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Token Optimisation with LLMs
I understand prompt caching is an effective way for optimising for input tokens. What are other options for optimising input tokens? My input tokens maximise in using an xml file. …
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Comment #47287853
How does it compare with sqaudstack.ai?
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Comment #34309240
What do you think about utopia?
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Comment #33078602
You may not find it by asking others. You will lose sense of time if you really want to get good at something. Sportsmen do not go on a quest in their childhood. They are playing i…
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Comment #31413174
This is a useful nuance. Small but very impactful.
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Ask HN: How is Rock against Slack for remote collaboration?
I have been using Slack for 7+ years. I have recently joined a startup which communicates on emails and calls. Since we're an early stage, I am considering alternatives to Slack. I…
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Comment #31097552
OP has shared a solution for typo fix in the closing remarks of the blog: https://github.com/mailcheck/mailcheck
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Ask HN: What are some of the under-rated API documents on the web?
There are some well known api docs such as that of Stripe, Plaid, Twilio, etc. I believe there are some open source API docs too which can be used for inspiration.
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Comment #30097665
That is what I am trying to contest here, a manager can also be an entrepreneur. One does not need to own a business to be an entrepreneur. I believe it is a mindset. Even a manage…
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Comment #30097641
Yes, sometimes even an incremental improvement can create great businesses. e.g. Freshworks, earlier known as Freshdesk, started as an economical version of Zendesk.
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Comment #30097629
I agree that it requires one to lead and take decisions. I am not limited to the usual definition. I want to know if you agree or disagree with the usual definition. By the way, le…
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Ask HN: How do you define an entrepreneur?
An entrepreneur is not a label limited to founders only. I believe every person working on an innovative product is an entrepreneur, irrespective of stage of the company. What are …
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Comment #29327478
There's a free course on art of storytelling by Pixar on Khan Academy. https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/pixar#storytelling
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Comment #25801605
There is First Republic Bank that rewards edu loan repayments. If you close it early then it rewards you with cash as a percentage of interest that were yet to be paid. It believes…
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Comment #25667476
Is it true that credit behaviour is better in economies where ratings strictly affect non-banking aspects of life?
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Ask HN: How are good borrowers rewarded in your country?
Lenders make money from the good repaying behaviour of good borrowers. However, lenders are known to restructure loans with bad borrowers to recover pending amount. This is a moral…
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Mathematics of 6/49 game. Why is it not 5/48 or 7/50?
The mathematics of lottery is based on 6/49 game. Each player selects 6 numbers without replacement from an urn of 49. If the 6 numbers match with the lottery number then it is a j…
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Comment #24595853
Thank you for understanding. I believe in HN as much for cross questioning as for showing empathy.
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Comment #24595846
Thank you stocktech. I don't mind roasting, it's part and parcel of an online world where some people find pleasure in trolling behind a veil. I am grateful that HN is an empatheti…
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Comment #24595826
Yes. I have been burned recently. We hired an excellent candidate fitting exactly to our needs. We found him to delivering more than we expected in first two months. And then in th…
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Comment #24595799
Yes. I am talking about mental health. Thank you for asking.
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Comment #24047224
- Startups are challenging and it NEVER gets easier. In hindsight, the stories that we tell are exciting to share. - Downsides of acquihire is that we may not adopt to the culture …