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I'd heard the phrase but not the acronym - there's a difference. Acronyms are only good for communicating phrases that you hear frequently. For infrequent term
by andybak 3y ago
I'd heard the phrase but not the acronym - there's a difference.
Acronyms are only good for communicating phrases that you hear frequently. For infrequent terminology it's verging on puzzle-solving. Sometimes you can connect the dots and sometimes you can't.
- wenc 3y agoIn learning any new area of study, I’ve found that sociology to be super important. Rather than just reading the literature, I try to be immersed on the community and to overhear what people are talking about (r/localllama on Reddit is a good start). RAG is the coin of the realm in those communities and beyond. It’s not infrequently mentioned — in fact rather the opposite. I’ve found that learning an area solely by reading the literature etc is necessary but insufficient because you don’t get a sense of which topics are important. I’ve made this mistake several times in my career and ended up working on things that no one cared about.
- andybak 3y agoI think we're talking at cross purposes. I don't want to learn more acronyms. I want people to use less of them. (or rather use them more selectively). I'm trying to improve people's writing rather than improve my reading comprehension.
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