While Model Trains

Read data blog posts.
Carefully handpicked.
Presented 3 at a time.

Data Analysis at the Command Line

@lucytalksdata

Using csvkit, grep, gnuplot, and other command-line tools to perform data analysis directly from the command line.

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Optimizing Slow SQL Queries

Miguel Grinberg

How to fix the most common database performance problems, which are caused by improper indexing, along with examples for Postgres, MySQL, and SQLite.

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How The New York Times Uses Machine Learning To Make Its Paywall Smarter

Rohit Supekar

How Dynamic Meter, the New York Times ML model that sets personalized meter limits and makes the paywall smarter, works.

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