#learn python in 2020

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im at this point in life where i cannot simply shrink my CV to one page. i have to leave out crucial information

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[gnomeonamelon]

I kid you not hours after I posted that Lester should interact with Mr D, I started reading Tower of Nero and low and behold.

Doodles of the brothers are necessary to my recovery from both the Trials of Apollo finale and covid.

I have some ideas on what I'm going to do with Limen Au's Trials of Apollo (it's a long one I apollo-gize in advance):

First things first, I'm going to stick with the 2020 setting. Everything from the plague spirits in the first book to everything having to do with the burning maze was too perfect.

Secondly, I'm going to let The Seven retire. It's a new generation with new heroes (for the most part).

Third (and slightly ironically): Rachel deserves quest rights. She's going to be the third member of the party. She has the motive, can relate to Meg, smack some sense (verbally) into Lester, and we could learn more about her.

I would probably have her not receive any prominent glimpses of the future except for when Python feeds her a chunk of the Tower of Nero prophecy towards the end of every book.

Ash or one of her students (Probably Estelle) will also be in the second and third books. Maybe they/ one of her students dies instead of Jason? (not Estelle)

I'm giving up on numbers.

This hurts to write, but I'm going to have Chiron die in the Battle of Manhattan against Kronos/Luke. It's a trope for mentors but he doesn't do much after this point that others couldn't. Mr D would be welcomed back to Olympus after the battle. This would force the demigods to lead themselves for the first time contributing to the tension in HoO (although that should be its own post). Will, Nico, and Rachel, now in their mid to late 20s would be running CHB by the time of ToA.

The Germani and Gauls working with Nero will be replaced with unclaimed Norse and Celtic demigods. The fact that they exist as monsters in this universe when they were actual people in history doesn't feel right to me. It's also perfectly in character that Nero would do this and there are a lot of unclaimed Norse demigods in this universe. (ex: Luguselwa as a daughter of Andraste, a Celtic war and victory goddess)

The 12 children of Nero will be children of the Olympians (or similar gods for those that don't have children and the big three) and trained to replace specific ones.

Changing the hair color of The Sibil: why are all three prophets red haired women. Apollo apparently has a type >:(

I'm going to be shuffling around the relationship web of Jason, Piper, Leo, Reyna, and Calypso. I'm going to keep this brief and come back to it when I get around to designing them but for now:

- Jason x Reyna - Piper x Shel - Aromantic Asexual Leo (why are all aroace people part of the Hunters >:( ) - Calypso was released after PJO. I love her but I would like her as a caring minor god or an eighth Pleiade too.

[leotide]

Little carpet python anatomy!

A fun challenge and learning experience from 2020 😊

[queer-ragnelle]

I'm coming from having fallen in love with the show bbc merlin and then reading roger lancelyn green, then howard pyle. I really loved green's way of presenting balin and balan, and the way they seal their own fates, and the dolorous stroke. (I also loved his gareth/beaumains! best part of the book in imo.) as for pyle, I loved his strange, wild magic adventures and the dialogue between arthur and merlin as merlin is tiredly asking him to please not fight every knight he sees. can you recommend anything with gareth, anything wonderfully tragic about balin and balan, anything that focuses on the magic and setting, or anything that just made you laugh to read?

Hi anon!

Welcome to Arthuriana. I loooove Howard Pyle. Have you read all 4 books? Highly recommend the whole series. Sounds to me as if you’re looking for more retellings, so that’s what I’ll give you.

As always, if the author is out of print or has passed, I’ll share a PDF. But if they’re alive, I link to goodreads so you can learn more about the book and decide if you want to purchase.

Gareth Beaumains

Books

Exiled From Camelot by Cherith Baldry

Hunt of the Hart Royal by Cherith Baldry

Under Camelot's Banner by Sarah Zettel

Gareth and Lynette by Alfred Lord Tennyson

How Gareth Won His Spurs by Reverend James Yeames

The Savage Damsel and The Dwarf by Gerald Morris

Arthur Rex by Thomas Berger

Movies & TV [Watch movies here!] [Watch TV Shows here!]

