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Cake day: July 22nd, 2023

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  • The new $3000 NVidia Digit has 128 GB of fast RAM in an Apple-M4-like unified-memory configuration, reportedly. NVidia claims it is twice as fast as an apple stack at least at inference. Four of these stacked can run a 405B model, again according to NVidia.

    In my case I want the graphics power of an GPU and VRAM for other purposes as well. So I’d rather buy a graphics card. But regarding a 90B model, I do wonder if it is possible with two A6000 at 64 GB and a 3 bit quant.




  • The community can only read the source code, as of yet. All of the source code has been provided by a set of internal developers.

    The fact that it is open source means that, if somehow two malware elements have made it into the source code, then someone will eventually report it. But this doesn’t mean that two malware elements cannot be there right now.

    These two malware hits on total virus scan should be communicated to the developers.









  • Take the free ones. Ignore the discounted ones, don’t buy them.

    There is too much concentration in your livelihood when you invest in your employer. For example, and I know too many examples of this, if your employer starts doing badly, you can not only lose your job, but they might move out of town leaving your home in a state where you may need to sell it in a depressed market. Often the shares you would have invested in the company are worth too little to sell. Your assets, your job, your home, all take a hit at the same crazy time. Not worth it.

    Instead, invest in broad-market index funds. Go to Bogleheads where they discuss this and ask there. If you like momentum, arguably the greatest investor that has ever lived, Warren Buffett recommends a split between 90% SPY or IVV (S&P500) and 10% cash. The S&P500 is something like a momentum fund of the top winners of the US economy, and constantly changing.

    Your employer is only trying to tie you down and have real skin in the game so that you’ll work harder. Ignore the tendency.

    Best of luck.