You might have noticed the many articles on old skills like casting metal I've been writing recently and other articles encouraging you to become more hands on, getting some tools and learning to work on your own motorcycle, whether a simple maintenance checkup or more involved mechanical or electrical repairs, and you may be wondering where I'm going with all of this. Well, … [Read more...]
Build Your Own Foundry
Those gorgeous wooden casting patterns Aniket made for the upcoming 1000cc Musket really bring back memories from the past. Way back in time, 1970 to be exact, I spent a few weeks in the summer, working in a brass foundry, that was about all of the time I was willing to devote to getting covered in black sand every day, but it was a fascinating place. You could see the entire … [Read more...]
Stanford Offers Machine Learning Plus Many More Courses Online
Remember back in August when Stanford offered that Artificial Intelligence course online, the same course taken by students on campus where you could sign up and take it for free? Tens of thousands of people took advantage of the offer, so Stanford has expanded and improved their lineup. The new list offers computer science 101, machine learning, human computer interaction, … [Read more...]
