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Uh, $55k a year is not cheap! What world... Ok, it's late, I'll hold back the rest of my words. :) I think you were saying it's cheap relative to the impact it
by sillysaurusx 6y ago
Uh, $55k a year is not cheap! What world... Ok, it's late, I'll hold back the rest of my words. :)
I think you were saying it's cheap relative to the impact it has. I agree. But "holy hell that's expensive" is an entirely accurate reaction for someone who wants to fund it out of pocket.
(Gwern covers our TPU/ML infrastructure costs for around $350/mo, and I wince that I wasn't able to optimize it cheaper.)
- jpeter 6y ago55k is just the cost of the server. The total cost is 400k
- sillysaurusx 6y agoHoly guacamole, I didn't scroll down far enough. Thank you for pointing this out. "French taxes" is $53k, which is nearly equal to their server fees. Wow. Props to them for however they manage to get $400k/yr for a free project with no business model, and no intended business model. (I'm serious; it's a wonderful thing for the world, and a tremendous example of what people can achieve without having a monetary focus.)