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Humble Bundles: Manning: 11 days: Tech. Essentials. PyCharm: 20 days: Learn Python Programming
by Rodney Brown 02 Jul '20

02 Jul '20

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/technology-essentials-for-business-manni… Humble Book Bundle: Technology Essentials for Business by Manning Publications 11 days AU$1.50 or greater Hello! Raspberry Pi Hello! Scratch Machine Learning for Mere Mortals Video Hello! Python AU$11.50 or greater Get Programming with Python in Motion Video Get Programming with JavaScript Hello! HTML5 and CSS3 Succeeding with AI Elastic Leadership Grokking Bitcoin AU$21.50 or greater Introducing Data Science Get Programming Build a Career in Data Science Web Design Playground Rust in Motion Video Zero to AI Grokking Deep Learning in Motion Video Grokking Deep Learning https://www.humblebundle.com/software/python-programming-software Humble Software Bundle: Learn Python Programming with PyCharm 20 days AU$1.50 or greater Python for absolute beginners MSRP: $49.00 Python Tricks Videos MSRP: $29.99 Newbie Bites MSRP: $39.95 10 weeks of Python Morsels exercises MSRP: $50.00 Comprehending comprehensions MSRP: $80.00 2 Months PyCharm - 2 months subscription MSRP: $17.80 AU$25.28 to also unlock! Data-driven web apps with Flask and SQLAlchemy MSRP: $49.00 Functional Programming in Python MSRP: $49.99 40x Bites of Py Bundle MSRP: $89.95 Python for Data Scientists - course MSRP: $59.00 15 weeks of Python Morsels exercises in total MSRP: $75.00 Object-oriented Python MSRP: $150.00 4 Months PyCharm - 4 months subscription MSRP: $35.60 Intermediate Python Programming (2nd Edition) MSRP: $59.00 AU$36.50 or greater Adding a CMS to Your Flask Web App MSRP: $49.00 Managing Python Dependencies MSRP: $49.99 60x Bites of Py Bundle MSRP: $119.95 Effective Pandas MSRP: $59.00 25 weeks of Python Morsels exercises in total MSRP: $125.00 Any one (15-week) cohort of Weekly Python Exercise MSRP: $100.00 PyCharm - 6 months subscription MSRP: $53.40 Self Taught Programmer Course MSRP: $99.99 Python Tricks Book MSRP: $29.99 Self Taught Programmer Definitive Programming Professionally MSRP: $9.99

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Shoe Pouches
by Russell Coker 03 Jun '20

03 Jun '20

I just got 2 packets of "Shoes Pouch" delivered to me from China. They had my name and address correctly on the packet. Before today I didn't know what a "Shoes Pouch" was and I definitely didn't want to spend $US5+ on them (which the outside of the package declares as the value). I'm wondering if a Chinese company I ordered something had a computer error and sent me the wrong item. But I don't recall having any outstanding orders from Chinese companies. Any idea on what I should do? I Googled the name listed as the sender and it seems to be a Chinese name that's more common than my name is in English. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/

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is this genius or insanity?
by Russell Coker 28 May '20

28 May '20

https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/kogan-cross-computer-file-sharing-wireless-por… -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/

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Humble Bundle: No Starch: 13 days: Learn some Python
by Rodney Brown 19 May '20

19 May '20

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/learn-you-some-python-no-starch-press-bo… Humble Book Bundle: Learn You Some Python by No Starch Press 13 days AU$1.50 or greater Teach Your Kids to Code: A Parent-Friendly Guide to Python Programming Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python, 4th ed. Black Hat Python: Python Programming for Hackers and Pentesters Gray Hat Python: Python Programming for Hackers and Reverse Engineers AU$12.50 or greater Mission Python: Code a Space Adventure Game! Python for Kids: A Playful Introduction to Programming Cracking Codes with Python: An Introduction to Building and Breaking Ciphers Python Playground: Geeky Projects for the Curious Programmer Math Adventures with Python: An Illustrated Guide to Exploring Math with Code AU$23.50 or greater Python Crash Course, 2nd ed.: A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Programming Automate the Boring Stuff with Python, 2nd ed.: Practical Programming for Total Beginners Python Flash Cards PDF ONLY Serious Python: Black-Belt Advice on Deployment, Scalability, Testing, and More Impractical Python Projects: Playful Programming Activities to Make You Smarter

