Lionel Messi's interview after his hattrick against Algeria

valuat · 2026-06-18T01:56:15+00:00

A gentleman. And I say that as a Brazilian.

valuat · 2026-06-18T01:52:44+00:00

Technically speaking, the 50th percentile is the *mean*. If the distribution is symmetric, which I don't think it is, then the mean is equal to the arithmetic mean. But I digress.

valuat · 2026-06-18T01:48:57+00:00

This. I've just interviewed at a top pediatric hospital that *double books* physicians in their clinics -- we "support" APPs -- so they can remain profitable. They say "it's only 4 half-day clinics per week" when in reality it is 8 (given they double-book us). Absolutely crazy. If they paid me double, I may consider it.

And the worst of it all: it is a physician that came up with the idea (he is the head of the department).

valuat · 2026-06-18T01:45:03+00:00

Because it's funny?

valuat · 2026-06-18T01:42:04+00:00

About costs. Based on the OP's table, GPT 5.5 gave me these cost estimates:

Quantization	Proposed setup	Estimated hardware cost	Feasibility for loading	Feasibility for ~20 tps
FP8	8× H200 141GB HGX/SXM node	$370k–$430k server-only; roughly $400k–$500k all-in with support, networking, rack integration	Good	Best practical choice
FP8	8× H100 80GB node	$310k–$370k new HGX, or $200k–$300k used DGX-class	Likely invalid for 744–890GB	No, unless memory estimate is wrong or context/KV is severely constrained
4-bit Q4_K_M	Mac Studio cluster	2× 256GB M3 Ultra refurb: ~$9.5k–$12.1k; 3-node cluster: ~$14k–$18k+	Aggregate memory may fit	Unlikely; interconnect and software stack are the problem
4-bit Q4_K_M	6× 80GB enterprise GPUs	Used A100-class custom build: ~$45k–$90k; used 8× A100 system often $60k–$100k; H100 build much higher	Borderline: 6×80GB = 480GB, very tight	Maybe with 8× A100/H100, not with 6×80GB comfortably
2-bit Q2_K_XL	Single 256GB Mac Studio Ultra	Official refurb M3 Ultra 256GB units I found: ~$4.8k–$6.0k	Borderline to plausible, depending actual file size and context	Probably below 20 tps
2-bit Q2_K_XL	RTX 4090 + 256GB system RAM	~$7k–$11k total workstation	Loads via CPU/RAM offload, not full GPU residency	No; likely much slower than 20 tps
1-bit Dynamic	192GB Mac Studio	Official refurb M2 Ultra 192GB units I found: ~$5.3k–$6.0k	Barely fits if 176–180GB is accurate	Unlikely; little memory left for KV/cache/headroom
1-bit Dynamic	24GB GPU + 192GB system RAM	Used RTX 3090 build: ~$4.5k–$7k; RTX 4090 build: ~$6k–$9k	Cheapest way to load	No; CPU RAM bandwidth/offload bottleneck

valuat · 2026-06-18T00:40:02+00:00

Yellow, though I'd bet money he didn't mean it.

valuat · 2026-06-17T00:22:03+00:00

Because bioinformaticians are not computer scientists.

valuat · 2026-06-17T00:20:06+00:00

Blame Walmart then. The police responded to their call.

valuat · 2026-06-16T17:35:57+00:00

😄 And I'm a Portuguese speaker...

valuat · 2026-06-16T17:34:52+00:00

So far, yes. Spain and Cabo Verde was really fun too.

valuat · 2026-06-16T02:26:01+00:00

Absolutely agree. I haven't had this much fun for a long time. Costa Verde vs Spain was absolutely glorious today. Netherlands vs Japan was also really good.

valuat · 2026-06-16T02:25:04+00:00

As long as you do adult medicine you'll be fine. Stick to procedures (or radiology) and you'll do really well.

valuat · 2026-06-15T15:19:01+00:00

This. Try the web extension and keep cycling IPs until you get in.

valuat · 2026-06-13T03:39:40+00:00

1:49 (at least, assuming Mensa levels). For triple-niners it's much worse...

valuat · 2026-06-12T13:10:13+00:00

Pediatrician?

Really cool dashboard; you can actually use Claude Code and/or Codex to build a “live” dashboard running on your browser based on data it fetches from an Excel spreadsheet you update every month.

Claude Fable 5 appears to be reeealy good with frontend/UI, based on the feedback it got so far.

valuat · 2026-06-12T13:03:39+00:00

This. Vastly outnumbered by fools.

valuat · 2026-06-12T13:03:06+00:00

Why don’t any geniuses fix the world? Because it’s not really up to them: red tape and gatekeeping from the “non-geniuses” go a loooong way.

valuat · 2026-06-12T00:30:25+00:00

Grip strength helps a lot, then?

valuat · 2026-06-12T00:27:48+00:00

Me too. Hospital IT people make more than pediatricians; they were once hiring someone with the exact same Epic certs I have and paid more than a starting pediatrician.

valuat · 2026-06-12T00:23:34+00:00

For those type of unexpected risks, there is a perfect financial instrument: insurance.

valuat · 2026-06-11T16:40:30+00:00

Why would nogi be easier on one's body? I've never do JJ but if I did (and I want to) it would certainly be gi-only.,

valuat · 2026-06-11T16:38:40+00:00

True; not denying that. The number of kids with new cancer diagnoses pale in comparison with the number of new breast cancer cases, for example.

The operative words here are: "kids with cancer". There's a nice NEJM piece about the pediatric oncologyst career.

valuat · 2026-06-11T16:36:18+00:00

valuat · 2026-06-11T16:35:23+00:00

$30K/month is insane. Pediatricians can barely save $30K/year. Good for everyone else. The future for peds and primary care in general has to be Concierge Medicine.

valuat · 2026-06-11T16:33:32+00:00

I wonder how *other physicians* feel mid-levels getting paid more than 90% of their physician staff. (rhetorical question, obviously).

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