My journey involves a continuous commitment to Open Source, skill refinement, and the pursuit of new knowledge….
Author Archives: Isaiah Akorita
My Outreachy internship experience
I didn’t expect to do a lot of writing coming into this internship, especially the tutorial-style narrative employed in this project, but I have come to love the process as it actually gels well with my long-term goal of being able to tell stories with data.
Outreachy week 7 – Career goals
After my internship ends at the end of August, I would like to secure a full-time role as a data analyst or a technical writer for a tech focused company. I have 3 months experience as a fully remote worker with this internship position. I also have good communication skills and I am proactive and work well within a professional community.
How to create stunning data visualizations with Bokeh: My Outreachy internship journey
Bokeh can help anyone who wants to create interactive plots, dashboards, and data applications quickly and easily.
Outreachy week 3 – Everybody struggles
One particular challenge that has persisted throughout my journey in software development is debugging.
Whenever I come across a lengthy error message in my command line, it feels like my brain shuts down….
Welcome to Outreachy week 1
My greatest motivation for attempting to join the Outreachy internship program was the desire to experience working in a team, particularly as a newcomer in the tech space…
Desire is the root of all suffering.
There is a difference between a phenomenon and our reactions to them. Most of the time, we mistake our reactions for the situation. Whatever emotions we express at any given time is already within us: Anger, Happiness, Joy, Calm. It only takes external factors to externalise them. Nevertheless, you alone hold the key to whatever emotion you choose to express.
Covid-19 and your human rights
“Your right to swing your arm stops at the tip of my nose.” The above quote by John B Finch (paraphrased) highlights the limits of our liberties with respect to others. In other words, our rights and freedoms have a limit and these limits are usually when it begins to harm others.
Covid-19 and Religion, wetin de sup?
Whenever a new global illness arises in the world, there is usually a very predictable variety of responses:
…On Stan Culture.
Why do we adore celebrities so much?* I love Tu face. I absolutely love the guy. Together with Aşa, they are my 2 best Nigerian musicians. I have said before that if Aşa or Tu face fart into a microphone and sell it as music, I’d buy it. That is how much I love theirContinue reading “…On Stan Culture.”