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How to monitor your air quality with this DIY setup

With a Raspberry Pi, low-cost gas sensors, and a remote-controlled switch, you can control the air quality in your house. The air we breathe indoors is not always healthier than the air outside. According to a study of the E.U. Joint Research Centre [http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-03-1278_en.htm], you can find a wide range

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An applied introduction to LSTMs for text generation — using Keras and GPU-enabled Kaggle Kernels

by Megan Risdal An applied introduction to LSTMs for text generation — using Keras and GPU-enabled Kaggle Kernels Kaggle [https://www.kaggle.com/] recently gave data scientists the ability to add a GPU to Kernels [https://www.kaggle.com/kernels] (Kaggle’s cloud-based hosted notebook platform). I knew this would be the perfect opportunity for me to learn

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All I Really Need to Know About InfoSec, I learned from Mr. Robot

I was trapped on a beastly 14-hour flight to China — complete with a jet-lagged newborn on my lap. Fortunately, the in-flight entertainment included a new cybercrime drama called Mr. Robot. This show takes technical realism to levels unprecedented for Hollywood. It succeeded in distracting me from the awkwardness of

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Weekend project: sign language and static-gesture recognition using scikit-learn

by Sreehari Weekend project: sign language and static-gesture recognition using scikit-learn Let’s build a machine learning pipeline that can read the sign language alphabet just by looking at a raw image of a person’s hand. A raw image indicating the alphabet ‘A’ in sign languageThis problem has two parts to

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Advanced Object-Oriented Programming in Java – Full Book

Java is a go-to language for many programmers, and it’s a critical skill for any software engineer. After learning Java, picking up other programming languages and advanced concepts becomes much easier. In this book, I’ll cover the practical knowledge you need to move from writing basic Java code to

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Google Introduces New Crawler To Optimize Googlebot’s Performance

Google introduces GoogleOther, a new web crawler, to optimize operations, streamline R&D tasks, and reduce strain on Googlebot. Google has recently introduced a new web crawler called “GoogleOther,” designed to alleviate strain on Googlebot, its primary search index crawler. The addition of this new crawler will ultimately help Google optimize and streamline its crawling operations. […]

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5 Alternatives To AmazonSmile For Integrated Charity Donations

AmazonSmile has been sunset, but your NGO can still host charity donations and an ethical shopping experience with these five alternatives. AmazonSmile has been sunset by Amazon, leaving a gap for non-profits that could collect donations from Amazon shoppers without charge. Non-profit leaders are now looking for new platforms and venues to continue their low-overhead […]

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Instagram Beta Testing New Repost Feature

At last – the long awaited “repost” feature in Instagram is coming soon. But not for all users. On September 8th, a Meta representative confirmed to TechCrunch that they plan to test the repost feature soon to a select group of people. As of today, Meta has not publicly announced this soon-to-be feature. The Reposts […]

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