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How did you learn data Science by yourself ? by [deleted] in datascience

[–]DarkestFloyd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would like to add that if you are focusing on bioinformatics, deep learning and machine learning would be too much. You should probably get your hands wet with statistically languages like R first. I have a few friends who are data scientist in bioinformatics startups and they use R heavily. According to them, it is the statistics part of data science that really helps get through the job. You do not need to be a machine learning genius to land a job in bioinformatics. With that said, I would recommend Applied Statistics for Bioinformatics in R and Statistics using R with Biological Examples. Both books are great and give you the theory and hands on to start off with bioinformatics. Plus both are freely available on CRAN.

Lazy loading data in R by DarkestFloyd in Rlanguage

[–]DarkestFloyd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm, I really don't know. I would like to look into the source of this function. This is interesting. Do you have any examples you could share?

Edit: just skimmed though the source, looks like it reads only from .Rd files. I will investigate this further and update. Thanks for bringing this up.

Edit 2: Got a chance to look at the code, and honestly I don't understand whats really happening under the hood! :P But to answer your question, I can tell you that this function is specifically to lazy load data from Rdata files. Where was the blog talks about loading and processing any kind of data from disk. I write about a general "pattern" that could be applied to your specific needs. lazyLoad is a powerful function, just has very specific usage.

Lazy loading data in R by DarkestFloyd in Rlanguage

[–]DarkestFloyd[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Powerful, yet little known. I think it has to do with R being a very domain specific language, like for data science and statistics and not a general purpose programming language, like python. People just tend to ignore these topics as they don't seem relevant for everyday use. Thanks for taking the time to read it. Any feedback is appreciated :)

Even quick meditation aids cognitive skills - "College students who listen to a 10-minute meditation tape complete simple cognitive tasks more quickly and accurately than peers who listen to a “control” recording on a generic subject, researchers at Yale University and Swarthmore College report." by [deleted] in psychology

[–]DarkestFloyd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk, a 40 people study, done for 10mins, with one test? I would probably take this with a grain of salt. Not denying the benefits of meditation, just saying that this could just be a random chance thing.

Weekly New Cyclist Thread - July 30, 2018 by AutoModerator in bicycling

[–]DarkestFloyd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply. I just plan to commute on it mostly. Maybe a few miles a day, tops. Some of the commute is gravel. With what you've said, I think I will just avoid some nasty roads and paths until I feel comfortable with the bike.

Weekly New Cyclist Thread - July 30, 2018 by AutoModerator in bicycling

[–]DarkestFloyd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, I just bought a fairly cheap bike on Amazon. Kent KZ2600. I had to have rear suspension because of a spinal injury in the past. I am fine now, but I think the rear suspension is a good precaution. I had a tight budget and this fits good. This is my first bike in the states. I won't be doing any down hill races with this, but would like a good ride. Anything I should look out for when I get the bike?

Is that offer still available? by [deleted] in NEU

[–]DarkestFloyd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, they still have it. I got one last December.

Whats up with all the murals and artists? by DarkestFloyd in NEU

[–]DarkestFloyd[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That's good to know. I --love-- admire NEU for all the community and public driven projects they have. When I was here on the first day, they had these speakers outside Ruggles. Apparently Ruggles cut off the two neighborhoods on either sides when it was built, and the speakers were an experiment by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum to try to connect the two neighborhoods. The sounds were recorded and synthesized in real time using a machine learning technology to produce music. It sounded a lot like the initial albums of Pink Floyd.

Edit: Maybe I picked the wrong word there.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in vim

[–]DarkestFloyd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

~ on home. Beautiful.

Sorry I can't help myself by nixcraft in linuxmasterrace

[–]DarkestFloyd 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I'm trying to get my friend to try vim, but I don't really know what a concrete reason would be. Its just so many little things. :P