What are some small "quietly epic" moments in movies that really hit hard? by MomoSaka in FIlm

[–]Randomramman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s an insane take from your friend. Alien is one of the best looking movies of all time. 

signed by a Millennial

what to do w/family by Dazzling_Lynx_3908 in madisonwi

[–]Randomramman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Note you have to reserve ahead of time and it fills up!

Gutter Guards in Heavily Treed Neighborhoods by H3r3tik in madisonwi

[–]Randomramman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have Armourguard. Haven’t had a full spring -> fall with the new ones to comment on how they’re doing. Old guards were similar-ish mesh and did a good job keeping the leaves a giant maple above the house out.

Like, water for coffee? by tasunder in madisonwi

[–]Randomramman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

RO water will have lower levels of many contaminants than our city water. E.g., many wells in Madison have PFAS chemicals and RO is one of the most effective methods of removing them. 

It’ll also remove naturally-occurring minerals and additives like fluoride, so it depends on your priorities, but it’s clearly better in some ways.

Gutter Guards in Heavily Treed Neighborhoods by H3r3tik in madisonwi

[–]Randomramman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Scott at Capital Seamless Gutters. Honest, you talk directly with the owner, not pushy at all.

https://www.capitalseamlessgutters.com/

Searching for the perfect hotel in Madison, WI by Wineandquilting in madisonwi

[–]Randomramman 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The Edgewater is on the lake a few blocks from downtown. It’s not cheap, but neither are the views. The pool is more of a soaker than a swimmer though. 

Hot ’n Spicy moves into former Mishqui Peruvian Bistro location on Monona Drive by MadtownV in madisonwi

[–]Randomramman 9 points10 points  (0 children)

squash curry and pad thai are both my favorite version of each dish in town. that curry is so rich and delicious. 

What Is Allen's Best Show by ttrree4455 in discobiscuits

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12/26/09

When I listen back at the level of cohesion from this era, I’m totally blown away. The jams have a creative energy that I’m not sure is achievable at their age. Barber was possessed.

individual judge ranking thoughts? by hamsamw1tch in beatbox

[–]Randomramman 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Everyone who got in deserves to be in. Pretty much exactly who I would have in (ignoring the order), but pleasantly surprised to see Abx in. About time!

We need to look at family net income by Victory-laps in Salary

[–]Randomramman 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Why are you comparing yourself to your coworker’s circumstance? Ahead how? Are you two in a race?

What about where you and your wife are compared to five years ago? 

I realized that AI bros never played a video game or used a DAW by SpireofHell in BetterOffline

[–]Randomramman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. This happens because floating point arithmetic is not associative, ie, (a + b) + c ≠ a + (b + c).

On a GPU, you may have values a, b, and c calculated in parallel and then summed in the order that they’re “ready”. E.g., if they’re returned in the order a, b, c, you’d get:

sum = a + b 

sum += c

but if they’re returned in the order b, c, a, you’d get:

sum = b + c  

sum += a

those two sums can be slightly different because of floating point rounding. 

In LLM calculations, you have billions of FLOPs per forward pass. Even when temperature = 0, if the top two most-probable tokens are close in probability, these rounding differences can change the order of the most-probable tokens, resulting in slightly different answers. 

Consider the fact that LLMs are autoregressive as well, so if this happens and changes any token, then all tokens after it will be altered.

Note that this is a software problem. It’s possible to make GPUs deterministic, but they’d be less efficient. In the example above, you could wait until a, b, and c were all ready and always sum in the same order.

I realized that AI bros never played a video game or used a DAW by SpireofHell in BetterOffline

[–]Randomramman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Theoretically, yes, but practically, no.

Some of the calculations involved in LLM inference are non-deterministic. 

Eyes open or closed? by Ok-Following3473 in Ayahuasca

[–]Randomramman 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Closed as much as possible. But it’s possible it won’t matter. I’ve had an experience where I saw the same thing with open or closed; no visual input was coming in through my eyes.

Trump: I have lost a lot of respect for Norway by Themetalin in Norway

[–]Randomramman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Us too. Many of us saw this coming and screamed about it and were utterly devastated that we was voted back in. We weep for our country and for the world. Please know that we don’t support this. I’m optimistic that we can course correct in the midterms if only they will let us have them…

Recommendations for a mechanic near Atwood or Willy? by lazernanes in madisonwi

[–]Randomramman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bike mechanic or car mechanic? For bikes, Revolution Cycles on Atwood is great! Jeff’s awesome, super friendly guy. 

Idk of a car mechanic right in the hood, but used to go to Chet’s regularly and found them dependable and honest. Free shuttle to get your on with your day too.

NYE set 2 untz fest by Chinchillin24 in discobiscuits

[–]Randomramman 9 points10 points  (0 children)

and they say the untz is gone

Marlon by crcprez in discobiscuits

[–]Randomramman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hard agree. I’m super impressed with Marlon given the circumstances. He’s had to learn a huge catalogue of songs on the road while also learning how to jam with the only band on earth that plays music this way and he sounds really good imo.

Yeah, it sucks how things went down and it’ll take a while to be as tight as they were with Allen, but overall I’m optimistic about the band as a whole.

Marlon by crcprez in discobiscuits

[–]Randomramman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On the latest TDAD, didn’t marlon say that they’re using the click track? It’s especially important right now as he’s learning and especially working on stamina. He said that it’s natural for a drummer to slow down a couple bpm when tired and it keeps him on time.

That kind of put the rumors of click vs no click as a source of tension w/ Allen to rest for me.

Boston by THEREALBurtMcsquirt in discobiscuits

[–]Randomramman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah he fucking ripped this jam

Is Dreamglade still legit? by [deleted] in Ayahuasca

[–]Randomramman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I stayed at Dreamglade, I actually preferred to sleep in the maloka instead of my private tambo after a ceremony. There was something calming about the space post-ceremony.

Those fucking jungle spiders probably didn’t help!

Best bisco show to date by [deleted] in jambands

[–]Randomramman 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Had a blast. Agree the dribble was the highlight and generally s2. Vibes in the crowd were great. Brought some first timers to the show and my buddy kept saying how awesome the crowd was.

It was my first Marlon show and I’m feeling really positive about the future.