Full Stack DFW
TODAY 1/18 at 12:30PM CT: ChatGPT....Say What? ā Large Learning Models with Eric Wright
The end of 2022 saw a frenzy of hype around ChatGPT and language learning models (LLMs) in general. So join us for this Lunch'n'Learn with Eric Wright, a data scientist at Microsoft, who will lead us through a nuts-and-bolts discussion of transformers, "the bitter lesson," and more.
Eric Wright works as a data scientist at Microsoft where he has been a member of the Azure Machine Learning team and focused on time-series forecasting applications. He has a PhD in Computational and Applied Mathematics from the University of Texas where he wrote software to detect muons.
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DFW Tech
Starting the Conversation: Tech Ethics: WWCode Global Partner Event , Tue, Jan 24, 2023, 11:00 AM | Meetup
Ethical issues in tech, and learn to keep the conversation going in your own tech followed by an in-person mentoring session in the evening with Women Who Code
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Virtual Meet and Exciting Projects at Code for Dallas, Wed, Jan 18, 2023, 6:00 PM | Meetup
Check out this eventing virtual meet and greet with Code for Dallas.
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DFW
The Bill of Rights Applies Even If You Are Poor
Criminalizing panhandling does nothing to solve the problem of poverty in Dallas.
dallasobserver.com
Texas Legislature 101: Understanding the state government and how it passes laws
A refresher for those of us who can't remember Texas Legislature week in our high school government class.
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Tech
Enums vs Check Constraints in Postgres
Check constraints provide the same functionality as enums in Postgres with more flexibility.
crunchydata.com
Speeding up the JavaScript ecosystem - module resolution
Marvin Hagemeist on some overlooked areas where we can improve the performance of our Javascript projects.
marvinh.dev