Flow of machine learning algorithms

Awesome scikit-learn machine learning algorithm cheat sheet, by Andreas Mueller.

Machine learning certificate

Just got my machine learning certificate from coursera  – yay! I got 100% on all review questions and programming assignments,

Machine learning with Andrew Ng @ coursera

I just finished the machine learning class by Andrew Ng at coursera, a provider of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). I finally understand why this class is so famous in the data science community – it’s truly awesome.

The algorithm and the knife

I have always found that good science is also aesthetically appealing. The same is true for algorithms, as expressed beautifully in CLRS:

“A good algorithm is like a sharp knife – it does exactly what it is supposed to do with a minimum amount of applied effort. Using the wrong algorithm to solve a problem is like trying to cut a steak with a screwdriver: you may eventually get a digestible result, but you will expend considerably more effort than necessary, and the result is unlikely to be aesthetically pleasing.”