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Re:When Fine-Tuning Makes Sense: A Developer's Guide on Sunday June 01, 2025 @01:41PM (#44152536)
The best ones so far are fine-tunes. But I agree those numbers aren't great and we haven't figured out tool-calling yet

https://gorilla.cs.berkeley.edu/leaderboard.html

Re:NASA Observes First Visible-Light Auroras at Mars on Saturday May 17, 2025 @08:28PM (#44018035)
Why is the quality so bad compared to visible light daytime photos?
This time it's different
Re:Gemma 3 QAT Models: Bringing AI to Consumer GPUs on Sunday April 20, 2025 @10:51PM (#43748148)
you should set a lower temperature
Re:AI Guesses Your Accent on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @05:29PM (#42393764)
do you store the recordings on your server?
Re:Intel Announces Retirement of CEO Pat Gelsinger on Monday December 02, 2024 @06:32PM (#42301526)
how do you calculate share prices? curious
Re:KlongPy: High-Performance Array Programming in Python on Monday December 02, 2024 @06:29PM (#42301507)
why are so many array programming alternatives to numpy/scipy popping up recently? Is there a fundamental flaw or showstopper in numpy?
Re:Swift Homomorphic Encryption on Wednesday July 31, 2024 @06:24AM (#41117859)
I was curious about that choice as well. I guess they also just wanted to operate on integers and not floats
Can someone eli5?
Re:Drawing.garden on Thursday January 11, 2024 @12:05AM (#38947913)
sounds like Flume
verita$
Re:The Mushrooms That Ate Luke Perry on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @09:51PM (#38272753)
ChatGPT summary

Scientific Grounding: The post suggests that the technology behind the mushroom suit lacks scientific grounding. It questions whether the plastic box experiment conducted by the artist truly emulates the complex and changing environment of a buried body.

Fungal Enzymes: There's skepticism about the choice of shiitake and oyster mushrooms for breaking down keratin. The post highlights that these basidiomycetes (mushrooms) are not known to produce the enzymes required for breaking down keratin effectively.

Complexity of Decay: The post emphasizes that the decay of buried bodies is a complex process influenced by various factors such as soil type, moisture, temperature, pH, and the presence of organisms. The blog suggests that a plastic box containing keratin may not represent the realistic conditions of a buried body.

Role of Other Organisms: The role of other organisms, including bacteria, nematodes, and soil fungi, is underscored. The post suggests that fungi may not play a significant role in the decay process until later stages, and various organisms contribute to recycling the body.

Adipocere Formation: The post discusses the formation of adipocere, a waxy substance derived from body fat, which can preserve parts of the body for decades. Factors such as soil conditions, clothing, and depth of burial may contribute to the formation of adipocere, potentially hindering efficient decomposition.

Bio-Remediation Need: The skepticism extends to the need for extensive bio-remediation of cadaver toxins. The post questions whether such detoxification is necessary, given the natural decay processes and the likely dilution of toxins after burial.

Need for Region-Specific Techniques: The post concludes by calling for a better understanding of the decay process in natural burial practices. It suggests the development of region-specific techniques that consider factors such as soil conditions, depth, and microbial activity for efficient nutrient recycling.

In summary, the skepticism expressed in the post revolves around the scientific basis, choice of fungi, and the intricate ecological factors involved in the decay process of buried bodies, questioning the feasibility of the proposed mushroom suit concept.

Re:Tao Te Ching – Gia-Fu Feng, Jane English Translation (1989) on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @11:33AM (#38099668)
You should revisit the book in a few years. Tao can't be explained. It's something that should be experienced first-hand. Chapter 1 says:

The tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao The name that can be named is not the eternal Name.

The unnamable is the eternally real. Naming is the origin of all particular things.

There are several ways to experience it even if it's transitory: Being in nature, Deep meditation, Flow states during any activity, sensory enhancement/depravation (e.g. float tank), Psychoactive substances (last option) etc.

For me, these links either never load or I get an nginx page. Must be an ISP-level block

Works with Tor though

Re:Tao Te Ching on Thursday September 28, 2023 @11:01AM (#37690560)
Here's Stephen Mitchell's translation which I like very much:

https://stephenmitchellbooks.com/translations-adaptations/ta...

This page posts one every day https://dailytao.org/

Re:The Ones We Sent Away on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @09:13PM (#37400164)
Site is down for me right now
ChatGPT summary:

The answer to the question is not explicitly provided in the provided text. The text discusses the impact of smartphones and the COVID-19 pandemic on relationships, as well as the need for preventative care in therapy. However, it does not directly state what specifically is breaking couples up.

Re:The 24 Hour “Do Nothing” Challenge on Thursday March 09, 2023 @01:02PM (#35084414)
From my experience, even a 30-60 minute do-nothing can help a lot. Also seems much less intimidating that an 24 hour one. Try it out for yourself
Re:The 24 Hour “Do Nothing” Challenge on Thursday March 09, 2023 @12:59PM (#35084367)
Bro-science aside, the stimulations that OP mentioned do have a tendency to grab your attention and make you come back for more

Even a 30-60 min. do-nothing challenge can do a lot to help you get your attention back

Seems to me like you're just in a state where you're conscious while you're body is getting ready to sleep. You're also in a state of sleep paralysis.

You should check out a book called Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming. He has sections on sleep paralysis and nightmares. First few chapters tell you about the stages of sleep

Re:Method for reducing coffee acidity on Friday February 03, 2023 @12:41PM (#34644761)
How do you feel? Decaf still has some caffeine it's possible you are slowly getting dehydrated. Water and electrolytes might help
It's out there but not in the US. It doesn't deliver as much torque/HP and apparently US market prefers the torque over fuel efficiency
Realization that I'm not thinking but I'm being thought. That a lot of my thoughts are on autopilot. If you consciously remind yourself this you will keep most of suffering at bay. Even little things like slight irritation.

Do whatever useful thinking you want consciously and whenever you are aware that your mind is wandering, just notice it. I agree it is easier said that done and it needs practice

Re:Whisper – open source speech recognition by OpenAI on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @09:26PM (#32933802)
Re:A good memory or a bad one? One brain molecule decides on Saturday September 10, 2022 @01:09PM (#32792501)
Thank you!
Re:Show HN: I made a pictionary game with Stable Diffusion on Sunday September 04, 2022 @12:37PM (#32714830)
> This app has gone over its resource limits.

Hug of death?

Re:Run your own DALL-E-like image generator on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @05:12PM (#32404392)
CPUs are good enough for inference. It will take longer but they work
Re:Earbirding – How to Visualize Sounds on Sunday August 07, 2022 @12:20PM (#32377611)
This is awesome! Thank you!
Re:Ask HN: What book changed your life? on Sunday March 20, 2022 @12:59AM (#30740264)
Same! As you mentioned: "What is my next thought going to be?" was my trigger as well.

If this book seems too woo-woo for some, or the term God triggers you, you should check out a book called Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Here are other meditations that leads me into the present moment:

   - Am I alive?

   - Do nothing for 30-60 mins

   - Who am I?

   - What do I know for certain?

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