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Stephen Smith is a software architect, located in Gibsons, BC, Canada. He's been developing software since high school, or way too many years to record. He is an expert in Artificial Intelligence and Assembly Language programming, earned his Advanced HAM Radio License, and enjoys mountain biking, hiking, and nature photography. He volunteers for Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue. He is the author of Raspberry Pi Assembly Language Programming: ARM Processor Coding, Programming with 64-Bit ARM Assembly Language: Single Board Computer Development for Raspberry Pi and Mobile Devices, and RP2040 Assembly Language Programming: ARM Cortex-M0+ on the Raspberry Pi Pico, all published by Apress. Also, he writes his popular technology blog, at smist08. ...more

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	Programming with 64-Bit ARM Assembly Language: Single Board Computer Development for Raspberry Pi and Mobile Devices 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	RP2040 Assembly Language Programming: ARM Cortex-M0+ on the Raspberry Pi Pico 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Influence it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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When the Moon Hits Your Eye

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RISC-V Assembly Language Programming: Unlock the Power of the RISC-V Instruction Set (Maker Innovations Series)

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Stephen Smith rated a book it was amazing Generative Deep Learning: Teaching Machines to Paint, Write, Compose, and Play by David Foster (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Good but quick coverage of generative AI using TensorFlow. Could run most of the programs on my MacBook in Docker with a few adjustments to the dependencies.
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Stephen Smith is currently reading When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Science Fiction	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Good but quick coverage of generative AI using TensorFlow. Could run most of the programs on my MacBook in Docker with a few adjustments to the dependencies.
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Stephen Smith rated a book it was amazing The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Good book, not really time travel, but a way of altering the past by changing memories. Enjoyed the jumping around in time and the various characters.
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Enjoyable read in the Legends and Lattes world. Fun book if you like D&D type fantasy worlds.
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Stephen Smith rated a book it was amazing Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces that Threaten Our World by Michael E. Mann	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A good book, really brings together all the forces working against science. The amount of money behind climate and vaccine denial is ridiculous. Sadly the only thing going with science, is that the universe doesn't care what you believe, so as the wo ...more
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A good romp with spaceship AIs, vampires, werewolves, mummy, Frankenstein and fish people. Liked that the speed of light wasn't broken, spaces voyages take a long time. Fun characters and plot. ...more
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