Mar 13Don’t Make This Config Mistake in Docker!How I broke (and fixed) my Postgres Docker container — For a recent personal project, I was using PostgreSQL as my data persistence solution. I’m still learning Postgres, so while I was setting it up I poked around the configuration file, postgres.conf , to get a better idea of what Postgres is capable of. Well, curiosity killed the cat, as…Docker3 min readDocker3 min read
Dec 27, 2022Can AI dynamically compute royalties?A question for the AI/ML community — Consider a generative AI/ML model that was trained on a dataset at least partially containing copyrighted material. Suppose the rights-holders want payment every time the model generates a work, arguing that it constitutes a derivative work. Assuming they’re legally correct, I think it’s fair for each rights-holder to be paid…AI2 min readAI2 min read
Sep 20, 2022MockingBotMy Holberton School Portfolio Project I’ve just completed my final assignment in Holberton School’s machine learning specialization. It’s been an intense 9 months. I knew virtually nothing about machine learning when I started, and now that I know something about it, I realize that I still know virtually nothing about…Machine Learning5 min readMachine Learning5 min read
Feb 24, 2022Transfer LearningA Brief Experiment — Abstract I demonstrate transfer learning by building a CNN to classify the CIFAR 10 dataset. My architecture consists of DenseNet-121 trained on ImageNet, followed by two dense layers. I achieve over 87% accuracy after 10 epochs. Introduction A key prerequisite to achieving a highly accurate neural network is a large amount of…Transfer Learning3 min readTransfer Learning3 min read
Feb 10, 2022Journal Summary: ImageNet Classification with Deep Convolutional Neural NetworksIntroduction In 2012, Alex Krizhevsky, Ilya Sutskever, and Geoffrey E. Hinton, three researchers at the University of Toronto, achieved record-breaking performance on a prominent image classification challenge. …Deep Learning3 min readDeep Learning3 min read
Jan 24, 2022Machine Learning: Regularization TechniquesHow to prevent a neural network from getting so good it’s bad. — A sufficiently complex neural network can result in ~100% accuracy on the data it was trained with, but significant error on unfamiliar/validation data. When this occurs, the network is overfitting the training data. …Neural Networks3 min readNeural Networks3 min read
Nov 5, 2021Reflection On My First-Year Capstone Project At Holberton SchoolWhat I’ve learned from my final project of Foundations at Holberton School Introduction I can’t believe my first year at Holberton School is already coming to a close. It seems like just yesterday that I didn’t know the difference between a terminal and a shell, let alone how to use them…Holberton School9 min readHolberton School9 min read
Sep 10, 2021How the Internet worksFrom the web address to your screen — So, you type in a website address and press Enter. Shortly after, a webpage appears on your screen. How exactly did that happen? In the moments after you pressed Enter, there’s actually a lot happening behind the scenes. …Internet6 min readInternet6 min read
Aug 23, 2021Welcome to the Internet of Things (IoT)A comprehensive overview of the Internet of Things What is IoT? “The Internet of Things (IoT) is the billions of physical devices around the world that are now connected to the internet, all collecting and sharing data.”¹ — IBM, Internet of Things on IBM Cloud While the precise definition depends on who you…IoT9 min readIoT9 min read
Jul 11, 2021Recursion VisualizedBecause pictures are worth a thousand words — Recursion is the process of a function calling itself. It creates a loop between the start of the function and any line which contains a recursive call. To avoid an infinite loop, the function needs a base case which terminates the function. …Recursion3 min readRecursion3 min read