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Humble Bundle: O'Reilly: 20 days: Definitive Guides (Programming)
by Rodney Brown 05 May '20

05 May '20

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/definitive-guides-to-all-things-programm… Humble Book Bundle: Definitive Guides to All Things Programming by O'Reilly 20 days AU$1.50 or greater Maven: The Definitive Guide Ethernet: The Definitive Guide 2nd ed. Asterisk: The Definitive Guide 5th ed. JavaScript: The Definitive Guide 6th ed. SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide 2nd ed. AU$12.50 or greater CSS: The Definitive Guide 4th ed. Cloud Foundry: The Definitive Guide Cassandra: The Definitive Guide: Distributed Data at Web Scale 2nd ed. Elasticsearch: The Definitive Guide Java Performance: The Definitive Guide AU$23.50 or greater MongoDB: The Definitive Guide 3rd ed. Google BigQuery: The Definitive Guide Spark: The Definitive Guide Kafka: The Definitive Guide Hadoop: The Definitive Guide: Storage and Analysis at Internet Scale 4th ed.

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Router or firewall
by Mark Trickett 03 May '20

03 May '20

Hello All, I connect to the Internet with a Telstra 4GX mobile modem, and the Netgear cradle for it. I want to put at least one network printer on a home network, but not expose it to the Internet. I would appreciate any recommendations about a router and or firewall. I currently have two PC's on ethernet cables plugged into the cradle, and choose to not use the wi-fi. I would like to try for something that can be run from a 12 volt battery, I can run the modem and cradle that way, although not yet set up that way. In that light I am also considering getting a Raspberry Pi 4+ as a desktop, and using a 12v 24" television as the monitor. I am considering going the 12v route because I do get power flicks now and then, and also am considering going off grid. A native 12v DC system will waste less power than using an inverter to go 240V AC and then back to the DC, along with being a separate system that has the potential to be left running 24x7, while I do switch the various items off at the moment. I had considered a Raspberry Pi for a firewall, but I would prefer to run something with two full Ethernet ports. I know I could add one to a Raspberry Pi with a USB to Ethernet dongle, but there are bandwidth considerations within the Raspberry Pi. That may not matter as the broadband mobile is not always particularly quick, or the Telstra network and tower may be the limiting factor, but still thinking. I am also giving consideration to my limited budget, but trying to take a step at a time that will not be the wrong way. I am prepared to save up for better devices that will last me better, but that may take longer to implement. Regards, Mark Trickett

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Humble Bundle: Mercury: 19 days: App. Math.; Morgan & Claypool: 12 days: Art. Int.
by Rodney Brown 22 Apr '20

22 Apr '20

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/applied-math-productivity-mercury-learni… Humble Book Bundle: Applied Math Productivity by Mercury Learning 19 days AU$1.50 or greater Dimensional Analysis for Unit Conversion Using MATLAB Numerical Methods in Engineering and Science Algebra Essentials Mathematical Physics: An Introduction Foundations of Physics Research Methods for Information Systems Linear Algebra AU$13 or greater Essentials of Modern Algebra 2nd ed. RFModule The Special Theory of Relativity Foundations of Mathematics: Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, & Calculus Mathematical Methods for Physics Microsoft Excel Functions and Formulas with Excel 2019/Office 365 Applied Linear Algebra and Optimization Finite Element Analysis Optimization Using Linear Programming AU$24.50 or greater Multivariable Vector Calculus Structural Steel Design 3rd ed. Mathematics for Computer Graphics and Game Programming Geometry Creation and Import Flight Science Direct Energy Conversion Technologies Cluster Analysis and Data Mining Commutative Algebra COSMOL Heat Transfer Models https://www.humblebundle.com/books/artificial-intelligence-machine-learning… Humble Book Bundle: Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning by Morgan & Claypool 12 days AU$1.50 or greater Human Computation Data-Intensive Text Processing with MapReduce Essentials of Game Theory: A Concise Multidisciplinary Introduction AU$13.50 or greater Introduction to Intelligent Systems in Traffic and Transportation Metric Learning Statistical Relational Artificial Intelligence: Logic, Probability, and Computation Data Management in Machine Learning Systems Natural Language Processing for Social Media, 2nd ed. Covariances in Computer Vision and Machine Learning AU$25 or greater Introduction to Semi-Supervised Learning Algorithms for Reinforcement Learning Active Learning Adversarial Machine Learning Lifelong Machine Learning, 2nd ed. Detecting Fake News on Social Media Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining Neural Network Methods for Natural Language Processing Creating Autonomous Vehicle Systems A Guide to Convolutional Neural Networks for Computer Vision

