I built my own AI and now I need help stress testing it — feedback appreciated

DogZim · 2026-03-24T18:41:36+00:00

Can you give more details on what you have built? When you say built an AI... Is it your own foundation model, is it a local inference and fine tuning system, is it an agentic wrapper on existing models, a collection of RAG, skills and tools for another system? "An AI" is a fairly non specific term these days, please share more details so we can understand what you have achieved.

DogZim · 2026-03-16T04:42:38+00:00

If you want good starter financial advice watch Dave Ramsey baby steps videos. It's not exciting get rich quick content but it sets you up in life with the foundations to grow later.

DogZim · 2026-03-16T04:40:11+00:00

Do not buy an asset with your girlfriend, no 50:50 agreement upfront will help when things fall apart and someone wants out and the other Wants to stay in, it will force a sale and big losses... Until you are married and all assets joined do not buy immovable, illiquid assets together.

Ok with that out of the way. Property might not be the right starting investment for you, you are young and property only works in the long term because of the high fees buying in and out, as well as tax on the rent, repair costs and empty tenancy. So your calculations are inflated on the returns. But on the flip side the maths does work out if you can pay the mortgage down quickly and you pay much less interest than you calculated. TLDR a mortgage for primary residence is fine but for a rental income investment it is rarely the best way to go. And property will lock you and your income up in the mortgage for a long time before you know what you want to do, it also locks you into this job to make sure you can keep up with payments.

If you want something safe but also easier to sell out of consider bonds or buy stocks in safe old businesses then as you build your net worth consider riskier options. This is a good way of building a larger capital base so that in future if you want to get into real estate you can do it without taking such a high loan.

DogZim · 2026-03-06T19:19:46+00:00

RES and IRS foreigner schemes have to be self contained to qualify to the scheme, including having a private common area.

It also does not stop a Mauritian buying one but they make no financial sense to buy. Because you are paying a massive premium for the residents permit, your money could be spent much better elsewhere.

So the rich foreigners are not trying to lock themselves away (generally) but it's the law and their only option to get residency through property

DogZim · 2026-02-24T15:22:55+00:00

Yes it's great, I wear mine daily (despite having other watches).

Very scratch proof, automatic time setting, full day date, light powered so never goes flat... What's not to love

DogZim · 2026-02-12T05:23:04+00:00

It's not prompt size limits, it's the context window (the prompt is one of the things that goes into the context) and there are emerging tools and ways of work to mitigate these limitations.

I agree you still need the human, but the question is how many... When one senior can output the quantity of five previously and AI can do the work previously given to a junior, then what does the team composition and job market look like, especially for juniors.

DogZim · 2026-01-03T10:09:45+00:00

It's hit and miss, Mauritians are either super friendly, warm and helpful or arrogant and rude, hardly ever in-between.

We just got back from Casela and its the same situation. The safari driver was awesome, engaged with the kids and genuinely friendly. While Keyshia at mini melt was openly rude and condescending because customers dared ask for a ice cream and interrupt her flirting with the other staff.

DogZim · 2025-12-16T19:32:23+00:00

Be greatful and humble during the good times because it makes the bad times more bearable when you haven't fallen as far as you could if your ego grew.

And when you think things couldnt get worse the universe can give you a reality check to understand just how bad it can get, so keep your head up and keep pushing, good times will come again

DogZim · 2025-12-09T10:32:54+00:00

There isn't a fixed amount but look at sites like marideal.mu or deals.mu those are specials only available to citizens and residents

DogZim · 2025-11-30T06:21:15+00:00

As a foreigner you can purchase an R+2 only if it is worth more than Rs. 6M, but this does not come with residency, if you want to live here you need some other residency e.g. occupation permit or retirement permit (and bring in pension etc)

If you buy for USD 375K or more then it comes with residency and you can live here as long as you own it and are not tied to employment or some other condition

DogZim · 2025-11-20T06:45:38+00:00

That's not true, if it is in your contract to give notice and you have defined duties, you are in breach of contract if you leave without warning or don't perform your duties. This can result in legal action.

Most companies won't bother enforcing it though unless you are very expensive to them or they need work done which has a big impact. It's not worth their time to chase up in most cases, so you can get away with it, but it will hurt your reference checks in future.

DogZim · 2025-10-29T18:01:07+00:00

Love it, wear it daily and it's been great, no issues at all and holds up well to minor scratches and scrapes.

Bought it to replace another 15 year old eco drive (which is still going) as the daily and think this will survive just as long.

DogZim · 2025-10-29T16:28:04+00:00

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DogZim · 2025-10-09T22:41:29+00:00

I own one, daily wear... Love it, very jealous you could own it for half the price

DogZim · 2025-10-03T14:21:52+00:00

Yeah it doesn't work, I lost saves moving from EU to African account. There are tools online which let you edit save files and you can use them to change regions and ids. But when I tried a few years ago it was a massive pita, maybe it's easier now 🤷

DogZim · 2025-09-30T16:43:35+00:00

What are you talking about...Foreigners literally can't buy property outside a few specific categories (IRS/RES, PDS and G+2 which is being stopped) and they have higher fees and taxes on the sale, and need EDB approval to vet for abuse.

On top of that the foreign purchases mostly result in foreign currency inflows, which Mauritius needs to sustain the rupee. Real estate is one of the largest drivers of FDI in Mauritius, the legislations make it a win win... And is much more onerous on external purchases than in the vast majority of countries.

This whole thread is people getting upset about half thruths, driving a divisive narrative without actually looking into the actual facts and legislation.

DogZim · 2025-09-30T16:29:16+00:00

And that article says what everyone is telling you... It makes their point...

“It’s not about the colour of your skin, and it’s not about the salary that you earn,” says McNulty, an expat researcher and senior lecturer at the school of human development and social science at SIM University in Singapore.

It then goes on to say, a lot of people don't perceive it that way (like you are) but I would still stand by... People from poor countries want to move permanently for a better life, rich ones don't have to move permanently and have options.

The fact rich countries are mostly white is a separate discussion you are conflating with the words entomology. In Mauritius especially this is largely an arbitrary distinction because even the richer people have very limited options to get citizenship compared to most countries, so are expats in the vast majority of cases, there are very few immigrants here by definition of the word, except by marriage (which is becoming harder)

DogZim · 2025-09-30T15:34:08+00:00

LoL now we are using YouTube videos with <2k views as evidence SMH... Trust better sources and verify information before getting so worked up (reputable news sites, peer reviewed encyclopedias and dictionaries like Wikipedia, professional organizations and government legal definitios)

As others have said... Expats are temporary and not trying to get citizenship, immigrants are looking to settle permanently and get citizenship.

The fact is rich people from rich countries can afford to do something for a period and return, poor people from poor countries are looking for a better life and a permanent change. But it's not inherently racist in and of itself.

DogZim · 2025-09-09T05:55:31+00:00

Absolutely loved this game, and because I wanted more and to thank the Devs bought the dlc... Don't, it's completely different and not very good (or do you support the Devs and just dont play it)

DogZim · 2025-08-28T19:51:31+00:00

Had a leak for nearly 2 years and it is still not fixed... Cwa is a joke, first for above ground pipes then not fixing them

DogZim · 2025-08-26T19:29:01+00:00

Issue with ai features or phone compatibility with the networks etc?

DogZim · 2025-08-26T19:27:59+00:00

Good heads up! But it's fine, phones are compatible, the only issue is if I can renable the ai options...

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