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paulgb / checkgraph.py

Created January 12, 2014 16:09

	friendset = set()

	for line in open('input/soc-LiveJournal1Adj.txt'):
	try:
	user, friends = line.strip().split('\t')
	except ValueError:
	continue
	for friend in friends.split(','):
	friendset.add((user, friend))

paulgb / dinesafe_geocode.py

Last active July 23, 2018 20:03

Basic geocoding demonstration using Toronto Dinesafe data

	'''

	Geocode Toronto Dinesafe data.
	Uses MapQuest's Nominatim mirror.

	'''

	import dbm
	import urllib2
	import csv

paulgb / fib_miles_km.ipynb

Created May 3, 2014 18:48

Fibonacci sequence approximates km/mile conversion

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paulgb / .bash_profile

Created May 7, 2014 19:32

Bash function for managing remote screen sessions

	# replace all instances of "servername" with the remote host name
	# `servername` lists available screen sessions
	# `servername <session>` connects to a given session

	function servername {
	if [ -n "$1" ]; then
	ssh -t servername "screen -DR $1";
	else
	echo "Usage: servername [environment]";
	echo "Open sessions:"

paulgb / nbgraph.ipynb

Created October 30, 2016 22:54

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paulgb / index.html

Last active December 31, 2016 18:59

Hot Air Rises

	<html>
	<head>
	<script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v4.min.js"></script>
	</head>
	<body>
	<script src="script.js"></script>
	</body>
	</html>

paulgb / index.html

Last active January 5, 2017 23:49

	<html>
	<head>
	<script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v4.min.js"></script>
	</head>
	<body>
	<script src="script.js"></script>
	</body>
	</html>

paulgb / UberLetter

Created January 29, 2017 18:06

	As someone who has lived and worked in a number of diverse cities, I've had the pleasure of working with and getting to know many immigrants. Some of them are affected by the president's extreme, arbitrary, and racially motivated ban.

	Uber is in a unique position. Not only a are you a leader in technology, your CEO, Travis Kalanick, has the ear of the president. Unfortunately, so far his soft wait-and-see stance only serves to enable the president's actions. I strongly believe that by refusing to take a strong stance on the Muslim ban, Uber is planting its flag firmly on the wrong side of history.

	I urge you to pass this message up the chain: the tech world is watching. I can't speak for the entirety of an industry, but I know quite a few talented software developers. If there's one thing we have in common, it's that we are an idealistic bunch who build the world they want to live in. In today's market, we developers have a privileged position of being choosy about our employers. If Uber wants to maintain i

paulgb / Uberletter

Created January 29, 2017 18:08

	As someone who has lived and worked in a number of diverse cities, I've had the pleasure of working with and getting to know many immigrants. Some of them are affected by the president's extreme, arbitrary, and racially motivated ban.

	Uber is in a unique position. Not only a are you a leader in technology, your CEO, Travis Kalanick, has the ear of the president. Unfortunately, so far his soft wait-and-see stance only serves to enable the president's actions. I strongly believe that by refusing to take a strong stance on the Muslim ban, Uber is planting its flag firmly on the wrong side of history.

	I urge you to pass this message up the chain: the tech world is watching. I can't speak for the entirety of an industry, but I know quite a few talented software developers. If there's one thing we have in common, it's that we are an idealistic bunch who build the world they want to live in. In today's market, we developers have a privileged position of being choosy about our employers. If Uber wants to maintain i

paulgb / 2000.csv

Created October 14, 2018 15:17

Paul Butler paulgb