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Tutorial #1 – Using the USZIPCODE Python Library to expand a weather app

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As I’ve mentioned a few times on Twitter, recently, I’ve started using Mike Kennedy’s (of TalkPython.fm) Python Jumpstart course.  It really is a great course, so check it out.  I tried the book “Automate the Boring Stuff with Python” first, but I find Mike does a really good job of making some of the underlying […]

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Diary # 5 – Drunk Walks and Battle Royales

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The last few days I’ve been toying with various “Drunkard’s Walk” algorithms. Well, technically I spent about an hour toying with various Drunkard’s Walk algorithms, and then about 2 days fighting with the obnoxiously convoluted and irritatingly documented “matplotlib“.  I’m probably going to switch to plot.ly, but that’s not really germane to the topic at […]

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It’s Difficult to Explain

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Something that Luke and I often discuss – aside from best sci-fi TV series (Babylon 5, obviously), favorite Doctor (Kenzo Tenma, though Jon Pertwee is an acceptable answer), and why everyone we know is crazy (I blame Monty Python) – is game difficulty. And, more specifically, why I’m wrong for liking difficult games.

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Diary: Golf or Die-gest

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After a couple more days of poking around with Python, and the tutorial I discussed last post, I’ve come to a realization that is going to surprise some people. Programming is actually difficult to learn. To be fair, it’s not like I didn’t already know this.  I tried a few years ago to learn a […]

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