Perhaps one of the best takeaways from Hadfield’s 'an astronaut's guide to life' is his apology of being a “Zero" and it not necessarily being a bad thing. “In any new situation, whether it involves an elevator or a rocket ship, you will almost certainly be viewed in one of three ways. As a minus one: actively harmful, someone who creates problems. Or as a zero: your impact is neutral and doesn't tip the balance one way or the other. Or you'll be seen as a plus one: someone who actively adds value. Everyone wants to be a plus one, of course. But proclaiming your plus-oneness at the outset almost guarantees you'll be perceived as a minus one, regardless of the skills you bring to the table or how you actually perform.”

As someone aptly put it: When you're green you grow, when you're ripe you rot.

The inaugural meetup of the Moroccan group of PyData (dubbed PyData Casa) was held yesterday at Neoxia's home office in Casablanca (yay!). Its first and foremost purpose was to gather Python users and developers in Data Science from various domains (Academia & Industry).