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It’s the 1990s. Something weird is happening in New York’s Chinatown: young, homeless, LGBTQ+ women are going missing and showing up dead and the police won’t lift a finger. Athena, a determined social worker, will stop at nothing to get to the bottom of it – and so ends up drawn into the mystery surrounding a figure called Carmilla.   First teased at SDCC ’22 and out in comic shops this week from Dark Horse’s Berger Books imprint, writer Amy Chu and artist Soo Lee‘s horror graphic novel Carmilla: The First Vampire draws…

Data Processing in PythonThis article explained the basic pandas’ methods and properties for dealing with the DateTime series in a data framePhoto by Lukas Blazek on UnsplashAs written in the title, this article is part 2 of my Dealing with Dates in Python’s DataFrame series. Below show the content of each part of the Dealing with Dates in Python’s DataFrame series.Image from Author.In my previous article, I have shown the DateTime series creation methods. Then, in this article, I will show the basic properties and…

Data Processing in PythonPandas methods for date series creationPhoto by Jon Tyson on UnsplashMost of the time, the DateTime object represents a crucial element for drawing insights from the data. We can understand the trend, cycle, and seasonal pattern from the data with the date. From that, we can prepare the report based on the pattern found, and further study and analyze the data.The importance of the DateTime object in analysis motivated me to study further what I can do with the DateTime object in the pandas module.…

The intuition behind LDA and its limitations, along with python implementation using GensimBy Lan Chu and Robert Jan Sokolewicz.1. What is Latent Dirichlet Allocation?Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) is a popular model when it comes to analyzing large amounts of text. It is a generative probabilistic model that enables users to uncover hidden (“latent”) topics and themes from a collection of documents. LDA models each document as being generated by a process of repeatedly sampling words and topics from statistical…

Automation with PythonThis article is about the possible manipulation you can perform on the DateTime variables.Photo by Estée Janssens on UnsplashDo you struggle when dealing with DateTime objects? Well, I have to admit that I struggle frequently. I always need to do plenty of searching to find suitable methods for my use case. Then, I decided to write this article, as documentation for my dear readers and myself.When I am developing the tool to automate report preparation or Excel file combination, I will have to be…

Data Science ConsultancyAfter collaborating with a Data Science Consultant, I saw the precious values I missed in my previous Data Science project, which led to a not-so-pleasant experiencePhoto by Natalie Pedigo on UnsplashTwo months earlier, my team engaged a data science consultant firm on a new launch data science project. The consultants will be developing the machine learning model and the entire pipeline. From the two months of working with the consultant, I have learnt the technical skills and the skills to…

Audiophiles on a budget are spoilt for choice thanks to plenty of excellent, affordable IEMs from various brands based in China, that are available in India. A lot of these ‘Chi Fi' brands come and go, but one particular brand has stuck around for a while and has consistently produced excellent, value-driven products. Moondrop is popular for its budget and mid-range audiophile IEMs, and its most recent launch is the Moondrop Chu, which has been the subject of some hype in audiophile circles.Priced at Rs. 1,999 for the…

Use Plotly Gragh_object to make an animated treemap with a slider for changing data displayImage by Author.In this article, we will learn how to visualize hierarchical data with ‘tree map’ visualization using Graph_object module of Plotly library.Plotly Express vs. Plotly Graph_objectThe Plotly Python library is an open-source library for interactive visualization. The Plotly Express module offers a quick and easy implementation as a starting point for creating the most common figures with the simple syntax but lacks…

All the real stuff with questions in great detailIn this post, I will talk about the data science interview process and the questions that were asked based on my experience. Many people are intimidated by interviewing, however, notice that it is a candidate’s market right now and this process can be fun if you know what to expect and how to prepare. It is important to keep in mind that depending on the companies, the process differs. Even within the same companies, different interviewers may have different approaches. Not…

Carmilla is an 1871 Gothic novella by Irish author Sheridan Le Fanu, a vampire story that beat Bram Stoker to the punch by 26 years. Serialised as The Dark Blue in 1871 and 72, the story is told by a young woman who is preyed upon by Carmilla, the vampiric form for the noble lady Mircalla, the Countess Karnstein. And now it is inspiring a new graphic novel, Carmilla The First Vampire. by Amy Chu and Soo Lee to be published by Berger Books at Dark Horse Comics.This queer, feminist murder mystery is a riveting tale of…