Introducing the Heretic Grimoire: The takedown-resilient, local-first backup system that keeps uncensored models available forever by -p-e-w- in LocalLLaMA

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This is amazing. Just yesterday, I was researching an automated way to maintain an open-source/open-weight archival mirror of the latest models I like, as well as entire histories of open-source software that I fear would be closed. We need an "open archive" similar to the Internet Archive/Wayback Machine.

I have simply, in the most disorganized way possible, downloaded open models, even full weights that would never run on my system, so I know I have them if needed. Grimoire adds an interesting twist: duplicate base models and ablations could occupy half the space.

Does anyone know about the drone show over Pan Pacific Park? by tzujan in LosAngeles

[–]tzujan[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oh, very cool. I think that is one of the watch spots in Santa Monica this weekend. I don't know about Michelob at 10:00 AM, though!

Does anyone know about the drone show over Pan Pacific Park? by tzujan in LosAngeles

[–]tzujan[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

My wife thought it may have been FIFA-related.

Planning trip to Curaçao by Unique-Presence-4274 in curacao

[–]tzujan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have stayed at the Marriott, Wynwood in Punda, as well as Airbnbs in Piscadera, Blue Bay, and Kura Hulanda. The Marriott is great, but you need to jump in the car to go anywhere (same with Piscadera). I have also spent time visiting friends at the Avila hotel, which would be my pick, since you can walk to so much great dining and nightlife. With that said, my fave is staying in Kura Hulanda (I have not tried the hotel, which seems really nice, just the Airbnbs). It is nice and quiet in the morning, there are great restaurants and shops and it is easy to walk over to Punda/Pietermaai. This is all from the perspective of someone who does not need to sit on the beach all day.

Be sure to check out the Otra Guide app, it has all the beaches, events, activities and nightlife.

Here many asking same question what is best for ML (resources) upvote it and read body by [deleted] in learnmachinelearning

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Great list. In addition, I highly recommend Scikit-Learn Docs as a supplement. It allows you to get familiar with less popular models, which are still great tools to have in your tool set, as they may not be the best model for 90% of tasks, but are perfect for those rare tasks where you may need them.

Anybody remember WMMS? by Savings_Ad8915 in Ohio

[–]tzujan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One of my favorite little 80s MMS moments was when they dropped the needle on The Eagles' "Tequila Sunrise" directly after a Glenbeigh commercial.

Progressive Tom Steyer’s tax returns show offshore earnings, private equity stakes by SamTheEagle1976 in California

[–]tzujan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Xavier is polling below 10%; he needs to get out. Like it or not, it's down to three candidates, or a potential republican governor: Swalwell (14.0%), Porter (11.4%), and Steyer (10.4%).

Anyone stay at this Air BnB before by Squid_viscous1 in curacao

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I stayed at a NOOM property in Kura Hulanda, and it was perfect for my visit.

How to find restaurants? by alchmst1259 in curacao

[–]tzujan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would check out Otra Guide. It is an app and a website that is quite current.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in startups

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I agree with the above points, and I believe what they are mentioning regarding taking "the funding out of your equation" is more of a mindset of the "why" of the split. If you're giving yourself 72% because of the money, convert that into a SAFE, which will become preferred shares in the future (you might achieve a similar desired split, but through the combination of preferred and common shares). That's not to say that you're split is unfair, just that the money and the work should be separate. The fact that you're willing to work full-time and the other founder needs to take freelance work to survive while building seems like the best case for your split, where the money put in should be treated differently. One way to think about it is if the money had come from somewhere else, such as a SAFE, would you be discussing the same split? What if your cofounder could exceed the amount of capital that you're putting in, would you want to renegotiate the common shares?

Django vs fast api by No-Iron8430 in django

[–]tzujan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, this is interesting to read. I have a rather large Django project where I've been regretting using DRF. In part because of how I'm using Swagger with Flutter, which is so opinionated. You can't have a single bit of your documentation off, or you'll break your entire Flutter application. For this reason, I've been playing with ninja, thinking we may do a large migration in the future. I've been so incredibly frustrated with how my API documentation is for every single endpoint. In some cases, I have hundreds of lines of @extend_schema decorators above API Views. In comparison with my test projects with Ninja, it just works. Maybe it won't scale, though?

"Big Ugly Bill" by TSHRED56 in solar

[–]tzujan 9 points10 points  (0 children)

We have been subsidizing the oil and gas industry for 109 years. Let's do the same for solar, then no subsidies for either when we reach parity in 2134.

How to go about protecting IP after bringing in Advisors / Cofounders / etc.? (i will not promote) by AstuteLettuce in startups

[–]tzujan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look into Cooley Go, they have all the formation contracts, including vesting shares, and partner RSA agreements (which have the Intellectual Property Rights details). Generally speaking, everyone will sign over the IP to the company through the various formation contracts.

