Billy NewportLocal Gitlab tutorial using docker composeI’ve been trying to get gitlab running locally on my proxmox server. I first tried kubernetes and helm but could not get that working…Jun 4Jun 4
Billy NewportBeginnings of a HomeLabI’m currently building DataSurface and was planning on creating an AWS DataPlatform as the first implementation for it. However, after…May 26May 26
Billy NewportGPT-4o, still disappointingYup, it demos very well but I signed up my $20 bucks and tried it out and cancelled after 20 minutes and am sticking with Claude Opus. Why?May 18May 18
Billy NewportAre Smart Enterprises going slow on AI…Fast Follower may be the best strategy for enterprises adopting AI. Being first with AI integration might actually be harmful over the…Apr 301Apr 301
Billy NewportFixing poor performance using Java with vscode on MacBookAs part of DataSurface, I started writing a Java Spark Job. I added a gradle sub project to the datasurface repository and vscode installed…Apr 25Apr 25
Billy NewportApple M4 NPU/GPU Goal postsThe talk has started that Apple will announce the M4 processor at WWDC 2024. It seems Apple is now on a yearly cadence for its processors.Apr 24Apr 24
Billy NewportM3 Max Refurb MacBook Pros now availableI currently use a MacBook Air M2 15" laptop. For code development, it’s the best laptop I have ever owned. It cost me $2.2k in Feb 2024.Apr 13Apr 13
Billy NewportThe EDGE between LLMs and Enterprise Applications is stabilizing.The EDGE between LLMs and Enterprises leveraging them has and continues to shift. The EDGE defines the programming surface between the two…Apr 121Apr 121
Billy NewportApache Beam and the lack of Apache IceBerg support, why?While working on the first data jobs for DataSurface, I’m trying to choose which platform to use. I started with Spark but I do like the…Apr 121Apr 121
Billy NewportNet Ware is the future of softwareYan LeCuns interview with Lex Fridman was very interesting. The context here for me starts with my previous article on LLMs being a very…Apr 21Apr 21