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My Statement on Utah's Pending Legislation to Invest State Funds in Bitcoin

Mar 8, 2025

The state of Utah is on track to become the first state of the United States to begin acquiring Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset. I attended a public hearing in January at the state's capitol to share a statement in regards to this legislation.

Training Models with Amazon SageMaker

Nov 15, 2024   

My new course is available to watch on Pluralsight! This course will teach you how to leverage built-in algorithms, use custom frameworks, and fine-tune hyperparameters in SageMaker, giving you skills to streamline machine learning workflows with AWS. 

The Sat Store

Sept 27, 2024   

The Sat Store is a Bitcoin-first e-commerce site and is the latest pet project of mine. I’m particularly interested to see how the Lightning Network, a secondary network layer built on top of the blockchain, will change the e-commerce landscape as adoption grows. Check it out and follow along!

Incorporating RAG in LLM-based Applications

Aug 2, 2024   ·  14 min read

Have you ever wished ChatGPT had your personal knowledge and context on-hand so that it could help you even more? Kind of like an old friend that knows you from years of experience? Well, this can be made possible through Retrieval-Augmentation Generation, otherwise known as "RAG."

The OpenDime

July 11, 2024   ·  2 min read

The OpenDime is a physical form of Bitcoin and is one of the coolest pieces of tech that I've come across lately. 

iPad Calculator

Jun 14, 2024

Wow... I never thought I'd be this excited about a calculator. The following video is a portion of the Apple keynote at their WWDC24 event, where they showcased some of the new features coming in iPad OS 18, including a long awaited calculator app.

Track, Audit, and Monitor the ML Lifecycle with Comet

May 30, 2024   ·  1 min read

Check out my demonstration on how Comet’s MLOps platform seamlessly integrates with your existing code, infrastructure, and workflows to track, audit, and monitor your ML models — from training runs to production.

AI technology: The Make or Buy Decision

May 23, 2024   ·  5 min read

Check out my article on how correctly weighing the trade-offs between building vs buying AI solutions will be a key differentiator for yourself and your organization.

AI Speech-to-Speech Reasoning

Mar 31, 2024 

A demo is just that – A demo.... but this is an interesting one that adds to my excitement for the future.

Forecasting Bitcoin

Mar 1, 2024   ·  4 min read

UPDATE: A link to a series of blog posts from a personal pet project of mine to forecast the daily Bitcoin price (USD) each month.

Apple Vision Pro

Feb 21, 2024   ·  1 min read

I had a chance to demo the Apple Vision Pro!

Optimus

Jan 17, 2024   ·  1 min read

I'm surprised it's taken so long for people to start actually talking about Optimus.

Cleaning and Working with DataFrames in Python

Cleaning and Working with DataFrames in Python

Dec 28, 2023   ·  2 min read

My course is available to watch on Pluralsight!

Cloudtops – A Remote Workstation

Nov 15, 2023   ·  6 min read

With my team, we developed a novel and successful new approach for deploying remote workstations for data scientists.

AI at Pluralsight

Oct 26, 2023   ·  5 min read

I currently work on the Data Science & Machine Learning team at Pluralsight, a leader in online education for tech skills. We've got some amazing things on the horizon as a team that I'd love to bring to your attention.

Using Comet ML for Experiment Management

Using Comet ML for Experiment Management

Oct 22, 2023   ·  3 min read

New tools are coming out every day that can make our work easier within the fields of Data Science, Machine Learning, and AI. Comet ML is a promising tool that offers a platform with several helpful features, one being experiment management.

Bitcoin

Sept 27, 2023   ·  5 min read


I’m writing this article to offer those close to me at least one reference in their personal/social network that understands Bitcoin.

20 Questions for Documenting Your ML Model

Sept 25, 2023   ·  6 min read

Here are 20 important questions to have documented for any of your AI/ML/DS models!

GitLab CI/CD for Posit Connect

GitLab CI/CD for Posit Connect

Sept 23, 2023   ·  5 min read

Posit Connect is a service offered by Posit, formally named Rstudio, and is designed to make the delivery of data-driven applications (i.e., dashboards, notebooks, APIs, etc.) fast, approachable, and secure. This article shows how to publish applications to Posit Connect using GitLab CI/CD pipelines.

Introduction to the Tidyverse, an R Package

Introduction to the Tidyverse, an R Package

Sept 16, 2023   ·  9 min read

The Tidyverse is a modern approach to R that narrows the number of packages that new users need to know to just eight powerful and cohesive packages. If you are new to R, there is no better place to start learning than the Tidyverse.

SSH for Data Scientists

SSH for Data Scientists

June 19, 2023   ·  5 min read

SSH is an important, yet commonly ignored, skill for Data Scientists. Most programs/courses won't touch on the topic, so here's a brief article to give you some foundational SSH skills.

Using MLOps at Your Organization?

Using MLOps at Your Organization?

Mar 5, 2023   ·  1 min read

I spoke at the local MLOps Community meetup. My team and I hosted the event at our Pluralsight HQ in Draper, Utah.

Choosing Your MLOps Stack

Choosing Your MLOps Stack

Feb 26, 2023   ·  4 min read

No single tech stack works for every organization, thus it’s important that DS/ML/AI teams consider their needs carefully in-line with their current needs and priorities. 

How I Failed the CKA Exam

How I Failed the CKA Exam

Feb 7, 2023   ·  3 min read

I didn't pass my CKA exam, but I learned a lot through the process. Here's my advice and lessons learned from taking the exam and what I plan on doing before I take it again.

Lightning Talk Survey Results - MLOps & AI Meetup

Jan 25, 2023   ·  2 min read

I gave a "lightning talk" at the local MLOps & AI meetup last night, where I shared an interactive Kahoot poll to gauge the community's opinions, understanding, and tech stack in MLOps.

What Are APIs?

What Are APIs?

Jan 12, 2023   ·  3 min read

API stands for "Application Programming Interface" and is one of the most important pieces of a software service.

How I Learned AWS

How I Learned AWS

Dec 7, 2022    ·  6 min read

Cloud computing skills, like AWS, are amongst the most sought after in the industry. Having these skills can make you highly employable, with average salaries being over $100K. 

Learn How to Program in Python

Learn How to Program in Python

Oct 13, 2022   ·  15 min read

Python is the most popular programming language in the world. This article is for beginners who want a comprehensive overview of the language to help get them started.

How to Share Your Monitors Between a PC and a Mac

How to Share Your Monitors Between a PC and a Mac

Sept 3, 2022   ·  3 min read

A guide on how to easily share your monitors between two computers, along with the hardware needed to do so.

What is MLOps?

What is MLOps?

Aug 25, 2022   ·  5 min read

"MLOps" stands for Machine Learning Operations and is a discipline that aims to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science into software systems.

Setting Up a Modern Home Office

Aug 8, 2022   ·  4 min read

How I set up my home office, along with the tools and products I find useful.

How to Use Google Sites to Build a Website

Aug 6, 2022   ·  3 min read 

I use Google Sites to develop and maintain this website. These are some of the details on the specifications, tech stack, and plans I have for jacoblyman.com.

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