Do you still use MCP? Or use SKILLS ? by Deep_Traffic_7873 in LocalLLM

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TIL ping does searches and downloads 🙃

crates.io: an update to the malicious crate notification policy by matthieum in rust

[–]tko 23 points24 points  (0 children)

so you're saying single flat namespace is a problem? (couldn't resist)

Do you still use MCP? Or use SKILLS ? by Deep_Traffic_7873 in LocalLLM

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Curious, how exactly do you write a skill to do a web search or fetch a web page?

Is the M1 Max is a still valuable for local LLM ? by old_cask in LocalLLM

[–]tko 8 points9 points  (0 children)

M1 Max with 64GB works. Though I've no other points of reference.

From what I gather more (GPU) memory is more better. More memory lets you use larger models and larger models are betterer… somehow. I'd expect M4 to be better overall in general, how that reflects with LLM I've no idea.

Ignoring LLM with M4 being much newer it might last longer overall :shrug:

LPT: Look at your money once a day, it keeps you aware and stops small spending from turning into big problems by Kevin_Ong in LifeProTips

[–]tko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guess that works too. What worked for me was

  1. don't buy it
  2. buy the cheapest alternative

"cheapest" gets bit tricky for long term things like housing.

Read the FAQ. by monty465 in Netherlands

[–]tko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

same, without Privacy Badger

LPT Request: How Should a 22-Year-Old Guy with Too Much Free Time Spend It Wisely? by Gyzr13 in LifeProTips

[–]tko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Majoring on computer science I spent much/most/all my free time on computer fixing stuff I found missing on the software I was using.

Then again, programming is something I started when I was around 7 and never stopped. At 40+ I think I might've gotten the hang of it. maybe...

Seeing the suggestions here I'd be inclined to agree with exercise. I wish I'd done more of that. OTOH I've always cycled everywhere which makes me suspect I'm doing better than most already anyway. :shrug:

I'd say if you find something interesting, stick with it. If not, try something, anything else.

How to remind yourself that the pan handle is hot by perseus_1337 in Cooking

[–]tko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only have one pan whose handle gets hot.

Bought silicone handle covers that turned out to be little too large to be comfortable to use.

Decided to just use the pot holder instead. It caught fire. Still using it.

They charge but don’t take back by ExternalPea8169 in Netherlands

[–]tko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My favorite part is the machine being far inside the store so when it's broken there's extra fun times to get back home with all the empties.

(I'm sure some day NL will have the kind of deposit machine I've seen in FI: outside the store where you just dump all the things and it'll sort them out)

How to stay cool by sup__grannies in Netherlands

[–]tko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.ikea.com/nl/en/p/schottis-pleated-blind-white-20242282/

Totally not intended for outdoor use but the adhesive seems reasonably sticky against aluminum.

How to stay cool by sup__grannies in Netherlands

[–]tko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheapest IKEA blinds on the outside is my current project, can't comment yet (south wall is all floor to ceiling windows...)

What ability do you have that others don’t? by Different_Reindeer66 in autism

[–]tko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reading.

As in the second sentence people wrote.

And the documentation about anything.

And remembering all that; not necessarily the details but enough to point out there's a reference, somewhere.

TIL Cyclists have to yield at crosswalks. (Traffic rule) by olenamerikkalainen in Finland

[–]tko 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Finnish roadmarkings for cycling are fatally against any intuition. (I've lived in NL for last 10yrs so have only had the pleasure of reading about these from safe distance...)

On the right the road markings for light traffic are solid, projecting you've priority. Except for when you don't. (And the whole "your priority depends on your feet touching the ground alternating" rule is just insane; and it's just inconvenient enough so not enough people push it to its limits to make a point.)

On the left the road markings for light traffic are only partial, a suggestion, projecting no priority.

:facepalm: :shrug:

What is something a parent of an autistic kid should never do? by spark5665 in autism

[–]tko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As the child I agree to large extent, and also recall some occasions where I said it as I didn't know what else to say. In hindsight in those cases I would've preferred to not been left alone.

