psynister

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by psynister 2y ago
That's pretty generous to claim that expertise is what was influencing application of law and policy before this. Agency oversight got us Ajit Pai deciding to kill net neutrality.
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by psynister 2y ago
Most of this can be done automatically using https://vectorize.io It generates synthetic questions, tests different embedding models, chunking strategies, etc. You end up with clear data that shows you what will give you the opt
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by psynister 2y ago
Check out Ollama, it's built to run models locally. Llama3 8b runs great locally for me, 70b is very slow. Plenty of options.
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by psynister 2y ago
Holy crap, that is seriously messed up.
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by psynister 2y ago
I have had nothing but bad experiences with Hertz. Unfortunately the corporate rate we get is very low so I'm stuck with them, but it seems like there is always something that goes wrong. I drove out of their facility, had a low tire p
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by psynister 3y ago
Seems like they are being slashdotted or whatever it's called these days.
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by psynister 3y ago
I ran into this same thing recently. My dryer needed new electronics, basically the same price as buying a new dryer. My wife had strong opinions about JUST buying a new dryer so guess who has a new washer AND dryer?
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by psynister 3y ago
Boeing's relationship with government agencies is beyond alarming. There needs to be better oversight and accountability for the sake of both passengers as well as workers in the aviation industry. People's lives are more importan
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by psynister 3y ago
I love this. It beautifully captures the inner conflict of adolescence and the quest for self-discovery. It's easy to forget how hard that time of life can be and how in order to truly understand ourselves, we must explore the boundari
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by psynister 3y ago
There is also evidence that cochlear implants reduce tinnitus. IIRC it's around 75% of people suffering from tinnitus who get cochlear implants report improvement ranging from reduced severity to complete relief. https://www
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by psynister 3y ago
It's disheartening to see such drastic disparities between foster kids and their peers in terms of both education and incarceration rates. It really highlights just how important having a stable home life is to shaping the future outco
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by psynister 3y ago
Levy's old stuff still holds up IMO. Rosen is also definitely good. Also the St Louis Chess Club YT channel is usually great if you're looking for something that's very in depth and don't mind watching 60-90 minutes of c
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by psynister 3y ago
Not a very convincing argument, but it is sort of funny to see a page making this argument with a script tag downloading a js file.
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by psynister 3y ago
lichess has a lot of good free opening courses. chess.com has a lot of videos but you have to buy a subscription. Gotham Chess on YouTube is entertaining.
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by psynister 3y ago
Probably better to not let your cats out to murder all the furry creatures in the neighborhood.