# free course (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover free course. Page: Feed: --- ## [🎉 16,000 Subscribers and $500 AWS Credits Giveaway](https://cloudhandbook.substack.com/p/16000-subscribers-and-500-aws-credits) _2026-06-24 · Kisan Tamang · The Cloud Handbook_ Hey builders, ## [Dropping Out of Oxford University](https://thisisprince.bearblog.dev/dropping-out-of-oxford/) _2026-06-12 · thisisprince · Prince's Blog_ Ironically, I'm writing this post a few hours after watching Paul Graham speak live at the Oxford Union (thanks Daniel for adding me as a guest). Ironic because PG believes students should NOT drop out . Anyways, I just sent my rustication email (Oxford speak for suspending your studies). I will be working full time for a start-up. Thanks Konrad @ Hummingbird for introing me to them. UPDATE… ## [Thoughts on being pro defence and national security pilled](https://thisisprince.bearblog.dev/thoughts-on-being-pro-defence-and-national-security-pilled/) _2026-06-09 · thisisprince · Prince's Blog_ Some of the most important work happening anywhere right now is being done at companies like Anduril and Palantir. Drones, autonomous systems, serious software for the people whose actual job is keeping the free world standing. And somehow the fact that this matters is still up for debate. I first properly clashed on this with a friend at Oxford. I can't even remember how we got onto it, but at… ## [Thank you for supporting The Cloud Handbook!](https://cloudhandbook.substack.com/p/thank-you-for-supporting-the-cloud) _2026-03-25 · Kisan Tamang · The Cloud Handbook_ Hey Builders 👋, ## [DevOps as a Catalyst for Faster Product Innovation](https://cloudhandbook.substack.com/p/devops-as-a-catalyst-for-faster-product) _2026-03-24 · Kisan Tamang · The Cloud Handbook_ DevOps is not about tools or automation; it is a mindset change regarding how organizations develop their products. ## [The Complete AWS Cloud Migration Roadmap](https://cloudhandbook.substack.com/p/the-complete-aws-cloud-migration) _2026-02-26 · Kisan Tamang · The Cloud Handbook_ In recent years, we have seen a lot of businesses moving to the cloud. ## [Top Free Courses to Pass AWS Certifications](https://cloudhandbook.substack.com/p/top-free-courses-to-pass-aws-certifications) _2026-01-29 · Kisan Tamang · The Cloud Handbook_ Sometimes, a certification is the only thing standing between you and the opportunity you deserve. ## [Checking out models: Fine-Tuning to suggest ChessGPT’s understanding](https://thisisprince.bearblog.dev/checking-out-models-fine-tuning-to-suggest-chessgpts-understanding/) _2026-01-25 · thisisprince · Prince's Blog_ Project by Mani , Prince , Sassan & Yusuf . The team with the most juj about them at Arbox3. This blog post was written by Yusuf. Context This is a write-up of a mini-project we worked on as part of the Alignment Research Bootcamp Oxford (ARBOx3) , building on prior interpretability work on ChessGPT. Adam Karvonen trained a GPT model to predict the next character in chess games written in PGN… ## [My favorite Resources to Learn Linux in 2026 (FREE)](https://cloudhandbook.substack.com/p/my-favorite-resources-to-learn-linux) _2026-01-23 · Kisan Tamang · The Cloud Handbook_ Courses, books, channels and blog posts. ## [FinOps #01: Top Strategies to Cut Cloud Costs](https://cloudhandbook.substack.com/p/finops-01-10-most-common-ways-to) _2026-01-20 · Kisan Tamang · The Cloud Handbook_ And free courses and resources inside. ## [Generate Viral Hot Takes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2VKa1zmqxaP9) _2026-01-20 · **Sponsored**_ Get platform-optimized hot takes and rebuttals to spark debate and engagement ## [Future Founder SA Crowns South Africa’s Rising Young Innovators](https://yomastories.substack.com/p/future-founder-sa-crowns-south-africas) _2026-01-20 · YOMA · YOMA Stories_ How 12 young innovators, equity-free funding, and a powerful ecosystem are reshaping youth entrepreneurship in South Africa. ## [I am looking for 100 Cloud Builders!](https://cloudhandbook.substack.com/p/introducing-the-cloud-handbook-scholarships) _2026-01-18 · Kisan Tamang · The Cloud Handbook_ For next 100 builders. ## [📚 The Cloud Handbook Learning Hub](https://cloudhandbook.substack.com/p/the-cloud-handbook-learning-hub) _2026-01-15 · Kisan Tamang · The Cloud Handbook_ This is The Cloud Handbook Resource Hub. 1000+ Free Resources to Learn AWS, Azure, GCP, Cloudflare and AI in 2026. Updated every week! ## [Why you MUST Learn Linux as a Cloud Engineer?](https://cloudhandbook.substack.com/p/why-you-must-learn-linux-as-a-cloud) _2026-01-13 · Kisan Tamang · The Cloud Handbook_ And some best free resources inside. ## [The potential for mirror bacteria to cause 'unprecedented and irreversible harm'](https://thisisprince.bearblog.dev/the-potential-for-mirror-bacteria-to-cause-unprecedented-and-irreversible-harm/) _2026-01-10 · thisisprince · Prince's Blog_ This short post introduces a potentially devastating hypothetical form of life assuming no background knowledge from readers. It's split up into the following sections: What are Mirror Bacteria and Why are they Different? How Mirror Bacteria Could Cause Harm An Overview of the Current State of the Field Learn more about biosecurity at Bluedot Impact's free course . 1. What are Mirror Bacteria and… ## [10 Linux Concepts You Must Know as a Cloud Engineer.](https://cloudhandbook.substack.com/p/10-linux-concepts-you-must-know) _2025-12-23 · Kisan Tamang · The Cloud Handbook_ I’ve spent many years working in cloud infrastructure, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s this: you can’t be an effective cloud engineer without a solid foundation in Linux. ## [🎁 A holiday gift.](https://cloudhandbook.substack.com/p/a-holiday-gift) _2025-12-21 · Kisan Tamang · The Cloud Handbook_ Happy holidays builders.🎄 ## [Build Your Cloud Portfolio: 10 Projects That Will Land You The Interview.](https://cloudhandbook.substack.com/p/build-your-cloud-portfolio-10-projects) _2025-12-16 · Kisan Tamang · The Cloud Handbook_ Don't run after certifications, build these projects. ## [From Yoma to the World 🌍 | Our Youth at Africa Skills Conference 2025](https://yomastories.substack.com/p/from-yoma-to-the-world-our-youth) _2025-12-15 · YOMA · YOMA Stories_ Yoma was proud to be represented at the Africa Skills Conference 2025 in Addis Ababa by two of our inspiring youth ambassadors, Esther Hilda and Hafiz Sani Galadima. ## [10 Proven Ways to Cut Your AWS Lambda Cost.](https://cloudhandbook.substack.com/p/10-proven-ways-to-cut-your-aws-lambda) _2025-12-12 · Kisan Tamang · The Cloud Handbook_ A function that runs for 500ms instead of 200ms doesn’t sound like much, but multiply that by 10 million invocations, and you’re paying hundreds of extra dollars every month. ## [Licensed Dispensaries, Pay with Crypto (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Oly2GsrbtqSp) _2025-12-12 · **Sponsored**_ Search verified licensed dispensaries and pay with Bitcoin, Lightning, or stablecoins. ## [10,000+ Subscribers! $500 AWS Credit Giveaway + Book TOC Inside.](https://cloudhandbook.substack.com/p/10000-subscribers-500-aws-giveaway) _2025-12-09 · Kisan Tamang · The Cloud Handbook_ Hey Builders👋, ## [How to Become an AWS Community Builder.](https://cloudhandbook.substack.com/p/how-to-become-an-aws-community-builder) _2025-12-04 · Kisan Tamang · The Cloud Handbook_ A Complete Guide. ## [EP04: Essential Reading for Cloud Builders](https://cloudhandbook.substack.com/p/ep04-essential-reading-for-cloud) _2025-12-02 · The Cloud Handbook_ Hi— this is Kisan from The Cloud Handbook. Every week, I send a curated roundup of the useful and practical resources from across the cloud community that include what I am reading, Ideas, hands-on, books, and updates from around the community. ## [Last Call on $40/year or $3.33/month](https://cloudhandbook.substack.com/p/last-call-on-40year-or-333month) _2025-12-01 · Kisan Tamang · The Cloud Handbook_ Hey builders👋 ## [🎁 Cloud skills are expensive — but not today!](https://cloudhandbook.substack.com/p/cloud-skills-are-expensive-but-not) _2025-11-28 · Kisan Tamang · The Cloud Handbook_ Hey builders — Kisan here 👋 ## [💰19 Ways to Cut your Cloud Cost in Half!](https://cloudhandbook.substack.com/p/19-ways-to-cut-your-cloud-cost-in) _2025-11-27 · Kisan Tamang · The Cloud Handbook_ Without Compromising Performance. And some great resources and tools from around the community. ## [Finding Her Voice, Shaping the Future: Favour’s Transformational Story](https://yomastories.substack.com/p/yoma-ecosystem-impact-stories-c3a) _2025-10-13 · YOMA · YOMA Stories_ Ambassador of Impact: Favour thought Yoma was "just another platform" until it unlocked her potential, earning her major wins and the title of Goodwall Global Ambassador for youth empowerment. ## [How Yoma Equipped Grace for Career Success in Digital Marketing](https://yomastories.substack.com/p/yoma-ecosystem-impact-stories-b9a) _2025-10-13 · YOMA · YOMA Stories_ From Zero Experience to the UN: Grace Gogbe, 21, lacked marketing skills but used Yoma free courses to master digital content, transforming