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Zarr – or: How to efficiently save NumPy arrays

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What is Zarr and why is it probably the most suitable file format for saving NumPy arrays?

How to read patch clamp recordings in WaveMetrics IGOR binary files (ibw) in Python

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This is a mini tutorial on how to read patch clamp recordings in WaveMetrics IGOR binary files (*.ibw) in Python using the neo and igor packages.

How to add statistical annotations to matplotlib plots

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This mini tutorial shows, how to add statistical annotations to matplotlib plots with just a few commands.

Make matplotlib plots look more appealing with just a few extra commands

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Learn how to enhance matplotlib plots with just a few hacks.

Putting text sources into the Zettelkasten?

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Should text sources (ebooks, PDF, website snapshots) be saved in a Zettelkasten?

On project notes in the Zettelkasten

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Should project notes be a type of notes of their own in our Zettelkasten?

The Feynman method as an effective learning tool

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The Feynman method can help you not only to remember new knowledge, but also to really and deeply understand it.

Variable explorer in Jupyter notebooks

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Extend your Jupyter environment with Notebook Extensions and enable, e.g., the option to explore your currently defined variables in a running Jupyter session.

How DEVONthink’s auto-WikiLink feature changed my Zettelkasten workflow

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DEVONthink’s automatic WikiLinks function is a powerful tool, both for discovering connections between notes – expected and unexpected ones – and for the automatized linking of these notes. In this post I briefly explain, how this feature has impacted my Zettelkasten workflow.

DEVONthink Markdown Table-of-Contents generator

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I wrote a custom AppleScript for DEVONthink Markdown files, that bypasses the problem of broken links in the auto-generated Table-of-Contents (TOC) of MultiMarkdown (MMD).

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