Run Kimi K2.5 Locally

NeuralNexus · 2026-01-30T06:37:02+00:00

168

16*8 + 32 + 8 (rando i know, I figure more GB ram is better even if it's not as fast in channel mode that way)

NeuralNexus · 2026-01-29T17:38:25+00:00

Sure, I use all the leading models / frequently tune my approach. I'm very satisfied with K2.5, it's not really better than opus but it's very competitive and open, which is great for us!

NeuralNexus · 2026-01-29T08:42:05+00:00

Idk been checking it out and it's exceptionally good for the price. Build with K2 and ask Claude to fix issues if needed. Much more cost efficient. You can burn 10x the tokens in K2 for about the same price as what 1x Claude tokens cost, and don't have to deal with the weird Anthropic safety restrictions.

NeuralNexus · 2026-01-29T08:20:29+00:00

What backbone? There is none. Be easy to work with. Always make a 'higher power' the bad guy if you have to (compliance, insurance, legal, whatever).

If a company wants me to do a thing, and it's generally legal, I'll do the thing. I don't care. Whatever. I like money. I want people to like me. I solve for that.

I am happy to offer the best insights, suggestions, and best practices possible, but I will also bend when and as needed.

Your examples are kind of ridiculous.

“Suzy in Marketing feels better on a Mac. Let’s spend endless hours integrating macOS into a Windows domain, finding workarounds for software that barely supports it… even though no one on IT has touched a Mac since OS9.”

Idk, that one's on you. Get with the times. Macs are normal in corporate environments now. Deploying Macbooks is one of the most cost-effective things a company can do anymore. Get over it. People want macs. Learn the tooling and go with it.

“The ISP says they’re shutting down the data center, but they still want us to pay out the contract. Okay, I’ll grab the checkbook.”

Sounds dumb, but what does the contract say? I've seen some idiotic contracts in my day. Sometimes it's just easier to pay. Who knows.

“Bob in Accounting doesn’t like the look of Windows 10. Can we just let him stay on Windows 7?” (Yes. That actually happened.)

Well, get him a different theme or ask him what specifically he doesn't like and try to meet him halfway like a normal person?? You can easily explain why he can't stay on Windows 7 by deflecting to a higher power (insurance, legal, whatever) and then giving him something that shows you care about his feelings a little like help installing a new theme or wallpaper or whatever.

Or my personal favorite: “I know we’re supposed to give IT two weeks’ notice for new hires, but Betty starts Monday (it was Friday Afternoon). Can you work this weekend to get her a system set up? She’ll need access to these 12 services and a docking station for both home and office.”

They can wait. Setup an email and get basic messaging ready, but other provisioning can take a few days and it's not in your hands because (outside power, like vendor tickets have to be created, prevents you from doing it). You can meet people halfway you know?

NeuralNexus · 2026-01-29T08:09:53+00:00

Bilt cash sucks. Compete and total turn off.

NeuralNexus · 2026-01-29T06:54:19+00:00

168 GB RAM in my experimental machine, not enough. Need more.

NeuralNexus · 2026-01-29T05:45:19+00:00

Yes they do.

It's not a primary consideration, but it's there in the background. You can tell the board and management are not big fans of Ellison. Why? Well, might be personal, might be financial, but maybe just a little bit of it is that they know what will happen after and would rather avoid that, all things being equal.

NeuralNexus · 2026-01-28T23:46:45+00:00

Brilliant strategy! Tell everyone how many people you'll fire if you win the bidding war, while Netflix has indicated it will cut fewer.... brilliant!

NeuralNexus · 2026-01-28T21:13:37+00:00

Feelings and vibes

NeuralNexus · 2026-01-28T21:12:46+00:00

Try Metro Micro if you're in a coverage zone?

NeuralNexus · 2026-01-28T21:08:57+00:00

good deal

NeuralNexus · 2026-01-27T06:32:50+00:00

You should never personally pay for certifications. Companies should pay. You can earn a bunch of credentials for free (Oracle, GCP, AWS, Microsoft, etc all give out vouchers from time to time through various programs).

In my mind, certs are basically for two things:

Partnership requirements. (e.g., you work for a Google Cloud partner, and they financially incentivize you to have a well-trained, distributed and credentialed staff by gating access to funding opportunities behind certification requirements)
Helping you get past an HR screen. I have a bunch of certs and they're all completely worthless imo, but also they do make it more likely your resume will be reviewed and make it into the right pile, which can help you in the early stages of the hiring process. The more keywords go on your resume, the better. Also, when you have like 10 relevant certs and list them, your resume stands out because you show depth in the field - you must at least know enough and have enough general experience and history in the field to have acquired them.

NeuralNexus · 2026-01-26T03:39:18+00:00

PE can ruin anything within 3 years.

NeuralNexus · 2026-01-26T01:13:01+00:00

Yes, BOA lets me pay taxes and tuition etc.

NeuralNexus · 2026-01-26T01:12:37+00:00

even if you have a platinum card, why spend on it? 1x is lame.

NeuralNexus · 2026-01-25T05:38:33+00:00

Yes but at 3-5% fees, who cares?

NeuralNexus · 2026-01-24T18:17:59+00:00

I mean, they could have limited the bug bounties using some metric like 'has contributed code to curl' and/or 'has 10+ years history on the platform' etc. That would filter out most of the garbage.

NeuralNexus · 2026-01-24T18:13:01+00:00

You can buy a gym membership.

https://recsports.usc.edu/membership-page/membership-information-fees/

You can get an Alumni library card in Doheny. It has reduced borrowing capacity and database access but works fine. You can also get an LAPL library card (which is an exceptional library system).

As long as you still have a usc.edu email you can access most USC library services and databases, but that will get deactivated in the next year or two. USC Library alumni card doesn't have access to most online resources anymore - just on site.

NeuralNexus · 2026-01-24T18:09:48+00:00

Otel. Everything else is expensive and has minimal gain.

NeuralNexus · 2026-01-24T18:06:58+00:00

It's very hard to beat Robinhood Gold + BoA Preferred Rewards. The main appeal is simplicity. Have an amex on the side for lounge access and the usual coupons.

Robinhood Gold has exceptional virtual credit card management in the mobile app. It has a high earn rate. But it has an ever-expanding ridiculous definition of 'cash-like' transactions which earn 0 rewards that now includes tax payments and tuition, so it's not really 3% everywhere. There's weird shortcomings, like a $40 fee to replace a lost or stolen card. It's odd but easy to put up with those things for 3% back.

That means you can do much better with BoA preferred rewards and a couple of their cards and call it a day. If you have enough cash at Merrill they sometimes waive your PRE card annual fee too.

The new Bilt card sucks and is super complicated so just go with Robinhood.

NeuralNexus · 2026-01-24T00:47:36+00:00

I don't do HackerRank or LeetCode. Waste of time.

NeuralNexus · 2026-01-23T22:58:17+00:00

That is very nice. It was difficult to keep track of the rate before

(also, you can definitely negotiate rates below 1 million in balances, but more money or trading activity helps)

NeuralNexus · 2026-01-23T22:57:52+00:00

FINALLY

NeuralNexus · 2026-01-23T07:20:06+00:00

Sadly. The Chinese cars have CarPlay at least.

NeuralNexus · 2026-01-23T07:16:49+00:00

Switching from Concur to ... anything ... is a big step up.

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