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mehanik

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    Comment #33870886

    It might be possible to use ChatGPT model itself to calculate probability (perplexity) of a given text according to the model.

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    Comment #33564923

    Pipelines as code is the way to go, no matter whether it is CI/CD, data or ML. It’s unfortunate that a lot of pipeline tools use YAML. Glad to see projects like Dagger that use Pyt…

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    Comment #31303433

    Free Joplin with end-to-end encryption and many useful plugins is hard to beat. The mobile apps are not very polished but work reliably.

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    Comment #29913501

    Faster Python with static types and type inference.

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    Comment #29772544

    Books, always having several books available on my Kindle so I can grab it and continue reading instead of consuming social media on my phone. I read 3-4 books at once and don't pu…

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    Comment #28912279

    We tried to use Postgres with TimescaleDB plugin for high frequency data several TB in size. It was unusable. Switched to Clickhouse, which was roughly 50-100 faster on the same ha…

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    Comment #28106232

    Agree, I have been using it for years. It has a nice, non-browser based client on all platforms including Linux.

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    Comment #28079930

    I met guys like you, skillful and hardworking software engineers who deliver results but are unable to build positive relations with management. Without it there is not enough trus…

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    Comment #27531161

    Perhaps EU should own software companies developing open-source software that each country can adapt to its needs. It is common with state-owned energy and water utilities. Why not…

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    Comment #27157024

    There are plenty of ML applications in industries like farming, energy, transportation, construction etc. ML is one of the tools along with others like mathematical programming and…