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Stoked to have this dataset out in the open. I submitted a bunch of tests for some models I'm experimenting with on my M4 Pro. Rather paltry scores compared to having a dedicated GPU but I'm excited that running a 24B model locally is actually feasible at this point.
I probably will, at some point. I take my writing laptop out to nature a fair bit and would like the Obsidian links to still be present if I'm offline. I recognize there are other ways to do this though, local HTML file was simply the dumbest and simplest place to start.
I don't believe it a necessity, and there are some online friends I probably won't be able to meet for a while, if ever.
But I enjoy moving a conversation offline because no online interface can replicate wandering between parks in Los Angeles and having pizza slices together. Though interfaces can still allow plenty of unique forms of expression -- just vastly different from embodied exploration and reacting to the world together.
> To summarize, finding friends on Twitter is kind of like shooting in the dark.
Aptly put. Not unlike dating apps or applying to jobs or talking to strangers at bars. It's just one additional avenue for meeting people.
You mention the separation between individuals getting algorithmically sorted and interest-based topics. In my experience I find twitter to be both: emergent scenes or corners form by a bunch of independent actors interacting with one another regularly, even though not all are following one another. The edges are fuzzy and overlapping but they have much more "placeness" than an endless feed, even if it is in fact experienced through a feed.
> even if not everything pans out, it's about increasing the surface area for serendipity, opening up more possible paths, planting seeds
Well said. Like taking daily walks in a neighborhood, getting to know the rhythms of a place and bumping into whoever else might be wandering around. Eventually magic happens!
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I didn't realize there are longer-term stays here. Would this be found via Aribnb or elsewhere? Also, how near would it be to food/coffee/groceries/etc?