Announcing Philly Azure Meetup Group

Microsoft MVPs and community leaders in the Philadelphia region have recently started an Azure user group in the region. Thanks @timferro for looping me in! “This is a group for anyone who works with, uses, or wants to learn more about Microsoft Azure. From Architects to developers to IT Pros to users and consumers, we will support…

Indie Dev Podcast – Ep 38, Sarah Sexton, Voxelles

Sarah is a co-founder of Voxells, a new group fostering gender diversity in the video games industry. They’re creating positive change through a variety of events, workshops, and advocacy programs. Sarah is also the face behind the blog, She Builds Games. The purpose of She Builds Games is to showcase real female game developers, pass…

Videos from the Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2017

My colleague at Microsoft, Hans Reutter, recently posted many videos from the 2018 Portland Retro Gaming Expo, and knowing how much I love older games, I thought I’d share this gem. You can find all of his videos below: Atari Anniversary Series: David Crane and Garry Kitchen Atari Anniversary Series: The History of Imagic with…

Recap of Terminator 2 – 3D

I don’t really use this blog to discuss film or TV, but I’ve always had a passion for it, and saw 3 great films in theaters this past week, so why not blog about them? My local theater, the Bryn Mawr Film Institute held classes and discussions for Alien (’79) and Aliens (’86) last week.…

A brief overview of Deep Learning

I’m putting together an outline for a presentation I’m giving to NVIDIA soon, as part of the certification process for their Deep Learning Institute. I plan on breaking this into a 5 minute talk, as well as a 30 minute session, to give developers a high-level overview of Deep Learning.   Intro to deep learning from…

Microsoft & Gimlet team up for new podcast

The future isn’t random. It’s the result of the choices that we make now. We’ll be talking about technologies and industries that will define the next decade and beyond. Join host Cristina Quinn, a science and technology reporter, as she dives into everything from Minecraft to cyber warfare. You can wait for the future to…

Resources for Machine Learning

In the last few months I’ve really immersed myself in the world of deep learning. I’ve always had a huge interest in GPUs through my work with gaming, but now that Machine Learning has really taken advantage of the increased horsepower offered by a GPU, I thought it would be a good time to learn…