Understanding Base58 encoding in Python

Converting binary to string can be useful when you need to represent a number in a recognizable, short package. For this task, Base64 is often used. Base64 contains characters that can be confused with each other. This can lead to transcription mistakes. It is also harder to copy & paste due to special characters. Base58…

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How to Generate Text in Python

Text is my personal favorite medium for machine learning. Here is why: In computing, a picture is worth a (few hundred) thousand words. As a result, modeling text is more space and compute efficient than visual models. Text arrived first to the internet. This lead time has resulted in better algorithms, and bottomless data. Interpretability…

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A Beginner’s Guide to Topic Modeling in Python

Since the launch of its public beta in 2008, Glassdoor has become the gold standard for company satisfaction ratings. They also have a classifieds section comparable to LinkedIn, Indeed, and others. Glassdoor provides examples of job descriptions with company ratings in context. This makes it easy to compare what good and bad companies have in…

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