Jun 23, 2018 — The Scientific Filesystem Container Builder — In this post, I’m going to talk about the Scientific Filesystem Container Builder, a template for researchers to use to make it easy to distribute reproducible, tested research software. Yes, that means a workflow of: build --> test --> deploy... Read more

Jun 17, 2018 — Open Source Datasets with Kaggle — Data sharing is hard, but we all know that there is great potential for discovery and reward [1]. A typical “sharing operation” might look like passing around a portable drive, putting compressed archives on some university or cloud server, or... Read more

Jun 16, 2018 — Large Uploads with Django+Nginx Upload Module — Do you ever struggle with something, akin to a blueberry muffin that is slowly being squished in a 10 year old’s lunch box (and he’s gone out to recess and left it in the sun), but then figure it out... Read more

Jun 9, 2018 — Dinosaur Data Science, Start with Counting — This post has three parts. In the first I’ll talk about challenges in data science and rationale for an initiative I’ve started called the Dinosaur Datasets. Discussion of this initiative is the second part. In the third part I’ll walk... Read more