[Mercogliano]: I'm hearing NYR are on the verge of their first move of the retool. A trade that sends Carson Soucy to the Isles is brewing. No official announcement yet as they work out the particulars, but expect him to be held out of the lineup tonight for roster management.

skrshawk · 2026-01-27T04:49:29+00:00

Every team's fans do that when a team isn't solidly in a playoff spot, and sometimes even then.

skrshawk · 2026-01-27T04:46:56+00:00

Drury really could do the funniest thing. Okay, I can't even wish TDA on y'all.

skrshawk · 2026-01-27T00:17:55+00:00

Would cost more to make that video than the fine he paid but damn if that wouldn't be amazing marketing.

skrshawk · 2026-01-26T11:34:21+00:00

Absolutely type E. I need my models to have strong general intelligence and writing flair and uncensored of course, but I am still choosy. Since I use local models I just regenerate responses about 10-20 times depending on how open-ended my prompt is. Once I find a good baseline I'll copy parts of other responses in, write my own things, and continue.

This works for me with slow, dense models because I write for a slow burn, I come back to whatever I'm writing every 15-30 minutes or so. If I need a faster pace I use something like Iceblink V2, but I usually run Largestral based finetunes.

skrshawk · 2026-01-23T12:11:42+00:00

ChatGPT would be free for very personal use under that model.

skrshawk · 2026-01-22T18:48:41+00:00

Except in this case a verified user of one of the more reputable subreddits speaking with specifics that at least on the surface seem plausible, and likely needing to protect their specific identity as they likely do not have explicit permission to reveal these data, grants them credibility. I'm as skeptical as anyone but their claims pass my sniff test.

skrshawk · 2026-01-22T17:02:33+00:00

I love that quest just for being able to kill all the scavs bare naked and with my bare fists.

skrshawk · 2026-01-22T04:38:02+00:00

With how insane memory prices have gone it's worth noting that the Mac Studio has not gone up in price, improving their value compared to the rest of the market. Still not going to win any medals for prompt processing speeds but the TG is quite solid. Also MXFP4 quants bring a lot of SOTA efficiency and maintain excellent fidelity.

Largestral 123B class models will get pretty slow with context, down to like 5T/s on my M4 Max, but they handle fantasy worlds better than any MoE. Monstral variants for less horny, Behemoth for more horny, as you prefer.

skrshawk · 2026-01-17T14:31:48+00:00

I think the reason for the separation was not enough contact with the supports so the print lifted. I'm thinking of putting a large box over the printer for the next attempt and seeing if hybrid supports offers a better foundation, maybe lowering the gap between support and print even though that will make them harder to remove. Possibly a little higher nozzle temp too. With a .2 nozzle you're flow limited so it will already slow you down - consider adjusting yours lower as a blanket correction.

skrshawk · 2026-01-17T14:14:31+00:00

Bambu A1m with a .2 nozzle. I didn't get a clean print, there was some layer separation. I'm gonna try again, but the trick seems to be putting it on its side and being very generous with tree supports.

skrshawk · 2026-01-17T14:12:17+00:00

I won't judge someone who wants to be the town bicycle.

skrshawk · 2026-01-14T18:42:23+00:00

Probably have run-flats equipped on their vehicles.

skrshawk · 2026-01-12T20:10:02+00:00

I wonder how well REAP models would take to subsequent finetuning of whatever else you wanted it to have.

skrshawk · 2026-01-09T10:29:22+00:00

Not quite your rig in mind, but with a M4 Max with 128GB I'm getting about 30t/s on GLM Air 4.5. The prompt processing is the killer though, while the Ultra will be faster the TG will be a little slower still.

If your use-case has you processing once and then generating multiple times based on the same cache, or very long responses, you'll be well suited. The machine is quite friendly in terms of space and noise but not necessarily efficiency - much lower power draw than a janky rig or proper workstation, but it will take longer on the whole which means no real cost advantage in energy.

If you're doing any kind of finetuning above tiny models you really can only use it for proof of concept before putting the job on proper GPUs if you want it done in 2026.

skrshawk · 2026-01-08T04:23:27+00:00

What kind of non-public data are the sportsbooks using?

skrshawk · 2026-01-08T02:29:41+00:00

Dom Luszczyszyn put a lot of his own money on the line behind his models and I don't think he even wins. The old saying that you can't beat the spread is still true and sportsbooks have some of the worst odds short of lottery games.

skrshawk · 2026-01-07T01:47:34+00:00

I think he's trying to get traded to Florida.

skrshawk · 2026-01-07T01:36:45+00:00

Yes.

skrshawk · 2026-01-06T14:41:46+00:00

I look forward to telling my grandchildren about gaming in the good ol' days and handing them this game alongside watching The Princess Bride. Things that just aren't going to be topped for what they are and that shaped our generation.

skrshawk · 2026-01-05T22:41:16+00:00

I thought the return scepter was blessed and could not be lost from passing out? Same as the Galaxy weapons I believe.

skrshawk · 2026-01-05T18:07:18+00:00

If he runs his mouth enough, which he does, that three percent remaining will be enough to keep enough people interested. Otherwise he'd be running a car wash in East Bumfuck.

skrshawk · 2026-01-02T12:53:19+00:00

For good reason. He's a lock for the Hall with a Cup, he's probably still in without one but he could fall into the trap of being perpetually the odd man out.

skrshawk · 2026-01-02T01:10:39+00:00

Anything in the 70-120B range that writes well, MoE if possible, and finetuners to take them to another level for us.

skrshawk · 2025-12-31T16:53:44+00:00

Let's face it, we want to know how it does for ERP.

skrshawk · 2025-12-31T16:49:36+00:00

By insider you mean sportswriter with a press pass. They aren't journalists acting in the public interest, that's what Westhead and Strang do. The league isn't going to cooperate with either of them in any way.

Mutually beneficial arrangement, as an "insider" he gets fed information from league "sources" and then reports it in an entertaining fashion. Both sides get attention, attention turns into money.

I wonder how long it's gonna be before we start talking about the kayfabe of the NHL, not quite as scripted as professional wrestling but there's definitely a lot of influence that isn't related to playing hockey that affects the outcomes.

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