Why becoming a data scientist is NOT actually easier than you think

I was just doing some late night reading and came across this article:

http://gigaom.com/data/why-becoming-a-data-scientist-might-be-easier-than-you-think/

Fixing 504 Timeouts using NGINX and Gunicorn

Almost all of the sites I build use NGINX for load balancing and gunicorn for my django applications servers. I ran into an issue where one particular API call was timing (from the Chrome debug window):

Why I’m glad I got rejected from Chicago Business School

Just over three years ago, on March 24, 2010, I didn’t get “the call” that was supposed to change my life – a congratulatory call from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business accepting me into their MBA program. But the…

IPython Notebook on AWS

How to get IPython notebook running on AWS

Prerequisite:

1. Launch an instance on your AWS account
2. SSH into your AWS account
3. Basic usage of Vim

Adding Authentication To A MongoDB Database

It's very easy to add user/password authentication to your mongo database:

1. First, add a password to admin:

> use admin

You Can’t Outsource Your CTO

If you are trying to build an internet business, find a CTO, not a…

A Simple Map-Reduce Word Counting Example Using Hadoop 1.0.3 and Python Streaming 

I have recently started using Hadoop again after a few months off, and decided to document how to get Hadoop + a simple word count example up-and-running on OSX 10.6.

Permutations vs. Combinations: A refresher

Here is a referesher for anyone that has forgotten the difference between permutations and combinations.

Permutations: order matters

How To Set Up A Django Development Environment on OSX 10.7

I just reformatted my computer with OSX Lion, and needed to re-build my entire development environment. I have always be frustrated with my setup for various reasons, so I figured I would do a little research find out the right…