Knights of the Round Table (1953)

Sword of Lancelot (1963)

Arthur of the Britons (1972-73)

BBC The Legend of King Arthur (1979)

Kaamelott First Installment (2021)

Balin & Balan

Books

Balin and Balan by Alfred Lord Tennyson

The Tale of Balen by Algernon Charles Swinburne

The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights by John Steinbeck

The Knight With the Two Swords by Edward M. Erdelac

Magic & Setting

Books

The Crystal Cave, The Hollow Hills, The Last Enchantment, & The Wicked Day by Mary Stewart

The Warlord Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell

The Book of Mordred & The Last Knight of Albion by Peter Hanratty

Lancelot & Gawain by Gwen Rowley

The Squire's Tales Series by Gerald Morris

Tales From the Mabinogion by Gwyn Thomas, Kevin Crossley-Holland, & Margaret Jones

The Quest for Olwen by Gwyn Thomas, Kevin Crossley-Holland, & Margaret Jones

Sir Gawain and The Green Knight by Selina Hastings

Sir Gawain and The Loathly Lady by Selina Hastings

Movies & TV [Watch movies here!] [Watch TV Shows here!]

The Adventures of Sir Galahad (1949)

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956-57)

Knights of the Round Table (1953)

Prince Valiant (1954)

The Sword in The Stone (1963)

Camelot (1967)

Arthur of the Britons (1972-73)

Gawain and The Green Knight (1973)

Monty Python and The Holy Grail (1975)

BBC The Legend of King Arthur (1979)

Excalibur (1981)

Fire and Sword (1981)

Merlin and The Sword (1985)

Merlin (1998)

Kaamelott (2005-09)

Starz Camelot (2011)

Arthur & Merlin (2015)

Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot (2020)

Kaamelott First Installment (2021)

Laugh Out Loud Funny to Read

Lancelot & Gawain by Gwen Rowley

The Squire's Tales Series by Gerald Morris

Muppet King Arthur by Paul Benjamin & Patrick Storick

Modern Arthur Series by Peter David

Arthur Rex by Thomas Berger

Hope that gives you some stuff to chew on, anon. Have a great week!

[girlwithmanyproblems]

What is it like to learn java ?

Should I learn it ?

I learned it back in 2020, since then I haven't used it for anything. most of my projects are in python. If you know c++ it is very easy to learn.

Learning it - really depends on your use case. I found it very easy.

[iimnotevenreal]

introduction

So… Who are you?

my names alayna, i’m 15 years old (gasp, shes y-y-young??) but idrc what you call me, just keep it respectful. i’m a reality shifter, i manifest, crochet, knit, the list goes on. you could say i’m a (wo)man of many talents

How’d you get into shifting?

unfortunately through 2020 shifttok. i’ve been in the shifting community for 5 years so far, 1 1/2 of which i was inactive due to loss of interest. shifting was and still is like a break for my mind where i can relax and just let go of all of my cr issues.

side note: i am not bashing shifttok, there are a lot of really experienced and helpful shifters on there but 2020 shifttok was NOT it.

Okay, so what are you doing here?

honestly, i’m here to just journal my shifting experience. it’d be great if i could anyone who can relate to (and maybe even learn from) my experience. i’m also here to connect with people both in and out of the shifting community because i love to hear other people’s thoughts! despite being a shifting blog, i also have other hobbies that i plan on posting (like crocheting and reading).

My Realities!

-Across the Spiderverse

-My Hero Academia (i say as i look away in shame)

-Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

Fun Facts About Me!

1.) i’m a bio-med student!

2.) i have A LOT of pets (7 ball pythons, 3 crested geckos, 1 bearded dragon, 8 cockatiels, and 2 dogs if you were wondering).

3.) i love quotes + i’m really good at writing essays.

4.) when i find new hobbies, i get REALLY into it, like hours of research and a lot of trial and error until perfection.

5.) i’ve been crocheting the same amount of time i’ve been shifting!

