Education 2019

Written by  on June 27, 2019

Time to reveal the plans of the supervised education for 2019: today my course from the “Volkshochschule” (adult evening school?) for “machine learning with Python” starts (you remember the course for advanced Python I did in May 2018 and which I backep up by doing exercises for Project Euler and “365 days coding challenge”? link ). I am really, really looking forward and am eager to learn 🙂

After this is finished in June my course for basic introduction to Mandarin will start (not a ‘computer’ language, but an interesting one) in addition to my daily Duolingo-exercises for this upcoming lingua franca (from my POV). Will be a challenge, especially the spoken version with its intonations.

Last but not least: on week ago I participated in a course as first responder for emergencies (at work).

And I still plan to do a professional certified course for software architecture (the big picture) in autumn.

edit: repo with a apart of the notes from the machine learning with Python-course are at Github.

Heltec WifiKit 8

Written by  on June 11, 2019

Ordered myself two Wifikit8 Esp8266-based boards from Aliexpress.
Received them after roundabout two weeks and now the fun can start.

With the integrated 0.91″ display (128×32 Pixel) a lot of effort for integrating some display or LEDs can be saved. Just noticed that a LiPo-charger is built-in as well, wow. For 4,50 € not a bad choice. But I am not 100% sure if this is the real device or some copycat – nevertheless: in the end the functionality matters.

First project-idea is to create an extended and verifyable version of the random-reviewer. With display of the currently chosen person, a big buzzer-button as trigger and a web-interface for those who doubt the true randomness ..

good guides: