I’m currently spending my #funemployment time diving into #ai and, as part of that, I’m reading a 2023 paper on a system that improves throughput by 2+x….. by using memory paging to efficiently evaluate multiple prompts in parallel.

Memory paging was first implemented in the early 1960s, is a well known solution to a set of problems, and yet, 60ish years later, the AI folk just started to use it, after years of saying large amounts of RAM are required to run LLMs.

😲

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2309.06180

So, today I'm attempting to remove the lid from a 1-litre can of water-based floor sealer which has been in my shed since 20XX. It would appear the can is over 90% full, and the sealer inside shakes like it's in good order. I can't help but suspect sealer on the rim of the lid is the cause of my issues, and I have only myself to blame.

#Funemployment

Making one of my vanity projects into my main quest this week  

#funemployment

Just signed up for classes at the Estes Park Wool Festival next week - 2 nights away from home and two days of spinning-related classes. Blending board class with Clemes & Clemes - super excited as this is a tool I am excited to learn to use and can afford to buy. And two plying classes with Tammy Jordan - plying a balanced yarn and chain plying. #HandSpinning #FiberArts

I wasn’t going to be able to go to this due to travel for work so hey #funemployment for the win!