6.) i shift for (dr) weeks to months cuz i shift for fun and to pass time.

this post will be added onto/edited as i go

“Life has no limitations, except the ones you make”

-Les Brown

[nanimoshiranaikoneko]

Hello Tumblr

i have been on the platform since 2012 but i have never actually wrote any posts so i finally made a decision to create a new personal account (even tho that account have been created and been empty since 2020 but these last four years were hard for everyone). I graduated from a university in 2021 and got a translator degree but due to various reasons (in the world and in general) it was hard to apply it in job searching. and i've been feeling super lost and depressed all these years. and i decided to give a chance my small coding dream since i had since high school (in my country we need to pass entry exams at school and my computer science teacher prohibited me even trying passing the exam and during that time i was listless and AGAIN a lost teenager who had no idea what to do with their life so i didn't even try fighting and just gave up the idea and chose a path of my other passion: languages /after graduation i picked up japanese so i keep learning new stuff and it helps me a lot to cope ig/) so here i am just turned 26 this month and started learning how to code last month only. i had a slight idea of how html worked plus we had python usage in linguistic at university (for some reason it was super weird lol) i have been practicing for 10 days straight so i thought it's gonna be a good idea to participate in 100 days of coding as almost a complete beginner and track my progress (plus i haven't actually been practicing english that much so it is also a good reason to start that blog) so my progress in the last 10 days looks like that: 1. revised html basics 2. started css journey

i use online video courses on Youtube by freeCodeCamp.org and creating an actual web styling with a tutor does actually help a lot! i enjoy studying but i do understand that i need much more time to practice myself

after i am planning to start JavaScript but we'll see how it will go and i am still not sure which path to choose but ig front-end sympathise me a lot plus i am planning to pass JLPT N3 this year so maybe i will post some updates too but i am not sure yet is it better to participate in summer or winter exam i don't think anyone will be interested in my journey but when i see people posting their progress in any sphere it inspires me a lot

[numptypylon]

whered the username come from

I needed one that wasn’t taken? 😅 In a rare moment of foresight, back in 2020, I tried to think up something too dumb to run the risk of being ‘taken’ on other platforms, in case I decided to branch out from my OG numptypylon online presence on Ao3

I always liked the word numpty, I’d just watched an episode of Endeavour titled ‘Pylon’ and learned that new word (I’m an adult, lol, just not a native English speaker), and am a big Monty Python fan, I think that’s how it happened 🤔

[jcmarchi]

Building technology that empowers city residents

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Building technology that empowers city residents

Kwesi Afrifa came to MIT from his hometown of Accra, Ghana, in 2020 to pursue an interdisciplinary major in urban planning and computer science. Growing up amid the many moving parts of a large, densely populated city, he had often observed aspects of urban life that could be made more efficient. He decided to apply his interest in computing and coding to address these problems by creating software tools for city planners.

Now a senior, Afrifa works at the City Form Lab led by Andres Sevstuk, collaborating on an open-source, Python-based tool that allows researchers and policymakers to analyze pedestrians’ behaviors. The package, which launches next month, will make it more feasible for researchers and city planners to investigate how changes to a city’s structural characteristics impact walkability and the pedestrian experience.

During his first two years at MIT, Afrifa worked in the Civic Data Design Lab led by Associate Professor Sarah Williams, where he helped build sensing tools and created an online portal for people living in Kibera, Nairobi, to access the internet and participate in survey research.

After graduation, he will go on to work as a software engineer at a startup in New York. After several years, he hopes to start his own company, building urban data tools for integration into mapping and location-based software applications.

“I see it as my duty to make city systems more efficient, deepen the connection between residents and their communities, and make existing in them better for everyone, including groups which have often been marginalized,” he says.

“Cities are special places”

Afrifa believes that in urban settings, technology has a unique power to both accelerate development and empower citizens.

He witnessed such unifying power in high school, when he created the website ghanabills.com, which aggregated bills of parliament in Ghana, providing easy access to this information as well as a place for people to engage in discussion on the bills. He describes the effect of this technology as a “democratizing force.”

