AI, dev tools, adventures, and life.https://bmcfads.ca/https://bmcfads.ca/blog/a-new-adventure/https://bmcfads.ca/blog/a-new-adventure/I'm going to become a multisport endurance and adventure athlete.Sun, 03 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://bmcfads.ca/blog/access-to-gpus/https://bmcfads.ca/blog/access-to-gpus/The first question you should be asking yourself is whether or not you actually need a GPU for what you're trying to accomplish. Let's assume you do. Here are some options I considered.Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://bmcfads.ca/blog/cheat-sheet-pyenv/https://bmcfads.ca/blog/cheat-sheet-pyenv/Here's a quick overview of using pyenv and pyenv-virtualenv.Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://bmcfads.ca/blog/dancing-on-quicksand/https://bmcfads.ca/blog/dancing-on-quicksand/I'm on the struggle bus; progress is slow and I'm questioning everything.Tue, 27 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://bmcfads.ca/blog/deep-learning-frameworks-pytorch-vs-tensorflow/https://bmcfads.ca/blog/deep-learning-frameworks-pytorch-vs-tensorflow/If you're searching for an in depth comparison of PyTorch and TensorFlow, this is not the post for you... there are numerous articles out there though! This post covers my high-level take on the two frameworks.Tue, 02 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://bmcfads.ca/blog/defining-my-masters-research-topic/https://bmcfads.ca/blog/defining-my-masters-research-topic/Where I find myself today is in the early stages of my fourth, yes fourth, attempt at defining and placing structure around my master's research project.Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://bmcfads.ca/blog/everesting-and-more/https://bmcfads.ca/blog/everesting-and-more/Here's how I am going to make this year one of my most memorable.Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://bmcfads.ca/blog/focus-timers-and-such/https://bmcfads.ca/blog/focus-timers-and-such/I used to think that timers wouldn't be useful to help me stay on task. Plot twist! I've incorporated them into my life and have found them incredible helpful to stay focused and increase productivity. Here's how I've started using them.Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://bmcfads.ca/blog/have-i-made-it/https://bmcfads.ca/blog/have-i-made-it/I used to think I'd be a tech entrepreneur CEO by the time I was thirty. Spoiler alert, that didn't happen.Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://bmcfads.ca/blog/how-to-get-a-masters-degree-in-6-years-hopefully/https://bmcfads.ca/blog/how-to-get-a-masters-degree-in-6-years-hopefully/“Wait a minute, doesn’t a master’s take 2 years? Don’t they kick you out of the program after 5 years?” Well, yes and yes. My experience has been a little different though. Here’s how it’s gone.Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://bmcfads.ca/blog/how-to-get-started/https://bmcfads.ca/blog/how-to-get-started/Here are the ways that work best for me to get started on a goal.Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://bmcfads.ca/blog/learning-go-cli-design-decisions-that-held-up/https://bmcfads.ca/blog/learning-go-cli-design-decisions-that-held-up/I kept renaming video files by hand after every shoot. A Python script could have fixed it in an hour. Instead I built a proper CLI tool in Go, because the real goal was learning Go's patterns and tooling.Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bmcfads.ca/blog/learnings-from-creator-camp/https://bmcfads.ca/blog/learnings-from-creator-camp/Here are some thoughts after reflecting on my time at Creator Camp this past weekend.Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://bmcfads.ca/blog/one-day-to-day-one/https://bmcfads.ca/blog/one-day-to-day-one/For the past few weeks, I have been reflecting on this question: what stops me from turning one day into day one? Tue, 10 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://bmcfads.ca/blog/python-versions-and-virtual-environments/https://bmcfads.ca/blog/python-versions-and-virtual-environments/If you're working in the field of machine learning, it's only a matter of time before you run into Python dependency hell. Enter version managers and virtual environments.Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://bmcfads.ca/blog/spoken-language-understanding-models/https://bmcfads.ca/blog/spoken-language-understanding-models/I'm diving into spoken language understanding models for my research. What the heck are those? Let's find out.Tue, 21 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://bmcfads.ca/blog/the-initial-training-pipeline/https://bmcfads.ca/blog/the-initial-training-pipeline/It's not much, but hey, it's something and it's down on paper.Fri, 29 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://bmcfads.ca/blog/there-are-no-bad-days/https://bmcfads.ca/blog/there-are-no-bad-days/Let me explain. I'll start with the point I'm trying to make: thinking you've had a bad day is ridiculous.Tue, 09 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://bmcfads.ca/blog/understanding-the-stop-dataset/https://bmcfads.ca/blog/understanding-the-stop-dataset/Here's a breakdown of the intents and slots for the Spoken Task-Oriented semantic Parsing (STOP) dataset.Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://bmcfads.ca/blog/utmbch25-day-0/https://bmcfads.ca/blog/utmbch25-day-0/It's been a while since I've done an athletic event that scared me. It's time. Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://bmcfads.ca/blog/utmbch25-perspective/https://bmcfads.ca/blog/utmbch25-perspective/Let's figure out how intense this race actually is.Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://bmcfads.ca/blog/when-is-it-time-to-quit/https://bmcfads.ca/blog/when-is-it-time-to-quit/Quitting something isn't always necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes it's actually the best decision you can make.Tue, 24 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT