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Save time to Play!

Monday, May 29, 2023

All work and no play, right? Yet, I’ve found that setting time aside to play can be rewarding, especially when it comes to doing something that lets me learn and gain a deeper appreciation and understanding of my coding. Ever thought about how empowering it feels to be a creator? Even though I’ve been working … Continue reading →

Machine Learning to Predict Future Housing Prices

Friday, March 3, 2023

When I chose my final senior thesis and project for my computer science degree I chose to write an artiificial intelligence based model that used a custom machine learning code that I trained to predict future housing prices based on macroeconomic data. I wanted to dive more into machine learning and what sorts of insights … Continue reading →

When Machines Become our Coworkers

Saturday, February 4

The thought of machines as our coworkers brings to mind futuristic images of robots sitting in the cubical next to us and standing next to us on the bus going to work. But in reality, we are working alongside robots already, in the computer, as apps. What does this have to to with us as … Continue reading →

AI generated images

How Far is Too Far with AI?

Monday, January 23

Artificial intelligence (AI) is taking the art world by storm, and for good reason! Artists are discovering that AI can be a powerful tool for generating new ideas and brainstorming. But with this new technology comes new ethical considerations. So, what exactly is AI, and how can artists use it to create art? And is it ethical to use AI to create art? Let’s dive in and find out!

Is AI Coming to Take Our Jobs?

Sunday, January 22

AI is taking our jobs, right? That’s what we keep hearing everywhere we go. And now anyone can be an “artist” in seconds. But what if I told you that artificial intelligence (AI) can actually help improve productivity and creativity for content creators? Yes, you read that right. AI can be a powerful tool for … Continue reading →

Making Numbers Pretty in MatPlotLib

Friday, September 23

Python is an incredible tool for crunching numbers, forcasting things, and cleaning up that data to look presentable. On a basic level, python has many libraries for analyzing data, but it is up to the programmer to take that data and present it in a way that illustrates the data easily. In this post, I … Continue reading →

Machine Learning in Jupyter Notebook

Started My Dive Into Machine Learning

Sunday, September 18

I recently started doing a deep study into machine learning. I’m pursing this path right now partly because of some trends we are exploring at my work, and partly for a personal challenge to stay up to date with the quickly changing technology world. I program mostly in Python and C# at work and personally, … Continue reading →

Hardware Firewall and VLAN Network Setup

Monday, September 5

Network security is one of those ‘set it and forget it’ things that we all neglect over time and as I was taking my Google IT Networking certification, I decided it was time to upgrade my own home network. To combat this, I added a Protecli Hardware Firewall using pfsense to configure it, and added a TP-Link switch with a custom VLAN setup to create a locked down private network and a guest network for any guests as well as my IoT devices.