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👋 Hey! Today I’m back at work, and very glad to announce a new section in the Python Graph Gallery! 🎉 Take a look In the world of data science, 2 main programming languages dominate: R and Python. They both have pros and cons. But when it comes to Data Visualization, I’ve always been surprised to see how many stunning charts are produced by the R community compared to Python 🤔.

Bob Dylan’s sixties style has been chronicled in great depth, and that’s good because he looked marvelous for pretty much the whole decade. As the ‘60s gave way to the ‘70s, Dylan’s style–like his music–evolved, and he started experimenting with leather jackets, khaki, head wraps, etc.. The ‘80s were a mixed bag for Dylan–both musically and style-wise. That being said, I’ll go ahead and insist that it was an underrated decade for him on both fronts.

The “Star Gauge”, also known as Xuanji Tu (璇玑图); or, “The Map of the Armillary Sphere” is a 4th century Chinese poem by Lady Su Hui written sometime during the Sixteen Kingdoms (AD 304 to 439) period of Chinese history. Su Hui, who was famous in her time for palindrome poems woven on brocade, is best known for “Star Gauge”, an 841-character grid that can be read in any direction (including diagonally) both forward and backwards, as well as within the gridded areas comprising the poem.

“Lovin’ is what I got. Said remember that.” —Bradley Nowell For a perpetually stoned band that took very little seriously, the California band Sublime played some seriously powerful music. Twenty-plus years after their dissolution, you might not think it’s cool to like Sublime. You might think of them as a white boy reggae-punk “SoCal” band for backwards hat frat boys who smoke herb but hate peace and ride longboards to their college classes even though they live in Ohio.

Taxi Aquatico (1962) by Remedios VaroI drop everything to make room for them. Everything tumbles onto the floor, and once there’s room and they feel comfortable, or soothed, or satisfied, I pick everything up again. I make room for him and her and them. This is not a lament, it’s just what I’ve always done. I have holes that fit every shape. This is not… ncG1vNJzZmiZo6C6sLjLsmWsrZKowaKvymeaqKVfpXy0wcGmnKurmauy

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I am adding my voice to the chorus of writers who utilize Substack and are concerned about Substack Inc.’s response to fellow newsletter writers noting the company is platforming and profiting from Nazis and other hate groups. Dear Chris, Hamish & Jairaj: We’re asking a very simple question that has somehow been made complicated: Why are you platforming and monetizing Nazis?  According to a piece written by Substack publisher Jonathan M.

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