Afrifa also explored the connection between cities and community as an executive member of Code for Good, a program that connects MIT students interested in software with nonprofits throughout the Boston area. He served as a mentor for students and worked on finding nonprofits to match them up with.

Language and visibility

Sharing African languages and cultures is also important to Afrifa. In his first two years at MIT, he and other African students across the country started the Mandla app, which he describes as a Duolingo for African languages. It had gamified lessons, voice translations, and other interactive features for learning. “We wanted to solve the problem of language revitalization and bring African languages to the broader diaspora,” he says. At its peak a year ago, the app had 50,000 daily active users.

Although the Mandla App was discontinued due to lack of funding, Afrifa has found other ways to promote African culture at MIT. He is currently collaborating with architecture graduate students TJ Bayowa and Courage Kpodo on a “A Tale of Two Coasts,” an upcoming short film and multimedia installation that delves into the intricate connections between perceptions of African art and identity spanning two coasts of the Atlantic Ocean. This ongoing collaboration, which Afrifa says is still taking shape, is something he hopes to expand beyond MIT.

Discovering arts

As a child, Afrifa enjoyed writing poetry. Growing up with parents who loved literature, Afrifa was encouraged to become involved with the theater and art scene of Accra. He didn’t expect to continue this interest at MIT, but then he discovered the Black Theater Guild (BTG).

The theater group had been active at MIT from the 1990s to around 2005. It was revived by Afrifa in his sophomore year when Professor Jay Scheib, head of Music and Theater Arts at MIT, encouraged him to write, direct, and produce more of his work after his final project for 21M.710 (Script Analysis), a dramaturgy class taught by Scheib.

Since then, the BTG has held two productions in the past two years: “Nkrumah’s Last Day,” in spring 2022, and “Shooting the Sheriff,” in spring 2023, both of which were written and directed by Afrifa. “It’s been very rewarding to conceptualize ideas, write stories and have this amazing community of people come together and produce it,” he says.

When asked if he will continue to pursue theater post-grad, Afrifa says: “That’s 100 percent the goal.”

[online-learning-e-tuitions]

How you can use python for data wrangling and analysis

Python is a powerful and versatile programming language that can be used for various purposes, such as web development, data science, machine learning, automation, and more. One of the most popular applications of Python is data analysis, which involves processing, cleaning, manipulating, and visualizing data to gain insights and make decisions.

In this article, we will introduce some of the basic concepts and techniques of data analysis using Python, focusing on the data wrangling and analysis process. Data wrangling is the process of transforming raw data into a more suitable format for analysis, while data analysis is the process of applying statistical methods and tools to explore, summarize, and interpret data.

To perform data wrangling and analysis with Python, we will use two of the most widely used libraries: Pandas and NumPy. Pandas is a library that provides high-performance data structures and operations for manipulating tabular data, such as Series and DataFrame. NumPy is a library that provides fast and efficient numerical computations on multidimensional arrays, such as ndarray.

We will also use some other libraries that are useful for data analysis, such as Matplotlib and Seaborn for data visualization, SciPy for scientific computing, and Scikit-learn for machine learning.

To follow along with this article, you will need to have Python 3.6 or higher installed on your computer, as well as the libraries mentioned above. You can install them using pip or conda commands. You will also need a code editor or an interactive environment, such as Jupyter Notebook or Google Colab.

Let’s get started with some examples of data wrangling and analysis with Python.

Example 1: Analyzing COVID-19 Data

In this example, we will use Python to analyze the COVID-19 data from the World Health Organization (WHO). The data contains the daily situation reports of confirmed cases and deaths by country from January 21, 2020 to October 23, 2023. You can download the data from here.