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BOINC Rosetta@home, Sun
by Rodney Brown 12 Apr '20

12 Apr '20

Russell spoke about BOINC ~4 years ago, Rosetta@Home is protein folding - with some jobs relevant to COVID. https://boinc.berkeley.edu/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Open_Infrastructure_for_Network_Comp… Rosetta@home https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta@home - Biology and Medicine http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/ There is equivocal evidence for Vitamin D decreasing risk of respiratory illnesses, with the suggestion that it may affect mostly people who are deficient in it. So getting some sun in Melbourne's gray days may be worth something for some of us. >From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D#Synthesis_in_the_skin ... Exposure to light through windows is insufficient because glass almost completely blocks UVB light. Adequate amounts of vitamin D can be produced with moderate sun exposure to the face, arms and legs, averaging 5–30 minutes twice per week, or approximately 25% of the time for minimal sunburn. The darker the skin, and the weaker the sunlight, the more minutes of exposure are needed. Sunscreen <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunscreen> absorbs or reflects ultraviolet light and prevents much of it from reaching the skin. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28202713 BMJ. 2017 Feb 15;356:i6583. doi: 10.1136/bmj.i6583. Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory tract infections: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32235600 Nutrients. 2020 Mar 30;12(4). pii: E962. doi: 10.3390/nu12040962. Controversial Effects of Vitamin D and Related Genes on Viral Infections, Pathogenesis, and Treatment Outcomes.

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Free desktop/server
by Russell Coker 07 Apr '20

07 Apr '20

I have a system with 500G HD, 2G RAM (DDR2 I think - it will probably take 4G), and an Atom D510 CPU which is 18*18*26cm in size (26cm is height). It's currently running Windows 7 but needs to be wiped. It's a nice looking small box for someone who wants that sort of thing. It is likely to take mini ATX motherboards or something but I never looked inside the box. I can leave it on my porch for anyone who wants it to collect. Contact me off-list if interested. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/

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Humble Bundle: O'Reilly: 10 days: Software Development
by Rodney Brown 03 Apr '20

03 Apr '20

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/software-development-oreilly-books Humble Book Bundle: Software Development by O'Reilly 10 days AU$1.50 or greater Technology Strategy Patterns Apprenticeship Patterns 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know The Art of Readable Code Algorithms in a Nutshell 2nd ed. AU$12 or greater Test-Driven Development with Python 2nd ed. Introduction to Machine Learning with Python Becoming a Better Programmer Regular Expressions Cookbook 2nd ed. Head First Agile AU$23 or greater Learning CoreDNS Programming Quantum Computing Cloud Native Real-World Software Development Head First Design Patterns ========================= https://www.consumer.org.hk/ws_en/news/specials/2020/mask-diy-tips.html Home made mask from Kitchen paper towel, tissue & rubber bands, face shield https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFmaSNP6_z4 Face Masks for All (using T-Shirt) - maybe a tissue between layers would help https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24229526 Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2013 Aug;7(4):413-8. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2013.43. Testing the efficacy of homemade masks: would they protect in an influenza pandemic? https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258525804_Testing_the_Efficacy_of_…

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