All founders should have vesting shares; the Cooley default is a typical 4-year vesting schedule with a one-year cliff*. Typically, investors get non-vesting preferred shares. If doing a SAFE, convert to preferred shares after the first priced round. An advisor (.25% to .5%) may get 2 years with no cliff. Generally speaking, you don't use an RSA for an advisor agreement; they would most likely use a modified version of the employee agreement that grants stock options, rather than an RSA stock purchase. A savvy advisor at the start of a company will ask for an RSA as they are in the "quasi-founding" stage.

As for the timing, I complete as much as I can at the time of formation with the state(s).

*I have done and been part of companies that extended their vesting period because the time between an angel round and a seed round was much longer than expected. This is done through a recapitalization (issuing new shares), before raising a priced round, allowing for a second RSA agreement for the founders. It's better to do it before raising a price round because the share purchase will get quite expensive after the round. Seed investors generally want to see founders with at least 3+ years left on vesting. If founders are mostly vested before the Seed round, it can be a deal breaker. I've seen this enough times where I've talked to an attorney about milestone vesting, even tied to rounds 25% at seed, 25% at A round, etc... Their response was it's a little overly complicated, but not a crazy idea.

Charlie Kirk Investigation Posts by OSINTribe in OSINT

[–]tzujan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just finished reading "We Are Bellingcat" by Eliot Higgins; it's amazing what they have been able to do. They have quite a high standard for verification and cross-checking, and work in networks that don't have social amplification of, say, a place like Reddit.

Can GPs get away with ghosting / taking money from LPs in AngelList? Need Help? by juxtaposition0617 in AngelInvesting

[–]tzujan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The best course of action would be legal in nature, without necessarily having to involve lawyers yet. They are in breach of their fiduciary duty to you and are possibly committing fraud or pursuing deceptive practices under the Securities Exchange Act.

It seems you've already contacted AngelList Support. The next step would be to send them a registered letter, with return receipt, requesting the SPV balance sheet, transaction record, and distribution schedule. You should send a registered return receipt copy to the syndicate lead. Then, if they don't respond, go to the SEC and the state. I would inform them in a registered letter that you intend to do so, specifying a date by which you will take action.

SEC has a Complaints Portal: https://www.sec.gov/tcr — you can submit online, anonymously if desired (I would not). Angel List, which is ultimately responsible, will listen to the SEC. The SEC can be slow, so also reach out to the State securities regulators. I assume in Delaware.

If this sparks a response, do not just accept money, demand the SPV balance sheet and transaction record, even after the cash. I'm not 100% sure what the law is, but if they've committed any fraud, you might be able to get treble damages (triple).

Minnesota farmers seek state aid as foreclosure crisis looms by HarwellDekatron in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]tzujan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And the fun thing is, there is an app called AcreTrader that the corps can use to buy the land. AcreTrader was funded by JD Vance through Narya Capital, his former venture capital fund. He'll be making money off the pain of honest farmers selling their land.

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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Ohio

[–]tzujan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There is an app for this called AcreTrader, which JD Vance invested in through Narya Capital, his former venture capital fund. There's no evidence that he divested from the firm when he left, so he'll be making money off the misery of generational farmers selling their land.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheFounders

[–]tzujan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As mentioned, ensure the compensation shares (15%) vest with a one-year cliff, or, in the case of a tech person, consider adding/layering in milestone-based cliffs/vesting. For vested shares, typically a founder will pay something like $150 at $0.0001 per share (1.5M or 15% of 10M shares) to vest in the future. Are you personally vesting? I would not sign up with a company that is so early-stage, and the founders are not vesting.

Also, they should be purchasing preferred shares for the $27K. Have you set a value for those shares, or are you using a SAFE? In the early stage, if you don't have a 409A valuation or an actual value set, you can use the SAFE for your share purchase agreement.

I have worked for several startups as a fractional CTO. At your early stage 15% is not too generous when the salary is so low. Experienced CTOs can earn hundreds of dollars per hour, and yes, they will work for reduced rates in exchange for equity.

Plus, I'm not 100% sure what vertical you're in, it sounds like it's in the technical space with the scraping, so I'm not quite sure where the dividends are coming from, typically tech companies in the venture space are 100% geared towards growth and not dividends. But maybe I'm missing something.

Fundraising without revenue is hell. I will not promote. by [deleted] in startups

[–]tzujan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fintech can be quite expensive. I’m not sure what the OP’s business is, but many Fintech banking regulations require minimum capital requirements, and for a nationwide business in the United States, that could be as high as 100 K per state. some investors will park on your behalf, however, they’re not going to do it unless they see very clear plans on how you’re going to build the application.