her career and securing a role at a United Nations agency. ## [From Searching to Thriving: Divine’s Journey of Growth Through Yoma](https://yomastories.substack.com/p/yoma-ecosystem-impact-stories-0d8) _2025-10-13 · YOMA · YOMA Stories_ Beyond the Degree: Divine proves Yoma is the ultimate career launchpad. She moved from unemployment to a full-time job by building public speaking and creative problem-solving skills. ## [How Yoma Helped Melody Overcome Fear and Redefine Her Future](https://yomastories.substack.com/p/yoma-ecosystem-impact-stories-841) _2025-10-13 · YOMA · YOMA Stories_ The Courage to Dream Bigger: After financial hurdles stopped college, Melody found Yoma and Goodwall, building essential skills, confidence and a global network to fuel her vision of empowering youth. ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/n4BRvjykyzPi) _2025-10-13 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [From Learning to Leading: Abdul-Na-eem’s Transformation Through Yoma](https://yomastories.substack.com/p/yoma-ecosystem-impact-stories-9e2) _2025-10-13 · YOMA · YOMA Stories_ From Ghana to Global Advocate: How Abdul-Na-eem Muniru, 23, overcame limited resources using Yoma free courses to drive change in climate advocacy and gender equity. ## [How Yoma Helped Shalom Turn Her Passion for Design Into a Career](https://yomastories.substack.com/p/yoma-ecosystem-impact-stories) _2025-10-10 · YOMA · YOMA Stories_ Bridging the Gap: Meet Shalom, who used Yoma ecosystem (Umuzi, Goodwall) to master UI/UX design, securing a full-time tech role and now inspiring the next generation of African designers. ## [3 Takeaways from 3 months at EF as a Talent Investor](https://thisisprince.bearblog.dev/3-takeaways-from-3-months-at-ef-as-a-talent-investor/) _2025-09-16 · thisisprince · Prince's Blog_ I was fortunate enough to be offered an internship as a Talent Investor at Entrepreneurs First over summer in 2025. I believe that the last 3 months have been the most formative in my life thus far and will likely continue to be. Today is my last day as a TI here. I'm extremely grateful to Max Mugnaioni, James Richards, the rest of the EF team, and the founders of LD Summer 25 for making this the… ## [Reflections on an AI Security Hackathon we ran](https://thisisprince.bearblog.dev/reflections-on-an-ai-security-hackathon-we-ran/) _2025-09-16 · thisisprince · Prince's Blog_ Crossposted and written by Josh Muthu & Prince Kumar For the last 3 months, we’ve both been interning at Entrepreneurs First (EF), a company that helps talented people build startups from scratch. In our penultimate week, we ran an AI Security Hackathon alongside BlueDot Impact, with sponsorship from Workshop Labs and Geodesic Research. It was a big success! This post: 1. recounts the story behind… ## [3 Takeaways from 'How to be a Founder'](https://thisisprince.bearblog.dev/takeaways-from-how-to-be-a-founder/) _2025-07-23 · thisisprince · Prince's Blog_ I borrowed 'How to be a Founder' by Alice Bentinck and Matt Clifford from EF's shelf. I probably wouldn't have read it if it wasn't free to borrow from the office but I'm glad I did. Here are my favorite (most relevant to me) lessons: 1. Founders can't plan to fail 'If you start to focus on what will happen if it doesn't work then you will never succeed.' As someone who's played a lot of strategy… ## [Applying Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD) to a single-feature linear regression problem](https://thisisprince.bearblog.dev/applying-stochastic-gradient-descent/) _2025-05-28 · thisisprince · Prince's Blog_ SGD is an optimisation algorithm that updates model parameters using the gradient of the loss function w.r.t. the parameters on a small and random subset of data. In this blog post, I'll explain how SGD works by applying it to a basic ML scenario. In the future I hope to apply it to more complex scenarios such as CNNs and reinforcement learning. 1. Single-feature Linear Regression (Easy) Our goal… ## [7 steps to build a Horse Classifier with FastAI](https://thisisprince.bearblog.dev/7-steps-to-build-a-horse-classifier-with-fastai/) _2025-05-28 · thisisprince · Prince's Blog_ The FastAI Course is "A free course designed for people with some coding experience, who want to learn how to apply deep learning and machine learning to practical problems." This blog post is a quick summary on how to build an image classification model for horses using part 1, lesson 1 of the course which you can find here . I recommend watching the video and also reading the chapter 1 of the…