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Machine Learning and the Quest for Low Training and Validation Loss This is an article that results from too much time in geekdom (never thought I'd use that word in a sentence). I contemplate these ideas as everyone is so pro-machine learning they're not considering the inherent short comings of machine learning code. Face it, machines are only as smart as their programmers....

What?! AI Is Smarter Than I Thought Machine Learning and the Quest for Low Training and Validation Loss This is an article that results from too much time in geekdom (never thought I’d use that word in a sentence). I contemplat…

I got this nifty email from cognitiveclass.ai announcing some free training on AI by IBM this week. The world we live in is being rapidly changed by artificial intelligence (AI) making this offer interesting. AI is being used in a variety of industries to address issues and open up new opportunities, from self-driving cars to virtual assistants. Naturally the word "free" catches everyone's eye....

IBM Sweet -> Free AI Training I got this nifty email from cognitiveclass.ai announcing some free training on AI by IBM this week. The world we live in is being rapidly changed by artificial intelligence (AI) making this offer i…

While I attempt (and for the most part am successful) to reframe from the use of profanity - it's simply improper, uncivil and really reflects on our own intellect (don't tell my graduate mentor). Using large language models, and relying on the models too much, can led to frustration due to our own absence in the ability to communicate the problem and/or the model to "learn" the correct response....

Bard … know when to walk away. While I attempt (and for the most part am successful) to reframe from the use of profanity – it’s simply improper, uncivil and really reflects on our own intellect (don’t tell my …

This is something I'm finding utterly amazing! Amazing in it's simplicity and it's amazing better is not documentation on the subject ... and frustrating at all the incomplete information in blog articles that tout the ability to do so. This isn't to say their information is entirely incorrect, just that it makes it difficult to produce a quick simple product for someone that's impatient and simply wants a working answer....

How to: Publishing (For Free) Real-time Colab Python Data Frame To WordPress Without Plugins This is something I’m finding utterly amazing! Amazing in it’s simplicity and it’s amazing better is not documentation on the subject … and frustrating at all the incomplete…

Ever got into an argument ... with a rock? Interacting with chat bots can be just like that. You've undoubtedly encountered one with the automated IVR systems. Interacting with ChatGPT and Baird can be far more rewarding than automated IVRs with the likes of Verizon. What follows are a series of questions I made of Google's Baird. For a large language model, with prompts that are open ended I found Baird to be more interesting as a…...

A Conversation with Bard – Google’s AI Ever got into an argument … with a rock? Interacting with chat bots can be just like that. You’ve undoubtedly encountered one with the automated IVR systems. Interacting with ChatGPT an…

AI, for whatever the reason, is garnering a great deal of attention of late. AI has been with us for some time despite all the recent hype. AI has been used to enhance productivity, analyze data as well as make decisions in place of humans. While delivering some ever increasing impressive results, thinking of it as an end-all solution should be considered with some prudence....

Real World AI Failures. Think twice before you let the machine decide. AI, for whatever the reason, is garnering a great deal of attention of late. AI has been with us for some time despite all the recent hype. AI has been used to enhance productivity, analyze data as…

The following article was drafted by OpenAI's ChatGPT after I experienced relentless errors python with programing suggestions - sometimes it's simply better to do it yourself. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have made significant advancements in recent years and have found applications in various industries. From self-driving cars to virtual assistants, AI and ML technologies are transforming the way we live and work....

The Shortcomings of Using AI and ML: Understanding the Limitations (an AI article by Chat.OpenAI – prompt by me) The following article was drafted by OpenAI’s ChatGPT after I experienced relentless errors python with programing suggestions – sometimes it’s simply better to do it yourself. Ar…

If you are on the fence about whether or not to learn Python this no frills primer walk you through the basics of learning to code in Python. This has been drafted as there a lot of articles on learning to code with Python, most with a bloat of "course" material that can be daunting - especially if you know nothing about programing....

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KISS Python, A Keep It Simple Silly Primer Without Jumping Off A Cliff – Part 1 If you are on the fence about whether or not to learn Python this no frills primer walk you through the basics of learning to code in Python. This has been drafted as there a lot of articles on lea…

You've got your new phone, you're trying to activate it and it prompts you for a QR code. You dig through the box of papers and nodda. Don't worry T-Mobile has you covered. ... but before you scan the QR code make sure you have activated your eSIM (you can do this by logging into your account online or by calling tech support), you're connected to WiFi, and updated your device software....

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Need A QR Code To Complete The Activation Of Your New T-Mobile Cell Phone? You’ve got your new phone, you’re trying to activate it and it prompts you for a QR code. You dig through the box of papers and nodda. Don’t worry T-Mobile has you covered. & #8230…

Save the extra line charge expense if you're not using the cellular capability of your Apple Watch by using Bluetooth only....

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Can You Use An Apple Watch Series 7 Without Cell Service? Yes! Save the extra line charge expense if you’re not using the cellular capability of your Apple Watch by using Bluetooth only.

