Amazon Echo
I received my Amazon Echo recently. I ordered it merely as a curiosity and to generally stay aware of industry trends. But after just a few days of using it at home; I love it enough to prompt dusting...
View ArticleMeet Ozlo
Two days ago, a project I’ve been working on for a little over two years was unveiled to the world. Meet Ozlo, your friendly AI sidekick!First things first: if you haven’t signed up yet, hit up this...
View ArticleTeaching Ozlo about Pokémon GO
Pokémon GO is all the rage these days. Ozlo, your friendly AI sidekick, would be remiss if he didn’t help you catch them all!Thanks to Ozlo’s unique, knowledge-based approach to the world, we were able...
View ArticleIntroducing ThinMusic
At the peak of my career as a software engineer, I spent most of my free time either playing video games or reading books about engineering management. These days, my day job is mostly engineering...
View ArticleProject Assemble Redux
Last time I posted about building PCs was in 2011. That PC lasted me quite a while - 6 years - at which point it got an upgrade that I didn’t write about (Intel 6700k on an Asus Z170, with a GTX 970)....
View ArticleMigrating a G Suite Legacy Account
Google recently announced that all “G Suite legacy free edition” (formerly known as “Google Apps”, currently known as “Google Workspace”) accounts will need to transition to their paid workspace plans...
View ArticleAI Primer: Image Models 101
It’s spring of 2023, and if you aren’t paying attention to what’s happening in the world of AI, you really should. The world is about to change in big ways!I’ll save the general discussion on AI for...
View ArticleQuick guide to installing Stable Diffusion
In my last post “AI primer: Image Models 101”, I recommended Midjourney and Stable Diffusion as my top two choices. If your goal is to make beautiful images and art, Midjourney is the best choice, as...
View ArticleFine-tuning with LoRA: create your own avatars & styles!
Remember Magic Avatars in the Lensa app that were all the rage a few months ago? The custom AI generated avatars from just a few photos of your face were a huge hit!Reference portrait image of meOne of...
View ArticleBuilding a Hacker News ChatGPT Plugin
I recently received access to develop and use ChatGPT plugins, and embarked on a project to build a Hacker News integration as a learning exercise. My goal was to enable retrieval of content from HN to...
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