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by evnc 3y ago
What kind of tokens/sec do you get?
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by evnc 3y ago
Have you looked into quantization? At 8-bit quantization, a 7B model requires ~7GB of RAM (plus a bit of overhead); at 4-bit, it would require around 3.5GB and fit entirely into the RAM you have. Quality of generation does degrade a bit the
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by evnc 3y ago
It seems like there's opportunity then in helping make regulations more legible/understandable, highlighting local differences, assisting with permitting and compliance, etc.? Seems like an area where LLMs could help out
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by evnc 3y ago
You've probably already seen https://riffle.systems/essays/prelude/ - one of my favorite recent research projects in this space, it is very much in line with what you're describing. Sad that it didn&#x27
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by evnc 3y ago
Not affiliated, just wanted to pop in and say this team seems to really have caught lightning in a bottle. Their userbase is growing rapidly, they've onboarded notable public figures and Twitter power users, and it seems poised to real
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by evnc 4y ago
In a sense, this is exactly what RLHF is, right?
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by evnc 4y ago
The relational model (and generally working at the level of sets/collections, instead of the level of individual values/objects) actually makes it easier to have this kind of incremental computation in a consistent way, I think. T
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by evnc 4y ago
They posted on HN about why, some years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16227130 tl;dr it was hard to monetize, experimental research not really well fitting the startup model, but at the core of it I think it lac
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by evnc 4y ago
I love that game! It is a little light on the resource management / building aspects mentioned, focused primarily on battle (iirc you can't build anything, just capture villages which generate the one resource, gold). Though there
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by evnc 4y ago
I'm casually exploring using logic programming to define rules for games, as an embedded scripting language in a game engine, which would handle input and rendering etc. and be written in a more "conventional" language. We&#x
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by evnc 4y ago
A turn based 4X / survival / rpg hybrid. Set in the Neolithic- Bronze Age, roughly (but historical accuracy is not a top priority). Like Civ, you have units which can explore the map, fight, build. But the scale is smaller: there
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by evnc 5y ago
I sympathize with this, but how can you even effectively operate a school to provide the day care part if half the staff are absent? (Either directly because they are sick with covid, or caring for a family member who is, or they lack child
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by evnc 5y ago
I don't mean to defend those who stormed the capitol, who to be clear I don't agree with, but the important thing to note here is sense of powerlessness. These people felt powerless, regardless of whether or not they were in
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by evnc 5y ago
I think that "SF can sweeten the deal for them", while true in theory, does a lot of work in glossing over exactly how it could sweeten the deal for them. By offering higher pay? Or perhaps by somehow providing more affordable h
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by evnc 5y ago
This makes sense in an economics-textbook kind of way; but systematically excluding low- and middle-income people from a given city would not turn out well in reality, I think. All cities need janitors, teachers, baristas, grocery clerks, g
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by evnc 5y ago
Is it insane that everyone should keep wearing clothes everywhere literally forever? If I found being nude to be significantly more comfortable/freeing than being clothed, I would still be expected to wear clothing in public spaces for
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by evnc 5y ago
Why is this different from other instances of governments instituting laws or regulations for the sake of public safety, of which there are already many? Are seatbelt laws a mass experiment in social control? Are laws mandating wearing unde
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by evnc 5y ago
This is really nice to use and well-designed! One feature request: spouses / joint incomes. Obviously my financial picture looks very different if I include my partner's income and assets than if I just include my own, but my part
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by evnc 6y ago
My biggest issue with Amazon has been unverified and untrustworthy 3rd party listings, sometimes not meeting minimum safety standards, which Amazon has taken a "lol not our problem" approach to -- e.g. baby food [0] and car seats
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by evnc 6y ago
This is essentially ecofascism and is not compatible with a modern free society. I actually like humanity, and I want it to persist. Many of my best friends are humans. (I'm not trying to throw around "fascist" as a cheap i
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by evnc 6y ago
I kinda wish it would. Anecdotally, as a dual income household grandparental assistance was indispensable in raising our baby, and I've sorely missed it since the pandemic hit and no one's visiting any more. I recognize how lucky
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by evnc 6y ago
If we lower the birth rate below replacement (roughly 2 children per couple), humanity will die out. This is not a desirable outcome. If the answer is, "well, the birth rate will never lower that far, because some people are going
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by evnc 6y ago
Hi Stefano, I sent you an email, hope you'll see it, even though I'm sure you're busy. Have a great weekend!