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What is the use case here? Are these operations so computationally intensive that normal servers/VMs can't handle it? Turbopuffer is also a terrible name beca
by phone8675309 3y ago
What is the use case here? Are these operations so computationally intensive that normal servers/VMs can't handle it?
Turbopuffer is also a terrible name because it makes me think of someone performing oral sex or smoking weed. If that's what you're going for with the name then you have succeeded. It worked for Pk-Zip....
- Palmik 3y agoTypically, vector databases store the index in memory, requiring machines with a lot of RAM. There are ways to reduce the memory usage, e.g. with quantization, but more recently disk-first databases (LanceDB) and algorithms (DiskANN) are becoming more popular as they scale better and are cheaper.
- Yoric 3y ago> It worked for Pk-Zip.... I'm trying to wrap my head around that. For me, PK is Player Kill, Pakistan or Psychokinesis. I don't get the porn and/or weed reference.
- KMnO4 3y agoPhil Katz https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PKWare https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PKWare
- phone8675309 3y agoPhil Katz - he chose zip as the name of his file format because he thought it was sexy because it implied a zipper - "unzip her"
- Yoric 3y agoRight. Thanks!