Published in Geek Culture·Sep 6, 2021Member-onlyMy Favorite Way To Stack Thousands in SatsGet orange-pilled with these offerings! — Fold and BlockFi are two consistent components of the crypto economy that I use to stack Sats on a regular basis. Both have yielded over $1k in crypto rewards for me so far this year: For me, this is a both-and situation. One fills a need as a savings vehicle…Bitcoin5 min readBitcoin5 min read
Jun 10, 2021Member-onlyGet 10%+ on Your Crypto! But is it worth the risk?Questions to ask before transferring your funds — In November 2020, Cred, a crypto lending company filed for bankruptcy. They had been offering customers 4–10% APY on their crypto deposits, then suddenly, it was gone. Cred suffered from a series of missteps that led to losses of $80–90 million of depositor’s funds. They had lent to a fraudulent…Cryptocurrency11 min readCryptocurrency11 min read
May 24, 20215 Risk Metrics You Should Know Before Trading611Raposa.TradeHappy to see someone calls out the US for defaulting on debt.Happy to see someone calls out the US for defaulting on debt. Gold confiscation and obliteration of the gold clauses in the 1930's as well as suspension of the exchange in 1971 means that promises to repay debt were not met, ergo de facto default.1 min read1 min read
Mar 18, 2021Member-only4 Free and Easy Steps to Getting Started with BitcoinThe price keeps going up, but you haven’t missed out yet! — Bitcoin’s meteoric price rise may make it feel like you’ve missed out — it has gone too far, too fast. It may feel that way, but that’s not the case and there are dozens of companies out there making it easier than ever to take part in the crypto economy…Bitcoin5 min readBitcoin5 min read
Mar 12, 2021Member-onlyEasiest way to Deploy a Python Web AppUse Dash and PythonAnywhere to get up and running fast — Host, run, and code Python in the cloud: PythonAnywhere Python is a great language for teaching, but getting it installed and set up on all your students' computers can be…www.pythonanywhere.com Building and running a Dash app in Python on your local machine isn’t too tough — deploying it so the world can use it, well…that’s a bit more challenging.Python9 min readPython9 min read
Mar 3, 2021Member-onlyBest Bitcoin Reward CardsBlockFi, Fold, and Gemini — how can you maximize your stack of Sats? — Those airline miles you’ve been saving up on your credit cards didn’t pan out so well in 2020 with governments around the world restricting visas, closing airports, and outright banning travel. …Bitcoin7 min readBitcoin7 min read
Oct 12, 2020Member-only10 Things I Learned After One Year of Writing on MediumI learned a lot more than just how to be a better data scientist — One year ago, I published my first Medium article — a deep dive into the mathematics behind deep learning. I thought it was pretty good: written in a conversational tone with examples and clear explanations on a topic of relevance to most data scientists. …Writing9 min readWriting9 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·Oct 8, 2020Member-onlyHow to Improve your Supply Chain with Deep Reinforcement LearningUsing Ray and DFO to optimize a multi-echelon supply chain — What has set Amazon apart from the competition in online retail? Their supply chain. In fact, this has long been one of the greatest strengths of one of their chief competitors, Walmart. Supply chains are highly complex systems consisting of hundreds if not thousands of manufacturers and logistics carriers around…Reinforcement Learning12 min readReinforcement Learning12 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·Aug 25, 2020Member-onlyAction Masking with RLlibParametric actions to improve reinforcement learning — RL algorithms learn via trial and error. The agent searches the state space early on and takes random actions to learn what leads to a good reward. Pretty straightforward. Unfortunately, this isn’t terribly efficient, especially if we already know something about what makes a good vs. bad action in some…Reinforcement Learning8 min readReinforcement Learning8 min read
May 31, 2020Member-onlyHeld to a Lower StandardQualified Immunity Serves as a Legal Shield for Police Abuse — It’s 1871, race tensions remain high, particularly in the south during reconstruction. The recently formed Ku Klux Klan began terrorizing freed slaves and their allies through assassination and intimidation. …George Floyd5 min readGeorge Floyd5 min read
