Published in Geek Culture·PinnedCreating Realistic Deepfakes With DeepFaceLabAn introduction to the most popular deepfaking tool in open source — Over the past few years, exciting advancements in the realm of machine learning have given us the terrifying ability to perform photorealistic video manipulation using a technique known as DeepFaking. The underlying technology responsible for this technique are found in Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN), a new class of machine learning…Deepfakes6 min readDeepfakes6 min read
2 hours agoCreating superior AI generated art through better promptingAn introduction to image prompt engineering in Stable Diffusion — Prompt engineering is the process of structuring words that can be interpreted and understood by a text-to-image model, such as Stable Diffusion. Think of it as the language you need to speak in order to tell an AI model what to draw. …Stable Diffusion5 min readStable Diffusion5 min read
6 days agoIncrementally load GraphQL query data with the new @defer directiveGraphQL is a popular query language used for building APIs that offer a flexible and efficient way to retrieve data from servers. It comes with a set of powerful directives that can be used to manipulate the query execution process. One of the biggest disadvantages of GraphQL is that not…GraphQL3 min readGraphQL3 min read
Mar 5Creating free generative AI art: Stable Diffusion on the cloud and your local machineGenerative AI artwork has reached new heights with the introduction of DALL-E, an AI model created by OpenAI that can generate images from text descriptions. This breakthrough technology has the potential to revolutionize the way that artists and designers approach their craft, as well as change the way that we…Stable Diffusion5 min readStable Diffusion5 min read
Nov 21, 2022How to setup a custom test reporter for JestAs one of the most popular test runners in the Javascript ecosystem, Jest gives us a variety of helpful tools to help us test our code. The test reporter is one of these features. With a few lines of code, we can effortlessly create visibility into runtime performance and test…Jest4 min readJest4 min read
Jul 24, 2022How to study and practice for coding-style technical interviewsIn the tech industry, there’s nothing more fear inducing than the coding-style technical interview. It’s amazing how fast one’s big tech aspirations can be cut short when faced with a puzzle-like brain teaser that seemingly has no optimal solution. As someone who has been on both sides of the interview…Coding6 min readCoding6 min read
Dec 10, 2021Setting up your Python environment with virtualenv and virtualenvwrapper on MacOSVirtualenv is a great tool for creating isolated Python environments that contain all the necessary dependencies for a particular project. Without them, our global environment can quickly become out of sync with what we expect for a particular project. In today’s post, I’ll walk you through my preferred flow for…Python2 min readPython2 min read
Sep 10, 2021A Canadian expat’s guide on moving to London with the Youth Mobility VisaThree years ago, I found myself up late at 2AM with my finger nervously ready to click ‘Submit’ on my visa application to come work and live in the United Kingdom. I had often visited countries abroad on holiday, but making the leap from casual tourist to full-time expat was…Immigration9 min readImmigration9 min read
Jul 26, 2021Learn Javascript reduce() through five simple examplesDespite its initially intimidating appearance, the reduce() method is one of the most powerful tools in a Javascript developer’s arsenal. The reduce method has a clear goal: simplify the very common use case of iterating over an array and processing that data into something meaningful. In today’s article, we’ll walk…JavaScript3 min readJavaScript3 min read
Published in JavaScript in Plain English·Apr 7, 2021Seven Lessons From a Year of Expo Development (2021)With one year into Expo development, I can confidently say that the platform has held up to its promise of one universal framework to build and deploy apps on iOS, Android, and the web. But with all shiny new tooling, it has a slight learning curve with some growing pains…Expo7 min readExpo7 min read
