Nick
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Engineer | Coder | Technologist | Dad | Sports Coach
Easily distracted..
Easily distracted..
Went down a rabbit hole with llama.cpp and Metal compatibility. If you want to use llama.cpp with an x86 mac, don't use Metal is the short answer. Although Metal is supposed to be cross architecture the implementation in llama.cpp doesn't seem to be. I ran into several issues when i tried.
January 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Went down a rabbit hole with llama.cpp and Metal compatibility. If you want to use llama.cpp with an x86 mac, don't use Metal is the short answer. Although Metal is supposed to be cross architecture the implementation in llama.cpp doesn't seem to be. I ran into several issues when i tried.
Well put. It's very convenient to use inquiries to delay and allow those who might be implicated, time to retire. How do other countries do this kind of thing?
“A Martian looking down would assume that the British government was accountable to public inquiries, rather than to elected politicians.” @davidallengreen.bsky.social says something has gone very wrong in the British constitution. (From the archive)
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
Why Britain’s public inquiries show the state is failing
When a country cannot get to the truth in real time and must rely on a process years afterwards, something has gone very wrong
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Well put. It's very convenient to use inquiries to delay and allow those who might be implicated, time to retire. How do other countries do this kind of thing?
Read through the llama.cpp docs, it has support for lots of GPU backends with acceleration and compute shader API libraries including Metal, BLAS, BLIS, SYCTL, MUSA, CUDA, HIP, Vulkan and CANN. Metal seems the most obvious choice as Metal 3 is supported in MacOS for both internal and eGPU.
January 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Read through the llama.cpp docs, it has support for lots of GPU backends with acceleration and compute shader API libraries including Metal, BLAS, BLIS, SYCTL, MUSA, CUDA, HIP, Vulkan and CANN. Metal seems the most obvious choice as Metal 3 is supported in MacOS for both internal and eGPU.
Discovered Ollama, great tool to simplify deployment of LLM models, well supported and with a good community. I wanted to deploy on my x86 Mac mini running Sequoia which has an eGPU attached with a RX 5700 XT installed. Not very surprisingly isn't supported. GOTO llama.cpp was the advice.
January 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Discovered Ollama, great tool to simplify deployment of LLM models, well supported and with a good community. I wanted to deploy on my x86 Mac mini running Sequoia which has an eGPU attached with a RX 5700 XT installed. Not very surprisingly isn't supported. GOTO llama.cpp was the advice.
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Surveillance Self-Defense is EFF's online guide to defending yourself and your friends from surveillance by using seecure technology and developing careful practices. Learn more today:
Surveillance Self-Defense
We’re the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an independent non-profit working to protect online privacy for over thirty years. This is Surveillance Self-Defense: our expert guide to protecting you and y...
ssd.eff.org
January 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Surveillance Self-Defense is EFF's online guide to defending yourself and your friends from surveillance by using seecure technology and developing careful practices. Learn more today:
Decided to dive into the Generative AI maelstrom. I want to understand the practicalities around both using and running these models, how to adapt and use them effectively
December 28, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Decided to dive into the Generative AI maelstrom. I want to understand the practicalities around both using and running these models, how to adapt and use them effectively
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Let's make Bluesky the home of independent news.
Unlike X, where algorithms crush links & push content you don't want, news flourishes here. Particularly news from independent & non-profit outlets.
If you prefer news away from MSM, here's a starter pack to share with valuable & verified accounts.
Unlike X, where algorithms crush links & push content you don't want, news flourishes here. Particularly news from independent & non-profit outlets.
If you prefer news away from MSM, here's a starter pack to share with valuable & verified accounts.
December 10, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Let's make Bluesky the home of independent news.
Unlike X, where algorithms crush links & push content you don't want, news flourishes here. Particularly news from independent & non-profit outlets.
If you prefer news away from MSM, here's a starter pack to share with valuable & verified accounts.
Unlike X, where algorithms crush links & push content you don't want, news flourishes here. Particularly news from independent & non-profit outlets.
If you prefer news away from MSM, here's a starter pack to share with valuable & verified accounts.
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A remarkable synergy in these two photos.
Both taken tonight, but 1500 miles apart.
The first is Tbilisi, Georgia 🇬🇪
The second is Belgrade, Serbia 🇷🇸
Around 100,000 protesting in each city. People separated by geography but united in a fight to protect their democracy.
The world needs to watch.
