Hello all, I have a job that processes 50 tables - 25 belong to finance, 20 belong to master data, 5 belong to supply chain data domains. Now, imagine the job ran for 14 hours and did cost me 1000 euros on a day. If I like to attribute the per day cost to the data domains, which of the below statist...| community.databricks.com
When I ranked Muriel Spark’s novels recently, there were a couple I hadn’t yet read. A few people had good words to say about The Bachelor though nobody seemed very enthusiastic about Aiding and Abetting. But the latter filled one of my| Stuck in a Book
Wikimedia Commons now uses Structured Data on Commons (SDC) to make media information multilingual and machine-readable. A core part of SDC is the ‘depicts’ statement (P180), which identifies items clearly visible in a file. Depicts statements are crucial for MediaSearch, enabling it to find relevant results in any language by using Wikidata labels, as well…| addshore
The telco cites 'unsustainable' increase in labour costs.| NZ Herald
Learn how to extract, save, and parse Spark event logs in Microsoft Fabric for effective monitoring, debugging, and optimization of Spark applications| Sandeep Pawar | Microsoft Fabric
The source code for the Spark shading language is now hosted on GitHub, under a commercial-friendly open-source license: github.com/spark-shading-language/spark There is also a binary/source package available for download, and for those who just want more details on the Spark language … Continue reading →| Tangent Vector
There is only one true city; a place of multiversal trade, cultural exchange, and mixed blood. A place where monsters come to scheme and gods come to die. Sig is the nexus of the multiverse. It’s a city connected to everywhere, a refuge for the oppressed and a prize for tyrants. It’s a place where […]|
This fantastic interview was originally posted by Brie Sheldon over at http://www.briecs.com/ Check it out! Five or So Questions with Jason Pitre on Sig! Today I have an interview with Jason Pitre about Sig, his new expansion for his previously released game, Spark. It’s currently on Kickstarter! Tell me about Sig. What excites you about it? […]|
There is only one true city; a place of multiversal trade, cultural exchange, and mixed blood. A place where monsters come to scheme and gods come to die. Sig: The City Between is the nexus of the multiverse. It’s a city connected to everywhere, a refuge for the oppressed and a prize for tyrants. It’s […]|
I am currently working on a major setting, which is actually going to double as an expansion of the core game. Sig: The City Between is multiplanar fantasy, inspired by a number of sources. I have the fantastic +Jeremy Morgan editing this, and I have two award winning artists contributing some rather jaw-dropping art for […]|
I’m very happy to report that I have recieved a nomination for “A Spark in Fate Core” as Best Free Product for the 2014 Ennies Awards. It’s was a lot of fun to produce some content that would integrate wtih the Fate Core book, and to try a different style of collaborative worldbuilding. If anyone […]|
I love Spark, and I know that many of you share this love. I want to help foster a community of people who learn, play and appreciate the game as well. The best way to do this is to run games at local game stores and conventions. The problem is that I have limited opportunities […]|
I recently realized that I never really described one of the fun features of the NeoNihon setting. As an ecologist by trade, I tend to love creating flora and fauna that fit the world. Shi-Tateyama is often described as a world of sweltering temperatures at sea-level, wtih frequent, harsh and corrosive tempests. Cyclones and tornados […]|
I would love to meet up with as many of you fine backers as possible during the madness that is GenCon. I wanted to let you know when I was free and where you could find me. Thursday: 9am-Noon: The Indie Game Developer Network booth #571 in the Marketplace Noon-2pm: Games on Demand, running games […]|
As part of a Kickstarter stretch goal for the Spark RPG, I offered to prepare quick-start bundles of the game that people could print at home. These bundles would have pregenerated characters, a premade gm sheet and everything else needed to run a one-shot scenario with the book in hand. The first one is ready […]|
I have been lax in updating the website, and I appologize for that. I have been working away at fulfilling the rewards for my Spark Kickstarter backers and the details involved in producing and shipping books has taken most of my time. In any case, I have sent out the vast majority of the rewards […]|
The first part of the Kickstarter campaign has closed. In some ways, this was the most exciting part of the process, seeing tangible support for my “little” game. It’s also been a little tiring, as if I was attending a very subdued month-long game convention. Overall, it’s been a blast thanks to all of the […]|
