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Navigating Through the Garbage Data World

Report

Navigating Through the Garbage Data World

Every day, the risk to AI grows: we’re building models on data that might not even be real. This undercuts the reliability of all our AI systems

By Thomas Ott 16 Oct 2024
10 Hard Lessons for Startup Survival

The Alpha Build

10 Hard Lessons for Startup Survival

Practical lessons for building a successful startup in a competitive world, covering everything from execution to pivoting and keeping it simple

By Thomas Ott 14 Oct 2024
From Notebooks to Digital Gardens: Transforming Data into Knowledge

Zettelkasten

From Notebooks to Digital Gardens: Transforming Data into Knowledge

How Journaling, Zettelkasten, and Digital Gardens Can Help You Organize Your Life and Turbocharge Your Productivity

By Thomas Ott 10 Oct 2024
Is Using GitHub to Version Control Your CADD Drawings a Good Idea?

Engineering

Is Using GitHub to Version Control Your CADD Drawings a Good Idea?

Git’s greatest strength is also its greatest weakness for CADD and design professionals

By Thomas Ott 07 Oct 2024
The Hidden Costs of Code: What Fortran Taught Me About Resource Efficiency and Climate Impact

Python

The Hidden Costs of Code: What Fortran Taught Me About Resource Efficiency and Climate Impact

How decades-old lessons in programming thriftiness could help us tackle the growing carbon footprint of modern machine learning and data centers

By Thomas Ott 04 Oct 2024
Install H2O's Wave on AWS Lightsail or EC2

Python

Install H2O's Wave on AWS Lightsail or EC2

How to set up Wave, H2O's new open-source Python-based app framework

By Thomas Ott 03 Oct 2024
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