Joshua Cook
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Favorite apps on my Mac
A list of my favorite productivity, software development, and personal applications on my MacBook.
Last updated on Feb 11, 2024
4 min read
Productivity
Quickstart for playing with LLMs locally
With so much hype around LLMs (e.g. Chat-GPT), I’ve been playing around with various models in the hope that when I come up with a use case, I will have the skill-set to actually build the tool.
Last updated on Feb 11, 2024
6 min read
Programming
Favorite books of 2023
A review of my favorite books of the year and why I particularly enjoyed them.
Last updated on Feb 11, 2024
2 min read
Hobbies
Build and push a Rust project to Deta on GitHub Actions
Pushing Rust projects to Deta can require cross-compiling or timeout during the build process. Compiling on a Linux runner on GitHub Actions and pushing the artifact can solve both of these issues.
Last updated on Oct 6, 2023
4 min read
Programming
Leveraging generic type hints of classes in Python
A simple introduction to generic type hints in Python and how to use them in classes.
Last updated on Jun 24, 2023
4 min read
Programming
Dirichlet Regression with PyMC
I provide a simple example of a Dirichlet regression in PyMC. This form of generalized linear model is appropriate when modeling proportions of multiple groups, that is, when modeling a collection of positive values that must sum to a constant. Some common examples include ratios and percentages.
Last updated on Jun 24, 2023
7 min read
Data Analysis
Experimenting with multi-level and hierarchical splines in PyMC
I experimented with different structures for multi-level and hierarchical splines in PyMC, including using a multivariate normal prior distribution over the spline parameters.
Last updated on Jun 24, 2023
40 min read
Data Analysis
PyMC3
PyMC3 MCMC performance with and without Theano's NumPy BLAS warning (updated with PyMC v4 comparison!)
Does the warning ‘Using NumPy C-API based implementation for BLAS functions’ from Theano when using PyMC3 affect the performance of MCMC?
Last updated on Jun 24, 2023
6 min read
Programming
Non-linear model of serial dilutions with Stan
Modeling the standard curve of a standard dilution experiment with Stan as presented in
Bayesian Data Analysis
by Gelman
et al
.
Last updated on Jun 24, 2023
10 min read
Data Analysis
Source
BDA book
BDA course
SwiftBar plugin for storing text snippets
My simple application to put oft copied text in easy reach in my Mac’s menu bar.
Last updated on Jun 24, 2023
5 min read
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