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Jun 4, 2023

Prompt Engineer — The Most Overhyped Job of the Decade

And why everyone should nevertheless be familiar with writing AI prompts.

Prompt Engineer — The Most Overhyped Job of the Decade

Thomas Baumgartner

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Feb 25, 2023

Data Pseudo-Science: Selling Garbage to Data Illiterates

The dark side of data science no one talks about.

Data Pseudo-Science: Selling Garbage to Data Illiterates

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Thomas Baumgartner

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Nov 7, 2022

Solve Problems Like a Physicist

A step-by-step guide applicable to data science and many other fields.

Solve Problems Like a Physicist

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Thomas Baumgartner

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Sep 3, 2022

Python’s Context Managers Explained with Two Instructive Examples

All you need to know about the magic methods and the @contextmanager decorator.

Python’s Context Managers Explained with Two Instructive Examples

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Thomas Baumgartner

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Jun 29, 2022

How to Get Data from an SQL Database into pandas via SSH

Use Python to set up a secure connection to a remote database server and get query results as pandas data frames.

How to Get Data from an SQL Database into pandas via SSH

Thomas Baumgartner

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May 22, 2022

You Got Your University Degree. Now What?

Should you pursue an academic career or get a job in the scary world outside of the ivory tower?

You Got Your University Degree. Now What?

Thomas Baumgartner

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May 14, 2022

Pseudo-Science: How to See Through It

Medium is no safe haven of wisdom. Make sure you don’t fall for pseudo-scientific nonsense.

Pseudo-Science: How to See Through It

Thomas Baumgartner

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May 1, 2022

Dear HR People, Please Get Your LinkedIn Act Together

Three mistakes that will scare away potential high-quality employees.

Dear HR People, Please Get Your LinkedIn Act Together

Thomas Baumgartner

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Feb 27, 2022

Dear Writers, Please Cut the Crap

10 types of articles nobody needs — avoid these patterns if you care about your reputation.

Dear Writers, Please Cut the Crap

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Jan 11, 2022

Long Callbacks in Dash Web Apps

How to deal with time-consuming code in callback functions of Python Dash web applications.

Long Callbacks in Dash Web Apps

Thomas Baumgartner

Thomas Baumgartner

Data scientist, physicist (PhD), engineer, software developer, photographer, musician, and sometimes writer. Lives in Vienna, Austria.

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