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Deep Learning for Coders – Launching Deep Learning Part 2

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Re: Deep Learning for Coders – Launching Deep Learning Part 2

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Post by thearn4 »

metafunctor wrote: post #24

Part 1 was great. However, the first lesson took a bit of stamina to go through. Much of it was introducing basic Unix/AWS/shell/Python things I know intimately and have strong opinions and deeply set ways about. Shell aliases, how to use AWS, what Python distribution to run, running Python from some crazy web tool called notebooks (and not Emacs), etc. felt like I was forced to learn a random selection of randomly f…

I agree that the focus on specific tooling was tricky. That said, I really do like the notebook environment. It's mostly the AWS setup that I found a bit fragile.

Re: Deep Learning for Coders – Launching Deep Learning Part 2

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Post by mcintyre1994 »

anurag wrote: post #55
_raoulcousins wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If I'm understanding EC2 pricing, this looks a lot cheaper. What's the downside of using crestle instead of AWS for the course?

(I built Crestle.) The downside is you don't get as much control over your environment (you get a terminal in the browser, but no SSH or sudo access, for example). If you have the inclination and ability to manage your own instances, EC2 is more flexible.

This looks great, can you give any idea of what your invite request queue looks like/how long I might be waiting?

Re: Deep Learning for Coders – Launching Deep Learning Part 2

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Post by mcintyre1994 »

I've been looking to do part 1, so this is really cool - looking forward to this too! On http://course.fast.ai/part2.html the thumbnail for lesson 8 has specs for building a PC, with advice to use pcpartpicker. For part 1 I liked the idea of using AWS and only paying for a few hours, does part 2 have a hard requirement of a >$100s investment in hardware?

Re: Deep Learning for Coders – Launching Deep Learning Part 2

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Post by jmeyers44 »

mcintyre1994 wrote: post #74

I've been looking to do part 1, so this is really cool - looking forward to this too! On http://course.fast.ai/part2.html the thumbnail for lesson 8 has specs for building a PC, with advice to use pcpartpicker. For part 1 I liked the idea of using AWS and only paying for a few hours, does part 2 have a hard requirement of a >$100s investment in hardware?

There is no requirement, but if you are spending a meaningful amount of money per month on AWS (over $100) and plan on working on DL projects for the next year or two it might make sense to make the initial up front investment.

Re: Deep Learning for Coders – Launching Deep Learning Part 2

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Post by adam12 »

jph00 wrote: post #50
cakedoggie wrote: post #38

They don't even have a link to part 1 at the start of the article??

The very 1st link of the article is a link to part 1. I'll also link the text 'part 1' in that paragraph to make it more clear.

I was confused when the Home and the Fast.ai links in the sidebar didn't take me to the Fast.ai home page.

Re: Deep Learning for Coders – Launching Deep Learning Part 2

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Post by rpazyaquian »

metafunctor wrote: post #24

Part 1 was great. However, the first lesson took a bit of stamina to go through. Much of it was introducing basic Unix/AWS/shell/Python things I know intimately and have strong opinions and deeply set ways about. Shell aliases, how to use AWS, what Python distribution to run, running Python from some crazy web tool called notebooks (and not Emacs), etc. felt like I was forced to learn a random selection of randomly f…

Completely uninformed and unlearned question: what exactly is the role of AWS in deep learning of this nature? Why do we need to use it?

Re: Deep Learning for Coders – Launching Deep Learning Part 2

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Post by metafunctor »

rpazyaquian wrote: post #77
metafunctor wrote: post #24

Part 1 was great. However, the first lesson took a bit of stamina to go through. Much of it was introducing basic Unix/AWS/shell/Python things I know intimately and have strong opinions and deeply set ways about. Shell aliases, how to use AWS, what Python distribution to run, running Python from some crazy web tool called notebooks (and not Emacs), etc. felt like I was forced to learn a random selection of randomly f…

Completely uninformed and unlearned question: what exactly is the role of AWS in deep learning of this nature? Why do we need to use it?

Pay-as-you-go GPU instances.

Re: Deep Learning for Coders – Launching Deep Learning Part 2

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Post by learner101 »

jph00 wrote: post #34
learner101 wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I come from the opposite side of the spectrum. I know nothing about UNIX/AWS/Shell and have no intimate or strong opinions on any of the tools. I am confused by basics such as how to make a special request for P2 access, since the set up video is out of date. The git cloning recommendations on the wiki is also confusing to me. I'd rather see a video on how to do the git cloning or step-by-step instructions (with pict…

We (including the rest of the learning community) would love to help you - could you post on the forums the problems you are having and we'll try to help sort them out? If you've already posted, please at-mention me there so I don't miss it. It's a fine line between helping too much vs too little in lesson 1! For the next time we run part 1, we're thinking we'll have an optional weekend workshop to teach the necessar…

Thanks for the reply. I had not (yet) posted on the forum as I was methodically searching through the previous replies to ensure my question had not already been answered. Thanks for crestle recommendation. I will now look into it. This should simplify my tool setup. If I still have questions around tool setup after posting, then I will at-mention you. I think the mini-MOOC (for people like me) is a great idea. I get lost in basic tooling (that many experienced devs can skip). So, if you guys include a mini-MOOC on tool set up, then this would benefit people like me tremendously and help us get up to speed with everyone else.

Will the revamped course in October be offered online (like the current version is) for public viewing?

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Post by ralphc »

metafunctor wrote: post #33
adam12 wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I started watching the videos in Part 1 and was disappointed to find out that I was going to have to create an AWS account. I really don't want to deal with accidentally racking up a large bill on AWS.

If you have the hardware, you can do without an AWS account (you might need to be an "expert" to interpret the instructions to run on your own hardware instead of AWS). I used my gaming rig with a 1080 GTX Ti card.

Can this be done in Windows or is it better to install a Linux?
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