First, we need to import the libraries that we will use:import pandas as pd import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import seaborn as sns

Next, we need to load the data into a Pandas DataFrame:df = pd.read_csv('WHO-COVID-19-global-data.csv')

We can use the head() method to see the first five rows of the DataFrame:df.head()

Date_reportedCountry_codeCountryWHO_regionNew_casesCumulative_casesNew_deathsCumulative_deaths2020–01–21AFAfghanistanEMRO00002020–01–22AFAfghanistanEMRO00002020–01–23AFAfghanistanEMRO00002020–01–24AFAfghanistanEMRO00002020–01–25AFAfghanistanEMRO0000

We can use the info() method to see some basic information about the DataFrame, such as the number of rows and columns, the data types of each column, and the memory usage:df.info()

Output:

RangeIndex: 163800 entries, 0 to 163799 Data columns (total 8 columns): # Column Non-Null Count Dtype — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 Date_reported 163800 non-null object 1 Country_code 162900 non-null object 2 Country 163800 non-null object 3 WHO_region 163800 non-null object 4 New_cases 163800 non-null int64 5 Cumulative_cases 163800 non-null int64 6 New_deaths 163800 non-null int64 7 Cumulative_deaths 163800 non-null int64 dtypes: int64(4), object(4) memory usage: 10.0+ MB “><class 'pandas.core.frame.DataFrame'> RangeIndex: 163800 entries, 0 to 163799 Data columns (total 8 columns): # Column Non-Null Count Dtype --- ------ -------------- ----- 0 Date_reported 163800 non-null object 1 Country_code 162900 non-null object 2 Country 163800 non-null object 3 WHO_region 163800 non-null object 4 New_cases 163800 non-null int64 5 Cumulative_cases 163800 non-null int64 6 New_deaths 163800 non-null int64 7 Cumulative_deaths 163800 non-null int64 dtypes: int64(4), object(4) memory usage: 10.0+ MB

We can see that there are some missing values in the Country_code column. We can use the isnull() method to check which rows have missing values:df[df.Country_code.isnull()]

Output:

Date_reportedCountry_codeCountryWHO_regionNew_casesCumulative_casesNew_deathsCumulative_deaths2020–01–21NaNInternational conveyance (Diamond Princess)WPRO00002020–01–22NaNInternational conveyance (Diamond Princess)WPRO0000……………………2023–10–22NaNInternational conveyance (Diamond Princess)WPRO07120132023–10–23NaNInternational conveyance (Diamond Princess)WPRO0712013

We can see that the missing values are from the rows that correspond to the International conveyance (Diamond Princess), which is a cruise ship that had a COVID-19 outbreak in early 2020. Since this is not a country, we can either drop these rows or assign them a unique code, such as ‘IC’. For simplicity, we will drop these rows using the dropna() method:df = df.dropna()

We can also check the data types of each column using the dtypes attribute:df.dtypes

Output:Date_reported object Country_code object Country object WHO_region object New_cases int64 Cumulative_cases int64 New_deaths int64 Cumulative_deaths int64 dtype: object

We can see that the Date_reported column is of type object, which means it is stored as a string. However, we want to work with dates as a datetime type, which allows us to perform date-related operations and calculations. We can use the to_datetime() function to convert the column to a datetime type:df.Date_reported = pd.to_datetime(df.Date_reported)

We can also use the describe() method to get some summary statistics of the numerical columns, such as the mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum, and quartiles:df.describe()

Output:

New_casesCumulative_casesNew_deathsCumulative_deathscount162900.000000162900.000000162900.000000162900.000000mean1138.300062116955.14016023.4867892647.346237std6631.825489665728.383017137.25601215435.833525min-32952.000000–32952.000000–1918.000000–1918.00000025%-1.000000–1.000000–1.000000–1.00000050%-1.000000–1.000000–1.000000–1.00000075%-1.000000–1.000000–1.000000–1.000000max -1 -1 -1 -1

We can see that there are some negative values in the New_cases, Cumulative_cases, New_deaths, and Cumulative_deaths columns, which are likely due to data errors or corrections. We can use the replace() method to replace these values with zero:df = df.replace(-1,0)

Now that we have cleaned and prepared the data, we can start to analyze it and answer some questions, such as:

Which countries have the highest number of cumulative cases and deaths?

How has the pandemic evolved over time in different regions and countries?

What is the current situation of the pandemic in India?

