Really enjoyed Lex interview w. Todd Howard. If you enjoy Elder Scrolls, Fallout or Game Development it’s worth every minute. Marc
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Have an M1/M2 Mac? Use Diffusion Bee locally
If you’d like to try Stable Diffusion, the latest AI image generator, and have a Mac with an M1/M2 chip you can download it and run it locally (no technical expertise required) Features include: Full data privacy – nothing is sent to the cloud Clean and easy to use UI One click installer No dependencies …
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Supervised Machine Learning – Andrew Ng
If you’ve always been on the fence about learning Machine Learning but the concepts seemed too intimidating, Andrew Ng has created a new and improved version of his introduction to Data Science. You can find it here I did the original one and it was so good, this one seems to be even better. And all …
Dave – The Problem with The Problem
Always happy to see @dbaez publishing a new talk. Great as usual. Marc
Shot on iPhone 13 Pro
Have to say, the new iPhone 13 commercials are quite funny. Would not say is ‘Hollywood in your pocket” but it’s impressive nonetheless. Hope you’re all having a great holiday break, Marc
Blog migrated to new server
If you’re reading this post it means the server migration went well & this blog is now running from a California datacenter. Also, took the opportunity to update from Debian 9 to Debian 11 so I don’t need to worry about EOL until June 2026. Crossing fingers. Until next time, Marc
NewsWave for Mac 2022.0 (macOS Monterey compatibility update)
Today was Keynote day! And what a day, the new MacBook Pro’s look amazing and we have release dates for macOS Monterey, just a couple days out! With that in mind I’ve submitted a compatibility update for NewsWave for Mac, version 2022.0. No fancy new features today, this update focuses on compatibility and addresses a couple …
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Nothing like vacation to recharge batteries
After almost two years of ’stay at home’ vacation this year my wife and I went to Egypt and Jordan. I forgot how great is to travel, meeting new people, learning new cultures, visiting new places… It was an extremely enjoyable trip, but more importantly, it helped recharge batteries and come up with new ideas. …
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Rich Barton: Expedia & Zillow
“How I built this” is a podcast where successful entrepreneurs are interviewed in a very candid way. The ups and downs, the complexities, the long nights… Today I listened to Rich Barton, the creator of Expedia, Zillow and GlassDoor. Both the show, and this specific episode are great: https://overcast.fm/+YsraNZ6eo On a related note, here’s some of …
The Eisenhower Matrix
Good refresher on the key difference between Important and Urgent, good article by David Parks. Here’s the link, worth a read. Marc