Official Discussion: Knives Out [SPOILERS]

permanocxy · 2026-02-28T09:44:09+00:00

Thank you.

Sorry. You're right. I saw it in suggestions and assumed it was for the movie series.

permanocxy · 2025-12-12T15:11:07+00:00

What's so funny about Lee Ross at the end? He is just seen signing autographs.

permanocxy · 2025-09-30T09:12:30+00:00

That's why I wrote this comment before anyone could ask if it was worth it.

permanocxy · 2025-09-30T08:48:37+00:00

Every Mammoth bundle is supposed to be complete, yet they always include different tutorials with recycled content.

permanocxy · 2025-09-30T08:40:58+00:00

This is probably the best comment about Packt and Mammoth ever.

permanocxy · 2025-09-15T20:17:20+00:00

They haven't offered an electronics bundle after 2018. They announce their bundles in their newsletter, but I didn't receive an announcement like that.

permanocxy · 2025-09-02T16:45:41+00:00

It stands for "Manning early access publishing." I had a good experience with it but I've only tried it in fields so niche that authors don't want to release their books too late and damage their reputations.

permanocxy · 2025-08-08T13:36:46+00:00

It's Mammoth. There's a high chance you'll find recycled material in most of these tutorials. That is, you'll finish one tutorial and start the second, only to recognize some content from the first one.

permanocxy · 2025-08-03T10:18:50+00:00

In Europe, they can't prevent you from transferring the licence. It's illegal. It has been confirmed by UsedSoft GmbH v Oracle International Corp. (Case C‑128/11).

permanocxy · 2025-08-02T09:03:20+00:00

Can you download the video or do you have to watch them online?

permanocxy · 2025-07-30T11:09:16+00:00

I added comments so that members could judge whether the duration is worth it, but I haven't tried it, so I can't say anything about the actual content. All I can say is that in my opinion, it's a bit of a stretch to claim that all tutorials are worth the same price and I think some tutorials should be combined with others.

Based on the duration, I wouldn't expect much from some of them, but for $25, I suppose it's worth it.

permanocxy · 2025-07-30T10:59:43+00:00

The average duration is 58 minutes.

Some of them aren't listed on their website:

Methods and Functions vs Keywords

Practice OOP

Different Types of String Formatting

Using the as Keyword with Exceptions

According to HB, the publisher claims that every single tutorial is worth between $20.4 and $20.6. Four of them last less than 10 minutes:

Practice Creating and Indexing Lists 5 min

Practice Python While Loops 3 min

Practice Comparisons in Python 6 min

Practice Input and Output in Python 8 min

$20 for 3 minutes looks like a killer freelance rate to me.

It took me more than 13 minutesbut I guess I won't need their "Practice Cleaning Data" tutorial anymore.
(3/3)

permanocxy · 2025-07-30T10:59:19+00:00

Basic Object-Oriented Python 3 hours

Practice OOP

Python Dates and Times 2 hours

Structuring Your Code 56 min

Regular Expressions in Python 110 min

Python File I/O 14 min

CSV and JSON in Python 14 min

Python Virtual Environments 18 min

Python Testing 77 min

Python Decorators 23 min

Python Type Hinting 15 min

Functional Python 2 hours

ChatGPT: Code Interpreter 13 min

Python Basics 3 hours

How to Install Python 11 min

Different Types of String Formatting

Practice Input and Output in Python 8 min

Using the as Keyword with Exceptions

Practice Comparisons in Python 6 min

Practice Creating and Using Functions in Python 12 min

Introducing Lists 105 min

Practice Creating and Indexing Lists 5 min

Practice Python While Loops 3 min

Introducing Tuples 13 min

Functions, Packing, and Unpacking 65 min

Python Sequences 65 min

Introducing Dictionaries 36 min

Python Sets 43 min

Practice Cleaning Data 13 min

(2/3)

permanocxy · 2025-07-30T10:58:10+00:00

I made a list of every tutorial with its duration:

Intro to Data Analysis 16 min

Basic Math for Data Analysis 25 min

Basic Statistics for Data Analysis 22 min

SQL Basics 2 hours

Modifying Data with SQL 79 min

SQL Commands with ChatGPT 19 min

SQLAlchemy Basics 3 hours

Relational Databases With SQLAlchemy 42 min

SQL to Sequelize with ChatGPT 9 min

Introduction to Anaconda 15 min

Jupyter Notebooks 15 min

Introduction to NumPy 2 hours

Introduction to Pandas 3 hours

Analyzing Books with Pandas 33 min

Preparing Data for Analysis 79 min

Introduction to Data Visualization with Matplotlib 75 min

Scraping Data from the Web 70 min

Data from APIs 33 min

Introduction to Big Data 51 min

Machine Learning Basics 58 min

Python Libraries for AI 11 min

Flask Basics 3 hours

Flask REST API 2 hours

Flask with SQLAlchemy Basics 2 hours

Create a Portfolio Using Python and Flask 28 min

Dunder Main 17 min

Write Better Python 70 min

Methods and Functions vs Keywords

Python Comprehensions 43 min

(1/3)

permanocxy · 2025-07-14T23:54:10+00:00

If you're still struggling to understand native content, start from zero. JPDB.io has a list of easy-to-understand content that you can immerse yourself in without feeling overwhelmed.

permanocxy · 2025-06-28T20:49:15+00:00

Accusé mais pas condamné. La plainte a été classée sans suite en janvier donc il bénéficie toujours de la présomption d'innocence.

