bstockton

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by bstockton 2y ago
My experience, over 10 years building models with libraries using CUDA under the hood, this problem has nearly gone away in the past few years. Setting up CUDA on new machines and even getting multi GPU/nodes configuration working with
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by bstockton 3y ago
I was little confused after reading the article exactly how this would work. I checked out the actual regulations and found this formula and explanation: > (Intermediary global revenue) × (Canadian share of global GDP [≈2%]) × (Contribut
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by bstockton 3y ago
Didn't really seem that vituperative to me. Seemed like he's really frustrated with a bunch of events tangentially related to Jill, gets emotional and could have been more respectful. I think he probably owes her an offline apolog
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by bstockton 3y ago
>4) The basic theory that got us to the current AI crop was defined decades ago and no new workable theories have been put forth that will move us closer to an AGI. I guess it really depends on what you mean by "basic theory" b
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by bstockton 5y ago
I'm confused, what is the proposed framework supposed to fix, or how is it better? Is the goal really to reduce achievement gaps by limiting the advancement of top students? Surely, that can't be the goal...that's crazy. Furt
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by bstockton 5y ago
Well, one strategy would be to preemptively rebut common misrepresentations and meaningless critiques, I do agree scientists could benefit from this technique. And if it's just misinformation with no merit, use Hitchen's Razor. Ho
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by bstockton 5y ago
>Suppose [a person] had a basket full of apples and, being worried that some of the apples were rotten, wanted to take out the rotten ones to prevent the rot spreading. How would he proceed? Would he not begin by tipping the whole lot ou
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by bstockton 5y ago
These have piqued a lot of people's interest around me. My friend recently quit a steady job to go work at Modal https://livemodal.com I have wondered about the necessity of a crane though, seems like a pretty big limiting
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by bstockton 6y ago
What? Just saying a minor software bug (possibly Spotify not integrating correctly) is not the same as a transmission or brake failure. Also, in Tesla's case the minor bugs can be fixed relatively quickly and for free. I don't kno
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by bstockton 6y ago
I think this is a bit misleading. The metric is "problems" per 100 cars. That could mean the car's transmission gave out or it could mean there is a software bug or paint issue that is causing the driver problems. In the case
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by bstockton 10y ago
Thanks a lot. The big impact vs specialized impact does frame things well. I almost see the PhD as a necessary condition for my career path; akin to an MD for a doctor. There are no laws governing the work like an MD. However, when I look a
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Ask HN: Leaving Big Company for Startup
3 points by bstockton 10y ago|3 comments