I’m studying Machine Learning on Coursera. These are my revision notes for week 1. Introduction What is Machine Learning? Machine learning grew out of work in artificial intelligence. It is a new capability for computers. Examples: Database mining.Large datasets from growth of automation/web. e.g. web click data, medical records, biology, engineeringApplications that can't be programmed … Continue reading Machine Learning (Week 1) →

The 10th January 2017 XTC meetup was a very active affair. I had asked the question "What shall XTC do in 2017?". This involved a lot of talk of the history of XTC, and asking philosophical questions like "What is XTC?" and "Why would anyone come to XTC?". I had a major a-ha moment as … Continue reading Changes to XTC in 2017 →

Knowing that I'm a long way behind on my security practices, I asked some friends "What password manager do you use?" (with the proviso that I use Linux and Android at home). I've decided to give KeePass a go, but for full disclosure here's all the responses I received: ST: I like LastPass. They LastPass … Continue reading Password Managers →