HalfCrimp's comments

On: Claude Sonnet 4.6

[HalfCrimp]

A reference to one of the hall of fame Robber Barons does seem pretty apt right now..

[genghisjahn → HalfCrimp]

At least they built libraries, cultural centers and the occasional university.

[codebje → genghisjahn]

Give the current crop a chance to realise their mortality and want to secure a better legacy than 'took all the money'.

[andyferris → codebje]

Bill Gates did... has anyone else followed in those footsteps?

[toyg → genghisjahn]

Nowadays they just try to put more whiteys on the moon, or sabotage liberal democracy.

On: The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic review of the evidence (2022)

[HalfCrimp]

I had similar insomnia issues with bupropion (which was otherwise greatly superior to SSRIs for me) until I started taking it immediately before going to sleep. I slept slightly shorter than usual, but woke up feeling great and had no issues getting to sleep.

On: Keras 3.0

[HalfCrimp]

I'm a bit of a novice in the space, if keras isn't for inference, what's the intended workflow?

Train with keras and then?

[kerasteam → HalfCrimp]

You can absolutely serve with Keras if your inference server is in Python. For instance, if you're looking for a basic solution, you can just set up a Flask app that calls `predict()` on a Keras model.

If you're looking for a high-performance solution that is entirely Python-free, then you can simply export your Keras model as a TF SavedModel and serve it via TFServing. TFServing is C++ based and works on both CPU and GPU.

[aldanor → HalfCrimp]

Then there's standard formats like ONNX and inference on any platform or language or hardware that you prefer

On: Iceland declares state of emergency, braces for volcanic eruption [28 min ago]

[HalfCrimp]

Iceland uses patronymic naming [1] so you get a lot of this sort of thing. A child's surname will be their father's name plus a suffix depending on the child's sex. So the son and daughter of Thor will have surnames like Thorson and Thorsdottir, literally "Thor's son" and "Thor's daughter"

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_name

On: What every developer should know about GPU computing

[HalfCrimp]

If you are comfortable with C++ already then look at Thrust. It's nvidia's analogue to the standard library arrived at GPU computing.

Writing and launching raw cuda kernels is too low level for me, but writing with Thrust makes it feel pretty similar to writing regular C++ code. You still need to deal with moving data from host to device and back, but that's as simple as assigning a `thrust::device_vector` to a `thrust::host_vector`

[rnrn → HalfCrimp]

or look at using standard C++ with an implementation that uses the GPU: https://docs.nvidia.com/hpc-sdk/compilers/c++-parallel-algor...

On: Improving sleep

[HalfCrimp]

It certainly did for me.

I was a regular espresso drinker, one in the morning with my wife before work and giving it up has made a world of difference. Even a coffee at 7am was impacting my sleep, I suspect I just metabolise caffeine slowly.

I can still have a tea in the morning to replace the ritual, and chocolate doesn't cause me any issues (in moderation) so I'm not 100% caffeine free, but it's made a huge difference to my sleep quality and overall mood. The first week or so felt very sluggish, but one I was sleeping properly I now feel more alert and productive without coffee than I ever did with it.

I still have one occasionally (~2 a month I guess) because I enjoy it, but I definitely notice the sleep impact that night and feel crap the next day.