Debugging NullPointerException in Apache Spark
04 Jun 2017 A lot of things can go wrong when writing distributed code in Spark. Here's a couple of ways to work around/debug NullPointerExceptions.
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Machine Learning and Data Science: Generally Applicable Tips and Tricks
18 May 2017 A couple of general, practical tips and tricks that may be used when dealing with data science and/or machine learning problems.
Installing and Configuring Golang 1.8 on Ubuntu 16.04
23 Apr 2017 Short guide to installing and configuring Go v1.8 on Ubuntu 16.04.
Read More ›LaTeX: Quick Solutions for Specific Issues
08 Apr 2017 Just a couple of latex commands to help you achieve somewhat uncommon layouts and things like that.
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Scikit-Learn Cheatsheet: Reference and Examples
10 Mar 2017 Just a couple of things you may find yourself doing over and over again when working with scikit-learn.
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PostgreSQL Common Operations: Reference + Examples
10 Mar 2017 Common operations you may first yourself doing over and over again when dealing with PostgreSQL databases. Unless otherwise stated, examples assume version 9 or later, running on Ubuntu.
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Tricks for Training Neural Nets Faster
20 Feb 2017 Tricks and Practical tips for training neural nets faster. Credit is mostly to Geoff Hinton and Yann LeCun.
Read More ›Error when running plot on Octave: Xlib extension GLX missing on display
07 Feb 2017 The easiest way to fix this problem is to configure Octave to use gnuplot instead of OpenGL.
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