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Using Python and GNU Octave to plot data

opensource.com - Thu, 02/20/2020 - 16:02

Data science is a domain of knowledge that spans programming languages. Some are well-known for solving problems in this space, while others are lesser-known. This article will help you become familiar with doing data science with some popular languages.


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Tools for SSH key management

opensource.com - Thu, 02/20/2020 - 16:01

I use SSH constantly. Every day I find myself logged in to multiple servers and Pis (both in the same room as me and over the internet). I have many devices I need access to, and different requirements for gaining access, so in addition to using various SSH/SCP command options, I have to maintain a config file with all the connection details.

Over time I’ve come up with a few time-saving tips and tools that you might find useful, too.


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Introducing our Jinja2 cheat sheet

opensource.com - Thu, 02/20/2020 - 16:00

Jinja2 is a templating language for Python. While it got its start on the web for use with the Flask framework, it is popular in many other places. Both Flask and Pelican use it to template HTML pages, allowing seperation between style and content.


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Linux Will Finally Stop Flickering With AMD Stoney Ridge On 4K Displays

Phoronix - Thu, 02/20/2020 - 15:19
For those still running the AMD "Stoney Ridge" mobile APUs from 2016 that were launched aside Bristol Ridge with Excavator-based CPU cores and GCN 1.2 graphics, the Linux kernel has a fix finally for flickering issues when driving a 4K display off the APU...

How to Install Arduino Software (IDE) on Linux

Tecmint - Thu, 02/20/2020 - 14:17
Arduino is a widely-used, open-source electronics platform used to create devices that interact with their environment using sensors and actuators. It consists of a programmable hardware board and a software (Integrated Development Environment(IDE)) for...

Rav1e 0.3.1 Is 25~40% Faster At Low Speed Levels For Rust-Based AV1 Encoding

Phoronix - Thu, 02/20/2020 - 13:01
It was not even two full weeks ago that Rav1e 0.3 was released with speed optimizations and other AV1 encoding enhancements while released on Tuesday was Rav1e 0.3.1 with a change to boost encode speeds at lower levels...

NVIDIA Posts Firmware Needed For Open-Source GeForce 16 Series Acceleration

Phoronix - Thu, 02/20/2020 - 09:00
As written about last week, in the works for the Linux 5.7 kernel this spring is open-source NVIDIA "Nouveau" acceleration for the GeForce 16 series. That code is currently sitting in the Nouveau development tree until landing in DRM-Next for Linux 5.7, but NVIDIA has now posted the necessary firmware binaries needed for enabling the hardware acceleration on these Turing GPUs...

Mesa 20.0 Released With Big Improvements For Intel, AMD Radeon Vulkan/OpenGL

Phoronix - Thu, 02/20/2020 - 07:15
Mesa 20.0 is now released as the first quarter 2020 update to the Mesa 3D open-source graphics driver stack...

LLVM Adds MLIR-Vulkan-Runner To Run MLIR On Vulkan-Enabled GPUs

Phoronix - Thu, 02/20/2020 - 04:16
Added to the LLVM source tree today is mlir-vulkan-runner as a new utility for testing with some interesting possibilities...

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