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Re:Supreme Court guts agency power in seismic Chevron ruling
on Friday June 28, 2024 @02:28PM (#40823523)
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.
Re:Systematically Improving Your RAG
on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @04:56PM (#40446437)
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 optimal results for your RAG app: https://platform.vectorize.io/public/experiments/ca60ce85-26...
Re:Ask HN: Which LLMs can run locally on most consumer computers
on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @01:36PM (#40443723)
Check out Ollama, it's built to run models locally. Llama3 8b runs great locally for me, 70b is very slow. Plenty of options.
Re:Hertz Charging a Tesla Renter for Gas Was Not an Isolated Incident
on Sunday May 19, 2024 @07:23PM (#40410513)
Holy crap, that is seriously messed up.
Re:Hertz Charging a Tesla Renter for Gas Was Not an Isolated Incident
on Sunday May 19, 2024 @07:23PM (#40410511)
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 pressure indicator on, brought it back and they wanted me to sign something saying I was responsible for damage to their tire.
Re:I need to grow away from these roots
on Sunday January 28, 2024 @05:10PM (#39170314)
Seems like they are being slashdotted or whatever it's called these days.
Re:Right to Repair: The Price Is Not Right
on Monday January 22, 2024 @05:11PM (#39096221)
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?
Re:'Cozy' relationship between Boeing and U.S. draws scrutiny amid 737...
on Sunday January 21, 2024 @02:10PM (#39081761)
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 important than profit. I can't believe this is a controversial position in our society.
Re:In Praise of Difficult Children (2009)
on Sunday January 21, 2024 @02:02PM (#39081658)
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 boundaries of our beliefs and reconsider once closely held ideals. It's a messy journey, but it's the only path to find our authentic selves.
Re:Gamers at risk of irreversible hearing loss and tinnitus, study sug...
on Sunday January 21, 2024 @01:38PM (#39081332)
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.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2740131/#bib-00...
Re:The question of poverty vs. instability
on Sunday January 21, 2024 @01:33PM (#39081260)
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 outcomes for kids and how big of a disadvantage it is for those who don't have this privilege. Sad that we live in a society where we can't provide a healthy, stable environment so many kids.
Re:Show HN: Checkmate Champ – a training tool for chess tactics
on Sunday January 21, 2024 @01:27PM (#39081161)
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 content.
Re:Why your website should work without JavaScript (2021)
on Saturday January 20, 2024 @09:01PM (#39074753)
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.
Re:Show HN: Checkmate Champ – a training tool for chess tactics
on Saturday January 20, 2024 @08:50PM (#39074657)
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.
Re:People have been buried behind a Mississippi jail since 2016, attor...
on Friday January 12, 2024 @10:08PM (#38976973)
Wow, people are really dying to get out of jail there.
Re:The Flappie AI cat door stops your pet from gifting you dead mice
on Friday January 12, 2024 @10:06PM (#38976966)
Probably better to not let your cats out to murder all the furry creatures in the neighborhood.