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After years of hearing about Waymo, I finally tried it, and the experience filled me with childlike excitement. It’s science fiction made real!
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My passion project got some local press, and I’m pretty hyped about it!
Microsoft Fabric SQL Analytics Endpoints have changed, now all Lakehouses in a workspace share one endpoint, which makes all of our lives easier.
A rainy Wednesday morning, a cafe/video store hybrid, and a random 2007 film brought me to an unexpected but welcome reflection. Love doesn’t die when people...
Everybody’s talking but nobody’s making sense. Let’s demystify Agentic AI, its key differences from Generative AI, and its essential terms. Learn what RAG, M...
From SEO TechDevCon 2025 attendees to anyone curious, AI Engineering is why we still need technical people. Here’s your guide to what it is, where to learn, ...
Check out an AI Engineering workshop, the art of providing models with good context, using robot dogs, Python, and VS Code.
Journey with me through the world of MCP and RAG, two of Agentic AI’s hottest terms.
I’m honored to be a part of the 2025 Charlotte Business Journal 40 Under 40 list, which recognizes professionals making an impact in the region. Read my prof...
Thoughts from a software engineer on navigating AI’s impact and maintaining relevance amidst rapid technological change.
A collection of practical, mostly free resources to help educators integrate AI into the classroom, enhance student learning, and stay ahead in an AI-driven ...
Explore how specificity, clarity, and creativity in writing shape Generative AI results with this Microsoft Designer workshop.
A catalog of comforting words spoken by Jesus Christ throughout the Bible.
One thing is for sure, if we as developers don’t adapt, we’re more than cooked, we’re royally fried.
Join me on a journey through Raleigh’s delightful cinnamon roll scene.
Learn to code? I think you absolutely should, but with AI, it’s now easier than ever to develop software with minimal coding skills, and I’m all for it.
Demystify the concepts behind tools like ChatGPT with an approachable introduction to Machine Learning, Neural Networks, and Deep Learning.
A smorgasbord of Denzel Washington was more than enough to keep me entertained, but a curious central conflict, a lethargic leading man, and over-reliance on...
Learn how to engage students in a journey through three levels of computer programming using the highly capable Petoi ‘Bittle X’ Robot Dog.
Read on to discover one man’s journey through the cinnamon roll scene of Jefferson City, Missouri.
Discover how to use Microsoft Copilot and Suno’s Generative AI to engage students in hands-on STEM learning and Responsible AI practices through an interacti...
Learn how to set up Gmail to send and receive emails using a Squarespace forwarding alias.
Explore the purposefully over-engineered tech stack behind Charlotte Third Places, a project that helps people discover third places in Charlotte, North Caro...
I had the opportunity to write for Microsoft’s blog about Power Automate and community service, check it out!
An assorted collection of one man’s advice related to careers in technology.
Learn how to reference linked services when writing Apache Spark code in Azure Synapse Analytics notebooks.
Read on to discover a highly curated list of learning resources for artificial intelligence.
Learn how to configure Azure alert rules to stop getting two emails when an alert is fired and then resolved.
Here’s how to create messages with a countdown timer to a given date using Power Automate.
A grand journey, more than a decade in the making, culminated in Attack on Titan’s epic conclusion, solidifying its place among the anime greats.
To solve pressing problems, smart cities need to focus on people.
Discover how Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability could empower sustainable urban development as a digital ecosystem for smart cities.
Dragon Ball Z has a message for anyone feeling stuck by their corporation’s rigid (and likely flawed) leveling system.
Embrace the simple but powerful wisdom of Roche’s Maxim to enhance the way you approach data transformation.
Unlike Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics doesn’t currently provide global parameters, but there are some ways to work around and achieve similar fu...
Jonathan Majors impresses as Kang the Conqueror, but the film’s lackluster conclusion leaves Marvel’s new lead antagonist ineffectual, unimposing, and hard t...
You can link to files, folders, websites, or anything with spaces in it, using this one simple Markdown trick (intentional built-in feature).
Putting aside its cinematic adaptation, “The Maze Runner” novel has aged gracefully into a classic of dystopian science fiction.
Even with a pre-deployment script, BlockOnPossibleDataLoss, and DropObjectsNotInSource, SQLPackage may still refuse to let your stale objects die.
If at first, you don’t succeed, pick yourself up and make sure your Azure Data Factory or Azure Synapse Analytics pipelines have adequate retry policies.
Sometimes your system needs to know if today’s a weekday. Here’s how to find out using Microsoft’s Azure Data Factory or Azure Synapse Analytics.
Noteworthy excerpts from the Christian devotional The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis.
In his first foray into serious filmmaking, Woody Allen delivers a deeply emotional dramatic masterpiece.
A catalog of commands issued by Jesus Christ throughout the Bible.
Thor: Love and Thunder has only served to blur the lines on who and what a god is in the MCU.
Your guide to dynamic user properties in Azure Data Factory and Azure Synapse Analytics.
A collection of awesome quotes from various sources.