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by wizee 2y ago
Ollama defaults to a context of 2048 regardless of model unless you override it with /set parameter num_ctx [your context length]. This is because long contexts make inference slower. In my experiments, QwQ tends to overthink and quest
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Defending Open Source AI(danieljeffries.substack.com)
2 points by wizee 2y ago|1 comments
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by wizee 2y ago
There are a huge number of temporary residents in Canada, either as students, or on a post-graduation work permit, or as temporary foreign workers. By cutting back on these programs bringing in temporary residents, and also slashing the per
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Connected Experiences: MS Office trains AI on user documents by default(ilona-andrews.com)
2 points by wizee 2y ago|0 comments
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by wizee 2y ago
Agreed 100%. Waterloo has grown substantially over the last 15 years, and is generally thriving. The condo boom and general increase in density has only increased walkability. Most of these condos have ground level retail too. The light rai
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by wizee 2y ago
It seems to be a gross exaggeration to say most Python code from 5 years ago doesn't work on current Python versions. Python 3 was mainstream a decade ago, and almost all code written for Python 3.3 or 3.4 still works on Python 3.13. M
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by wizee 2y ago
What's subjective is the threshold of what is considered "dangerous". I do agree improving visibility would be a good thing, and incentivizing safer designs through taxation could be good. Insurance prices already do that to
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by wizee 2y ago
Many people have legitimate needs and uses for pickup trucks and SUVs, and the definition of "dangerously oversized" and unsafe is rather subjective. Should semi trucks be banned because they are "dangerously oversized"?
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by wizee 2y ago
Mozilla is like Wikipedia, where the vast majority of the funds they receive go to causes unrelated to development or maintenance of their core product (web browser or encyclopedia).
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by wizee 2y ago
The RK3588 does seem to comfortably beat the Xeon D-1700/D-2700 series at performance per watt and per dollar. Compare the RK3588 to the Xeon D-1718T as an example: RK3588: https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu&#x2F
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by wizee 3y ago
The BLE MAC address consists of a random periodically changing part and a deterministically generated part based off encrypting the random part with a device-specific secret key (the Identity Resolving Key). This allows paired devices to id
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by wizee 3y ago
>Sure, but a lot of cars don't have them, and that's just the speedometer, not the speed limit or navigation directions (which are usually what I'm glancing at my phone's map app to check) Most automotive HUDs show sp
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by wizee 3y ago
I routinely wash my iPhone 13 mini in water, putting it under a running tap and washing all over. I've been doing it for more than two years now, no issues. I've fully submerged it a few times too without issue.
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by wizee 3y ago
BMW has had some reliability misses in the past (especially with past V8 engines), though their current B48/B58 engines are very reliable. Porsche has a very extensive vehicle testing process before their models come to market, and the
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by wizee 3y ago
My old W126 was an amazingly well built car. Very durable and reliable, extremely long lasting, very comfy, interesting to drive, and amazingly safe compared to other cars of that era. Mine was previously owned by a couple who just did bare
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by wizee 3y ago
The B58 and B48 are quite impeccably good engines, both in terms of reliability and also performance/response. I had an excellent experience with my B58-powered M240i. I've also never heard anyone needing to do anything in practic
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by wizee 3y ago
People have been repairing their own cars for a century, and the world functioned just fine with it. This locking down is a recent phenomenon. Your car is not going to mow down people just because someone other than the dealer serviced it.
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by wizee 3y ago
Such keys sold in large numbers could be detected and blacklisted though.
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by wizee 3y ago
There were a lot of people avoiding medical treatment or diagnosis out of fear of Covid at hospitals and medical clinics, and this led to extensive delays in elective surgeries and delayed diagnosis of medical conditions such as cancer. Thu
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by wizee 3y ago
Capture One? That’s what I migrated to after using Apple Aperture for many years past its discontinuation. Perpetual licenses still exist for it.
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by wizee 3y ago
True, all vehicles (ICE or EV) are fairly noisy at highway speeds outside, though a pickup truck with highway tires isn’t much noisier than say Corolla or a Nissan Leaf moving at the same speed. Off road tires, particularly mud terrain tire
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by wizee 3y ago
Outside the vehicle, the engine and tires are pretty quiet too, not much different from any other car. As for hummer level acceleration, I agree that’s unnecessary and would be dangerous to use in an urban area. 0-65 mph in 1.4 seconds soun
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by wizee 3y ago
A RAM 1500 weighs around 4900-5500 lbs depending on spec (cab size, bed size, 4x4, engine choice etc.). That’s around the same weight as lots of EV sedans like the BMW i4, Mercedes-Benz EQE, Lucid Air, Porsche Taycan. A Mercedes-Benz EQS or
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by wizee 3y ago
I don’t know about Hummers in particular, but most modern trucks are very quiet at highway speeds, at least with highway tires. My RAM 1500 is quieter inside on the highway than my BMW 3 series or my Ford Escape or any Tesla I’ve driven. T
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by wizee 4y ago
Staffer means member of staff. For example, engineers are staffers.
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by wizee 4y ago
Ah, yeah, there was a rule requiring apps to use a native GUI toolkit when the App Store first launched over a decade ago, but that rule is no longer there.
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by wizee 4y ago
When was this rejection? They don’t have any rule like this currently, and the App Store is full of apps not using Cocoa/Carbon/SwiftUI.
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by wizee 4y ago
What Apple policy bans Qt-based apps from the App Store?
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by wizee 4y ago
Speaking of Fluoroquinolones and Cipro (Ciprofloxacin) specifically, I personally had bad experiences with it causing tendon damage and severe back pain, though fortunately the damage healed and the back pain cleared within a couple days af
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by wizee 4y ago
You are not in a position to be giving your (ex?) wife and kids $3000 a month when you are currently unable to get a job paying even a low amount for subsistence existence of your own. Get whatever work you can so you can pay rent for some

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