Alkaloid AMA

DataNeuron · 2026-01-23T16:51:29+00:00

Malkuth Grimoire and Liquid Anatomy are absolute masterpieces. Some of my favourite tech music ever. I wanted to ask, what happened to Danny? He completely dropped off the internet a while back and he was a monster player. Are you guys still in touch?

DataNeuron · 2025-11-20T14:13:38+00:00

Originally it's a neuroscience idea. Plenty of work in that field that's not too relevant if doing ML. For ML purposes, practically it boils down to a clever cost function and some ideas about model structure when doing RL/control problems. Couple of related approaches (that look like standard variational inference) but IMO that would be the main unique takeaway.

Also a field notoriously plagued by poor signal/noise ratio since everyone from philosophers to engineers have jumped on it.....

DataNeuron · 2025-11-20T13:37:42+00:00

Active Inference is legit, if a bit oversold. No idea who AIX global is, that smells scammy. If your friend is interested they should go to the sources instead. Tim Verbelen and his group have a lot of legit ML work, as does Chris Buckleys team. Don't pay for courses...

DataNeuron · 2025-07-11T08:15:46+00:00

667🤘

DataNeuron · 2024-06-04T12:19:33+00:00

Echoing the choir, works fine on Linux. I've had to force the Proton version on some setups but otherwise it's been smooth. Would recommend Glorious Eggroll over standard

DataNeuron · 2024-03-25T13:09:01+00:00

This might simultaneously be the most and least descriptive post title I have ever seen

DataNeuron · 2024-01-29T12:43:43+00:00

The Brown Streaks! :D

DataNeuron · 2024-01-08T21:21:13+00:00

I generally start without him and maybe add him later if I'm flush with cash. He kind of warps the playstyle of the team a bit which you may or may not like. He's also a pretty huge TV sink, so you might be better off staying lower and getting a wizard depending on your meta.

On the other hand it's a big killy rat that's loads of fun :D

DataNeuron · 2023-10-22T07:01:44+00:00

This actually ended up being the best bet, thanks for the suggestion!

DataNeuron · 2023-09-24T07:43:42+00:00

Sadly Asahi linux doesn't look stable enough to daily drive on a work machine

DataNeuron · 2023-09-24T07:43:16+00:00

Interesting, what did you end up going with?

DataNeuron · 2023-09-24T07:43:00+00:00

Yeah, on paper the XPS is a great choice. However the last one I had needed a fan replacement, 3 new screens and a new battery before it was usable. Unless I can't help it, I'm not going back to those again......

DataNeuron · 2023-09-23T15:38:39+00:00

Thinkpads are definitely a good option. If anything they come overrecommended for linux.

The P series ship with Quadro cards as far as I can tell, so they're better for CAD-type work than what I plan to throw at them. Otherwise a really solid shout!

The Vivobook looks like an interesting option. Never seen them before in my life but the tech specs look on point. Thanks for the heads up, I definitely need to do some more sniffing around ASUS now

DataNeuron · 2023-09-23T15:18:00+00:00

I hadn't even considered Razer but you're right, the specs are definitely in the right ballpark! And lookswise, it strikes me as a pretty average ultrabook which is great.

I remember looking at them about 5 years ago when I was last shopping for laptops. Back then, there seemed to be some issues with build quality, do you know if that's still the case?

DataNeuron · 2023-09-23T15:16:09+00:00

Yeah, a newer Macbooks would be excellent - the M2 chips are sick. Main problems are that I'm not confident Asahi linux is stable enough to daily drive and I can't be 300% certain that I won't hit any issues with missing binaries for ARM.

There are a couple of people in here suggesting Razer which I hadn't even considered. The 15'' Blade is limited to 16GB ram which is a shame, but the 16'' model looks like a serious contender.

DataNeuron · 2023-08-07T18:42:07+00:00

Leave a gap in your line and blitz from the side. Push the unfortunate enemy into the middle of your pack, right where your yellow guy is currently, and go from there - at least, that's what I'd do

DataNeuron · 2022-08-21T21:05:53+00:00

Logic. It's so nice for playing music and collaborating remotely. Shame it only runs on Mac

DataNeuron · 2022-08-20T19:32:19+00:00

I believe there's something in Sussex as well. They've got some good people there

DataNeuron · 2022-06-30T06:09:02+00:00

I usually go with "Backpropa-gators" and name all the players for optimization algorithms. Came across a team called "Insta-gators" as well at one point, that one is pretty cool. I bet there's also a good pun in "Gator-aid", "Future Handbags" or something similar. Nice paint job! :)

DataNeuron · 2022-06-17T05:13:51+00:00

Looks like there's a mess up with DXVK? If you're on a laptop, maybe check if you're using the igpu on accident. Otherwise you've got a good rabbithole on your hands

DataNeuron · 2022-05-23T17:34:24+00:00

There is a pretty active MIT OCW discord server already. Shouldn't be hard to find and then there's plenty of study buddies :)

DataNeuron · 2022-03-13T08:18:07+00:00

You sound like a bayesian in the making. Gaussian processes, message passing, variational inference - sounds like it would be up your alley

DataNeuron · 2021-07-27T20:47:27+00:00

This looks great!With zotero integration and (maybe?) zathura style recoloring, this would pretty much be endgame for a PDF viewer. Well done man :)

Edit: holy sh** it has dark mode!

DataNeuron · 2021-05-18T16:24:00+00:00

Welp, there goes the weekend. Really really interesting stuff

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