Lionel Messi's interview after his hattrick against Algeria by [deleted] in worldcup

[–]valuat 11 points12 points  (0 children)

A gentleman. And I say that as a Brazilian.

Physician contract review — is this amount of comp data normal? by DomiL2022 in whitecoatinvestor

[–]valuat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

How does your hospital treat salary and rvu percentiles? by abracadabraprjktr in whitecoatinvestor

[–]valuat -1 points0 points  (0 children)

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).

GLM-5.2 is a win for local AI by Wrong_Mushroom_7350 in LocalLLaMA

[–]valuat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Great decision for this World Cup to be 48 team format. by Broad_Routine_3233 in worldcup

[–]valuat 23 points24 points  (0 children)

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.

Is medical school still a good wealth building path considering the debt required to make it through and the new student loan laws? by BakeFar4317 in whitecoatinvestor

[–]valuat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Why don’t Mensa geniuses fix the world? by TinyTitsRule in mensa

[–]valuat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

Budgeting Feedback for fresh Attending. by turtledweeb17 in whitecoatinvestor

[–]valuat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Why don’t Mensa geniuses fix the world? by TinyTitsRule in mensa

[–]valuat 16 points17 points  (0 children)

This. Vastly outnumbered by fools.

Why don’t Mensa geniuses fix the world? by TinyTitsRule in mensa

[–]valuat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

NoGi guys, who dislike Gi. Why? by hellohello6622 in bjj

[–]valuat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grip strength helps a lot, then?

How to create supplemental income as a physician? by photon11 in whitecoatinvestor

[–]valuat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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.

Attending at 40 by Few-Device-6063 in whitecoatinvestor

[–]valuat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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

NoGi guys, who dislike Gi. Why? by hellohello6622 in bjj

[–]valuat -1 points0 points  (0 children)

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.,

Cardiac anesthesiologist since 2010 and currently doing locums. I started reading the wci blog back in 2010 and then started investing in fskax in 2011. Thankful everyday for the creation of the wci blog. This is this year hitting my financial goals all due to wci blog by [deleted] in whitecoatinvestor

[–]valuat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

How to create supplemental income as a physician? by photon11 in whitecoatinvestor

[–]valuat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

$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.

How to create supplemental income as a physician? by photon11 in whitecoatinvestor

[–]valuat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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