ilc

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by ilc 23d ago
Steve, I remember our talks at XP, other conferences and plugfests fondly to this day. From my mortal spot, I'm sad I'll never get to have another. Rice made a good one in 'ya, though I suspect anywhere could have forged you
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by ilc 28d ago
Watch the video carefully. DFlash2's tool call fails on python syntax. Usually models in this class nail things like that 1 shot, which the other side did. I don't know the cause. It may be nothing. But I'd like to see the
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by ilc 29d ago
A quick question: Where can I read your TOS, and other legal documents? Knowing things like: Will my code end up in Grok? What ownership do I have of my content, etc... matter.
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by ilc 1mo ago
Any one weight, but all of them. And also crushing the architecture itself? I wouldn't pick up 400gb of hardware to run in that mode. I might try it for fun, but even then you are looking at handling a 95GB active parameter set. This
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by ilc 1mo ago
To compare a 1 bit quant to the full fat model is misleading. Honestly this model people at home can tinker with, if you have a big enough Mac. Maybe 4 Strix Halo/DGX Spark, and then at 1 bit quant? Nah. Use the right sized model, fo
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by ilc 1mo ago
To those saying this is soft: https://registrar.mit.edu/classes-grades-evaluations/grades/... If you want to say MIT is soft. Feel free.
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by ilc 1mo ago
Having audited one code harness (Qwen Code) in the past on telemetry. Let's say I'm sus of the Zuck offering free candy.
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by ilc 1mo ago
Sandbox and use Local AI. This is the real answer.
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by ilc 2mo ago
As soon as it said "non-commercial" I noped. That is so vague with some of what I do, that it isn't worth even looking further.
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by ilc 2mo ago
I'd made the shift to HTTP/Stateless from MCP a few months ago. It's the right thing to do IMHO. Reliability up, problems down. TOON support is natural, if desired, etc. My only question is how do you handle channels in th
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by ilc 2mo ago
This is definitely one where wait 2-3 weeks and look again, feels like the right strategy. It could be good, it could not. It is too volatile to say.
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by ilc 2mo ago
What harness/quant did you use for testing?
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by ilc 2mo ago
Not the parts which matter to trust. Which is my point. You can state the math, but not why it won't discuss various topics, etc. Once you see the models waffling on subject with objective truths. You wonder what else is wrong. I do
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by ilc 2mo ago
Training data, training methodology. All NOT OPEN. Until we know what a model is trained on, and how it is trained in high detail, I hesitate to call them "Open Source" in any way. They are free. But, we don't know what th
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by ilc 2mo ago
Opus: Yeah, it can be a little fuzzy at 600-700k, I prefer it 400K and under in general. But, I've had usable sessions to 850k. It really depends on the session, and what you are doing how far you can push it.
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by ilc 2mo ago
There will always be abusers. The issue I see is day 1 asks. Not day N. If I'm out a week asking why is reasonable. If I'm out a day, it's more annoying for everyone. And I'm not advocating for no limits with no resp
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by ilc 2mo ago
Misinformation. Incorrect sorting selected to prove a point. Nice try OP.
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by ilc 2mo ago
Disclaimer: I'm a US Citizen / Worker, white collar. My first job had: Unlimited sick time. Take it when you need it. No doctor's note. I think you may have needed one at the week mark. Never hit at that employer. Most e
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by ilc 3mo ago
Given that they directly compare to GPT-5.5 in their documentation. This comes off as puppy kicking to me. They state it is not SOTA, even IN its domain! Honestly: Think twice before dragging your firm into what you say. Disclaimer: I sp
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by ilc 3mo ago
I could, I hit it in some situations. But I'm running some fair size repos where I do multi-worktree work. That said, it hasn't been enough of an issue for me to want to fix.
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by ilc 3mo ago
Built my own orchestration layer, to allow me to optimize the one thing that is most precious when working with AI. My attention and my time.
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by ilc 5mo ago
It's dead Jim.
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by ilc 6mo ago
When you realize that being a great "programmer", isn't about writing the most code, but getting the job done... AI will click as another tool in the toolbox.
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by ilc 6mo ago
I can't summarize 40~ YOE of programming easily. (30+ professional) I can tell you: Your problems are a layer higher than you think. Coding, Architecture, etc. Those get the face time. Process, and Discipline, and where the money is
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by ilc 6mo ago
As a Principal SWE, who has done his fair share of big stuff. I'm excited to work with AI. Why? Because it magnifies the thing I do well: Make technical decisions. Coding is ONE place I do that, but architecture, debugging etc. All
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by ilc 7mo ago
I think you over estimate how valuable really good Principal level talent is when you have AIs that can take over for entire teams. As an older and higher up engineer, I worry more for the youngsters than myself. I'll find a spot. I&
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by ilc 7mo ago
Minor note to anyone from taalas: The background on your site genuinely made me wonder what was wrong with my monitor.
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by ilc 8mo ago
LLMs are where you need the most tests. You want them writing tests especially in critical sections, I'll push to 100% coverage. (Not all code goes there, but thing that MUST work or everything crumbles. Yeah I do it.) There was one
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by ilc 8mo ago
I disagree. Freedom of Speech guarantees the right to speak. Not the right to have no repercussions. Elon has GREAT interest in Freedom of Speech, it enables him to have far more power than regulating the type of "speech" he show
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by ilc 9mo ago
It can. But I don't want to compete for my slot with others who can give the same talk, or a talk that is similar. I want to make the conference committee choose between "Do we want ilc's talk on X." or "Do we want

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