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U.N. Security Council Adopts U.S. Peace Plan for Gaza

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5 points·by vladgur·8 месяцев назад·1 comments

Ask HN: What are most up-to-date LLM Benchmarks for Agentic Coding

2 points·by vladgur·8 месяцев назад·0 comments

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vladgur
·29 дней назад·discuss
I have used omlx.ai with great success to both download multiple mlx models (including gemma and qwen) suited for my hardware AND to be able to automagically launch both open-source and close-source (claude code, codex) harnesses using these models. All from a web or desktop UI

You would not need to follow a blog post with omlx IMHO
vladgur
·в прошлом месяце·discuss
I read his comment as tongue-in-cheek.

Why was SAT gotten rid off - testing is racist.

Why is 6-8th grade accelerated math pathway gotten rid off - math is racist

https://edsource.org/2021/california-math-guidance-sparks-ne...
vladgur
·в прошлом месяце·discuss
Imm overwhelmed with a variety of SDD tools out there.

Github spec kit, spec-kitty, symphony, GSD, this.

How do people decide on the framework other than try them all.

p.s. found this mind-boggling list of them all https://github.com/cameronsjo/spec-compare
vladgur
·в прошлом месяце·discuss
In unrelated news

"More than 600 University of California faculty members, led by mathematicians at UC Berkeley, are calling on the system to reinstate standardized testing requirements for science, technology, engineering and mathematics applicants, saying that six years of test-free admissions has not reliably assessed readiness and professors are often teaching middle school math to incoming students."

https://archive.ph/18spS
vladgur
·в прошлом месяце·discuss
macOS mail app is a special type of terrible especially if you deal with multiple email accounts. Every os upgrade causes various bugs such as search index all of the sudden not working and you have to reset and reimport all your mailboxes
vladgur
·2 месяца назад·discuss
Which models do folks use for openclaw nowadays
vladgur
·2 месяца назад·discuss
From my failed and expensive affair with GPU mining 5 years ago, You can get a great heat dissipation outcome by using an open case with a lot of directed fans at the expense of a bit of dust and lots of noise
vladgur
·2 месяца назад·discuss
I dont like David Sacks opinions on anything geopolitical, but respect his opinions on tech and identity politics.

That said, this article is by a political writer and even though its on the Verge, its a political opinion piece(ie the centerpiece of it that he was PUSHED OUT -- could use some evidence)

I dont think that belongs to HN.
vladgur
·3 месяца назад·discuss
That window seat with the 14” laptop seems extremely claustrophobic.

That’s the real limitation on an economy flight - space rather than power or the internet… at least it would be for me.

The only times I was able to get my laptop out and do some productive work was when I either was sitting in premium economy isle seat with room to spare or when there was an empty seat next to me
vladgur
·3 месяца назад·discuss
This is getting very close to fit a single 3090 with 24gb VRAM :)
vladgur
·3 месяца назад·discuss
We do - gave me a few second warning of a 4-point one a month or so ago

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/myshake-earthquake-alerts/id14...
vladgur
·3 месяца назад·discuss
Curious which models are you able to run and how many 3090s do they require at scale?
vladgur
·4 месяца назад·discuss
So had you not done the herecy of diluting the coffee grounds, you might have been foretold your future of being replaced by LLM tokens
vladgur
·4 месяца назад·discuss
its also a visually very appealing thing if its done properly -- ie in a heated sand.
vladgur
·4 месяца назад·discuss
A quick google search on jones act and hawaii reveals this page hosted by International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)

https://www.ilwulocal142.org/news-item/jones-act-fact-vs-myt...

Few things listed there are clearly false.

"Myth #2: The Jones Act Raises Prices for Hawai‘i Residents.

However, a comprehensive 2020 study by Reeve & Associates and TZ Economics found that this is simply not true.

Their survey compared the prices of 200 consumer goods—including groceries, household items, clothing, and automobiles—at major retailers like Costco, Home Depot, Target, and Walmart in both Honolulu and Los Angeles. The results showed that prices in Hawai‘i were, on average, only 0.5% higher than on the mainland, a negligible difference that cannot be attributed to the Jones Act alone."

As a frequent visitor to Oahu, i stop by Costco on the way from the airport and i can see that most consumables including milk and meat is 30-50% more expensive than at Northern California Costco. This is representative across local supermarkets as well.

So its seems that this union is trying to minimise the impact of shipping on costs of everyday goods

Critics dismiss this study as bogus:

https://www.grassrootinstitute.org/2020/07/shipping-industry...

"using online prices to compare food prices at Hawaii versus Los Angeles stores is problematic. A visit today to the Keeaumoku Street Walmart showed an 18-ounce box of Cheerios selling for $4.26, before tax, versus $3.64 for its listed online price, and a four-pack of 5-ounce cans of albacore tuna for $8.43 versus $6.74 online."

That is actually true, Keamoku Walmart does not pricematch to their online prices and the only way to get those prices is to place an pickup order and wait for several hours to pick up at those prices.
vladgur
·4 месяца назад·discuss
PG&E in Northern California. Same for Edison in Southern California.

The thing about my area (Peninsula, 20 minutes south of SF) is that its not hot enough to really justify A/C, my electrical+gas bill averages out below $200 a month and my roof is old enough where it would need to be replaced before solar is installed. So a $15-$20000 expense cost for solar would actually be closer to $30-$40,000 with roof replacement, plus potentially bringing ancient wiring in my home to code will cost another handfull of thousands.

Its akin to trying to fix a slow memory leak in your application and realizing you need to also upgrade a bunch of dependencies which no longer support the current version of your tools AND refactor the frontend.
vladgur
·4 месяца назад·discuss
Do you have to remind yourself to consume things like proteins, etc to prevent muscle loss?
vladgur
·4 месяца назад·discuss
I did a cost per 1000 miles comparison of Camry hybrid vs Tesla model y back in 2023 when i was shopping for a new car. I just pulled up that spreadsheet and updated my area gas prices($5.50 per gallon) and my area off-peak energy costs ($0.50 per kwh).

Both cost $133 to drive 1000 miles(including ammortized oil changes for camry). Camry was $15000 cheaper AND has a 500 mile range.

Even at todays war-time gas prices, the EVs are not always the financially sound choice thanks to runaway costs of electricity in my state.
vladgur
·4 месяца назад·discuss
The best thing our(I’m in US) society can do to dispel fears like yours is to offer public daycare where kids are well cared for and socialized.

I’m a child of Soviet Era and our parents did not think twice if they can afford children with their meager salaries. I remember going to a kindergarten as soon as I could walk.

The reality is that a family can always make choices that enable them to care for a kid, but there are of course trade offs.

Public daycare would mitigate one of those trade offs
vladgur
·4 месяца назад·discuss
But what GP said is true - we can see UNRWA educational materials.[0]

Im not sure what is being taught in orthodox jewish schools in Israel, but I’m pretty certain that in secular Israeli public schools, death of Arab neighbors is not glorified, terrorism and martyrdom is not glorified. [1]

Unlike that of UNRWA.

In other words, one side promotes violence, the other does not

[0] https://www.cfr.org/articles/teaching-hate-palestinian-schoo...

[1] https://www.impact-se.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ArabsPa...