Matt FranzPrivate RAG vs. Gemini Shootout (NIST 800–53 Edition)(This was initially published on my blog on Ghost)Oct 6Oct 6
Matt FranzGet DuckDB swimming in your Packet Pond in 10 Minutes!At some point over the last few years I discovered DuckDB as an alternative lightweight SQL database that is super fast and has support for…Aug 31Aug 31
Matt FranzEarly Summer 2024 Reading/Viewing ListI start writing this at a York Road Starbucks after dropping our youngest child off at his first job at a grocery store, the same chain…Jun 15Jun 15
Matt Franz2024: Our Second “Summer of AI” BeginsI remember when I finally got the “AI bug.”Jun 12Jun 12
Matt FranzMy week with a Corporate Gaming ChromeBook: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly!Between Thanksgiving and Christmas last year, I took a trip up I-83 to the Best Buy in York PA and bought an Acer 516 GE “Gaming…May 30May 30
Matt FranzRejection Letter CollectionIn my early 20’s, I wanted to be a writer. This is what you did if you were an English major and you were not bound to be a teacher.Mar 16Mar 16
Matt FranzEuropean Cathederals Tour (Fall 2023)In July 2023, when my wife encouraged me to take my European History vacation, the initial premise was to tour World War I and World War II…Mar 8Mar 8
Matt FranzLeap Day 2024 Reading ListLeaving Penn Station after spending the day in DC on TuesdayMar 1Mar 1
Matt FranzListen to the quiet onesThe nearly six years I spent at Cisco in the early to mid 2000s were critical to my early career progression and I’m not sure what I’ve…Feb 103Feb 103
