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Sorry about that. There’s a number of things that have kept me from keeping up with this web log, most importantly completing my neural network tutorial series.","https:\u002F\u002Faslanfrench.medium.com\u002Fskonk-works-e879e84fec25",{"node":33},{"id":34,"sourceUrl":35,"srcSet":36,"sizes":37,"altText":21,"mediaDetails":38},"cG9zdDo4MTI=","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2018\u002F11\u002Fmedium-0_HQ0rTZPHON7dmmTE.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2018\u002F11\u002Fmedium-0_HQ0rTZPHON7dmmTE-300x238.png 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2018\u002F11\u002Fmedium-0_HQ0rTZPHON7dmmTE-1024x812.png 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2018\u002F11\u002Fmedium-0_HQ0rTZPHON7dmmTE-768x609.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2018\u002F11\u002Fmedium-0_HQ0rTZPHON7dmmTE.png 1510w","(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px",{"width":39,"height":40,"sizes":41},1510,1198,[42,50,57,63],{"name":43,"sourceUrl":44,"width":45,"height":46,"mimeType":47,"file":48,"fileSize":49},"medium","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2018\u002F11\u002Fmedium-0_HQ0rTZPHON7dmmTE-300x238.png","300","238","image\u002Fpng","medium-0_HQ0rTZPHON7dmmTE-300x238.png",156572,{"name":51,"sourceUrl":52,"width":53,"height":54,"mimeType":47,"file":55,"fileSize":56},"large","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2018\u002F11\u002Fmedium-0_HQ0rTZPHON7dmmTE-1024x812.png","1024","812","medium-0_HQ0rTZPHON7dmmTE-1024x812.png",1348230,{"name":58,"sourceUrl":59,"width":60,"height":60,"mimeType":47,"file":61,"fileSize":62},"thumbnail","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2018\u002F11\u002Fmedium-0_HQ0rTZPHON7dmmTE-150x150.png","150","medium-0_HQ0rTZPHON7dmmTE-150x150.png",52800,{"name":64,"sourceUrl":65,"width":66,"height":67,"mimeType":47,"file":68,"fileSize":69},"medium_large","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2018\u002F11\u002Fmedium-0_HQ0rTZPHON7dmmTE-768x609.png","768","609","medium-0_HQ0rTZPHON7dmmTE-768x609.png",839152,[],[72,78,83,88,92,96,100,105,109,113,117,121,125,129],{"name":73,"clientId":74,"parentClientId":75,"renderedHtml":76,"attributes":77},"core\u002Fheading","6a8e6cd177d90",null,"\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skonk Works\u003C\u002Fh2>\n",{},{"name":79,"clientId":80,"parentClientId":75,"renderedHtml":81,"attributes":82},"core\u002Fimage","6a8e6cd177d95","\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2018\u002F11\u002Fmedium-0_HQ0rTZPHON7dmmTE.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-812\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n",{},{"name":84,"clientId":85,"parentClientId":75,"renderedHtml":86,"attributes":87},"core\u002Fparagraph","6a8e6cd177d96","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whew… it’s been a while huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},{"name":84,"clientId":89,"parentClientId":75,"renderedHtml":90,"attributes":91},"6a8e6cd177d97","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sorry about that. There’s a number of things that have kept me from keeping up with this web log, most importantly completing \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jackalope.tech\u002Fhow-artists-can-set-up-their-own-neural-network-part-1-installation\u002F\">my neural network tutorial series\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},{"name":84,"clientId":93,"parentClientId":75,"renderedHtml":94,"attributes":95},"6a8e6cd177d98","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let me tell you about Skonk Works.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},{"name":79,"clientId":97,"parentClientId":75,"renderedHtml":98,"attributes":99},"6a8e6cd177d99","\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2018\u002F11\u002Fmedium-0_gm3jOoeli-BPjYfu.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-813\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n",{},{"name":101,"clientId":102,"parentClientId":75,"renderedHtml":103,"attributes":104},"core\u002Fquote","6a8e6cd177d9a","\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Skunk Works\u003C\u002Fstrong> is an official pseudonym for Lockheed Martin’s \u003Cstrong>Advanced Development Programs\u003C\u002Fstrong> (\u003Cstrong>ADP\u003C\u002Fstrong>), formerly called \u003Cstrong>Lockheed Advanced Development Projects.\u003C\u002Fstrong> It is responsible for a number of aircraft designs, including the U-2, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, and the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, which are used in the air forces of several countries. Its name was taken from the moonshine factory in the comic strip \u003Cem>Li’l Abner\u003C\u002Fem>. The designation “skunk works” or “skunkworks” is widely used in business, engineering, and technical fields to describe a group within an organization given a high degree of autonomy and unhampered by bureaucracy, with the task of working on advanced or secret projects.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n",{},{"name":101,"clientId":106,"parentClientId":75,"renderedHtml":107,"attributes":108},"6a8e6cd177d9b","\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSkunk_Works\">wikipedia\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n",{},{"name":84,"clientId":110,"parentClientId":75,"renderedHtml":111,"attributes":112},"6a8e6cd177d9c","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So I got a new laptop, and I decided to take that as a chance to radically experiment with my work pipeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},{"name":84,"clientId":114,"parentClientId":75,"renderedHtml":115,"attributes":116},"6a8e6cd177d9d","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I turned my desktop into a dedicated personal cloud server using \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnextcloud.com\u002F\">Nextcloud\u003C\u002Fa>. I built a system that containerized, backed up, and synced all my digital devices. I learned a bunch about how I could automate my work. Containerization and automation is pretty normal for developers, but I’m also an artist and designer. I had to figure out some funny tricks. Setting up a server I dove deep into back-end and learned a ton about operating systems, and by extension Desktop shell UI, and Command Line Interface shells. I rethought my entire relationship with my computer work pipeline and I think I came away with some good insights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},{"name":84,"clientId":118,"parentClientId":75,"renderedHtml":119,"attributes":120},"6a8e6cd177d9e","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I’ve got a NYE resolution to write 12 articles this year so I’ve got to make up some ground. I’ve been learning so fast I haven’t had time to digest all this new information into coherent writings. Thankfully I’m bursting with rough drafts, and I’ll be going into more detail on all these things I’ve been exploring very soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},{"name":84,"clientId":122,"parentClientId":75,"renderedHtml":123,"attributes":124},"6a8e6cd177d9f","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part 3 of the tutorial is in the works and should be out sometime early next week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},{"name":84,"clientId":126,"parentClientId":75,"renderedHtml":127,"attributes":128},"6a8e6cd177da0","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh yeah and I finished my gig at Travis County (\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jackalope.tech\u002Fcase_study\u002Ftravis-county-design-operations\u002F\">new case study up\u003C\u002Fa> too) so if you know anybody looking for a creative technologist, ux design\u002Fdeveloper type, give me a holler!\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},{"name":84,"clientId":130,"parentClientId":75,"renderedHtml":131,"attributes":132},"6a8e6cd177da1","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Originally published at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jackalope.tech\u002Fskonk-works\u002F\">Jackalope.tech\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},1787718861265]