I am very happy to announce that I have launched the kickstarter for the Spark RPG right over here. It’s been more than a few years of work, and it’s taught me an incredible amount. The game evolved drastically over the years, and the hundreds of hours of playtesting really helped refine the game into […]|
I had a great time chatting with Jen of the Jennisodes, were we got a chance to discuss Spark in some detail. While I’m self-conscious about all my “ums” in the interview, I think it went well. Check it out over here at The Jennisodes! If you came here from the podcast and want to […]|
I wanted to provide a bit of a status report for the Spark RPG project. I know that I have been relatively quiet on here, and thought that you might appreciate an update. The Open Beta that I launched in 2012 taught me a great deal. Playtesting did an excellent job at pointing out what […]|
I have just returned from Metatopia 2012, the amazing convention run by Double Exposure over in New Jersey each November. This was my first experience at Metatopia, but it has absolutely stolen my heart. Not only was Vinny amazing as usual in organizing the event despite the minor inconvenience of a Hurricane, we even managed […]|
During one of my recent playtests, one of the testers with extensive scientific credentials expressed some misgivings about the statistical underpinnings of the resolution system of Spark RPG. In appreciation for his concerns, I decided to spend a few hours and produce a comprehensive probability chart so this would be out in the open. The […]|
While you are all digesting the latest version of Spark, I wanted to give you a bit of an update on the editing situation. Good editing is essential to the success of a roleplaying game, and for my flagship product, I am making every effort to impress. That’s why I’m pleased to announce that I […]|
Hello everyone, I have definitely learned a great deal during this open beta process so far. I want to explain the evolution of the game before I point you at the last version of the open beta text. Version 1 The extensive feedback and the original AP from The Walking Eye podcast led me […]|
Hello all. I have gotten some incredible feedback on the first version of the Beta, enough that I am now revising the game text to prepare the next version of the beta. I wanted to let you know what the major findings are and explain my next steps. Findings and Flaws I utterly failed to […]|
I have gotten a variety of insightful comments on the first version (v1.0) of the Spark RPG Open Beta and I wish to thank all of you for your feedback to date. I will be making a revised version (v2.0), incorporating these comments. My current target is to release this revised version on August 1st, […]|
It’s my pleasure to announce that the Spark RPG Open Beta is now available. https://genesisoflegend.com/spark-open-beta/ I would love to hear what you think about the game. I welcome all feedback, both positive and negative, so that I can make this the best possible game. Thank you for your time and happy gaming! Special welcome to […]|
My current plan is to provide 6 chapters of content for the open beta this summer. In order to pull it off, I need to get those chapters drafted and revised by the end of the month. I am happy to report that I have already drafted two chapters this weekend (Introduction and Setting Creation). […]|
Dreamation 2012 started with a bang and I snagged four players for a Thursday night playtest session. For ease of reference, let’s just call them players A, B, C and D. We achieved my goal for the session; to test the Setting Creation and Character Creation systems/procedures. Fortunately, we also got a chance to play […]|
Dreamation 2012 in Morristown NJ was an astounding convention for a host of reasons. I drove down from Ottawa with break in Syracuse to meet an old friend of mine in the flesh for the first time. It was a remarkably pleasant time to drive down through upstate New York, but I was most grateful […]|
Just a quick update to say that I will be at Dreamation 2012, running a crazy number of playtests of Spark. By crazy, I mean 5 games which could potentially include 28 different players over the course of the weekend. I have managed to organize things as well as I can and with luck, I […]|
I thought I knew what I was doing last year. My plan had been to write up the text of the game, then simply make a _few_ revisions based on the playtesting. I thought that my design _must_ have been advanced enough that I could commission art. I expected that I could finish […]|
The Spark RPG is a “generic” game, flexible of setting while still encouraging a certain style of play. The challenge is that generic games often come across as flavourless, dull and derivative. It’s hard to design a good generic and almost impossible to market them in my experience. This made it the perfect challenge. I […]|
One of my guilty pleasures at GenCon is to attend a variety of interesting game design panels with digital recorder in hand. I was quite successful this year with 5 distinct seminar recordings. I have done some rudimentary audio clean-up on the recordings but I currently lack the skill to properly polish them. They are […]|
