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I am a Computer Engineer and Machine Learning Enthusiast with a passion for Internet of Things (IoT) and AI applications. I specialize in building data-driven solutions and deploying alternative low-cost Machine Learning technologies. Currently, I am expanding my expertise in Deep Learning and building on AWS. Feel free to reach out via the contact form.
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What can you do? Testing AI Agents, Gemini Argon and Claude
I have a benchmark prompt that I use to evaluate AI agent capabilities. !Flat vector illustration of two AI robots taking a test while a human grades their responses The...
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Level 4 Autonomous Driving: How Robotaxis and Driverless Buses Work Today
Robotaxis with nobody in the driver's seat now carry paying passengers in several cities, and full-size electric buses run timetabled routes without a driver at the wheel. Both are SAE...
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The Six Levels of Autonomous Driving: From Driver Assist to the Level 3 Handover
When car companies advertise driver-assist software, they often blur the line between convenient driver aids and true driverless autonomy. Marketing terms like "Autopilot," "Full Self-Driving," and "hands-free assist" make it...
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When LLMs Become Scientific Instruments: Groundsource Flash Flood Research Report
A deep dive into Google's 2.6-million-event flood dataset: what the data shows, what claims hold up, and why the methodology matters more than the dataset itself. Resources: Enriched Dataset |...
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How to Break into AI Without a Degree In AI-Aleksa Gordić
Entering artificial intelligence often looks impossible without a master's degree, a PhD, or years inside elite academic research labs. Yet one of the clearest case studies of breaking into frontier...
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NASA APOD Has Migrated. Here Is What Is Changing and What Developers Must Do
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is one of the oldest living institutions on the World Wide Web. For over three decades, millions of space enthusiasts, students, researchers, and...
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What can you do? Testing AI Agents, Gemini Argon and Claude
I have a benchmark prompt that I use to evaluate AI agent capabilities. !Flat vector illustration of two AI robots taking a test while a human grades their responses The...
Level 4 Autonomous Driving: How Robotaxis and Driverless Buses Work Today
Robotaxis with nobody in the driver's seat now carry paying passengers in several cities, and full-size electric buses run timetabled routes without a driver at the wheel. Both are SAE...
The Six Levels of Autonomous Driving: From Driver Assist to the Level 3 Handover
When car companies advertise driver-assist software, they often blur the line between convenient driver aids and true driverless autonomy. Marketing terms like "Autopilot," "Full Self-Driving," and "hands-free assist" make it...
When LLMs Become Scientific Instruments: Groundsource Flash Flood Research Report
A deep dive into Google's 2.6-million-event flood dataset: what the data shows, what claims hold up, and why the methodology matters more than the dataset itself. Resources: Enriched Dataset |...
How to Break into AI Without a Degree In AI-Aleksa Gordić
Entering artificial intelligence often looks impossible without a master's degree, a PhD, or years inside elite academic research labs. Yet one of the clearest case studies of breaking into frontier...
NASA APOD Has Migrated. Here Is What Is Changing and What Developers Must Do
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is one of the oldest living institutions on the World Wide Web. For over three decades, millions of space enthusiasts, students, researchers, and...
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SpaceX Pioneering Rocket Technology
SpaceX, under the leadership of Elon Musk, has revolutionized rocket technology with several groundbreaking innovations: !SpaceX rocket models -Credit: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005544563210.html Reusable Rockets: Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy - Falcon 9...
SpaceX's 'Mechazilla' Catches Super Heavy Booster: A Giant Leap for Rocket Reusability
On my X feed, I shared a moment that perfectly captures the revolutionary work being done at SpaceX. In a stunning display of engineering, they successfully caught the Super Heavy...
The Internet’s Magic Number: Why Are There Only 13 DNS Root Servers For The Whole World?
If you are studying for a networking or cloud certification (like AWS Solutions Architect), you will eventually hit a question that stops you in your tracks: "How many DNS Root...
Roboface-an Interactive Face Animation Tracker for the Mouse Pointer
I want you to imagine a character that tracks your mouse and expresses emotions based on how you interact with it. Emotions range from happy, surprised, bored, or neutral. The...
What is Google Pay and Apple Pay? How They Work, Where They Work, & Why They're Safer
In a world where your phone is your wallet, Google Pay (also known as the Google Wallet) and Apple Pay have become essential tools for millions. But what exactly are...
How Google Turned 5 Million News Articles into a Flash Flood Warning System
Google just announced (March 13th, 2026) that it can predict urban flash floods up to 24 hours in advance, for most of the world, without building a single physical sensor....
Sveltia CMS is feature complete. Time to switch from Decap CMS
If you run a static site on Decap CMS (formerly Netlify CMS), Sveltia CMS created by Kyoshino has reached a decisive milestone. Several projects I maintain are handed over to...
Building a Modern Blog with Eleventy 3.x (Liquid Edition)
This is a complete, hands-on guide to building a real blog with Eleventy (also called 11ty), a static site generator: a tool that takes plain files, Markdown posts, HTML templates,...
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Africa Has the ML Talent But Missing the GPUs.
One challenge I have noticed throughout my academic journey and as a TA is that access to computing resources, especially GPUs, has become a major bottleneck for many students especially...
Why Your Monthly AI Bill Might Soon Rival Your Headcount Costs From A Personal Experience
The $280 Overnight Surprise A friend pinged me last week, half-laughing, half-panicking 😅 . He'd been running a couple of AI coding agents overnight, just background refactoring and test generation....
How To Invest On The Ghana Stock Exchange
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) represents a unique opportunity for Ghanaian investors to participate in the growth of the country's economy. As Ghana's primary stock market, the GSE provides access...
Personal Posts
Finding Chinese Noodles In Kigali
Finding Chinese noodles in Kigali isn't something you'd expect, but here we are. I picked up a packet of Lao Tan Sauerkraut Beef Noodles (117g + toppings) from the Chinese...
Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda Ban Cash Bouquets
As Valentine's Day approaches, lovers across East Africa will have to rethink their gift ideas as Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda have all taken a firm stance against the popular trend...
The 11-Year-Old Mistake: How Man Utd’s Former Starlet William Osula Became Their Nightmare
Football loves a good full-circle story, and Newcastle United delivered one of the best on March 4, 2026. Newcastle United didn't just beat Manchester United with a 90th-minute winner, they...
Hilarious Spam Email from Elon Musk Allegedly
Usually I delete spam/phishing emails, but this one was so blatantly fake and hilarious that I had to make a post about it. Here is the full unedited email I...
The Magnus Carlsen Gambit: Disrespecting Grandmasters for Fun With Gotham Chess
Magnus Carlsen is so good at chess that he often has to "nerf" himself just to make online games interesting, according to the YouTube channel Gotham Chess. While most of...
Ghana, an Introduction- All That Glitters is Still Gold
This is an introduction to Ghana I hope you will find interesting. In this post I'll try to focus on certain aspects a visitor to Ghana might find interesting; people,...
📚 Project Enlighten
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Automate the Boring Stuff with Python
Practical Python for absolute beginners - automate spreadsheets, files, web scraping, emails and other tedious tasks.
Confessions of an IT Manager
Anarchic humour wrapped around hard-won wisdom about software projects, hiring, firing and surviving life in IT. Free...
Crafting Interpreters
Build two complete interpreters from scratch and finally understand how programming languages actually work. Beautifu...