To answer these questions, we will use some of the methods and attributes of Pandas DataFrame, such as:

groupby() : This method allows us to group the data by one or more columns and apply aggregation functions, such as sum, mean, count, etc., to each group.

sort_values() : This method allows us to sort the data by one or more

loc[] : This attribute allows us to select a subset of the data by labels or conditions.

plot() : This method allows us to create various types of plots from the data, such as line, bar, pie, scatter, etc.

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[khodorkovskaya]

life as an econ major: first impression

17.09.23

so here's the thing, the school year starts tomorrow but i still don't have my exam results... so am i actually gonna start my masters this year? who knows. i guess we'll find out tomorrow.

but the info session for this program took place on friday so i went despite the fact that i still don't have my results. and here's how it went.

so first we had a big info session for all the masters programs at the economics and management faculty. and there are like 5 different programs, we were about 50-60 people id say. the session was quite boring bc it was mostly for people who are new to the university overall. so they just like explained all the administrative stuff like how to sign up for courses, what moodle is, etc. so i didn't learn anything new. and i looked around to see what kind of people study economics and management. and i really felt out of place. idk, maybe it's my "not like other girls" syndrome or idk what. but i really felt like i didn't belong. contrary to what id imagined, it was mostly women. mostly my age and older. a couple of people in their 30s-40s too. but mostly like yeah, girlies in their mid to late twenties. dressed in skinny jeans. and michael kors bags. all with straight or straightened hair. the vibe was very much french, no offense... and the few guys who were there were also very french. like skinny jeans and hair that's like shaved on the sides. it was giving tiktok fuckboys circa 2020.

then we were split up into our different master programs. and our group only had 11 people. 3 guys, 8 girls. mostly foreign and like half poc. so there was me, a girl who just moved from spain who worked for this like eu organisation in paris, an indian girl who did econometrics and maths, a hijabi girl and a moroccan (?) girl who both did their bachelors here, a guy who just moved from lebanon, an asian girl who did international relations here, a girl who's doing a second masters, and a guy i went to hs with who studied in exeter. and that was quite awkward cos he came up to me like "heyyy you went to [school name], right?" and i was like ummmm who are you. and he was like "yeahh we had german and maths together". and i had no idea who he was. and then he said his name and that also didn't ring a bell at all. i was like bro i am so sorry.

so yeah, the head professor explained how the program works, like how many credits you need, what classes to take, etc. he was very cool and i started to get more enthusiastic about doing this actually.

and then we all had drinks in the main hall and i talked to the spanish girl, the 2nd masters girl and the high school guy.

and yesterday i looked at my schedule and registered for each of the courses on moodle. and... had a mental breakdown...

because it sounds like my worst nightmare.

first of all, im gonna have to write essays. i haven't written an essay since high school. i don't know how to cite. i don't know how to read either tbh. like how do i read a paper about economics?? i don't know what any of it means.

i looked at the syllabus for every course. and none of it makes sense. i don't even believe in inflation. like isn't inflation a deviantart fetish? and wtf is gdp. like.

secondly, 60% of the grade for these courses is group projects. again, i haven't done a group project since high school. it terrifies me. like. the responsibility of working with people. is terrifying. and you have to make a powerpoint presentation and write a paper. in a group! like.... how???? i don't know how to do either of these things.

and for the elective courses i was like okay im gonna pick the maths ones bc there's no way in hell that im gonna choose to write even more essays. but! the maths electives that i have are all programming! i don't know how to code! you need to know python! and like how to do like time projections and shit. ive only done matrix multiplication on matlab in like the first semester of my bachelors. i fucking hate computers and matlab was hell, i didnt undertand any of it, it was my worst grade. so how am i gonna do python?

another thing that sounds like absolute hell is coursework. in maths it was easy. you go to class (or don't, up to you!) and you have an exam at the end of the year and that's your grade. but here you have papers to hand in every week. and graded homework. and presentations. my lazy ass is actually gonna have to work throughout the year. i thought about it yesterday and cried.