Both taken tonight, but 1500 miles apart.
The first is Tbilisi, Georgia 🇬🇪
The second is Belgrade, Serbia 🇷🇸
Around 100,000 protesting in each city. People separated by geography but united in a fight to protect their democracy.
The world needs to watch.
December 22, 2024 at 9:41 PM
A remarkable synergy in these two photos.
Both taken tonight, but 1500 miles apart.
The first is Tbilisi, Georgia 🇬🇪
The second is Belgrade, Serbia 🇷🇸
Around 100,000 protesting in each city. People separated by geography but united in a fight to protect their democracy.
The world needs to watch.
Both taken tonight, but 1500 miles apart.
The first is Tbilisi, Georgia 🇬🇪
The second is Belgrade, Serbia 🇷🇸
Around 100,000 protesting in each city. People separated by geography but united in a fight to protect their democracy.
The world needs to watch.
If you haven't heard Max Richter's music, then you should... emotional, inspirational, beautifully composed. I could listen on repeat all day.
youtu.be/oNLDJp83YAQ?...
youtu.be/oNLDJp83YAQ?...
Max Richter: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
youtu.be
December 20, 2024 at 4:19 PM
If you haven't heard Max Richter's music, then you should... emotional, inspirational, beautifully composed. I could listen on repeat all day.
youtu.be/oNLDJp83YAQ?...
youtu.be/oNLDJp83YAQ?...
What a great cover of All the small things
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO8a...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO8a...
All The Small Things - Blink 182 - FUNK cover feat. Casey Abrams
YouTube video by Scary Pockets
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2024 at 9:59 AM
What a great cover of All the small things
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO8a...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO8a...
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Map of GitHub Discussion
GitHub - anvaka/map-of-github: Inspirational Mapping
Inspirational Mapping. Contribute to anvaka/map-of-github development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
December 15, 2024 at 10:40 PM
Map of GitHub Discussion
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Tbilisi, Day 18, 7pm
Here they come again. The people of Georgia refusing to bow to regime repression.
Early today, the election monitors who oversaw the October election marched through the capital demanding fresh elections.
#GeorgiaProtests 🇬🇪🇪🇺
(🎥Credit: Publika)
Here they come again. The people of Georgia refusing to bow to regime repression.
Early today, the election monitors who oversaw the October election marched through the capital demanding fresh elections.
#GeorgiaProtests 🇬🇪🇪🇺
(🎥Credit: Publika)
December 15, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Tbilisi, Day 18, 7pm
Here they come again. The people of Georgia refusing to bow to regime repression.
Early today, the election monitors who oversaw the October election marched through the capital demanding fresh elections.
#GeorgiaProtests 🇬🇪🇪🇺
(🎥Credit: Publika)
Here they come again. The people of Georgia refusing to bow to regime repression.
Early today, the election monitors who oversaw the October election marched through the capital demanding fresh elections.
#GeorgiaProtests 🇬🇪🇪🇺
(🎥Credit: Publika)
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We just released 1.10.0 of #OWASP #WrongSecrets, now running on Java 23, with 51 challenges, and it is now using #renovate. See github.com/OWASP/wrongs... for more details or play at www.wrongsecrets.com. Like what you see? Please give the repo a 🌟.
Release v1.10.0 - Java 23, new challenge, and Renovate · OWASP/wrongsecrets
What's Changed
Version 1.10.0 introduces a move to Java 23, a new challenge, and Renovate for dependency management. Thanks to all involved for making it happen, notably @Shubham-Patel07 and @commj...
github.com
December 12, 2024 at 7:54 AM
We just released 1.10.0 of #OWASP #WrongSecrets, now running on Java 23, with 51 challenges, and it is now using #renovate. See github.com/OWASP/wrongs... for more details or play at www.wrongsecrets.com. Like what you see? Please give the repo a 🌟.
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Averting the Digital Dark Age: How Archivists, Librarians, and Technologists Built the Web a Memory is released _today_.
You can buy a copy, or, you can read it FOR FREE via Project MUSE. Please spread the news to your colleagues, your friends, your syllabus makers.
muse.jhu.edu/book/123276
You can buy a copy, or, you can read it FOR FREE via Project MUSE. Please spread the news to your colleagues, your friends, your syllabus makers.
muse.jhu.edu/book/123276
December 10, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Averting the Digital Dark Age: How Archivists, Librarians, and Technologists Built the Web a Memory is released _today_.
