Tool: Glowforge Laser Cutter

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Glowforge was one of the most successful crowdfunding projects at the time, with raising $27.9m in 30 days!

This was my first crowdfunded purchase, and a pretty substantial one at that at around $2,500 … between this and the Prusa 3D printer, they have probably provided the most interesting and beneficial learning opportunities. While slightly simpler to use compared to a 3D printer, since all functions are only in 2D, there are multiple small nuances around the design, materials, multi-step operations, cutting depths, speeds and laser focus which have had a steep learning curve.

So far we have made a bunch of interesting, practical and useful projects, sold a few on Etsy and also made a few personalized meaningful gifts. read more

DIY: Golf Yardage Books

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I have collected well over 30 yardage books from all over the world. Most of them from bucket list courses like Pinehurst #2, Harbor Town or one of my favorite courses, The Ocean Course at Kiawah. But sometimes courses didnt offer or sell them, so I started down the rabbit hole of designing and printing my own.

Majority of them were for tournaments I played in on the Golfweek Amateur Tour. The design process included using Google Maps to get an aerial photo of the course, and then subsequently outlining each hole using Adobe Illustrator and vector shapes. Then measuring and taking the yardages from the course and annotating the map.

Book size: 3.75″ x 6.5” read more

Machine Learning Definitions

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  • Artificial intelligence (when machines mimic human, intelligent behavior)
  • Machine Learning (programming machines to learn how to learn)
  • Deep Learning (networks and algorithms inspired by the functions of the brain)
  • Neural Networks (interconnected networks, also based on the human brain)
  • Algorithms (set of rules that defines computational operations)   
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