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How Rainy Is Seattle
My backyard received about 11” of snow these past 4 days which is roughly 10.5 more inches than a normal February weekend. In honor of this unusually cold precipitation (it is supposed to RAIN in Seattle…), let’s predict the amount of rain per month for various locations around the Puget Sound. We’ll use Driverless AI: H2O.ai’s answer to automated Machine Learning. ... Read more
2018
Let’s Go Visualizations
It’s been about 2 weeks since the latest Pokémon game release and let me tell you, it’s amazing. In this version of the classic RPG we are back in pallet town, a remake of the original games. Pokémon Let’s Go: Eevee & Pikachu are amazing, but you don’t have to take my word for it. Let’s go ask the good people of Twitter dot com. ... Read more
Custom Line Chart In Appcenter
The Teradata AppCenter is a browser based tool for building repeatable applications. A script based app allows you to run parameterized SQL and visualize the results. There are several pre-built visualization options in AppCenter, but, if you go explore the World Wide Web, you’ll find a 1000s of javascript libraries that can be used to visualize your data. ... Read more
Analyze Halloween
Earlier this year we moved from our downtown apartment to start renting a nice little house in a nearby city suburb. There are a lot of things I miss about being right in the thick of it, but we still have 5 breweries within walking distance and what more do you really need? ... Read more
Install Custom Functions In Vantage
A feature of Aster and the new Vantage is that you can write custom, anlaytic functions. In this post we will walk through taking an existing custom Aster function and installing it on the new Teradata Vantage platform. ... Read more
Database Hierarchy
Outdated tools like SQL Assistant and Teradata Administrator made it easier to know the hierarchical location of a given database. In Teradata Studio, it is harder to find a database if you know it’s owner(s). This is an issue for loading data with Smart Loader which requires navigating to the database which will store the new tables. ... Read more
Markov Chains But On Pokemon Names
Last week, I had that thing happen where you’re falling asleep, semi-conscious, and then, all of a sudden, you have a GREAT IDEA. I diligently recorded it and then promptly passed out. In the morning, I learned that my SUPER GOOD IDEA was “Markov Chains, but on Pokémon names”. ... Read more