NBJack

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by NBJack 3y ago
At least it is entertaining. Now all we need is a keyboard rated to survive 10L of Mountain Dew/Red Bull/Gamer Fuel and a nano-material key cap set that resists orange/red artificial cheese encrustment from Cheetos.
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by NBJack 3y ago
Not a great comparison. I presume you are trolling. Mechanical watches have been around for roughly 500 years (about 4x-5x tbe time since the first program, depending on how you count), which is a substantial amount of time to iterate on co
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by NBJack 3y ago
Oh shit. Is this the real reason they didn't let anyone advance their city beyond a certain point in the preview period? I thought they didn't want early reviewers to spoil the game, but this would naturally limit the complexity o
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by NBJack 3y ago
Yes, particularly if you become accustomed to higher refresh rates. This is even worse if the game doesn't support VRR in any form natively.
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by NBJack 3y ago
I can understand bottlenecking the CPU mid game, but doing so on the main menu is a sign something is fundamentally wrong here.
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by NBJack 3y ago
Bonus points if we make one of our dimensions time, and now have to exchange insurance information with a very grumpy future version of yourself.
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by NBJack 3y ago
This is wonderful material. But admittedly, I am a bit lazy on reading to the part I want: what is a good model, or set of models, I should re-educate myself with to correct what I was taught?
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by NBJack 3y ago
I have to agree at how convenient and (long term) inexpensive this can be. I may not always get the greatest results right away, but it is fun to come up with some ideas, put them into a prompt iterator (or matrix), and run it overnight. I
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by NBJack 3y ago
Try SDXL. Find a good negative prompt, then just put a short sentence (starting with the kind of image, such as photograph, render, etc.) describing what you want in the positive prompt. It is much simpler and has fantastic results. Tweak t
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by NBJack 3y ago
I'm not sure if I should laugh or cry at the attention to detail. I'm not certain most kids are that eager to replicate the full experience, including baggage check, security line clearance, boarding, etc. Even deadlines to catch
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by NBJack 3y ago
Here comes the next wave. Who wants to guess which tech company will follow suit first?
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by NBJack 3y ago
Given the public outcry over the sudden and unexpected demise of CSGO (especially for those that paid), this will only make things worse.
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by NBJack 3y ago
This is less great when the result is: * Massive lines forming that congest multiple blocks (increasing danger to primarily car occupants, decreases throughput of public transit even with dedicated lanes) * Drivers, becoming increasingly le
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by NBJack 3y ago
This is fantastic progress. I actually like Nvidia, but anything that levels the playing field and encourages competition here would be a big win.
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by NBJack 3y ago
I suspect it was trying to avoid a re-shoot. The extras are cheap, but if you find an error in the composition of the scene after you shot it, you'd have to bring everyone back in, setup the set, etc.
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by NBJack 3y ago
Suddenly, Google's deprecation of their podcast software makes a little more sense. Not much, but a little. That said, online streaming services are an odd one to target. I would expect the bigger fish to be website hosts, stores, etc.
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by NBJack 3y ago
Scalzi is definitely one of my favorites right now. While I actually don't like the Old Man's War universe that much, his one-off books and smaller series have been absolute delights. They become even better when he gets Wil Wheat
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by NBJack 3y ago
You could even argue it's not so much the models themselves (LLM or diffusion), but rather the fact that fine tuning is remarkably accessible. Research is hot on ways to quantize parameters, swap portions for low memory, and the like.
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by NBJack 3y ago
I'm not convinced Apple will crack the spatial computing or VR market. I think they have a polished product, but it looks like something that will be gathering dust in a few months if I bought one, sitting right next to my Quest Pro. A
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by NBJack 3y ago
I have yet to find LLMs useful beyond basic factoids (I have plans to deploy Llama 2 as an Alexa replacement), but the latest Stable Diffusion model (XL) has continued to impress me. It is clearly a game changer in the utility it provides t
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by NBJack 3y ago
"It looks like you're trying to avert a nuclear meltdown. Would you like some help with that?" [YES] NO
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by NBJack 3y ago
That's true for many things we as humans can become accustomed to. But what exactly is the (hopefully quantifiable) improvement here? Otherwise, it's just a style option of preference.
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by NBJack 3y ago
Original article refers to office attendance. Even hopping to a remote position with a visa (i.e. a H1-B) can take weeks to get approved, and it is not guaranteed. Many rightfully argue those holding one while working on site is, in many wa
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by NBJack 3y ago
You joke, but many companies are already measuring code velocity for developers as part of performance.
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by NBJack 3y ago
My prediction? In about 6 months, every test, task, or use of a LLM for anything that requires a modicum of creativity is going to find that it only has a fixed set of "ideas" before it starts regurgitating them. [0] I can easily
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by NBJack 3y ago
This isn't a viable option for many visa holders in the U.S.
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by NBJack 3y ago
Amazon doesn't pay overtime to salaried employees in the states. They already have an internal PTO tool, which allows oversight from your manager. This is just a numbers game.
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by NBJack 3y ago
This is really what's going on. Many managers (at least the good ones) try to shield their folks from the uglier nuts and bolts of upper management. They would far rather focus on results rather than pressuring their folks to meet some
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by NBJack 3y ago
Some of the FANG certainly do, using one at a time admission enforcement devices in some (but not necessarily all) of their core offices. Amazon, Meta for sure.
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by NBJack 3y ago
This sounds like it could be the real culprit: a random process soaking up CPU time unnecessarily (and indefinitely). Has happened on many a PC I've used, especially in a corporate environment where Monday becomes a flurry of backgroun

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