]
Supporting Technical Books: Experiences and Ideas
Having a technical book on the shelves can make anyone anxious. Technical authors publish entire books that depend on open-source software, free APIs, and constantly changing data. In some ways, supporting a technical book is like maintaining a popular GitHub repository. When users find bugs, I attempt to address and remedy them. In some other […]
Stepping Into Data Science (Presentation & Photo Gallery)
We had great success last week presenting our new software for multivariate data visualization. I’d like to thank James Wang, Gretchen Martinet, and Jeff Holt of University of Virginia for making this presentation possible. Background James and I have a history of linking up to prototype cool tech products. We have very complimentary skill sets […]