Reflections on Trusting Trust — Can You Trust a Foundation Model?TL;DR — code is here: https://github.com/ronreiter/trusting-trust. GPT-2 Model fine-tuned my MacBook Pro M1 32GB machine.Mar 20Mar 20
The difference between Sign in with Google and Identity ManagementOne of the most surprisingly complex and overlooked concepts young IT teams are missing is the difference between centrally federated…Jul 31, 2021Jul 31, 2021
Bitcoin from an investor’s perspectiveAs both an investor and a geek, Bitcoin is very close to my heart. Understanding the deep technological aspects of Bitcoin together with…Mar 19, 2021Mar 19, 2021
Published inDev GeniusTunneling from Docker on a MacThis is probably more suited to be a Stack Overflow answer, but I figured the answer is so interesting, I’d write a Medium post about it.Jun 10, 2020Jun 10, 2020
Data Science with BashAs much as Spark and Python are great at data analysis, most of the time, as a data engineer, you just want to start working on your CSV…Jun 5, 20202Jun 5, 20202
How much is WeWork worth?WeWork has worked hard to position itself as a fast-growing tech company with a bright future. SoftBank agreed to invest in the company in…Sep 30, 2019Sep 30, 2019
The Value Circles of a Start-upOver the years, working with start-ups and investors (as well as starting a few and selling one) taught me how to understand the value of…Sep 22, 2019Sep 22, 2019
Making a News Podcast GeneratorAPIs are ubiquitous. You can do just about everything you want with APIs today, which is pretty awesome, and solve any problem that used…Jul 27, 2019Jul 27, 2019
Longevity is a Data Storage ProblemI’m not a biologist. But I do know a few things about aging. And I did come to an interesting conclusion that may actually make you want…Apr 19, 2019Apr 19, 2019
I miss PigApache Pig is one of my favorite programming languages. Pig is a “data flow” language — kind of a hybrid between SQL and a procedural…Apr 16, 2019Apr 16, 2019
How to write a memcached server in less than 50 lines of codeWriting your own version of a server is always a good exercise. The interface is very well defined, clients exist everyone, and it proves…Mar 8, 20191Mar 8, 20191
Free Parking for LifeDisclaimer: I am not responsible for anything you do with this information.Jan 9, 20192Jan 9, 20192
Ideation Guidelines for maximizing your success at start-upsOver the years, I’ve collected guidelines from my professional experience at working at start-ups, building a start-up, selling a start-up…Dec 28, 20183Dec 28, 20183
Why side projects are hard — psychologically speakingI’ve just read this excellent short article about side projects http://davemart.in/resistance/. Everything there is very true — only it…Nov 24, 2018Nov 24, 2018
Like in Lua, async/await should be the defaultI’ve recently noticed that the Lua programming language has this cool feature that allows you to write normal (imperative) lua code but…Apr 4, 20182Apr 4, 20182
The real problem with investing in BitcoinEveryone wants Bitcoin, and everyone realizes it is a dangerous and highly speculative investment. No one invests a significant portion of…Nov 29, 20171Nov 29, 20171
Bitcoin is not such a great investment anymoreEach time Bitcoin goes up by another $1,000, it seems as if it defies all reality and continues to be the best investment out there. Well —…Nov 18, 20174Nov 18, 20174
Why is Blockchain a Big Deal?After all, blockchain technology is just a distributed ledger. It shouldn’t be that groundbreaking, intuitively. But it is.Oct 27, 2017Oct 27, 2017
Published inHackerNoon.comSSH Keys: A PrimerAuthentication, authorization, and everything in betweenJan 22, 20172Jan 22, 20172
