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Show HN: We replaced 5 ML models with 1 shared encoder on an $11/month VPS(fittohire.com)
3 points by blemis 5mo ago|1 comments
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by blemis 5mo ago
Engineering is not running a business. Different skill set.. you can learn it, but a side business skill needs marketing, operations, etc.. even a small one. You could make the best mousetrap in the world, but if no one knows about it, it
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by blemis 5mo ago
Its getting phased out, just like explaining your python experience. not saying its gone, but getting more irrelevant with AI.
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by blemis 5mo ago
LLMs are just a tool. Doesnt mean you dont have to think. They lie all the time, take short cuts, try to please you, etc. I treat them like a consultant almost, and make them explain what they are doing and why all the time. They can do th
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by blemis 5mo ago
when i hire people, i look for one thing.. are they smart... period.. end of story. if they pass what i think is smart ( and yes its subjective), the you start to drill down into experience, personality, etc. Smart people apply what they ha
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by blemis 5mo ago
just downgrade... to 4.6
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by blemis 5mo ago
honestly it's mostly gpu supply. scaling up to handle load means spinning up new nodes, and that takes minutes not seconds because the models are huge and need multiple coordinated gpus per instance. also worth saying, even when things
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by blemis 5mo ago
love the budget-constraints section, feels way too familiar. i'm running 7 NLP models on an $11/month VPS for a different project and every architecture decision ends up being "what's the cheapest way that doesn't b