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Simple Operations I just wondered how fast some simple operations are (in Python). Like the lookup of an element in a dictionary. Here you have some, tested on my ThinkPad T460p (i7-6700HQ). Arithmethic I added/subtracted/multiplied/divided a thousand pairs of numbers to test the speed of basic arithmetic operations. I … Read More »

Digital Process Automation Many people work a significant amount of their time in front of a computer today. And for many there are repetitive tasks. If the task is shared by many people, this is a chance to develop dedicated software for it. Tabular calculations (excel), writing documents (word), communicating (e-mail / chat software … Read More »

Python Puzzle 4 What is the output of def foo(bar=None, **kwargs): print('\tbar={}'.format(bar)) print('\tkwargs={}'.format(kwargs)) print('Test 1:') foo(bar=12, holla=13) print('Test 2:') foo(holla=13, bar=12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Output: Test 1: bar=12 kwargs={'holla': 13} Test 2: bar=12 kwargs={'holla' … Read More »

Monitors I'm thinking about getting a new monitor, because my Acer AL1916W has a maximum resolution of 1440 × 900 whereas my notebook has 2560 × 1440 (check yours). This means when I connect the two, windows I drag to my external monitor are always super big. Attributes Screen size: How far away … Read More »

Code Optimization Code optimization is about making programs run faster. In this article, I'll give some basic ideas how to do it. This article is NOT about optimization problems. It is also not about compression. Neither is it about churn rates (making users / companies happy). There is a ton of different ways … Read More »

Insoles Shoes come in many shapes, but they don't fit perfectly for every foot. While we choose shoes by length, the width of feet, the height, and the area which touches the floor when standing on a flat surface is different. Insoles can make a shoe which has the right length … Read More »

Water Bottles When I go hiking in Europe, I usually take simple plastic one-way bottles form the supermarket. They are cheap, I can have two so that the weight is balanced left and right, I can have 2×0.5L, 2×0.75L, 2×1.0L, or 2×1.5L. When I … Read More »

Siomay Ayam Siomay Ayam is an indonesian dish which is comparable to Maultaschen. "Ayam" means "chicken". It takes about one hour to prepare and about 20 min for damping. Siomay Ayam with potato, egg and peanut sauce Ingredients For 30 pices of Siomay Ayam (good for 2 people, if you don't have … Read More »

WiLI-2018 WiLI-2018, the Wikipedia Language Identification database, is a collection of sentences from Wikipedia of different languages. It can be used to test how hard it is to distinguish different languages. If you want to get to the data, go to zenodo.org. If you want to get to the publication … Read More »

Airlines The maximum dimension is length + width + height General Overview Qatar, Emirates and Lufthansa seem to be of top quality (source, source) Airline Check-in Baggage Cabin luggage Emirates Many pieces, 20kg total and < 300cm 7kg (55 xby 38 xby 20 cm)centimeter) Lufthansa 23kg 8kg Qatar 30kg and max dimension 300cm … Read More »