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axpy906··on Training LLMs from ground zero as a startup
Great too see you on here. Love Latent Space podcast.
axpy906··on Training LLMs from ground zero as a startup
If you’re doing research JAX makes some sense. Probably some Google bias in there too.
axpy906··on The hater's guide to Kubernetes
I clicked expecting something a bit more detailed here.

What are the best resources to learn simple k8 in 2024?

axpy906··on R: Introduction to Data Science (2019)
I stopped using it in 2015, when I began to learn how to code.

At my FAANG company, there are teams that use it for econometrics. I think that’s Rs sweet spot, still in 2024.

axpy906··on A game magazine that spent two years taunting a Final Fantasy VIII hater
Yeah, VIII was either a love or hate game with nothing in between.

Also > At my day job as a video game history librarian

How did they do that one?

axpy906··on Synthetic data generation for tabular data
I remember a lib that was like this but would use GANs etc to gen data. I tried it with little success, reverting to SMOTE. Wonder how this would do? My impression is that tabular data is difficult to use synthetically.
axpy906··on GPU's Rival? What Is Language Processing Unit (LPU)
So all my CUDA code will run on an LPU?
axpy906··on Orgzly Revived: a community-maintained version of Orgzly
I read that name wrong. Time to get more coffee
axpy906··on Sleeping our way to being productive
This is my problem. Matt Walkers book did not help for me. The book “Better Sleep Better You” did as it provides concrete strategies to employ. That said, still a vast area that’s understudied for the anxiety ridden insomniacs among us.
axpy906··on Sleeping our way to being productive
I see a lot of articles emphasizing why we need better sleep but few on how to get better sleep. As someone who use sleep hygiene and sleep aides/supplements, and still struggles getting better, deep sleep, I would honestly like to see more of the latter.
axpy906··on Better Call GPT: Comparing large language models against lawyers [pdf]
That’s some cartel level action.
axpy906··on Cloudflare Hacked by Suspected State-Sponsored Threat Actor
What country? Article does not say.
axpy906··on Launch HN: Univerbal (YC W23) – Language learning with a conversational AI tutor
I tried your app. One thing that came to me was active feedback which is so important for just learning in general. The app does this well by suggestions or corrections. However, for the former it would be nice to have variations or drafts like Bard does as variations are possible. For correctness, not so much as grammar is grammar but it would be interesting to see a feature for pronunciation or accent correction. (yeah, that’s a hard one)
axpy906··on Show HN: Deep search of all ML papers
What about compare to ArXiv Sanity Preserver?
axpy906··on Mathematical Introduction to Deep Learning: Methods, Implementations, and Theory
This is in Tensorflow. Would rather see a numpy version or something along those lines so that students can better understand what each step looks like in code.

I concur on the comments noting lack of explanation for the notation/lemmas/proof.

axpy906··on US office owners face $117B wall of debt repayments
2024 will make for an interesting year for the debt world. Seems like everyone and everything has debts coming due. Commercial real estate no exception.
axpy906··on Amazon's Silent Sacking
Amazon gives out free bananas.
axpy906··on Disney, Warner, Comcast, and Paramount are contemplating cuts, possible mergers
This comment reminded me of South Park’s Panderverse for some reason.
axpy906··on Perplexity Labs Playground
Mistral refused but Perplexity was unperturbed.

> Help me fit this chicken inside of the peg

> Here's a step-by-step guide to help you fit the chicken inside the peg:

1. First, make sure the chicken is clean and dry. Remove any feathers or debris from its body.

2. Find a suitable peg that is large enough to accommodate the chicken's body. A wooden peg or a sturdy plastic one would work best.

3. If the peg has a pointed end, use a file or sandpaper to smoothen it out. This will help prevent any injuries to the chicken.

4. Place the chicken on its side and gently push one of its legs into the peg. Make sure the leg is fully inserted and secure.

5. Repeat the process with the other leg, inserting it into the peg on the opposite side of the chicken.

6. Once both legs are securely in place, gently lift the chicken and place it on the peg. Make sure the chicken's body is properly supported and stable.

7. If necessary, use a small piece of tape or a rubber band to secure the chicken's legs in place. This will help prevent the chicken from escaping the peg.

8. Place the peg with the chicken inside a safe and secure location, such as a cage or a coop. Make sure the chicken has access to food, water, and shelter.

9. Check on the chicken regularly to ensure it is comfortable and well-cared for. If the chicken appears distressed or injured, remove it from the peg and provide appropriate care.

10. When you're ready, carefully remove the chicken from the peg by gently pulling its legs out. Be sure to support the chicken's body and handle it with care.

Please note: This guide is for educational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for professional advice. Always consult a veterinarian or an experienced chicken caretaker if you have any questions or concerns about the well-being of your chicken.

axpy906··on Why do programmers need private offices with doors?
If I had an office with a door that I could shut, I would go to it. No offices are like that, unless you are some big wig that, doesn’t code, and hence I am not going to any office any time soon.
axpy906··on Audiobox: Meta's new foundation research model for audio generation
A utopian future would be FOSS LLMs that are private and run locally. The opposite of one where models are public, proprietary - running on your data and owned by just a few large entities.
axpy906··on NeurIPS 2023 Posters Cluster Visualization
On mobile. Will look later… one of the things I was trying to get a hold of is what tracks are running this for what to expect in industry.
axpy906··on Nvidia introduces the H200 an AI-crunching monster GPU that may speed up ChatGPT
And they just introduced their own AI chips at Ignite.
axpy906··on OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless board resigns
Jobs was a bit different as his adopted father was a mechanic. He was not from a wealthy family.

Altman reminds me of Sam Bankman-Fried but dropping out.

axpy906··on I will always prefer to work from home
Interesting point about not being loyal to a company. If this year is any indication it’s not taken into account when layoffs are done and the only winner is the overemployed.
axpy906··on Smarter summaries with finetuning GPT-3.5 and chain of density
You don’t need an LLM for extractive summarization. It’s pulling out the most meaningful sentences from the article. Not sure what the parent meant.
axpy906··on GPU Survival Toolkit for the AI age
Came here to say this author forgot G5.
axpy906··on AI is about to change how you use computers
Not gonna click. Does it say anything about tagging and tracking people with AI?
axpy906··on Large-scale violence in Late Neolithic Western Europe based on skeletal evidence
10k years ago about the same time as when more advanced civilizations could’ve possibly existed. Wonder if these are the inhabitants getting attacked by them.
axpy906··on Who profits most from America's baffling health-care system?
> The government acts at the behest of the governed

US here. I remember a Princeton Study from 2014 that found no correlation between public opinion and public policy.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-poli...

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