Thursday, April 23, 2026

Data Science

5 Docker best practices for faster builds and smaller images

Photo by the author # Entry You wrote a Dockerfile, built an image, and everything works. But then you notice that...

Up-to-date gas-powered data centers could emit more greenhouse gases than entire countries

" we believe that the value delivered by servers far outweighs the costs of constantly operating these inefficient power plants,” says Koomey.Gas projects developed...

Advanced pandas patterns that most data scientists don’t operate

Photo by the author # Entry Most data scientists are learning pandas by...

How to watch the Lyrids meteor shower at its peak

Astronomy in mid-April enthusiasts will be able to enjoy one of the classic celestial spectacles. The meteor shower known as the Lyrids will lithe...

The US government will ask data centers how much energy they employ

US Federal According to the letter obtained by WIRED, the government's central energy information agency plans to implement a mandatory, nationwide survey of data...

5 Free Ways to Host Python Applications

Photo by the author # Entry So you're a student or someone just starting to learn...

There is modern evidence about how loneliness affects memory in senior age

Neuroscientists know this There is a link between loneliness and cognitive decline in older people, although the exact scale of this link is still...

Obscure matter may consist of black holes from another universe

Latest cosmology the model combines two of the most eccentric ideas in up-to-date physics to explain the nature of obscure matter, an unseen substance...

The problem of the “lone runner” is only seemingly basic

Original version With this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Imagine a bizarre training exercise: a group of runners start running on a circular track, each...

5 useful Python scripts for advanced data validation and quality control

Photo by the author # Entry These advanced validation issues are insidious. They pass basic quality checks...

6,000 meters under the Pacific Ocean, Japan wants independence from China in the Occasional Lands

His name is Minamitorishima, and it is a tiny atoll in the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the most remote islands in Japan's...