You can buy a copy, or, you can read it FOR FREE via Project MUSE. Please spread the news to your colleagues, your friends, your syllabus makers.
muse.jhu.edu/book/123276
You can buy a copy, or, you can read it FOR FREE via Project MUSE. Please spread the news to your colleagues, your friends, your syllabus makers.
muse.jhu.edu/book/123276
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Back in 2021, I wrote about how the success of the mRNA vaccine opened to the door to way, way more than just rapidly developed vaccines - and now there's another great example of the promise of mRNA therapies 🧪🧵 1/
www.newscientist.com/article/mg25...
www.newscientist.com/article/mg25...
How mRNA is transforming the way we treat illnesses from flu to cancer
The mRNA technique used in covid-19 vaccines recruits our bodies to make their own medicines. That could revolutionise treatments for all manner of conditions – and make personalised therapies cheaper...
www.newscientist.com
December 11, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Back in 2021, I wrote about how the success of the mRNA vaccine opened to the door to way, way more than just rapidly developed vaccines - and now there's another great example of the promise of mRNA therapies 🧪🧵 1/
www.newscientist.com/article/mg25...
www.newscientist.com/article/mg25...
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New publisher Li'l Factory is on the hunt for the best unpublished science fiction short stories and novellas (10-20k words) for beautifully designed ltd editions. More details, including terms can be found at lilfac.com
Spread the word! #sciencefiction #scifi #amwriting #amwritingscifi #booksky
Spread the word! #sciencefiction #scifi #amwriting #amwritingscifi #booksky
LI'L FACTORY AB
lilfac.com
December 10, 2024 at 1:14 PM
New publisher Li'l Factory is on the hunt for the best unpublished science fiction short stories and novellas (10-20k words) for beautifully designed ltd editions. More details, including terms can be found at lilfac.com
Spread the word! #sciencefiction #scifi #amwriting #amwritingscifi #booksky
Spread the word! #sciencefiction #scifi #amwriting #amwritingscifi #booksky
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New post: My substack is back, finally!
I meant to keep this to 1,000 words but I failed.
In any case, here's a round up of 5 major medical breakthroughs in 2024.
I meant to keep this to 1,000 words but I failed.
In any case, here's a round up of 5 major medical breakthroughs in 2024.
Five medical breakthroughs in 2024
It's December, and time for a retrospective on some breakthroughs in medical innovation this year.
www.scientificdiscovery.dev
December 9, 2024 at 2:22 PM
New post: My substack is back, finally!
I meant to keep this to 1,000 words but I failed.
In any case, here's a round up of 5 major medical breakthroughs in 2024.
I meant to keep this to 1,000 words but I failed.
In any case, here's a round up of 5 major medical breakthroughs in 2024.
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Eat your greens this #TortoiseTuesday - just like this Aldabra giant tortoise, bobbing around in a pond on Eastern Grande Terre, munching on thick blobs of green algae. 🐢🌿 #FieldworkArchive
December 10, 2024 at 9:32 AM
Eat your greens this #TortoiseTuesday - just like this Aldabra giant tortoise, bobbing around in a pond on Eastern Grande Terre, munching on thick blobs of green algae. 🐢🌿 #FieldworkArchive
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Since I've been here for a while… here are some useful features on Bluesky that you might not have discovered yet! 🧵
November 20, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Since I've been here for a while… here are some useful features on Bluesky that you might not have discovered yet! 🧵
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Just discovered One: A new #React framework simplifying cross-platform development. Target web & native with a single #Vite plugin & fully shared code.
A promising framework trying to bridge the gap between building for both the web & mobile simultaneously.
Excited to try it out!
onestack.dev
A promising framework trying to bridge the gap between building for both the web & mobile simultaneously.
Excited to try it out!
onestack.dev
One, a React Framework
One is a React framework focused on simplicity that lets you target both web and native at once with a single Vite plugin.
onestack.dev
December 2, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Just discovered One: A new #React framework simplifying cross-platform development. Target web & native with a single #Vite plugin & fully shared code.
A promising framework trying to bridge the gap between building for both the web & mobile simultaneously.
Excited to try it out!
onestack.dev
A promising framework trying to bridge the gap between building for both the web & mobile simultaneously.
Excited to try it out!
onestack.dev
First post through PDS... 😍
December 8, 2024 at 4:49 PM
First post through PDS... 😍