Category: Open Source
Everything filed under Open Source.
Rforecastio 1.3.0 Update
Thanks to a comment suggestion, the Rforecastio package is now up to version 1.3.0 and has a new parameter which lets you specify which time conversion function you want to use. Details are up on…
Rforecastio Package Update (1.1.0)
I've bumped up the version number of Rforecastio (github) to 1.1.0. The new features…
Moving From system() calls to Rcpp Interfaces
Over on the Data Driven Security Blog there's a post on how to use Rcpp to interface with an external library (in this case ldns for DNS lookups). It builds on another post which uses system() to make a call to dig to lookup DNS TXT…
Slopegraph Workbench/Workshop in D3
I've been getting a huge uptick in views of my Slopegraphs in Python post and I think it's due to @edwardtufte's recent slopegraph contest…
One More Time…Mapping Maine Power Outages with D3
It started with a local R version and migrated to a Shiny version and is now in full D3 glory…
nizdos - Nest Thermometer Notifications And Data Logging In Python
I've had a Nest thermometer for a while now and it's been an overall positive experience. It's given me more visibility into our heating/cooling system usage, patterns and preferences; plus, it actually saved us money last…
Reverse IP Address Lookups With R (From Simple To Bulk/Asynchronous)
R lacks some of the more "utilitarian" features found in other scripting languages that were/are more geared—at least initially—towards systems administration. One of the most frustrating missing pieces for security data scientists is the…
IP Intelligence Lookup Chrome Extension
The topic of "IP intelligence" gets a nod in the book that @jayjacobs & I are writing and it was interesting to see just how many sites purport to "know something" about an IP address. I shamelessly admit to being a Chrome user and noticed…
My Picks From #PyCon2013
A huge thanks to the speakers and conference organizers for making these resources freely available, especially to those of us who were not able to attend the…
Follow up/Resources :: GRC-T18 – Data Analysis and Visualization for Security Professionals #RSAC
Many thanks to all who attended the talk @jayjacobs & I gave at RSA on Tuesday, February 26, 2013. It was really great to be able to talk to so many of you afterwards as…