I just made it back home from an incredibly successful GenCon with a pile of indie RPGs and a half dozen recordings. I will be posting all of the seminar recordings within the next 48 hours, but to tide you over till then here is the “This Just in From GenCon” episode that I […]|
Tomorrow morning I will pick up the car and begin the 2 day trek to the geek Mecca of GenCon, Coming from Canada, it takes a moderate amount of time to make the journey to the city of race cars. Still, I am eager to attend *counts* 9 seminars and workshops pertaining to game design […]|
Thanks to the incredible feedback over at the two threads here from the Grand Roludothon, I have made some fairly significant changes to the Spark RPG. http://www.roludo.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1300 http://www.roludo.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1317 Here are highlights of some of the most significant changes. I have also attached the new and improved version of that summary sheet which I will be […]|
Je m’excuse que j’attendais jusqu’a ce point d’écrire un poste en Français pour vous. Mon Français est loin de parfait, mais je suis entrain de le pratiquer et j’espère qu’il serait au point que je pourrais traduire mes jeux de table dans cette langue. Un de mes priorités c’est de le produire mes jeux sans […]|
The Friday evening and Saturday at Cangames 2011 in Ottawa passed rather successfully. As soon as I post this I will dash off to “run” a game of The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen followed by John Wick’s Wilderness of Mirrors. I just thought I would give a quick report on the first running of […]|
I will be running a convention game of the Spark RPG at two local regional conventions. The first of these is Cangames on the May long weekend in Ottawa, where I will run my session on the Saturday morning (9-1). The second convention will be the Grand Roludothon in Montreal on the 11th and 12th […]|
Discover how Fabric Spark Resource Profiles optimize job performance and configurations based on needs. Understand default setups and practical tips| Sandeep Pawar | Microsoft Fabric
Learn how to extract Spark driver logs using the new API in Microsoft Fabric for monitoring, optimization, and resource management| Sandeep Pawar | Microsoft Fabric
Discover how tactical urbanism through the SPARK project promotes active mobility and climate-friendly spaces in Quezon and Pasig Cities.| ICLEI Sustainable Mobility
A Tabular newsletter revisiting the last month in Apache Iceberg ❤️Apache Iceberg? Spread the word by giving it a ⭐ on the apache/iceberg repo! Project updates Iceberg Java PyIceberg, iceberg-go, and iceberg-rust Bergy Blogs Ecosystem Updates Vendor Updates Iceberg Resources 🏁 Get Started with Apache Iceberg. 🧑🍳Get cookin’ with recipes from the Apache Iceberg Cookbook. […]| Tabular
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Apache Spark security includes methodologies, tools, and best practices to protect Spark applications and data from unauthorized access, theft, or damage| Intel Granulate
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Summary: Pyspark DataFrames have a join method which takes three parameters: DataFrame on the right side of the join, Which fields are being joined on, and what type of join (inner, outer, left_outer, right_outer, leftsemi). You call the join method from the left side DataFrame object such as df1.join(df2, df1.col1 == df2.col1, 'inner'). One of […]| Learn by Marketing
Lately, I’ve written a few iterations of pyspark to develop a recommender system (I’ve had some practice creating recommender systems in pyspark). I ran into a situation where I needed to generate some recommendations on some different datasets. My problem was that I had to decipher some of the prediction documentation. Because of my struggles, […]| Learn by Marketing
Apache Spark is a cluster computing engine, essentially an alternative computation model to MapReduce for executing jobs across large clusters. Spark’s scheduler stores pending work on a number of arrays, to keep track of which work is available to be executed where in the cluster. In Spark 1.6, a bug was introduced, that meant that any time Spark added a new task to one of these arrays, it would first exhaustively search the array to ensure it wasn’t re-adding a duplicate. Since the arra...| Accidentally Quadratic
The ARA congratulates Dr. Peter Chapin on his receipt of ACM SIGAda’s Robert Dewar Award, which acknowledges outstanding contributions to the Ada community. Dr. Chapin was a major contributor to the Vermont Tech Lunar CubeSat project (cubesatlab.org) whose software was written in SPARK/Ada. The Vermont Tech CubeSat was launched in November 2013 and successfully completed its full two-year mission, the only one out of twelve academic CubeSats to do so. Dr. Chapin attributes the software’s ...| Ada Resource Association
Tecton is launching Rift, the industry’s first Python-based compute engine for batch, streaming, and real-time features. Read more about it in this post.| Tecton