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Apple just released a weirdly interesting coding language model

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Re: Apple just released a weirdly interesting coding language model

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Post by tonyedgecombe »

lxgr wrote: post #23
iwontberude wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think Apple will ultimately destroy the data center, I hope they succeed.

Maybe for compute, but not for storage. Why can’t I backup an iOS device to a local NAS in the way I can use Time Machine, for example? (Rhetorical question; the answer is obviously that they want to sell more iCloud storage for that all-important services revenue).

>Why can’t I backup an iOS device to a local NAS

You can backup your iPhone using Finder.

Finder -> Locations -> Your iPhone -> Backup all the data on this iPhone to your Mac.

Once you have done this you can find the backup in "Manage Backups", right click on an entry and select "Show in Finder". From there you can copy it to your NAS.

Not as smooth as a Time Machine backup but it is possible.

Re: Apple just released a weirdly interesting coding language model

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Post by throw0101d »

lxgr wrote: post #23
iwontberude wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think Apple will ultimately destroy the data center, I hope they succeed.

Maybe for compute, but not for storage. Why can’t I backup an iOS device to a local NAS in the way I can use Time Machine, for example? (Rhetorical question; the answer is obviously that they want to sell more iCloud storage for that all-important services revenue).

> Why can’t I backup an iOS device to a local NAS in the way I can use Time Machine, for example?

When I connect my iPhone to my iMac it does to a local backup to a file, which then gets backed up via Time Machine (and SuperDuper/CarbonCopyCloner).

"How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch with your Mac":

* https://support.apple.com/en-ca/108796

There's also a checkbox for 'Wifi syncing' so a cable isn't necessarily needed.

Re: Apple just released a weirdly interesting coding language model

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Post by Retric »

dboreham wrote: post #26
jeswin wrote: post #10

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> to my mind the architecture is a better fit for coding We have to see if it produces better results. Humans have a planning phase, followed be a part-by-part implementation phase. This is reasonably well emulated by plan/architect + codegen tools.

It's delusional to think that most software projects can be planned in advance beyond "there will be a beginning, a middle, and an end". People do it, but their efforts are in my experience generally ignored once implementation get underway.

Planning in software isn’t about following the plan but mapping a viable route to avoid predictable issues. You’re always going to know more about a project as you build it and you should keep updating that plan.

Re: Apple just released a weirdly interesting coding language model

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Post by PaulRobinson »

If we're getting almost-comparable results from models that can run locally (especially on dedicated silicon that we know Apple are good at designing and shipping at scale), I think we might hit a turning point soon. This was an intern project, so hopefully they'll now push a bit more resource at it: a 7b param model on my laptop that is getting near Gemini or Claude standards is going to win my money, every day.

On a purely tech point, I'm not working very near the cutting edge on AI research, but hadn't realised so much had been done - and was possible - with diffusion models for text. Will need to dig into that, as it looks fascinating.

Re: Apple just released a weirdly interesting coding language model

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Post by lxgr »

throw0101d wrote: post #34
lxgr wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe for compute, but not for storage. Why can’t I backup an iOS device to a local NAS in the way I can use Time Machine, for example? (Rhetorical question; the answer is obviously that they want to sell more iCloud storage for that all-important services revenue).

> Why can’t I backup an iOS device to a local NAS in the way I can use Time Machine, for example? When I connect my iPhone to my iMac it does to a local backup to a file, which then gets backed up via Time Machine (and SuperDuper/CarbonCopyCloner). "How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch with your Mac": * https://support.apple.com/en-ca/108796 There's also a checkbox for 'Wifi syncing' so a cable isn't nece…

That’s exactly my point: Why on Earth do I need a separate computer to mediate the backup?

iOS natively supports SMB over any network connection including wired Ethernet, mounting encrypted APFS volumes on USB storage devices at 10 Gbps etc.

It’s Apples explicit vision that an iPad Pro can replace a Mac even for some professional users. Why don’t these deserve local backups?

Re: Apple just released a weirdly interesting coding language model

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Post by lxgr »

tonyedgecombe wrote: post #31
lxgr wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe for compute, but not for storage. Why can’t I backup an iOS device to a local NAS in the way I can use Time Machine, for example? (Rhetorical question; the answer is obviously that they want to sell more iCloud storage for that all-important services revenue).

>Why can’t I backup an iOS device to a local NAS You can backup your iPhone using Finder. Finder -> Locations -> Your iPhone -> Backup all the data on this iPhone to your Mac. Once you have done this you can find the backup in "Manage Backups", right click on an entry and select "Show in Finder". From there you can copy it to your NAS. Not as smooth as a Time Machine backup but it is possible.

> Not as smooth as a Time Machine backup but it is possible

I’d personally call it “absurdly clunky and intentionally impractical for a big chunk of Apple’s user base”.

Re: Apple just released a weirdly interesting coding language model

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Post by lxgr »

hiatus wrote: post #25
lxgr wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe for compute, but not for storage. Why can’t I backup an iOS device to a local NAS in the way I can use Time Machine, for example? (Rhetorical question; the answer is obviously that they want to sell more iCloud storage for that all-important services revenue).

Synology supports exactly that, and I'm sure they're not the only one.

Full iOS backups directly to local external storage, without another computer in the mix? I’d be very surprised if that were true.

Re: Apple just released a weirdly interesting coding language model

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Post by Incipient »

The model itself I'm actually less fussed about. The integration with the ide and the ability to easily get the model the right context is what I struggle with (vscode is passable with the recent 101 update). I find pretty much all models in copilot offer similar-ish performance.

I've been looking for good/best-practice workflow setups to work with docker python/fastapi backends and vue frontends...but I haven't found much.

If anyone has tips for where to look, I'd genuinely appreciate it!

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