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This is my current blog where I discuss a variety of computing topics including Linux, vim, python and javascript as well as science and statistics. Many of the posts have accompanying gists, which contain code for the example discussed.

virtualenv and virtualenvwrapper on Ubuntu 14.04

Sep 4, 2014

In this post I'll go over my attempt to setup virtual environments for Python development. Most Python users probably don't want to use virtual environments and should just set up a single user environment that works for their needs. However, if you are working on writing one or more Python modules or packages, these tools are geared towards creating isolated Python environments for each project. This is very useful for keeping track of such things as the minimal Python requirements for each project.

Installing virtualbox on Ubuntu 14.04

Sep 2, 2014

In this post I will cover installing Oracle's virtualbox on Ubuntu 14.04. This will allow me to run Windows and tableau, a program for putting together interactive visualizations. If you are running Ubuntu and taking Coursera's introduction to data science class you might find this post useful as well. However, having virtualbox installed and available is always a good thing for those situations where Win or Mac are the only options.

Joint, conditional and marginal probabilities

Aug 26, 2014

In this post I will discuss a topic that seems very dry at first but turns out to have many cool applications. While I will not discuss Bayesian inference in this post, understanding the relationship between joint, conditional and marginal probabilities is essential for the application of Bayesian thinking. As a result, I'll will often refer back to this discussion in future posts.

Garmin forerunner and Ubuntu 14.04

Aug 16, 2014

This post is about getting running data off of a Garmin Forerunner 305 and uploaded to the Garmin Connect website. This post follows my previous post on the Garmin forerunner and Ubuntu 12.04. Basically I will repeat these previous instructions, making sure that everything can still be done on Ubunu 14.04-- the good news is that everything works on 14.04, so read on if you are interested.

Install R on Ubuntu 14.04

Aug 15, 2014

In this post I will go over installing R on Ubuntu 14.04 following the installation instructions at cran. I will also cover installing the packages required to do the Topics in machine learning assignment for Coursera's Introduction to Data Science.