My sh*tpost generator: screaming-bot

Text generation with nltk, markovify, Tumblr, docker

Text generation with nltk, markovify, Tumblr, docker

(Image used without permission from Gunshow comic: Robot that screams.)

If the word offends you, below the fold I use it a lot, so you might not want to read this article. However, I think it’s the most appropriate term.

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Head First Data Analysis

Introductory solid book on Data Analysis

I just finished reading “Head First Data Analysis “, by Michael Milton, and it was the first book I’ve ever read from the “Head First” series.

The book was very easily approachable, with concepts introduced only when they were necessary and to make a good, valid, practical point. The whole structure of the book revolves around practice and “real life” examples (although, greatly simplified) to prove how methodical logical steps can naturally lead to a good analysis mechanism.

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