anyway, studying economics sounds like a neurodivergent nightmare.

and okay i thought id stop there but!!! the topics that im gonna have to write papers on... y'alll.... i don't give a shit about the economic impact of russian sanctions like

how do i give a shit ????

and i looked at the first problem set and at first i was like oooo maths! looks familiar! but the thing is, i can't read. like whenever i see a word problem my brain just makes the internet dial up noise. wtf does this mean???

i showed it to my stepdad and he was like "huh that's easy, that's just cross multiplication". and guys. you don't understand. but i don't know how to do percentages. i don't know how to solve first degree diff equations. i can't do basic maths. i can only prove theorems on abstract topics and that's it. 2+2 i don't know her. what the fuck is a growth rate. like. i can't read.

fuck. i am so stressed.

[josiah-theory]

Oops, Nearly 4 Months Went By

Yikes! Hello!

I guess I should summarize how the past 4 months have gone, music/theory-wise.

I began work once more on my music theory library, Harmonica, in Python, which hadn't been touched in some time. Then, I grew frustrated with Python and learned Rust, and began writing the library in Rust. That's how a lot of June and July went.

Then, over a month ago, I started messing with Pure Data again for the first time since 2020, after listening to some Autechre and watching some computer music talks and going, hey I want to create my own music tools from the ground up again. I grew frustrated with programming logic in Pure Data, so I decided to take a swing at SuperCollider again for the first time since 2017.

At first I was moreso focused on learning to use SuperCollider to, y'know, make sounds - learning the DSP tools and the client-server architecture, etc. Then, in recent weeks, I've been focusing more specifically on sclang, the programming language of the SuperCollider environment. Now, as of a week ago, I've been writing my library, Harmonica, as a SuperCollider extension.

My, quite the language-hopping this library has gone through. My rationale for writing it in SuperCollider is that I feel I may as well use it in an environment that's already specifically geared towards making music/sound experiments. After all, the nature of this project is just that: experimental. Also, I always suspected that my music theory explorations would be best suited towards algo music.

Also, sclang seems so far to be a genuinely competent programming language in its own right. I mean... it's also very... quirky (Quarky?) and I must say, coming from Rust, I am VERY underwhelmed by its error reporting. Overall though... so far so good. The gist of sclang is that it's very OOP, but also very functional and has first class functions. So actually, pretty similar to rust in some aspects!

I will say though, SuperCollider's reputation as a slow-burn of an environment with a steep learning curve is not unwarranted - good LORD it takes a lot of work to get going in this environment! Pure Data, as esoteric and opaque as it looks (those patches you see on YouTube with the million erratic lines connecting confusingly labeled boxes across the screen) is much more plug-n-play in comparison.

Alright, that's all I've got for you. Maybe some day I'll have some actual examples to share. Here's to another 4 months! Or, well, hopefully less this time.

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Pearl's Pets

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Pearl owns four birds and two snakes. They live with her family near the dorm, but she is planning on taking them to the dorm with her. The fans have already seen them on the social medias from &Team.

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D'Or

D’Or is a small ball python and Pearl adopted her in late 2020 out of a shelter. She was already a year old and by 2023 she is 4 years old. She is neither poisonous nor dangerous in any other way. Her name means ‘golden’ in french.

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Raven

Raven is a bit bigger than D’Or. She is calm and peaceful even when eating. Pearl got her in late 2021 and is very happy about getting her. Raven is even a bit cuddly and by 2023 6 years old.

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Skye & Comet

Skye and Comet are a budgie pair. They are in love, your honor. Pearl adopted them in early 2022. They are inseparable and were Pearl’s first birds. They are very cuddly. In 2023 they are one and a half years old.

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Celeste

Celeste is the third budgie that Pearl owns. She got the pink bird in late 2022 together with Jade. Celeste is a lot less cuddly. Instead, Pearl is teaching Celeste and Jade tricks, which works incredibly well. By 2023 she is one year old.

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Jade

Jade was adopted alongside Celeste in late 2022. She is witty and likes to learn new tricks from Pearl. She also likes to cuddle but it more independent. By 2023 she is one year old.

