To Turn an Amazon Echo into a Spy Device… or not?
I'm sitting here on a Friday evening looking at my Gen. 1 Amazon Echo and wondering if it's hackable enough to turn it into a live tracking device. There's ample...
Saying NO to Distraction
As of late, I've been writing every day. It has not only been a lesson in writing, but saying no to distractions. I didn't learn until late in life that...
How to learn to drive a stick shift in 2020
#1. Call the cops on yourself for grand theft. #2. Hop into a car with a stick shift. Preferably one that looks like it's well-insured. #3. Drive it like you...
Ab Irato – 2000
5 of the Electronica songs from my DIV III(Thesis) from Hampshire College.
Coding Cat
This is a stupid simple trick for debugging code. It nearly never fails, and allows you to keep your cool and not lose it when going through your code. I...
Quick Tip – Security as a Talking Point
Unless you *know* your company's systems are extremely secure, don't go around the Internet or in public telling people their data is secure with you. If you don't know about...
AI Isn't Coming for Our Jobs, but It Will Change Them.
Let's be clear AI is not a threat to most people's jobs. AI and software will be created to augment current roles in offices today. We're not going to get...
A Quick Lesson on Pipeline Architecture
While not many people talk about production pipelines in their every day work, they're a factor in any and every industry out there. Every product you have ever used, every...
Understanding Machine Learning: From Theory to Algorithms – Book
Machine learning is one of the fastest growing areas of computer science, with far-reaching applications.