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Lots of people really underestimate the impact of that mental state and the activation energy it creates towards doing experiments - having some local compute i
by buildbot 3y ago
Lots of people really underestimate the impact of that mental state and the activation energy it creates towards doing experiments - having some local compute is essential!
- krallistic 3y agoThis. In the second article, the author touches on this a bit. With a local setup, I often think, "Might as well run that weird xyz experiment over night" (instead of idling) On a cloud setup, the opposite is often the case: "Do I really need that experiment or can I shut down the sever to save money?". Makes a huge difference over longer periods. For companies or if you just want to try a bit, then the cloud is a good option, but for (Ph.D.) researchers, etc., the frictionless local system is quite powerful.
- ummonk 3y agoI have the same attitude towards gym memberships - it really helps to know I can just go in for 30 minutes when I feel like it without worrying whether I’d be getting my money’s worth.