...

A Tutorial on Autoencoders for Deep Learning

Despite its somewhat initially-sounding cryptic name, autoencoders are a fairly basic machine learning model (and the name is not cryptic at all when...

...

The Simpsons: Tapped Out and Prisoner’s Dilemma

I have to admit that, despite all this science-y stuff I do, I still have my vices. You know when you're just sitting there waiting for the train...

...

What the hell is a “z-score”?

Was having this conversation recently about what a z-score is. What is a z-score? Why is it mentioned so often in statistics? You've probably...

...

Why databases?

This article has been a long time coming. I wrote a shitty version years ago, but wanted to update it with new and current info, in a more organized...

...

Where to get cheap web hosting: GoDaddy vs. BlueHost vs. etc…

My brand-spanking new blog software told me that this title was too long: GoDaddy vs. BlueHost vs. DreamHost vs. Hostgator vs. Namecheap Read all...

...

Tutorial: Principal Components Analysis (PCA)

I remember learning about principal components analysis for the very first time. I remember thinking it was very confusing, and that I didn't know...

...

Go machine learning

Autoresponder algorithm converts "Monday or Wednesday" to...

...

SMTP -> ERROR: Failed to connect to server: Connection timed out (110)

I get this error frequently when I use the PHPMailer library, i.e. for a Wordpress site. The strange thing is, this will work on your localhost...

...

Linear regression video course in Python

Hi all! Do you ever get tired of reading walls of text, and just want a nice video or 10 to explain to you the magic of linear regression and how...

...

Logistic Regression in Python video course

Hi all! Do you ever get tired of reading walls of text, and just want a nice video or 10 to explain to you the magic of logistic regression and...