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Welcome to my personal blog. You will find a mixture of content here including coding / software development, data science, technology and photography (analogue and digital).

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Latest Posts

Encrypted Arch Linux Installation Guide 30 May 2024Pro GPU System vs Consumer GPU System for Deep Learning 19 Apr 2023How to Improve Clustering Accuracy with Bayesian Gaussian Mixture Models 15 Feb 2023A Simple Way to Speed Up Your Python Code — Stay Up to Date 10 Jan 2023Julia’s Flux vs Python’s TensorFlow - How Do They Compare? 02 Dec 2022

Machine Learning

Pro GPU System vs Consumer GPU System for Deep Learning 19 Apr 2023How to Improve Clustering Accuracy with Bayesian Gaussian Mixture Models 15 Feb 2023

Linux

Encrypted Arch Linux Installation Guide 30 May 2024How to Use a Yubikey in WSL2 on Windows 22 Dec 2021

Software Development

Django REST Framework (DRF) – Initial Setup and Configuration for Ubuntu 18 Jan 2019My Android App Development Journey (So Far), and Some Guidance for Others 12 Aug 2018

Apps

Top 10 Essential Android Security Apps (Not Antivirus) 05 Dec 2018Signal – The Only Messaging, Voice Call and Video Call App You Should Use 25 Nov 2018

Technology

Yubico Yubikey – Which Hardware Security Key Is the Best for Me? 19 Jan 2019VPN (Virtual Private Network) - What Is It and Do I Need One? 05 Nov 2018

Websites

Website Directory – Useful and Interesting Websites 15 Nov 2018Crowdfunding – What Is It and Are Sites Like Kickstarter Safe? 22 Mar 2016

My other websites

Filmgrain Website A gallery website showcasing my photos which have been taken only with a film camera (no digital). It also details the equipment used.Wanderfile App Website A native android application to keep track of the places you have visited in the world. It also contains useful travel information and typical travelling costs.