PyCharm is definitely sweet when it comes to cross platform code editors for Python beginners. It is easy to install on Windows, macOS and Linux. Best of all the community version is "free" - perfect if you are thinking about learning Python....

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How To Install PyCharm – an open source Python editor PyCharm is definitely sweet when it comes to cross platform code editors for Python beginners. It is easy to install on Windows, macOS and Linux. Best of all the community version is “free& #8…

This is one of those obnoxious errors that will pop up unannounced, and usually at the most inconvenient of times. This well intended security feature can leave you in a predicament. Luckily emergency calling is still enabled. Unless you've assigned a pin code to your SIM you are now locked out from making any phone calls. There are two easy fixes, one of which may require you contacting your service provider....

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Your iPhone Flashes The Message “SIM is locked”: Warning – DO NOT GUESS YOUR PIN This is one of those obnoxious errors that will pop up unannounced, and usually at the most inconvenient of times. This well intended security feature can leave you in a predicament. Luckily emerge…

4th Quarter Stock with 1st/2nd Quarter 2022 Potential As an enduser of Micron memory products I take a great interest in the company. Micron (Mu) has weathered the second year of the pandemic, fears of inflation, and Fed policy changes. In the second and third quarters of 2021 Micron retracted in price from the year's high of $96.98 to a low of $65.65, while the technology sector XLK only retracted during the 3rd quarter of the year....

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Watching Mu – 1st/2nd Quarter 2022 4th Quarter Stock with 1st/2nd Quarter 2022 Potential As an enduser of Micron memory products I take a great interest in the company. Micron (Mu) has weathered the second year of the pandemic, fear…

Cell phones are a technological marvel we take for granted. They have become an integral part of our lives and understanding how they work has become less important, as we at the same time depend on them all the more. There are a host of reasons for a cell phone showing "No Service" and the obviously not being able to place a call (call your carrier for assistance), but there remains for many the elusive case where a phone displays "No Service", yet show a cellular signal and remain functional....

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iPhone 12 / 13 Says “No Service” And Has Cellular Signal At The Same Time – which is it? Cell phones are a technological marvel we take for granted. They have become an integral part of our lives and understanding how they work has become less important, as we at the same time depend o…

Learn to code Python for free!

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Awakening The Coder In You: Learn (some) Python with Google Colab Why Python? / Why Google Colab? “Googling” these questions you’ll get hundreds, if not thousands, of results. To save you some time in determining if Python is right for you and w…

Whether it's an iPhone 6, iPhone 7, iPhone 8, iPhone 9, iPhone X, iPhone SE, iPhone 11, or iPhone 12 - migrating data to the iPhone 13 should not hold you back in upgrading to the latest iPhone.

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Defeating iPhone 13 / iOS 15 Migration Intimidation – Backup and Restore Probably the single greatest cell phone operating system is iOS. While I am an Android fan, I have to submit to the consistency between iPhone versions themselves and the respective version of iOS …

One of the greatest failures of the current grade school educational system is in the area of life skills. The necessity for life skills is paramount, it should be where we put our academic skills to practical use. Practicality has found itself pushed aside for higher learning and technical training. Despite this, unless you happen to focus in accounting or economics, the average person has no idea how to manage their money, let alone how the stock market works or how to responsibly participate....

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Your Life Savings Down The Drain? Riskfree Stock-market Practice Using Monopoly Money (Paper) Trading Platforms One of the greatest failures of the current grade school educational system is in the area of life skills. The necessity for life skills is paramount, it should be where we put our academic skills …

Prologue I composed this article at the beginning of the pandemic - for one reason or another, I never published it. I simply came to the conclusion it is overkill, and I wondered "why" I would even have to state the obvious. I'm not necessarily rethinking this observation, but if it helps one person in making the decision for being more cautious, wearing a mask, getting the vaccine, or questioning their reason - then it has done its job....

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Your SARS-Cov-19 Knowledge: Is It Science, Or Just Another Opinion? When 6 Feet Isn’t Enough. Prologue I composed this article at the beginning of the pandemic – for one reason or another, I never published it. I simply came to the conclusion it is overkill, and I wondered “why&…

How do you get a 71% in two days froth with trading mistakes? ... and given the news of late, from $WFC no less. Some might think dumb luck, but with closer examination and in considering the price action of $WFC, probability can be on your side. Having a trade plan and knowing your risk - the failure on a clean trade entry/fill was overcome....

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71% Wells Fargo Return In Two Days – the trade that went wrong. How do you get a 71% in two days froth with trading mistakes? … and given the news of late, from $WFC no less. Some might think dumb luck, but with closer examination and in considering the p…

Trading $TSLA Price Action Using the Scientific Method Part III For my “Stock Market Madness” Students Have a grade school student (9-18) interested in the stock market? Check out my Outschool class: Stock Market Madness! – Virtual Paper-Money Day/Swing Trading Group Experience Observations Our current trade conditions: the daily chart had the 9 EMA above the 21 EMA describing short term upward price movement…...