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Disclaimer: All the pictures are from Pinterest and are not mine. Credit to the owners.

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Affordable Artificial Intelligence Course in Chicago: Where to Learn AI on a Budget

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept—it’s shaping everything from self-driving cars to voice assistants and predictive healthcare. For students, tech professionals, and career changers in Chicago, mastering AI has become one of the most lucrative skills of the 2020s. But what if you're on a budget?

The good news is: you don’t need to break the bank to get started with AI. With the right programs, tools, and institutions, you can learn AI in Chicago without spending thousands of dollars upfront.

In this blog, we’ll explore the most affordable Artificial Intelligence course in Chicago, their features, costs, and benefits—so you can make a smart investment in your future.

Why Study Artificial Intelligence in Chicago?

Chicago is quickly emerging as a Midwestern tech hub. With startups, Fortune 500 companies, and tech accelerators like 1871, the city offers ample opportunities for AI professionals. Moreover, Chicago’s academic ecosystem—home to institutions like the University of Chicago, Northwestern, and emerging international players—offers both depth and flexibility for AI learners.

Key Advantages of Learning AI in Chicago:

Diverse learning options: From university degrees to bootcamps and part-time certifications.

Access to top employers: Google, Amazon, McDonald’s Tech Labs, and healthcare AI startups.

Affordable living costs: Compared to other tech cities like San Francisco or New York.

Now let’s dive into the best affordable AI courses in Chicago.

Top Affordable Artificial Intelligence Programs in Chicago (2025)

1. Boston Institute of Analytics – Professional Certification in AI & Machine Learning

Location: Chicago (Hybrid: Online + Optional Workshops) Duration: 6 Months Fees: Starting from $850 (EMI and scholarship options available)

Why It’s Affordable & Effective: Boston Institute of Analytics (BIA) offers a globally recognized, industry-driven AI certification program tailored for students, professionals, and international candidates. It combines affordability with practical, hands-on learning.

Features:

Taught by AI professionals from top firms

Real-world projects (NLP, computer vision, and predictive modeling)

Tools covered: Python, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, OpenCV

Resume and interview support included

Who It’s For: Budget-conscious students and professionals looking to pivot or upskill without enrolling in a full-time degree.

How to Choose the Right AI Program in Chicago on a Budget?

With so many options, here are tips to choose smartly:

✅ 1. Set Clear Learning Goals

Do you want to switch careers, upskill for your current job, or just explore AI? Your goal will determine whether a short bootcamp or in-depth certification is right.

✅ 2. Check for Hidden Costs

Ensure there are no extra fees for exams, software access, or certification.

✅ 3. Look for Financial Aid

Institutes like BIA, Northwestern, and Coursera offer scholarships, discounts, or EMI plans.

✅ 4. Prioritize Hands-On Learning

Theory alone won’t get you hired. Choose programs with real-world projects and industry tools.

✅ 5. Verify Certificate Recognition

Opt for programs with recognized accreditation or brand backing (e.g., Google, BIA, IBM, universities).

Career Opportunities After an AI Program in Chicago

AI talent is in high demand across industries. After completing an AI course in Chicago, here are some job roles you could explore:

Machine Learning Engineer

AI Researcher

Data Scientist

Computer Vision Developer

AI Product Manager

Business Intelligence Analyst

With tech companies, healthcare giants, fintech startups, and even government institutions embracing AI, Chicago offers a thriving job ecosystem for certified professionals.

Final Thoughts

AI is shaping the future—and now is the time to get involved. The best part? You don’t need to spend a fortune or quit your job to do it. Whether you’re a student, a tech enthusiast, or a working professional, affordable Artificial Intelligence programs in Chicago can help you acquire valuable, future-proof skills without draining your savings.

Among the top budget-friendly choices, the Boston Institute of Analytics stands out for its global recognition, flexible learning model, and industry-oriented curriculum—all at a reasonable fee. So if you're serious about learning AI in 2025, but cost is a concern, there are more options than ever before.