[Another late issue! Lots of training and meetings about training today. Also, this issue took a lot of time to write and analyze. But if you’ve always been curious about DuckDB, how its queries stack up to Pandas, and where it’s faster and slower — I think that the
This week's headlines have been full of election news. Yes, a major story has been that Donald Trump will be the first convicted felon to be nominated for the presidency by a major party in the US. But we just got results from elections in Mexico, where Claudia
I’m writing this on my return flight from New York to Israel, finishing up 2.5 weeks in United States — attending PyCon, meeting with clients, and even getting a chance to see some family. The weather has been pretty warm. The weather awaiting me back in Israel will be
Summer is starting, at least in the northern hemisphere. I keep hearing people say that it's surprisingly hot out. That's certainly true in Israel, where we expect hot weather during the summer (and often during the spring and fall, too), but the rest of the world
This week, we looked at electric cars — where people are (and aren’t) buying them, and how much the picture has changed in the last few years. This topic was inspired by a combination of current events — specifically, the Biden Administration’s plans to levy massive tariffs on Chinese-made electric
About a year ago, back in BW #21, we looked at electric cars. I said at the time that my family was thinking of getting one, and our analysis showed that the number of EVs has indeed been rising. A few months ago, we did indeed get such a car
[Are you at PyCon US? Come to my talk on Friday, “Dates and times in Pandas,” and also to my booth, where I’ll be giving away T-shirts and stickers, and raffling off free copies of Pandas Workout. If you’re at the conference, please come and say “hi”!] This
[Are you at PyCon US? Come to my talk on Friday, “Dates and times in Pandas,” and also to my booth, where I’ll be giving away T-shirts and stickers, and raffling off free copies of Pandas Workout. If you’re at the conference, please come and say “hi”!] I&
Remember, my book "Pandas Workout" is now available, in print, at https://PandasWorkout.com ! Use coupon code "pblerner2" through May 10th for a 45% discount. I'll be giving away copies of my books — along with T-shirts and other swag — at PyCon US next week,
Remember, my book "Pandas Workout" is now available, in print, at https://PandasWorkout.com ! Use coupon code "pblerner2" through May 10th for a 45% discount. I'll be giving away copies of my books — along with T-shirts and other swag — at PyCon US next week,
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The G7 just announced a plan to dramatically reduce the use of coal for power plants in the next decade. What countries use coal, and are newer plants cleaner than older ones?
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The G7 just announced a plan to dramatically reduce the use of coal for power plants in the next decade. What countries use coal, and are newer plants cleaner than older ones?