Daniel Bourke

Health

I didn't eat food for 5 days, here's what happened

Notes, questions, answers and diary entries from my first five day fast (120-hours consuming water only).

You don't need permission

...to create, lead, build, start, think differently, ask, be, decide.

Machine Learning

Notes on building a deep learning PC

When it comes to using GPUs for deep learning, I usually use Google Colab (80% of the time) or for when I need something more persistent, Google's Compute Engine running a deep learning virtual machine [https://cloud.google.com/deep-learning-vm/] (VM). Colab usually suffices for short-to-medium size experiments

Birthday

I turn 27 today, here's ~27 micro-essays on life

A year is now officially 6-months. Luckmaxing. You were born to adapt. The "It is done" mindset. And the power of the follow-up.

Stories

Let’s be friends

It didn’t start out like that. Within a few messages she said my panties have dropped for you bb. Which I remember because of the lack of vowels in the word baby. It came after I told her I read books. The thought of a girl who’s interested

Machine Learning

How I’d start learning machine learning again (3-years in)

Putting the engineer back in machine learning engineer

Machine Learning

Introducing the 2020 Machine Learning Roadmap (still valid for 2021)

Note: If you're coming to this post in 2021 and thinking, "hmm, I wonder if this is still valid?", it is! The main concepts in the video/roadmap are still valid however you may notice some website changes to sites listed throughout (e.g. they'

Move

Hill sprints will teach you who you are

The best bang for your buck, a metaphor for life, curing human marshmallow-itis, finding balance at the extremes.

Machine Learning

"How'd you get started with machine learning and data science?" | Interview with Ken Jee

My answers to a series of questions about starting to learn data science/machine learning, how I got a job in the field and more from an interview Ken Jee.

Machine Learning Featured

Acquiring Experience for Machine Learning Jobs: A Roadmap for Beginners

I've done some courses, what do I do now? Hint: touch the stove.

Work

[Interview] Work-life balance with Balance the Grind

A fun series of questions on how I approach work-life balance, how I spend (and view) my time, books I love and apps I can't live without.

Machine Learning

How I got TensorFlow Developer Certified (and how you can too)

I decided to get TensorFlow Developer Certified. So I set myself up with a curriculum to sharpen my skills and took the certification exam a couple of days ago. Turns out, I passed.

Business

Building a business from a bedroom, $98,130 and 11-months in

Lessons learned sleeping 4 ft. from my office.

Stories

Excuse me, but I think you're beautiful

My son. Oh, incredible morning. I mean, it was already going to be an incredible morning, but today especially so. You know why? Because I asked Edwina out and you know how I knew her name? Well, cause I asked for it. Let me give you the backstory. So me

Machine Learning

My Machine Learning Curriculum for May 2020: Getting TensorFlow Developer Certified

1 Python book + 1 machine learning books + 1 machine learning course + 30(ish) days == TensorFlow Certified.

Machine Learning

How to learn machine learning and improve your health at the same time

Here’s a new rule: If your model is moving, you’re moving.

Machine Learning

Replicating Airbnb's Amenity Detection with Detectron2

A rip-roaring ride through the design, building and deployment of a custom machine learning project.

Health

A month of movement from home: 30 days, 30 sessions

Coronavirus lockdown? No worries. We'll play our part and keep moving. All from home. Maybe you'll join in. #repsforrona

Thank you

Thank you’s 2020

Barry walked towards us wearing his bucket hat. My brother and I wheeled our bikes closer which we would normally be riding but this time we’d decided to pay attention to the signs. Times like these cause people to think about such things. We stopped and stood the distance

Machine Learning

My machine learning course got pirated

If you stumble across a free version of my course, I hope you enjoy it, don't feel guilty for using it, it's yours as much as mine.

Projects

42 days: a cure for shiny object syndrome

If you had the next 6 weeks to work on whatever you wanted, what would you make?

Decision Making

Trust one eye more than two ears

99% of your thought process is dedicated to maintaining your self-conceptions but 98% of them are wrong. This usually trips most people up. Because the lengths people will go to save face are extraordinary. You’re probably not as scared of failing as you think. You’re more scared of

Decision Making

Cook or chemist?

A chemist needs things to be exact. Their tools measure down to the smallest unit. It’s in a chemist’s best interest to stick to the recipe. If something is off by even a little, it’s over. A cook does the opposite. They work off feel. Once they’

Communication

How to Think About Communicating and Sharing Your Work

Got technical skills? Good. Here's how you can communicate them.

Money

How to make $5000 in 20-minutes

If you think the way some rationalists think, you’re not going to like this. Because the way rationalists think is there’s got to be an explainable reason for everything. But you’re smarter than that. My car was broken down the other day. The mechanic drove over and