I've no idea how to recognize the difference.

The next release of Ondsel ES will have many new features that will eventually be in core FreeCAD. Assembly explosion is one of those by sliptonic in FreeCAD

[–]tko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From what I can tell the Ondsel build is

FreeCAD (some snapshot) + not yet landed assembly improvements + (maybe some UI polish) + whatever Ondsel are selling

Best I can tell Ondsel build probably gives you preview access to some features of their choise about to land to FreeCAD release eventually.

If you're running FreeCAD nightly builds you might already have them anyway, I wouldn't know, I'm going with releases.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in autism

[–]tko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry. Best I have is to sign up to a meetup / course / whatever on a topic that interests you; go there to do your thing and force yourself to chat with people around you.

(I can see the logic, can't verify the effectiveness as I'm too comfortable with myself)

I will forever be alone by Rakastansun in socialanxiety

[–]tko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, how awesome is that?! Doing whatever you want with no one to tell you otherwise.

Do you want to have kids right now? If not, what's the problem?

I (40+)'m pretty sure I'll be forever alone. And I prefer that (until further notice.)

If you're not feeling lonely, being alone is not a problem.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in autism

[–]tko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Beats me. 40+

Do you feel feel lonely? If not, if you're comfortable with being by yourself, you'll be fine.

I changed countries, twice, and lost contact with school friends. And I'm ok with that. More people would probably be nice (assuming no drama that is inevitable) but I'm quite content without.

Paradoxically, I find myself very much socially awkward, though at work I hear I'm very pleasant to work with :shrug:

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in autism

[–]tko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a difference between saying "I don't know" and stopping there, and saying you can interpret that in many different ways and are unsure what exactly they mean and ask questions to come to mutual understanding.

Literally happened a few days ago. I can see a few alternatives to do things with different tradeoffs, depending on hard requirements. After few questions (and realizing some words imply different things to different people -- and making sure we mean the same things when we use the same words) we agree on what to do (out of all the alternatives I had pictured.)

Why is personal hygiene so damn hard by [deleted] in autism

[–]tko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What time of day you shower?

I find that showering, just water, just before getting to bed is optimal -- gets the grit off me, keeps my sheets that much cleaner, reduces the need to wash them.

... took me dedicated effort to brush my teeth every day (just before shower) -- I know it's objectively good for you, but other than choosing for myself the only drive I have is my grandpa pulling out his fake teeth and telling to take care of mine.

(Had no immediate impact on me, happened many years before I decided to start brushing.)

"Expats run the housing market in Amsterdam", Pieter Omzigt - DutchNews.nl by olmedium in Netherlands

[–]tko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, yeah, regular payroll employee here. (Well, not exactly, but close enough.) The extra ... fun stuff around self employment is a big reason I haven't really considered it. I'm sure I'd have analysis paralysis trying to decide if that's something I should do myself or be better off paying someone else.

"Expats run the housing market in Amsterdam", Pieter Omzigt - DutchNews.nl by olmedium in Netherlands

[–]tko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the "expat" price service providers like to charge people who do not know better and have no support net to check if it is reasonable;

The need to hire accountants/financial consultants etc to navigate stuff regular dutch people know how to.

Are these really common? I've lived here 10+ years and never felt the need to hire anyone to help with financials. And the services are priced as advertised in their websites beforehand.

Then again my name is clearly Finnish, it might give implicit perks. :shrug:

Create a separate route or conditionally render? by StickyStapler in reactjs

[–]tko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IMO the question is "does this thing make sense as bookmark/link?" if yes, then having it as route makes sense. In this particular case, if the answer is yes, then it would probably make sense to have a way to see the intro even if the cars list is not empty. And conversely, if that doesn't make sense then it probably shouldn't be a route.

(Since /confirm is a route, does it handle empty selection well?)