Jan 9Member-onlyHow to Find a Job for Fresh GraduatesI would like to start with a personal story. Recently, I was asked by someone to give some tips for her son in helping to find a job. Her son would be graduating from college in a few months and was feeling a little frustrated with the prospects out there…Job Hunting6 min readJob Hunting6 min read
Dec 25, 2022Member-onlyWhere to See Christmas Lights in HoustonIt’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Houston. In fact while I’m writing this, it is Christmas; don’t worry though for the lights for many of these places will be up until New Year. There are light displays all around for those living in the city or coming…Christmas4 min readChristmas4 min read
Dec 14, 2022Member-onlyFusionPoem inspired by the recent Department of Energy positive net energy fusion announcement…Fusion1 min readFusion1 min readPhoto by Casey Horner on UnsplashFusion----
Dec 5, 2022Member-onlyQuarksThe universe is quite a quaint place if much of its visible mass forms from aPoetry1 min readPoetry1 min readPhoto by Vincent Botta on UnsplashQuarks----
Published in CodeX·Oct 26, 2022Member-onlyPython Generators: An IntroductionIntroduction In Python, two language constructs delay result creation whenever possible in user-defined operations: generator functions and generator expressions. Generator functions are coded as normal def statements but use yield statements to return results one at a time. …Python4 min readPython4 min read
Oct 9, 2022Member-onlyOrbit Determination Concepts: Part 1Introduction The article here is the first of a series which presents an understanding of spacecraft orbit determination. Please note that though there is no hard math derivation in this article, terminologies are presented which assumes the reader has a passing knowledge of linear algebra and Newtonian mechanics. Orbit determination (henceforth…Space4 min readSpace4 min read
Oct 4, 2022Member-onlySubtractionIf x = world and a = my contribution,Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min readPhoto by Ben Wicks on UnsplashSubtraction----
Sep 28, 2022Member-onlyKinetic KissDid you ever believe someone like meAsteroids1 min readAsteroids1 min readPhoto by Michael Dziedzic on UnsplashKinetic Kiss----
Published in CodeX·Sep 25, 2022Member-onlyLinear Programming with SciPyIntroduction Optimization is the way of life. With finite resources, we want to make the most of what we have. Linear programming (LP) is one of the simplest types of optimization and despite its simplicity, such optimization is used everywhere. Whether this is to figure out how to arrange the most…Data Science6 min readData Science6 min read
Sep 14, 2022Member-onlyStill StationVacuum permeates this side of these windowsPoetry1 min readPoetry1 min readPhoto by The New York Public Library on UnsplashStill Station----