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Parking the $TSLA Trade – Why we have trade rules. Trading $TSLA Price Action Using the Scientific Method Part III For my “Stock Market Madness” Students Have a grade school student (9-18) interested in the stock market? Check out my Outschool…

Trading $TSLA Price Action Using the Scientific Method This is the second in a multipart (thought experiment ... possibly gone wrong) set of articles contemplating a trade on $TSLA based on price action using the scientific method. Refer to the previous article on the observations (potential setup), this article will build on that thought experiment. This is the write-up for the observations of the paper trade on August 4th....

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The $TSLA Price Action Experiment Part II Trading $TSLA Price Action Using the Scientific Method This is the second in a multipart (thought experiment … possibly gone wrong) set of articles contemplating a trade on $TSLA based on pri…

For my "Stock Market Madness" Students This analysis is for entertainment purposes, what to do with this information is found in the disclaimer below. This trade is suggested as a simulation - paper trade only. NEVER enter a trade without a plan for BOTH entry and exit. 95% of traders fail because for a combination of reasons including not having a well-thought-out plan of action and rules for trading....

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Trading $TSLA Price Action Using the Scientific Method For my “Stock Market Madness” Students This analysis is for entertainment purposes, what to do with this information is found in the disclaimer below. This trade is suggested as a simul…

While the Prophet model did not "nail" any price targets, I leave open to the possibility that it "may have" implied a price direction. In the previous article, code was given to generate the price target and confidence limits for the price of Facebook ($FB) shares using Facebook's AI predictive algorithm called "Prophet". Recapping that data from the previous article…...

https://ralphpatterson.com/followup-on-facebooks-ai-crystalball-prophet-algorithm-in-predicting-fb-stock-price-movement/

Followup on Facebook’s AI Crystalball “Prophet” Algorithm in Predicting $FB Stock Price Movement While the Prophet model did not “nail” any price targets, I leave open to the possibility that it “may have” implied a price direction. In the previous article, code was giv…

This article is not promoting any trade suggestions or the use of AI in financial decision-making. It is for informational purposes only. Facebook's AI Prophet algorithm is being used by machine learning enthusiasts and traders to predict the future price of stocks. The goal of this article is to rebuild a section of Kaggle code for importing and analyzing stock data within Google's CoLab using Prophet to predict future stock prices....

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How To Use Facebook’s Prophet AI to Forecast FB Stock Price This article is not promoting any trade suggestions or the use of AI in financial decision-making. It is for informational purposes only. Facebook’s AI Prophet algorithm is being used by mach…

Do you own or manage a Wordpress Woocommerce based website? If so you should have received a notification of an immediate vulnerability requiring your action. Waste no time in updating your site as this vulnerability is listed as "critical". Woocommerce has taken immediate action to address the issue and should be commended for their response time. Ensure you have updated to the latest release (5.5.1)....

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What do you mean “Action required: Critical vulnerability in WooCommerce”? Do you own or manage a Wordpress Woocommerce based website? If so you should have received a notification of an immediate vulnerability requiring your action. Waste no time in updating your site as…

Where to start with this one. Experienced MLers, hopefully you can simply disregard this article as you should know the ramifications of your work. As such I do not profess the talent of many coders I've had the pleasure of encountering online. There are thousands of wonderful and fascinating projects a person can undertake and rebuild as their own online. Who in their right mind would pass up an opportunity to make employment decisions or to "...

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A “Hot Coffee” Warning Label For AI/ML Users and “Deep Learning” – things are not always what they always appear to be. Where to start with this one. Experienced MLers, hopefully you can simply disregard this article as you should know the ramifications of your work. As such I do not profess the talent of many coder…

It's not something that we do in the world as often as we should, especially for independent minded Americans ... but everyone is social to some level. In today's environment and with the ever increasing remote worker it would pay for employers, fellow employees and especially family and friends check on one another more frequently than ever before. We simply need to stop what we are doing and make that call, even if just to say "hi"....

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Have you taken the time to checked in with someone today? It’s not something that we do in the world as often as we should, especially for independent minded Americans … but everyone is social to some level. In today’s environment and wi…

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It's true, there are many deductive discoveries of a scientific nature which occurred purely accidentally and/or have happened without intent. Discoveries without intent often lack in reason of function because there was no underlying understanding of cause and effect. We can combine a blue solution with a yellow solution and get a resultant green solution. Yet without understanding the nature of light, the chemistry of color or the bending of molecules - the green color is simply a discovery without an underlying reason....

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Discovery and the Scientific Method It’s true, there are many deductive discoveries of a scientific nature which occurred purely accidentally and/or have happened without intent. Discoveries without intent often lack in reason …

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