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I used to teach OpenRefine as a part of Data Carpentry workshops, and more than once, I heard people say it changed their lives. This is that lesson for getting started with OpenRe…

If you haven’t run across it yet, Karl Sims’ virtual creatures are also really fascinating. https://www.karlsims.com/evolved-virtual-creatures.html And anything by Melanie Mitchell…

As it seems like you’re seeing, what evolves depends a lot on what you’re selecting for and the environment they’re ‘growing’ in. This is another paper with more details. https://w…

This is a neat project! Another interesting project with self-replicating and evolving computer programs is Avida, developed in Charles Ofria’s lab. http://avida.devosoft.org/ It’s…

Thank you for this. I hadn’t seen the teal management approach described before.

Thanks, this is a vital service, especially now when many teens are struggling and virtual is the only option. Designing specifically for virtual may be an advantage over therapist…

It is interesting and important to think about ways to support open source project contributors, especially when the projects are being used in commercial organizations. It would h…

Excellent point and related to Nadia Eghbal's post on the lack of support for open source infrastructure being the internet's biggest blind spot. https://medium.com/@nayafia/how-i-…

For installation of Jupyter, Anaconda works well across all platforms, even most slightly older OSes. http://jupyter.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html It does work better for p…

Also, not on Stoicism, but "10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story" is a book b…

The book "A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy" by William Irvine is a good book on Stoicism that provides a good practical perspective on using the approach in y…

A lot of great information here that can be used to think about the viability and sustainability of open source projects.

> Paul: The best startups come from personal experience. It was something you or someone you know needed. I've seen this comment before. It emphasizes the need for more founders wi…

That's why programs like Data Carpentry and Software Carpentry, mentioned in the article, are so important. http://www.datacarpentry.org . Most universities actually don't have goo…

I am glad that you are here, both doing your work, and commenting on HN! Thank you for your contributions, and you are appreciated.

Titus Brown also a blog post on this earlier this year "The top 10 reasons why blog posts are better than scientific papers" http://ivory.idyll.org/blog/2017-top-ten-reasons-blog-p…

I like that term 'information snacks'! That's an excellent descriptor.

Alternative title "teenagers can't be alone for 8 hours without technology". The issue is being alone with their thoughts. The fact that such a significant number had severe anxiet…

Yes, the paper won't take long to write if the software already meets the criteria in the Reviewer guidelines http://joss.theoj.org/about#reviewer_guidelines Most scientific softwa…

This journal also is also encouraging and rewarding good software development practices, such as documentation, licensing, having the code in version control and testing. These pra…

I disagree that that's an appropriate or useful question, but if the VC truly thinks it is (and it's even actually legal), then shouldn't they ask all their potential entrepreneurs…

I agree that review/critique is just as important, even if you have only a few people. Even with a small group though, roles for participants can help keep conversations on track a…