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Jesse Alter

@JesseAlter

Software Engineer @Akamai, Linux SysAdmin @Amikumu, AI/ML & Retrocomputing Enthusiast 💾 He/him, Opinions expressed are mine, not my employers’

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New project: an ML classifier for the elusive spaghetti squash! 🍝🍈 Thing did not go as planned. Faced my first challenge with overfitting and dove deep into data cleaning. Check out my journey and try the classifier for yourself! jessealter.com/project/squas… #DeepLearning #fastai
Squashed Expectations: The Intriguing Saga of Classifying Produce with Machine Learning | Jesse...

Squashed Expectations: The Intriguing Saga of Classifying Produce with Machine Learning | Jesse...

After diving back into the Practical Deep Learning for Coders course, I decided to take on a new challenge: crafting an image classifier for the elusive spaghetti squash.

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Even in the era of GPT-3, I didn't realize something about AI models that @jeremyphoward knew at least 8 years ago. I detail the story and how I see things now in this blog post: radekosmulski.com/there-is-s…

There is something weird about the current generation of AI — better pay attention

Hype aside, there is something very uncanny about the most recent generation of AI models.

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I'm happy to share my first ML project: an OS screencap classifier. Upload a screenshot, and the model will attempt to identify which operating system it came from. jessealter.com/post/os-scree…
os_identify: A simple image classifier for operating system screenshots | Jesse Alter

os_identify: A simple image classifier for operating system screenshots | Jesse Alter

Embarking on a deep learning journey through the FastAI course, I created a Convolutional Neural Network using fast.ai to classify OS screenshots. Put the model's 95% accuracy rate to the test via an...

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New Report Finds Computers Actually Outpaced Human Intelligence Back With Commodore 64 bit.ly/3DHSiSS
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I recently blogged about my experiencing making a dumb terminal out of trash (though an old Raspberry Pi does the heavy lifting!) jessealter.com/post/raspberr…
Making a "Dumb Terminal" Out of Trash | Jesse Alter

Making a "Dumb Terminal" Out of Trash | Jesse Alter

Using a Raspberry Pi and some old tech, you too can make a "dumb terminal" capable of communicating with a server or modem over a serial connection.

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Thrilled to work for a company that gives away its product to orgs that promote justice and equality!
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We stand with the Black community. Bookmark this page for information on what you can do to help others, where to learn more, and what we're doing: okt.to/G1Fcom #BlackLivesMatter

The World's Most Distributed Cloud Computing Platform | Akamai

Build and deliver low-latency, edge native applications on Akamai Connected Cloud.

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Learn about the automation we’ve developed around building, testing, and deploying new images to allow for same-day distro availability: lin0.de/0T2vnJ #UbuntuLTS
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Developer Blog | Akamai

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Verifying myself: I am jessealter on Keybase.io. 5kLpiM3KN9LVT7Vecg45pEk_RUXm5ME9coAl / keybase.io/jessealter/sigs/5…
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Her manner is level and unflinching, her voice soft and halting and she admits she may be the most reluctant activist in modern times. But something about her raw honesty around a message of blunt-force fear turned this girl from invisible to global. cnn.it/30EgIbI
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Nick Seaver@npseaver25 Aug 2019
I think this is a Talking Heads song?
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It's like trying to plug in a USB cord the right way on the first try.
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The Singularity will most assuredly destroy us all. But, not out of any malicious intent. """""""""""""""""""-w"""""""""""""""""""
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We're looking forward to #KubeCon this week and brought a surprise - an alpha CLI command that creates a Kubernetes cluster with one command! Swing by our booth or check out the demo at linode.com/k8s.
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is okcupid trying to figure out if i'm a replicant
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Chris Said@Chris_Said1 Nov 2017
Fire alarms aren't useful because they tell you there's fire. They're useful because they tell you it's socially acceptable to react.
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Mr. Biggs@AskMrBiggs13 Jul 2009
Here's a tip to cool down during these hot summer days. Close your house windows, and adjust the AC to 72-75 degrees. Works like a charm!
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i wish the emoji movie was a dry documentary about the history of unicode and text encodings
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Neat, I'm in the news! technical.ly/philly/2017/07/…

Wanna ease the transition for non-technical staff? These 4 tips will help

Career changers shared what works best during a panel discussion sponsored by Linode.

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This was an awesome event! Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make it possible. nitter.gq/technicallyphl/status/…
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.@TorresLuzardo interviewing panel bout transition to tech jobs incl. @meghanakelly @RebeccaBraglio & Linode’s @JesseAlter & Brittany Hanks
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