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I tried to explain that it's nothing more than a rumor. I wrapped that in poor recollection as much as I could. Three absolving statements for the one! Did you

I tried to explain that it's nothing more than a rumor. I wrapped that in poor recollection as much as I could. Three absolving statements for the one! Did you, somehow, feel I was trying to convince? I'm fishing for education. I'm making my money doing 'SRE', which really, amounts to doing housekeeping for the AI people. Anyone can apply. What are you insinuating? Say it. My situation (other than comp) isn't special, they generally need help. I don't really need to know about what they're running to keep the systems online and running well. Another day, different workload. I may bother to learn a thing or two about it... but it's not a requirement. At all. Same toys all the way down. It's shiny old news at this level. I don't mean to belittle it. It's jazzy stuff. I just build the boring parts - OS, VLANs, etc. My 'ire'/elbowing is that 'they' (the AI folks), almost pathologically, refuse to engage with the basics like Python packaging. It's with love, honestly.

fragmede 2y ago
> I'm fishing for education. (imo) Could've said safetensors are secure, and wait for Poe's law to kick in, or just not said anything. Apologies if it came across that I'm insinuating some sort of thing, it's just I've some friends looking for that type of work. My email's on my profile.
- bravetraveler 2y ago
  Noted, I could've been more explicit - safe to the best of my knowledge, but it's murky/weak. Apologies here as well. I know I have a short fuse. The internet [and sometimes, life] trains us for it.
  - fragmede 2y ago
    But no, really, where are you finding this lucrative work?
    - bravetraveler 2y ago
      In a gold rush go to those who make the shovels. I can't control demand, so supply it is I follow trends. Web hosting, cloud, now AI. It started out as, 'I want a discount for the things I can't afford'. I had an interest then found the work. That's as close to doxing myself as I'm willing to get. Sorry for the riddles. I may reach out when things calm down personally. Work is about all I have that's right, right now. These AI people all want their own clouds. The clouds want to be AI. What's old is new again. This dynamic is where I exist. Point at one the companies that makes things, you're probably in the right direction. There's maybe a dozen worth attention Following Linux and company into new areas. It's that simple; building blocks get reused I realized this immediately and have been consistent about it over my career. That's at least part of the compensation. We aren't gluing Lego bricks, y'know

fragmede 2y ago

> I'm fishing for education. (imo) Could've said safetensors are secure, and wait for Poe's law to kick in, or just not said anything. Apologies if it came across that I'm insinuating some sort of thing, it's just I've some friends looking for that type of work. My email's on my profile.

bravetraveler 2y ago
Noted, I could've been more explicit - safe to the best of my knowledge, but it's murky/weak. Apologies here as well. I know I have a short fuse. The internet [and sometimes, life] trains us for it.
- fragmede 2y ago
  But no, really, where are you finding this lucrative work?
  - bravetraveler 2y ago
    In a gold rush go to those who make the shovels. I can't control demand, so supply it is I follow trends. Web hosting, cloud, now AI. It started out as, 'I want a discount for the things I can't afford'. I had an interest then found the work. That's as close to doxing myself as I'm willing to get. Sorry for the riddles. I may reach out when things calm down personally. Work is about all I have that's right, right now. These AI people all want their own clouds. The clouds want to be AI. What's old is new again. This dynamic is where I exist. Point at one the companies that makes things, you're probably in the right direction. There's maybe a dozen worth attention Following Linux and company into new areas. It's that simple; building blocks get reused I realized this immediately and have been consistent about it over my career. That's at least part of the compensation. We aren't gluing Lego bricks, y'know