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Chris Dwan (he / him) @fdmts

Genomics, HPC, data, AI/ML, sci-fi, equity, access, inclusion. Local politics @somershade1. Train pictures @informaticshobo (he/him)

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Chris Dwan (he / him)@fdmts
11 Nov 2024
I’m planing to mostly stop using this site. Going forward, my tech-nerd / genomics content will be at fdmts.bsky.social, and local politics will be at somershade.bsky.social.
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Should I go to JP Morgan?
11% No
22% Hell no
11% Death first, and swiftly
56% Valhallaaaaaaaaa!
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I have disabled Apple’s Siri on every OS version of every device I have ever owned. I do this because the benefits of Siri (to me) are minimal and the likelihood of information leakage and dumb errors is large. I hope the new apple AI features can also be disabled. 1/?
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I have a lot of threads of conversation in my life. Contractors, clients, neighbors, friends … I do -not- trust a transnational megacorp to put that all in the AI blender and treat the result with the care it deserves. Hell no. 4/?
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I’ve been all in on AI since we were calling it big data and deep learning. And. We should treat these repeated offers to record us 24/7, read our mail, and curate our relationships as what they are: Fucking creepy stalker crap. 5/5
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In related news, a steak dinner at Ruth’s Chris costs 3 to 10 times more than the ingredients required to cook a similar meal at home.
Heng Li@lh3lh3
25 Aug 2024
One-time egress cost is about the same as 3-4 months of storage cost in the standard tier. This means 1 egress = 4 hard disks
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Wrapping up my admittedly strained metaphor, when the extended #AI family shows up hungry for dinner, that is not the time to start upgrading the single burner stove that does fine for most of your dinners at home. Just take them to a restaurant.
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Removing the metaphor: Sensible technology architectures need to be able to accommodate both cloud and locally owned resources without undue disruption or replanning. Use cloud for exploration and profiling and consider buying metal for steady state needs.
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I posted the picture below on LinkedIn, with the text: "A core part of my hashtag#AI strategy is to always lift with the knees, never with the back" 1/4
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I couldn't help but click it. It said that I was being metaphorical ... somehow referring to the importance of sound foundational techniques. Reader, I was not being metaphorical. That box is more than 300 pounds. 3/4
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Anyway, good foundational technique is important in every discipline ... and also always protect your back when lifting the #AI. 4/4
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