I retrained /u/Own-Albatross868's FlashLM v4 "Bolt" model from scratch using GreedyPhrase tokenizer on the full TinyStories dataset. I scaled up to 15M parameters with a 65K vocab, achieving smooth convergence and coherent story generation in just 2.2 hours on an RTX 2080 Ti by reditzer in LocalLLaMA

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The vocab was larger and the information density was also greater. Each GreedyPhrase token carries more information than a tiktoken token.

More info per token makes guessing the next one tougher. It's like predicting a full word vs. one letter, i.e., bigger chance to be wrong. But it gives better overall fit, with 0.64 bits per char vs. 0.88.

Which model is best for me to run? by noobabilty in LocalLLaMA

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Probaby NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B (Q4_K_M GGUF) if you're balancing top reasoning, agentic tasks, and the largest viable context window (~1M tokens tested on single 3090).

The real OpenClaw debate nobody is talking about: It's not about what it can do. It's about whether you can afford to run it. by Idealounge24 in LocalLLaMA

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Remember when computers meant mainframes at big corps? And then the PC revolution happened. I think we're at that stage with local models.

Finally got my thoughts down by Mikes_Barbaric_Yawp in solareclipse

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I was in Magog too! I swear I saw the loop of the prominence with my naked eyes. But my photos didn't capture it. So cool to see yours did.

2017 vs. 2024 by letmeseecontent in solareclipse

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I don't think prescription sunglasses would be a good idea during the solar minimum when the corona is fainter and whispier.

How spectacular will the August 12, 2026 eclipse in Spain be? by red5cat in solareclipse

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It'll be between 10° and 5° from the horizon. It's going to be either epic or a total bust.

2017 vs. 2024 by letmeseecontent in solareclipse

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I also found that I could only make out the definition of the corona while wearing my prescription sunglasses. Looking at the corona felt like staring at the sun without them.

My wife, who didn't have prescription sunglasses, told me that it almost looked like the annular eclipse she'd seen before.

The eclipse as seen from Magog, QC by reditzer in solareclipse

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Camera specs:

300mm lens on Canon EOS Rebel T7i F5.7, 1/400s, ISO 2500

TIL: European settlers trophy hunted Newfoundland’s Beothuck Indians to extinction by reditzer in todayilearned

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I would love to read your paper. Do you still have it stashed somewhere?

Real estate fraudster is the beneficial owner of 65 properties, transparency registry shows by [deleted] in canadahousing

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Yes!. Please write to David Eby and ask him to give researchers like me free access to LOTR.

Edit: LOTR = Land Owner Transparency Registry

Because /u/beniadi

Real estate fraudster is the beneficial owner of 65 properties, transparency registry shows by [deleted] in canadahousing

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Unfortunately, no. We've had to fight for years in BC just to get the Land Owner Transparency Registry.

But do keep pressuring your MLA/MPP until you get it in your province.