Semantic search is a useful tool for chatbots like bloop, which answers code-related questions. However, indexing can be slow, especially when dealing with large codebases like LLVM. To improve index speeds, the team set out to run the embedding model on the MacBook’s GPU. Initially, they tried using ONNX Runtime with Core ML, but not […]
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In their article, Stephen Ceci, Shulamit Kahn, and Wendy Williams provide a comprehensive analysis of gender bias in academic science from 2000 to 2020. They explore various evaluation contexts, including tenure-track hiring, grant funding, teaching ratings, journal acceptances, salaries, recommendation letters, and journal productivity. Surprisingly, their findings challenge the prevalent claims of sexism in these […]
MemGPT is a powerful chatbot that utilizes self-editing memory to create perpetual conversations. It intelligently manages different memory tiers in language models (LLMs) to provide extended context within the LLM’s limited context window. By pushing critical information to a vector database and retrieving it later in the chat, MemGPT enables continuous and seamless conversations. To […]
In this post, the author shares a tip on how to manage multiple Git identities for different purposes such as personal, work, and client projects. The author organizes their Git repositories into three levels: personal projects, work projects, and client projects. They explain that the global configuration file for Git, “~/.gitconfig,” can be used to […]
Advent of Code is an Advent calendar of programming puzzles created by Eric Wastl. These puzzles are suitable for a wide range of skill levels and can be solved using any programming language. The challenges can be used for interview preparation, company training, coursework, practice, speed contests, or simply for fun. Participants don’t need a […]
An exciting proposal is set to be included in Go 1.22, which will enhance the pattern-matching capabilities of the default HTTP serving multiplexer in the net/http package. The current multiplexer lacks advanced matching abilities, leading to the development of various third-party libraries. The new multiplexer in Go 1.22 aims to bridge this gap by providing […]
In the rapidly evolving games industry, one issue that may not be apparent to non-developers is the decline of generalists, according to Tim Cain, co-creator of Fallout. A generalist is someone skilled in multiple disciplines, such as writing and art, or coding and producing. However, Cain believes that the number of professionals with a broad […]
In this research paper, the authors address the limitations of large language models (LLMs) in tasks that require extended context, such as document analysis and extended conversations. They propose a technique called virtual context management, inspired by hierarchical memory systems in traditional operating systems, to overcome these limitations. They introduce MemGPT (Memory-GPT), a system that […]
In the retro gaming scene, old-school cathode ray tube (CRT) TVs are highly regarded as the best way to experience retro games as they were originally designed. However, modern TVs offer benefits like being lighter and larger, and there are upscalers available that provide high-quality visuals. Light guns, which were used with the Famicom and […]
ssh-audit is a useful tool for auditing the configuration of SSH servers and clients. It supports both SSH1 and SSH2 protocols and can analyze various aspects such as key-exchange algorithms, encryption algorithms, message authentication code algorithms, and more. The tool provides information on the security of the algorithms used and makes recommendations for improving the […]