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Re: We were not accepted into Google Summer of Code. So, we started our own

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Post by MrVandemar »

codetrotter wrote: post #30
minimaxir wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Same reason they have random emoji at the ends of each bullet point: it's an intentional forced-quirky vibe. It has been a part of most major AI open source projects lately, for some reason: https://sigmoid.social/@minimaxir/110951886465291229

Imagine getting upset over emojis. It’s just injecting a little bit of life and visual variance into the text.

>It’s just injecting a little bit of life and visual variance into the text.

The best way to inject a little bit of life into a text is with engaging and vibrant writing, not putting colourful stickers all over it.

I guess the sticker thing works for 6 year olds though.

Re: We were not accepted into Google Summer of Code. So, we started our own

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Post by bigstrat2003 »

throwaway5959 wrote: post #19
productlordtr wrote: post #4

Who would spend even a minute for a unknown company called 'Qdrant' ? They would develop for Google because Google would give an additional value to their CV.

This is an incredibly dumb comment that you should delete. Anyone even remotely aware of RAG, LLMs and vector databases has heard of Qdrant.

That was a dumb comment, but you are wrong. I am remotely aware of LLMs (how could one not be, in this day and age) and I have never heard of Qdrant.

Re: We were not accepted into Google Summer of Code. So, we started our own

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Post by elondaits »

ghostly_s wrote: post #32

This is the first GDPR banner I've ever seen that gives no options but "Consent" or "block our cookies with your browser." Is this willful noncompliance?

The GDPR does not require a pop up or banner… but it does require explicit consent through opt-in (or no tracking). So this is literally worse than nothing.

Re: We were not accepted into Google Summer of Code. So, we started our own

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Post by throwaway5959 »

bigstrat2003 wrote: post #33
throwaway5959 wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is an incredibly dumb comment that you should delete. Anyone even remotely aware of RAG, LLMs and vector databases has heard of Qdrant.

That was a dumb comment, but you are wrong. I am remotely aware of LLMs (how could one not be, in this day and age) and I have never heard of Qdrant.

I knew putting LLM in that list of pre-reqs would result in a comment like this. Oh well.

Re: We were not accepted into Google Summer of Code. So, we started our own

#38

Post by user_7832 »

MrVandemar wrote: post #31
codetrotter wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Imagine getting upset over emojis. It’s just injecting a little bit of life and visual variance into the text.

>It’s just injecting a little bit of life and visual variance into the text. The best way to inject a little bit of life into a text is with engaging and vibrant writing, not putting colourful stickers all over it. I guess the sticker thing works for 6 year olds though.

Good writing is nice, but emojis can certainly make it colorful.

Personally I feel the (excessive) colors can be distracting, but that's just my view.

Re: We were not accepted into Google Summer of Code. So, we started our own

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Post by cperciva »

FWIW most organizations aren't accepted every year -- they have a limited number of slots and they like to use some of those to invite new organizations in each year.

So don't start looking for reasons why any organization wasn't accepted; there probably isn't one.

Re: We were not accepted into Google Summer of Code. So, we started our own

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Post by cdelsolar »

throwaway5959 wrote: post #36
bigstrat2003 wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That was a dumb comment, but you are wrong. I am remotely aware of LLMs (how could one not be, in this day and age) and I have never heard of Qdrant.

I knew putting LLM in that list of pre-reqs would result in a comment like this. Oh well.

I am remotely aware of all the three things you listed (and have experimented a bit with them) and I haven't heard of them.
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