50% Growth Rate Plus Time πŸ“ˆ A Formula to Harness Exponential Growth

In today’s rapidly evolving world, embracing exponential growth can be the key to success. To harness this growth, two crucial elements must be considered: In this article, I’ll delve into exponential growth, πŸš€ discuss how to identify promising opportunities and explore the role of time in achieving success. The Power of Exponential Growth Exponential growth … Read more

How I Scattered My Fat with Python – Scraping and Analyzing My Nutrition Data From Cronometer.com

From April 1st through August 14th, I tracked everything I ate on cronometer.com as part of a weight loss challenge. Overall I lost almost 25 pounds at a rate of 1.2 pounds per week. I always wondered what I could learn if I could scrape that data and get it into a Jupyter Notebook. In … Read more

The Battle Between Centralization and Decentralization in Tech

Once upon a time, I was a distributed systems researcher specializing in graph partitioning algorithms. Those were thrilling days, though I must admit I didn’t enjoy the daily commute and the time away from my family. During that period, I delved deep into classic distributed systems conundrums like the Byzantine Generals Problem. When I discovered … Read more

Python Strings Made Easy

Python is a versatile programming language with a wide range of applications. One of the essential aspects of Python is its ability to manipulate strings. πŸ’‘ Strings in Python are sequences of characters, such as text or numbers, enclosed in single or double quotes. As Python does not have a dedicated character data type, a … Read more

Coinbase API: Getting Historical Price for Multiple Days Made Easy

Coinbase API v2 is a powerful tool for developers to access real-time and historical cryptocurrency data. One of the most common use cases for the API is to retrieve historical price data for multiple days, which can be used for analysis, modeling, and forecasting. However, getting historical price data for multiple days using Coinbase API … Read more

How to Access the First, Second, or N-th Child Div Element in BeautifulSoup?

To access the first, second, or N-th child div element in BeautifulSoup, use the .contents or .find_all() methods on a parent div element. The .contents method returns a list of children, including tags and strings, while .find_all() returns a list of matching tags only. Simply select the desired index to obtain the child div element … Read more

Python Generate HTML – 3 Easy Ways

πŸ’¬ Problem Statement: How to generate HTML documents in Python? One of the advantages of opting for Python as your programming language is that it is one of the most versatile languages, as it emphasizes code readability with extensive use of white space. It supports a large collection of libraries that serves various purposes, which … Read more

How Bitcoin Solves the Byzantine Generals Problem

Overview 🏰 Picture a mighty city, surrounded by a bunch of Byzantine generals πŸ’‚β€β™‚οΈ, trying to unite and plan an epic attack! But oh no! 😱 Some of these generals might be traitors πŸ•΅οΈ, who’ll backstab the others and ruin the plan. They need a foolproof way to agree on a battle strategy while handling … Read more