publicdomainreview.org Ancient Courses: Harold Fisk’s Meander Maps of the Mississippi River (1944)
Artful, detailed maps of the Mississippi’s meander belt created by US geologist and cartographer Harold Fisk.
I am into making the world a better place through data science/engineering and design.
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The tough thing with creative endeavors is that you really just need the motivation to start and continue making anything, it can be inexpensive stuff. The important thing is output and making it a regular thing.
That being said, gearing up for a new hobby is always fun if you can afford it. But you can absolutely make short films on an iPhone.
I'd rather increase my monthly donation to support lemm.ee on GitHub than see ads here
cashier cat is not having it today :|
Same - I regularly use vim on servers when I have to, but I can only remember some super basic commands. Most of my coding is done in a basic text editor like Sublime Text or Notepad++ or an IDE.
I do get the appeal of becoming fluent in Vim or emacs and theoretically attaining giant productivity gains. Although for me at least, text editing is not where all my time is wasted. I lose my productivity the old fashioned way: attending unnecessary meetings and wasting time solving the wrong problems.
I have an Arduino Uno I bought a long time ago and I never actually got around to doing anything with it.
I'd like to do something for home automation if I could find the time!
What about you?
omg Dean Fogg! 🧙♂️ Welcome to Lemmy
Meander Maps of the Mississippi River (US Army Corps of Engineers 1944)
these colorful maps show how the Mississippi River banks moved around over time
& they are so beautiful I want to put them up on the wall as art
This is great 😂
I am down to talk about anything honestly - but just off the top of my head right now:
Can you think of a good analogy to explain databases to complete beginners?
The ole 'filing cabinet' analogy is used a lot but I am looking for something fresh. The students will be epidemiologists / public health people that are very science literate but not necessarily tech-savvy.
Finally, a true Aperiodic Monotile!
A chiral aperiodic monotile David Smith, Joseph Samuel Myers, Craig S. Kaplan, and Chaim Goodman-Strauss, 2023
Wow I am oblivious & just realized this is humor! my bad - this is great content
Any data folks on lemm.ee? Should I join a different instance?
I joined lemm.ee and I'm honestly really liking it so far. @sunaurus@lemm.ee is doing a great job!
However, I'm wondering if I should create a new account on programming.dev (or somewhere else) to be closer to where data science / data engineering conversations are happening.
Or maybe there's a way to promote !dataengineering@lemm.ee to folks on other instances? (I didn't create this one but I'm hoping it's discovered by others soon)
What is Data Lineage?
airbyte.com Data Lineage: The Unseen Lifeline of Data-Driven Organizations | Airbyte
Uncover the vital role of data lineage in driving data-driven organizations forward. Delve into its significance with expert insights
I get questions like this a lot:
- Where did this data come from?
- How do I know I can trust the source?
- What types of QA checks were applied to this data?
Data lineage is such a chronic issue in data engineering. This blog post from Airbyte gives a good overview & mentions some interesting products/projects that can maybe help out with data lineage.
Unfortunately, I have limited flexibility to purchase or install tools for this in my current role. Anyone rolled their own solution for this?
Interesting post! I really hope you're wrong lol (I love SQL).
Design Thinking Bootleg (Stanford)
(pdf download at the bottom of the linked page)
Often the most challenging part of data engineering is figuring out what problem to solve in the first place.
The resources Stanford put in this Design Thinking Bootleg might have something that can help you work with others and build towards a well-designed solution.
Array programming with NumPy
For Python developers, the NumPy array is a widely used data structure in data science / data engineering.
Thought this paper was a good resource to learn a bit more about the history and core concepts of NumPy.
Go scream at the top of your lungs somewhere loud like a busy highway overpass. Weirdly works!
Do you use Spotify DJ?
Curious if other Spotify users are using the DJ feature. Can't decide if I like it or not yet.
I found this content super helpful and I frequently share this with new coworkers getting started in data / dev.
Similar situation here - working in data and struggling to turn off the thoughts! I'm going to try meditation too.
Thanks for sharing! I really want to get my family on Matrix now.
We have not been able to find a solid chat/video call app that the entire family (various ages and tech aptitude) can effectively use. We've been bouncing around to various apps since COVID lockdowns started. We had been using Slack for a while but the video calling in Slack is unusable now.