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by vertis 3y ago
I have occasionally wondered how easy it would be to bootstrap your own models using models from the big players. I remember first thinking about this when IBM Watson was the newest hottest thing on the block. Then OpenAI came along and it
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by vertis 3y ago
Biggest lesson is to setup billing alerts for any service like that. Put it 20% above normal usage and then you'll get a fairly immediate warning. Won't save some of it if you're sleeping, but can definitely reduce the time s
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by vertis 3y ago
It was a GitHub repo that I made public that I didn't realise had a key in it. And yes,it's bad practice putting the keys in code to begin with, and I knew better.
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by vertis 3y ago
Ouch, yeah it became really common, and I know of ex-colleagues that had the same problem.
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by vertis 3y ago
There was that time in 2013, that I leaked my AWS key and a "hacker" ran up a $3500 bill running Litecoin mining[0]. Not only was the support excellent and forgave the debt, Werner Vogel (AWS CTO) popped into the HN thread[1] and
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by vertis 3y ago
Ah but I don't do a good Irish accent. I was saying the flight did barely. Not the ferry to Holyhead
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by vertis 3y ago
Would love to live in Copenhagen but it doesn't seem particularly easy unless you're prepared to marry (which my GF might have a problem with, given she wants to go too) or get a job in Denmark (I have existing international clien
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by vertis 3y ago
It's possible to get into the UK without a (UK) passport check if you go via Ireland. They treat the Dublin ferries and planes like domestic flights, they still check the passport at boarding and one presumes with it being computerised
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by vertis 3y ago
Sure absolutely, and if the comment about condoms was put with a little more context it could be read that way. The other comment though, not so much. In any case, If you go to pharmacy and browse that aisle the products are targeted at wom
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by vertis 3y ago
It's not relevant in this context and both of the comments were throw away lines. The study abstract suggests the use of a zinc gel. It would be interesting to know if zinc supplements have any impact or whether on topical application
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by vertis 3y ago
It's disappointing that the first two comments to pop up here are sex related. Maybe it isn't about you? Something that is good for womens health need not be something you only do to get more sex.
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by vertis 3y ago
I remember going to a talk in Berkeley by Nick Bostrom about AI Control theory after reading his book Superintelligence (in 2014?). What struck me at the time was AI control theory was mostly pointless. If you put all these guard rails arou
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by vertis 3y ago
Also Mountweazel[0] [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictitious_entry
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by vertis 3y ago
He was removed from one of his roles (chairman) and quit the other (president) if I understand correctly.
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by vertis 3y ago
I would love to train a LLM on everything I've written and everything I believe and give it agency to continue after my death. How long might I live on then. The tricky part being the agency. How to continue and persist itself. Survive
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by vertis 3y ago
The good news for you then is that English will get you pretty far in most countries. Most of Europe isn't so culturally different that it's impossible. Places like Australia (good weather) and NZ (medium weather, great activities
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by vertis 3y ago
I used your app when we drove Montreal -> Maine -> PEI -> Montreal on a recent holiday in the Canada/US. Just superb. I know this is a hiring thread but just wanted to share :)
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by vertis 3y ago
I made the mistake of posting here once (It was in the seeking freelancer, but close enough) and received hundreds of contacts. As a solo entrepreneur it was just impossible to reply to them all. I found it somewhat disheartening actually b
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by vertis 3y ago
You should try Europe or Australia. The worst I've ever experienced is having someone break and enter while I wasn't there. I have lived in what could be considered less than savoury areas in Sydney and have stayed all over Europe
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by vertis 3y ago
I never had such bad D&D sessions as those at University. Group just wanted to argue over the rules. The best D&D sessions I ever had the rules were there just as a guide, and the story would carry you away (how did we make it to su
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by vertis 3y ago
Alright, I'll come clean too. I'm the person who fills airplane tanks with the mysterious chemtrail chemicals. A passion project, if you will. While most people are settling into a weekend binge-watching session or a leisurely bru
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by vertis 3y ago
Highly recommend: https://wise.com
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by vertis 3y ago
Another workaround: As far as Google Play is concerned just create new accounts and add them to your phone. I have this setup because I end up having to download region blocked Australian, UK and German apps.
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by vertis 3y ago
My downstairs neighbour believes in crystals. Which is fine because she's not in a position to force me to use crystals, or the teaching of crystals as a healing method in schools (etc).
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by vertis 3y ago
The fact that is scares you has been noted. Someone will contact you shortly.
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by vertis 3y ago
I did eventually find the book I was looking for. It was "The Reader’s Digest Book of Things to Make and Do" https://bookreviewers.online/2018/07/17/things-to-make-and-d...
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by vertis 3y ago
I'd love to see it. I had a set of similar books I would pore through as a child like 'Future Cities'[1]. I think it might have been part of a series as well. There was also this big thick book from Readers Digest that had al
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by vertis 3y ago
Very strange. I mean this is a publication that has Tucker Carlson on the Advisory Board.
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by vertis 3y ago
This is a nice idea, but it's like all those open source projects out there that you use that could use donations, but few remember to actually donate (or buy merch). Long-term subscriptions of one form or another (e.g. Patreon) are re
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by vertis 3y ago
The EU is protecting it's citizens. You don't have to spend very much time comparing the EU (and Europe in general) to the US to find differences in philosophy. US has a very individual centric attitude where everyone is an tempor

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