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[Extension: redun] Bioinformatics pipelines from the bottom up

This is the first part of a series of extensions that I will add to my previous post on Bioinformatics pipelines from the bottom up. Learn about the core features of redun by using it to reimplement a toy bioinformatics workflow.

HTGAA 22

I'm participating as a committed listener in 2022's How to Grow (Almost) Anything. Here's the link to all my assignment submissions: Notion – The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It’s the all-in-one workspace for you

Bioinformatics pipeline example from the bottom up

This tutorial is aimed at scientists and bioinformaticians who know how to work the command line and have heard about pipelines before but feel lost in the jungle of tools like Docker, Nextflow, Airflow, Reflow, Snakemake, etc.

Awesome Open-Source Bio/Cheminformatics

A (growing) list of open-source Bio/Cheminformatics tools that I found useful in my work. If you know other tools in this realm that I should check out, please reach out.

How to set up your own ENS domain name

This is a short tutorial on how to set up your own ENS domain name using MetaMask and Google Chrome.

Setting up Virtual Flow on AWS using Parallelcluster and Slurm

This is a short tutorial on how to set up AWS Parallelcluster with Slurm to run VirtualFlow. VirtualFlow is a versatile, parallel workflow platform for carrying out virtual screening related tasks on Linux-based computer clusters of any type and size which are managed by a batchsystem (such as SLURM).AWS

The 80/20 Computer Science Degree

Nand to Tetris was created by two CS professors, Noam Nisan and Shimon Schocken. In a nutshell, you'll build your own computer in a bottom-up fashion all the way up from NAND gates.

Sequential and simultaneous modes of awareness

The most interesting part in Ted Chiang's "Story of your life" is the parallel of the causal and teleological explanation with a sequential and simultaneous mode of awareness. Fermat's principle of least time can be interpreted in terms of cause and effect: a difference in the index of refraction caused

The best way to encompass the future is by building a strong set of beliefs.

Using claims as a first-class citizen in your thinking helps you move towards strong beliefs. If you don't explicitly state your claims you're never going to move in any direction. Everything will seem kind of relevant and worth pursuing. Writing down claims can help manifest them. It helps to understand

Why we gain compounding benefits from incremental knowledge tools

Knowledge and productivity are like compound interest. As knowledge workers, we live on the margins and every seemingly little improvement can add up to that compound in the long run. The more you know, the more you learn; the more you learn, the more you can do; the more you

Embed Twitter Threads in Roam Research

Paste a tweet url into Roam. The thread is then copied to your clipboard. Paste it into Roam via CMD+V (Mac) CTRL-V (Windows).

Recommender Systems: The Most Valuable Application of Machine Learning (Part 2)

Why Recommender Systems are the most valuable application of Machine Learning and how Machine Learning-driven Recommenders already drive almost every aspect of our lives.

Recommender Systems: The Most Valuable Application of Machine Learning (Part 1)

Why Recommender Systems are the most valuable application of Machine Learning and how Machine Learning-driven Recommenders already drive almost every aspect of our lives.

Machine Learning System Design

Some great resources on Machine Learning System designs from Facebook, Twitter, Google, Airbnb, Uber, Instagram, Netflix, AWS and Spotify.

The World Doesn't Care - Lessons From Startup Failure

The other often overlooked and not-so-glamorous side of the founder’s story.