PiCloud | Cloud Computing. Simplified.
PiCloud makes it easy to run long-running Python code in a distributed environment. Just pass your function to the cloud and it executes in a queue. Your Python job can make use of a large but limited selection of packages.
Posted on February 28th, 2010 in links - No Comments »
Hilarious Cracked article on t…
Hilarious Cracked article on the 5 most badass presidents of all time: http://bit.ly/aofWWq
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Thank goodness. Everyone in Ca…
Thank goodness. Everyone in Canada is now allowed to sit on their entire seat, not just the edge. #olympics
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How Your Race Affects The Messages You Get
I really like how OkCupid shares their statistical data. In this report, they correlate ethnicity with reply rate. The conclusions? Women of African descent reply the most but get the least replies. White men get the most replies but reply the least. White women and those of Asian and Hispanic descent prefer white men. The latter two groups prefer white men significantly more than other men in other ethnic groups, even their own.
Of course, the facts behind these figures are up for debate. The preference for white men among certain groups may be cultural. It could also be that white men make up a statistically larger portion of users on OkCupid. Because of this, women from other ethnic groups may be more open to replying to them. Regardless, there’s some interesting data to chew on.
Posted on February 26th, 2010 in links - No Comments »
Listening to Laurent Garnier’s…
Listening to Laurent Garnier’s Jan. 24 “It Is What It Is” on Le Mouv (French public radio). http://bit.ly/9RojKx Why can’t CBC be this cool?
Posted on February 26th, 2010 in tweets - No Comments »