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    Great!
  • Something many of us can relate to

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  • Back when politicians had moral values

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    It sucks she never got justice. His punishment was to not be elected president. You or I would have done real time.
  • Word association thread

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    Fun
  • Ahoy bread bakers

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    Made bread during the festival. Came out fine but it appears that oven in the camper is not real even. Will have to remember to rotate pan during baking in the future. [image: IMG-6352.jpg]
  • Meta-thread: Word association thread

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  • Rise Up Pennsylvania

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    Shapiro is DOA
  • The ultimate BBQ

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    @RealPlayer said: It’s 158 here. Grey skies but I don’t smell smoke. You feel something’s off though, an “ugh” sensation being outdoors. With better air, I’d be on my bike. I hate not riding in otherwise nice weather. Yep. I keep putting off my ride another day…. Before you know it a week passes.
  • The No Data Centers Pledge

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    @Mik Single pass cooling systems are a terrible idea in general.
  • Phantom Twist

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    Nice trick with good potentials. Still need to solve the sound/audio issue. Also brings along use cases for wireless integrated sensing and communication ("ISAC", where you use the wireless communications networks to "detect" objects and motions).
  • John Pumphrey

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  • How do LLMs work?

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    Not sure there's a "science" behind this. There's mathematics, sure. We know the exact mathematical operations performed to train the LLMs and to make use of the LLMs (perform inferences). But I hesitate to say there is "science" behind it because the mathematical operations performed do not attempt to simulate or approximate any physical system. It's like you execute a series of mathematical operations and plot the output of each step onto a canvas using some coordinate system, then you step back and notice some "interesting patterns." Doesn't mean there is a "science" behind your series of mathematical operations, the output just happen to resemble something you deem interesting when mapped using a certain coordinate system.
  • An invitation for the pianists of WTF

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    @Bernard said: @AndyD Yes, that's the one. But I don't like that recording of it. Well she was only 21 years old at the time. It's well beyond my abilities.
  • What are you reading?

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    @wtg Thanks! I had searched for "The Piano Tuner" and I guess fuzzy results don't come up. Anyway, highly recommended!
  • The Post-Classical Piano Repository

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  • Laughter is the best medicine

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  • Mildly Interesting

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  • What a great idea

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    Any day now, I expect a social media post announcing the CiC and the SecDef's testosterone levels.
  • D&D meets politics

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    These are my people!
  • Guess I'm doomed

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    Yes, many times! It's right on the way to the member lounge - small bar and lots of tables in the old restaraunt space. Sometimes we just go straight there for a break during a city walk. We'd be happy to take you up there when you are in town if you haven't visited there with Susan!