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#VisualGreenTech Challenge: Week 4

We have reached the finale of the #VisualGreenTech challenge by Microsoft's Developer Advocacy Team. This…

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Locksley Kolakowski

May 3, 2021

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Sustainable Software

#VisualGreenTech Challenge: Week 3

This week was very special as last Thursday was Earth Day! I continued sketching for the #VisualGreenTech…

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Locksley Kolakowski

April 26, 2021

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Sustainable Software

#VisualGreenTech Challenge: Week 2

This week, I continued sketching for the #VisualGreenTech challenge by Microsoft's Developer Advocacy Team…

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Locksley Kolakowski

April 19, 2021

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Sustainable Software

#VisualGreenTech Challenge: Week 1

During the past week, I participated in the #VisualGreenTech challenge by Microsoft's Developer Advocacy Team…

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Locksley Kolakowski

April 12, 2021

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Cybersecurity

Microsoft's implementation of blockchain

Question Based on our readings and discussions, where will we find the best implementations of blockchain? If…

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Locksley Kolakowski

March 22, 2021

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Data Structures and Algorithms

Analyzing memory and cache-friendly algorithms

Written in collaboration with Melina Perraut and Lynzley Kolakowski for The University of Wasington's Data…

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Locksley Kolakowski

March 12, 2021

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Cybersecurity

Microsoft's corporate policy on AI

Question From our readings, your research and our discussions, should there be an AI governance policy or law…

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Locksley Kolakowski

March 8, 2021

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Cybersecurity

Identifying the key nation-state players in cyberspace

Question From the readings and your own research, who are the three key nation-state players in cyberspace…

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Locksley Kolakowski

March 1, 2021

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Cybersecurity

Examining Azure IoT Edge's certified hardware

Question Pick an appliance connected to the internet. (If your client is an IoT manufacturer, please pick one…

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Locksley Kolakowski

February 22, 2021

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Cybersecurity

Microsoft's response to GDPR and data handling

Question Most large U.S. corporations that do business globally adhere to the GDPR regulations. Look at one of…

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Locksley Kolakowski

February 15, 2021

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Cybersecurity

My information assurance and cybersecurity client

Question Identify the global corporation or institution that you have chosen to research this quarter, and say…

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Locksley Kolakowski

February 8, 2021

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Cybersecurity

Introducing the information assurance and cybersecurity series

One fascinating thing about studying Informatics at the University of Washington is I have the opportunity to…

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Locksley Kolakowski

February 2, 2021

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Python

Learn Python with the Women in Tech Personality Quiz

Created by Locksley Kolakowski with inspiration from the Learn Python basics with Wonder Woman Microsoft…

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Locksley Kolakowski

January 25, 2021

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Serverless

Recipe hotline with Seasons of Serverless

We have reached the final week of the Seasons of Serverless challenge where we are traveling to Africa to…

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Locksley Kolakowski

January 11, 2021

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Serverless

Chocolate, Durable Entities, and Seasons of Serverless

Bienvenue en France for this week's Seasons of Serverless challenge. In this article, I'll cover my…

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Locksley Kolakowski

January 4, 2021

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Sustainable Software

What is the carbon footprint of your computer?

As technologists, we spend a lot of time behind desktop computers, laptops, and mobile phones. Although it isn…

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Locksley Kolakowski

December 31, 2020

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Meta

2020: A reflection and vision for the future

This year took an entirely different path than I could have ever imagined. It is easy to get to the end of the…

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Locksley Kolakowski

December 31, 2020

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Serverless

Seasons of Serverless with Power Automate and Microsoft Flow

Happy week 5 of Seasons of Serverless ! This time, we're journeying to Korea and learning how to make Tteok…

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Locksley Kolakowski

December 28, 2020

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Serverless

The biggest (and best) BBQ with Seasons of Serverless

This week, we're traveling to Brazil with week four of Seasons of Serverless series. In this article, I'll…

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Locksley Kolakowski

December 21, 2020

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Serverless

Seasons of Serverless Challenge 3: The Longest Kebab

We're almost halfway through December which means we're almost halfway through the Seasons of Serverless…

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Locksley Kolakowski

December 14, 2020

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Serverless

Seasons of Serverless, Custom Vision, and Lovely Ladoos

Today, I am continuing my Seasons of Serverless series. In this article, I'll cover my solution to Challenge…

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Locksley Kolakowski

December 7, 2020

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Serverless

Learn Azure Functions with Seasons of Serverless

Hello and happy December! This month, I am learning more about Serverless with the Seasons of Serverless…

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Locksley Kolakowski

November 30, 2020

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Quantum

Unlocking the power of Azure with quantum computing

Happy holidays! Today, I'll be writing an introductory primer on a subject that first sparked my interest two…

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Locksley Kolakowski

November 26, 2020

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Web Development

How to create web anchors in Markdown

After writing my very first long technical blog, I showed it to my twin sister who advised that it would be…

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Locksley Kolakowski

November 24, 2020

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Custom Vision

Set up your first Custom Vision project

Custom Vision is an awesome tool from Azure. In this article, we're going to cover what it is, how it works…

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Locksley Kolakowski

November 23, 2020

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Social

I'm going to the Grace Hopper Conference 2020

This year, I am very grateful to have recieved a scholarship to attend the Grace Hopper Women in computing…

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Locksley Kolakowski

September 27, 2020

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JavaScript

Automate your website's copyright date

As a new coder, it took me learning from an experiened professional that my website's copyright could be…

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Locksley Kolakowski

September 15, 2020

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