mashygpig

I don’t think the sexist comment at the end is appropriate for HN

It's fun to run a model locally, but I don't think the economics make sense for anyone just trying to use models atm. It's absurdly cheap to use the same model via openrouter in comparison.

Seriously, just put $10 into openrouter and play with models that are cheap but bigger than what you'd reasonably be able to run locally like deepseek v4 flash (unquantized). You'll be surprised by how far that $10 goes for a model better than what you'd be able to run. Even further on the model you would be able to run locally. Then think of how many long it would take to match the cost of spend + power on doing it locally...

100%, I just don’t have an eye yet for commercial grinders :)

Totally, I meant no shade to LaMarzocco. They’re some of my favorite looking machines too :)

In my anecdotal experience of reacting to “wow this espresso is good” it’s often been a Slayer machine. It’s been a rough indicator of where to get good coffee for me.

I’m looking closely and I’m not seeing IP laws being relevant. Maybe regarding windows 11 keys? Can you elaborate?

I think the claim isn’t totally inaccurate. Claiming that companies prioritize making products last just beyond return windows because that maximizes profits is a critique of capitalism IMO. Since capitalism is about profit (capital) being the dominant signal as far as I understand it.

In my opinion, a lot of frustration about capitalism nowadays can be tied to Goodhart’s law. Profit being the measure and companies getting so efficient at optimizing it, that we’re starting to harm the things that profit is a proxy for.

I don’t find it fair that you point out straw man in your parent comment and then use ad hominem in this comment. I would love to see you post some examples. I think you’d have a chance of persuading several readers to at least be more open minded.

I think a lot of people in tech unintentionally blind themselves to reality by obsessing over technology, and then thinking that is all that matters. It’s a behavior that is incentivized because it helps those with power utilize the tech-blind’s skills for their bidding.

Glad to see the UPL alive and well!

It seems that there’s still unavoidable subjectivity in making the choice of prior distribution? I get how it’s objective for a fixed choice, but my understanding is that you need to first make that choice in order to be objective. Is it actually that making your choice of prior is obvious (or there is some objectively optimal way to pick a prior), which rules out any subjectivity in the choice of prior?

I think that could be a pretty interesting walk itself though!

The latter quarter of the article goes into depth about how one can accidentally find oneself in an inner ring, but it is through a wholesome pursuit and no ulterior motive. The other reply to this comment gets it write: people here like interacting with the things on HN.

In other words, to comment on HN does not mean you are striving to be in the inner circle.

I’ll echo the Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan.

Recently, I finished the making of the atomic bomb by Richard Rhodes. It’s quite long, but a fascinating view on physics, weapon development, and then the politics of the bomb. It’s a good exercise to compare with the current state of AI and see what things are similar and what are different.

Sounds interesting, try it and share your results here :)

I thought of these as well while reading the article as they convey the fun aspects of archival visits well (I’ve done a bit of my own and really enjoyed the random “side quest” things you discover along the way).

If anyone else has recommendations for things like these (text or video) then I would love to see more!