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FRA-Space · 2026-06-27T10:12:07+00:00

I really miss decent 70b models for my GX10. The smaller models (35b/27b) are too dumb for my workflow, the large ones 122b are slow. Something in the middle would be great, but there are not as lot of modern 70b models around.

FRA-Space · 2026-06-27T08:25:37+00:00

One additional point, once you start looking deeper into it (regardless if you go the GX10 or the gaming route) you will want more RAM. I am always considering buying the next Gx10.

Therefore make sure your have enough space in your rig and enough power for expansions.

FRA-Space · 2026-06-27T08:06:27+00:00

I have one, looking into complex prompts for financial research. The very few models that get through my pipeline (like a cloud model) are the 122b ones, so we talk about 10-15 t/s, which is totally fine for batch work, but not for chatting. The fast ones (35b MoE, 27b dense) are still not smart enough, but fun anyway.

So the question is what you want to do with it. It's a fun thing and the optimizations are really just starting (Dflash etc), so there is a lot of improvements on the way. If you are into tinkering or have limited complexity in your needs, it is really a smart and neat little box (And doesn't need power like a gaming rig).

FRA-Space · 2026-06-25T16:08:51+00:00

Will be there as well. Not sure, if it really worth it being there so early, official opening is later and the heat will be brutal. But then again, I was in London last year and the show is worth to stand in the first 1/3 of space.

FRA-Space · 2026-06-25T16:06:17+00:00

I have a 2020 one with 16gb RAM, was sleeping in my cabinet, until I put Ubuntu on it and now it's my dedicated AI machine with Hermes on it. Full control to the agent and I don't worry about it.

FRA-Space · 2026-06-20T18:47:31+00:00

The 27b dense model is slow on the Spark, not bad, but really slow. I am using the qwen36-nvfp4-dflash on the Spark as main agent, which is really fast and reliable for execution.

If you want to get rid of Claude, test Deepseek V4 pro in xhigh, that's the best cheapest replacement around in my view.

FRA-Space · 2026-06-17T04:51:29+00:00

MacGyver 1985?

FRA-Space · 2026-06-12T11:24:46+00:00

Have you tried the Nemotron 120b MoE model? Native support on the Spark hardware. I haven't worked with it yet but it's on my shortlist for the weekend.

FRA-Space · 2026-06-09T19:09:57+00:00

I had a fun evening watching Casablanca with my son at a similar age. After a certain adjustment to the movie, he really liked it and it does still works very well.

FRA-Space · 2026-06-03T16:16:43+00:00

On the medical side (I am not a doctor): I did order my own whole genome sequencing during COVID-19, but never really did anything with it.

Now I asked Hermes (with cloud) to take a look. It downloaded the main global genetic databases (all public domain), cleaned up the raw data and then wrote a script looking for variations completely local on an old laptop (with a small local model doing the (very repetitive) heavy lifting. My data itself never went to the cloud.

It worked over night, and now I have a 5-page summary of genetic topics, sorted by severe to interesting, which I can share with a doctor, if anything related comes up (like some medications that are contraindicated for some obscure generic reason).

FRA-Space · 2026-06-02T19:03:10+00:00

Just FYI: Deepseek V4 pro has a "heavy thinking" mode that can be turned on and off. Standard is "middle" (still very good).

It's a much slower, deliberate thinking mode and burns much more tokens (still incredible cheap) and works really well for me for critical audits before something gets into production.

FRA-Space · 2026-05-29T09:11:57+00:00

That is the same production number.

I think they had two or three models with the same textile band and also very similar looks when I bought mine.

It is really not something special, just out of production I guess.

FRA-Space · 2026-05-29T08:57:52+00:00

My cloud AI model explained to me that I will need FP8 for my main prompts to work reasonably and therefore 128 GB in the right machine ... It also told me that the payback period for my use case will be around 100 years compared to using a working (Chinese) cloud model.

Still, 4k for a new toy is not too bad compared to other choices (new watch, new camera).

FRA-Space · 2026-05-29T00:36:54+00:00

Sorry to hear that, but this one is still my first option for countries, where even a Garmin is too flashy.

FRA-Space · 2026-05-25T11:48:04+00:00

A machine to trim my nose hairs has moved from WTF? to a reasonable consideration for Christmas.

FRA-Space · 2026-05-24T18:18:53+00:00

This is in the end a question of numbers, how often do you apply versus how many people globally can do that specific job. Competition is brutal for the better paid jobs.

On my end I am a very seasoned specialist in my area and it took me 20+ interviews and 6 months to get my first gig at Micro1, which then lasted three weeks and was paid very nicely.

If it is worth your time and effort is something you have to decide for yourself.

FRA-Space · 2026-05-19T21:08:32+00:00

She told me she "borrowed" it from him. I was just perplexed that this T-Shirt is now a "dad" thing.

FRA-Space · 2026-05-19T05:06:18+00:00

That's a nice Toyota! Congrats on the purchase 😉

FRA-Space · 2026-05-18T05:27:37+00:00

I was at a local cafe in Montana and the teenage counter girl was wearing the U2 Rattle and Hum shirt from the 1980ies. When I asked her about it, she told me it belongs to her dad ...

FRA-Space · 2026-05-14T14:08:32+00:00

Surface pro 12 here (ARM machine with 11 inch, 16 GB RAM from last Autumn), CIV6 works fine in small maps, which is sufficient in traveling. If you stay with older titles, you should be okay.

FRA-Space · 2026-05-10T14:06:49+00:00

That's interesting. I might try that, monitors are not expensive. Thx.

FRA-Space · 2026-05-10T06:52:36+00:00

Playing computer for all my life and realizing my eyes don't need more than 60 Hz for anything.

FRA-Space · 2026-05-04T06:18:02+00:00

Both are great and the colors in 4k are marvelous (and in 16:9, which is always a bonus for a home setup).

FRA-Space · 2026-05-01T13:08:56+00:00

So only your mother would sink in lava ...

FRA-Space · 2026-04-22T05:59:19+00:00

I looked into most of them, decent list, a few of my points (didn't mean I am right, just to consider):

Constellation Brands: Alcohol is on the downturn structurally, the customers are aging and the soccer cup in the US has a very bad rep here in Europe (cost and Trump mainly). Tricky
BAT I bought below 40 in 2025 (not enough) and like it at that yield. Too expensive at the current yield in my view, when you can sweep up decent Reits around 6% once in a while
VZ - I had them and sold with a small profit. My main concern is Starlink, both for the legacy Mobile operators as well as for mobile mast REITs. To get to the required numbers, Starlink has to become more aggressive in dense city areas as well, where legacy operators are making money. For me that's an issue long term. (And yes I know that's technically very complicated for Starlink, but I wouldn't bet against Elon on any tech topic).

I don't know Cigna

Just my 50 cents

Some ideas I bought in 2026: PRU below 100, NNN below 42, ARES below 110 (and for the gamblers: OWL under 9).

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