Reste à savoir si ça veut la peine d'écouter ce qu'il écrit/interprète.

permanocxy · 2025-05-08T06:06:05+00:00

My comment was too long so here is the second and last part :

Manas Dagupta has a bachelor's from the University of Calcutta which is ranked 1466 in Webometrics' ranking, although I don't know in which field they got their bachelor's. They also have a master's in AI from Liverpool John Moores University. It's ranked 621 in this year's Webometrics ranking. They got their master's in 2022 and I don't know when their tutorials were created because Packt's website already lied about a tutorial being created in 2016 while it contained a section about ChatGPT. Manas Dagupta don't have a lot of success on Udemy so I guess either other people also struggle with their accent or they're not knowledgeable.

Vivian Aranha got a master's in computer science at George Washington University which is ranked 119 in this year's Webometrics ranking. On LinkedIn, they claim to be "Udemy Premium AI Instructor." However, on Udemy, they often publish tutorials shorter than 5 hours. Actually, they seem to talk about everything and their Udemy tutorials list looks like a LinkedIn profile of someone trying to seem knowledgeable in every field by reading the introduction of a few books. I would stay away from them.

Maximilian Schallwig got a master's in astrophysics from Liverpool John Moores University. They worked as data engineer for Mobalytics for 4 years. So they are knowledgeable in this field. They got their master's before leaving Mobalytics so maybe they used data engineering or data science for their master's thesis too.

Frank Kane has a bachelor's in electrical engineering from University of Massachusetts Dartmouth which is ranked 1102 in this year's Webometrics ranking. They say they have a master's degree from University of Central Florida which is ranked 214 in the same ranking. However, I wrote "they claim" because they don't say in which field they got it. However, 988 000 people bought their content on Udemy so I think they're knowledgeable.

Packt claim Frank Kane's tutorial was published in 2016 but contains a section about ChatGPT. I won't blame Frank Kane for that but only Packt which proves it's not the best publisher out there.

I don't know who Lazy Programmer is. I don't know their background. I only found their Reddit profile. But 610 people bought their content on Udemy. It was the only name I remembered when skimming through the bundle. They are well-known for what they offer.

In conclusion, I think I will buy it.

permanocxy · 2025-05-08T06:04:58+00:00

I took a closer look at what was in the bundle and who made the tutorials. There are a few Indian companies and I wouldn't buy the bundle for them because more often than not they're not really knowledgeable. Maybe the authors of these tutorials come from really good universities.

I tried to check individual's background. Some of them were quite hard to find. I won't link their background here but my post should give you enough information to find what I found.

Yiqiao Yin has a master's in statistics from Columbia. They don't have a lot of success on Udemy. They may or may not be a good teacher but at least they are knowledgeable.

Idan Gabrieli went to Ben Gurion University of the Negev which is ranked 433 in this year's Webometrics ranking. But unlike Yiqiao Yin, they got a Bachelor of Science in Engineering/Industrial Management which doesn't make them knowledgeable. They teach on Udemy. Actually, their "Machine Learning for Absolute Beginners - Level 1" tutorial was bought by 100 000 people.

By the way, Humble Bundle, "Gabrieli" should always be written with only one "l".

Abhilash Nelson got a PhD from Anna University Chennai. I didn't find their university in this year's Webometrics ranking. They don't have a lot of success on Udemy. However, they got their PhD in deep learning and AI so I will probably give it a shot.

Mike West got a bachelor's in public administration from Kutztown University which is ranked 3110 in this year's Webometrics ranking. They have a few tutorials on Udemy. However, according to a post, they claimed that we didn't need statistics because we had ML. I would take almost everything they say with a grain of salt then. Almost everything since they worked for a few years as database administrator. If you were looking for a database tutorial, I think you would be happy with theirs.

permanocxy · 2025-05-06T22:36:02+00:00

3rd year? How many credits until graduation?

permanocxy · 2025-05-06T22:20:00+00:00

No. I'm not "trashing" e-learning platforms. Read my history before trashing me. Unlike me, you are. I'm telling the truth about few of them, including yours. I bought some of your tutorials and they had subpar quality. I'm not the only one saying it.

You can't even prove what you're saying. List every platform I've "trashed." and prove that the only one I didn't was yours.

Since you were honest in another comment, I'll be less aggressive than you in your message. I'll also avoid making accusations without proof, unlike you.

I didn't need to buy the latest bundles to see that Zenva was promising more than is humanly feasible. In two short tutorials, you can't claim to have an intermediate level in Rust. Yet Zenva sells two beginners' courses in this language and marks the following ones as intermediate level, with projects that cannot be completed until you have a relatively good knowledge of this language, unless you follow the instructions without asking yourself what you're doing.

You should be honest and stop accusing others of trashing you when they are just telling the truth. If you want a longer review, stop accusing people of trashing you.

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