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Is it possible to train Textual Inversion embeddings using custom checkpoints? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I tried doing this using Automatic1111 and some of my favourite custom checkpoints from Civitai. The result was garbage. I can train beautiful embeddings using the base SD 1.5 model, but not using any of my favourite checkpoints.

Twitter is losing daily active users. CEO Linda Yaccarino confirmed it. by whitecapstromgard in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 57 points 2 years ago

It suprises me that people still use Twitter. Like, how spineless are you?

Apple may reduce the performance of the 3nm A17 Pro processor due to massive overheating of the iPhone 15 Pro by whitecapstromgard in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 68 points 2 years ago

It does.

Usually engineering and R&D sees these things, but they are too scared to contradict ambitious timelines set up by management.

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Which cloud provider for GPUs are you using? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I don't want to invest in buying a GPU just yet, so I'm looking for a cloud provider.

Amazon Is Using Your Conversations With Alexa to Train AI by whitecapstromgard in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 94 points 2 years ago

Of course they are. If you are surprised by this, then you are an idiot.

PipeWire 1.0 Planned For Release Later This Year by whitecapstromgard in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 54 points 2 years ago

Pipewire is amazing. Linux had issues with Bluetooth audio that Pipewire finally fixed.

Amazon to introduce ads on Prime Video in 2024 by whitecapstromgard in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 127 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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yo ho, a pirates life for me

Valve Is A Wonderful Upstream Contributor To Linux & The Open-Source Community by whitecapstromgard in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 124 points 2 years ago

Valve almost makes me believe in capitalism.

Bosses and workers still can’t agree on whether the commute is part of the work day, and it’s creating a $578 billion productivity problem by whitecapstromgard in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 81 points 2 years ago

The solution is working from home.

Will you be willing to pay for using Twitter? by whitecapstromgard in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 64 points 2 years ago

I wasn't even using it when it was free!

Grindr loses nearly half its staff to strict return-to-work rule by whitecapstromgard in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 68 points 2 years ago

good.

Companies that mandate a return to the office should pay a big price.

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Musk Wanted to Spy on Drivers to Defend Tesla from Lawsuits (cleanenergyrevolution.co)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://derp.foo/post/245137

There is a discussion on Hacker News, but feel free to comment here as well.

Wreck the economy because it only works for the billionaire class. by whitecapstromgard in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 70 points 2 years ago

That's red hot commie stuff right there. I like it :)

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Wine-Staging 8.16 Fixes A 16 Year Old Bug For Games Crashing (www.phoronix.com)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Wow, 16 years!

Uber was supposed to help traffic. It didn’t. Robotaxis will be even worse by whitecapstromgard in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 76 points 2 years ago

The correct way to fix traffic is public transportation: railways and subways.

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The Emergence of Huawei's Kirin 9000S: A Tectonic Shift in the Global Semiconductor Landscape (zenanalyst.substack.com)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The Emergence of Huawei's Kirin 9000S: A Tectonic Shift in the Global Semiconductor Landscape (zenanalyst.substack.com)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Looking for retro adventure games (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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i recently played Syberia, Resonance, The Samaritan Paradox and Lamplight City. I'm looking for games along the same direction: 90s/2000s style adventure games. It could be really old games or also retro ones that have been released recently.

Do you have any recommendations on games you particularly enjoyed?

Any information on Linux compatibility would be a plus. But these days almost everything works anyway, so it's not a big deal.

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WSJ: China Bans iPhone Use for Government Officials at Work (www.wsj.com)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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WSJ: China Bans iPhone Use for Government Officials at Work (www.wsj.com)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The Pentagon and CIA Have Shaped Thousands of Hollywood Movies into Super Effective Propaganda (worldbeyondwar.org)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Older adults who regularly use the internet have half the risk of dementia compared to non-regular users by whitecapstromgard in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 59 points 2 years ago

Which way is the causal connection? Do they have less risk of dementia because they use the internet, or do they use the internet because their cognitive skills are better?