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Free alternatives to GPT-3/4? What free alternatives are available to the GPT-3 and GPT-4 large language models (LLM)? Are there competing models with similar capabilities that I can download and run on my own computer? (more) |
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| Edit | Post #289124 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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AI Tech Site Name AI Tech Description Technical AI discussion. Questions, answers and articles about creating and using sophisticated cutting-edge AI models. Topics Topics covered would include: - Latest models in existence and their capabilities - Examples: GPT models, DALL-E, Llama, ... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #289096 |
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| Comment | Post #289082 |
This sounds like it should just be a tag within https://proposals.codidact.com/posts/289081. There is a lot of overlap and it will be difficult to define the exact boundary. Also, currently there is not much activity on Codidact, so I think broad is better than focused.
If the Finance site gets ma... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #289101 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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A: Should I buy down my mortgage rate? If you assume the value of money will not significantly change over the course of the loan, it is normally better to buy down rates as much as possible. This is similar to how a larger down payment is better - borrowing and repaying later is more expensive in the end than just paying now, because you... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #289100 |
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| Edit | Post #289100 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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Should I buy down my mortgage rate? Some lenders offer an option where one can pay additional money in closing costs to get a lower APR. This is often called a rate or point "buy down". Is this a good idea? (more) |
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| Comment | Post #289095 |
I meant stuff like this: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/new-income-ranges-for-ira-eligibility-in-2021
It sounds like you're not "eligible" if you make over 140k, so does this mean you get nothing out of the IRA at all? (more) |
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| Edit | Post #289096 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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Income tax when selling a house When an ordinary person sells their house in the US, what happens to their tax situation? Usually, houses sell for half a million and up, and considering also regular (ie. salary) income, this would put one's income at a very high level for that year. Since the government taxes around 40% at higher b... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #289095 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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What income groups benefit from IRAs? In the United States, there are various IRAs intended to help ordinary people save for retirement. It appears that generally, one funds these accounts and purchases securities with the funds. In exchange for not withdrawing money until some late age, the government forgives some or all of the income ... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #289081 |
I contributed to money@SE, and I'm happy to help with this effort. If you have the time, please create some example questions in the Incubator to get the ball rolling, and I'll be happy to post answers where I can. (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #288863 |
Well the second paragraph sounds good to me - by the way, I think you are already required to add at least one tag. Although often people fill that requirement with a topic tag, not a location tag. I guess it seems strange to ask a question tagged only with a location.
There is also a common situa... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #289061 |
Thank you - for both the information and the fix!
Out of curiosity, when it does get deployed, where would users find out? (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #289065 |
The question of defaulting to Incubator Q&A seemed kind of a tangent to me, so I created https://proposals.codidact.com/posts/289066 to cover it. (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #289065 |
Thanks for posting the reasoning for the current approach! I think that makes a lot of sense, especially in context of planned features.
This makes sense to me - I think based on this the posts are better than tags after all. (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #289063 |
Now that I think about it, tag descs are shown in a hover card sometimes, right? A long proposal description probably wouldn't work well with that. (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #289063 |
1. That would be great if no one objects! I created a question for it in case anyone wants more discussion: https://proposals.codidact.com/posts/289066 I am of course voting for :)
2. You're right - the description itself is not duplicated. Currently proposal tags are either empty or say "look at ... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #289066 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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Incubator Q&A should be the default landing page for Proposals "Incubator Q&A" should be the default landing page when users go to `proposals.codidact.com`. The idea here is that whenever you propose a site, you can post some questions (and answers) to Incubator Q&A as examples of what type of content the proposed site will have. Not only does this help peopl... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #289061 |
I'm pretty sure it's the same issue :)
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| Edit | Post #289064 |
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| Edit | Post #289064 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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A: How do I build a wooden compass? One design I've found is a beam compass, which requires three components: Beam - some kind of straight stick Point holder - the part that holds a needle that will stay fixed at the centers of arcs Pencil holder - the part where you will put the pencil, must be able to slide up and down the be... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #289063 |
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| Edit | Post #289063 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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A: Use tags instead of posts to describe sites? I don't know the technical constraints on tags in terms of implementation, but as a matter of UX I think proposal are a better fit for tags. The current model of using posts (which appear similar to questions, but without the answer) provides some features that proposal don't really need: Comm... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #289062 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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Use tags instead of posts to describe sites? Is it better to put site proposal descriptions in tag descriptions, rather than posts? (more) |
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| Edit | Post #289061 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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I can't edit the title "Site Proposal: Video Games" to "Video Game" I am trying to edit the title of https://proposals.codidact.com/posts/288625 to simplify it. However, the text box for title goes red and I can't do so. How can I edit the title? (more) |
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| Comment | Post #288863 |
I'm all for adding location tags where it's relevant. For example, asking about wiring requirements for the US as you point out.
Something that I find annoying about diy.SE though (in fact, more so than missing location), is when location is obvious and/or doesn't matter, some people come in and b... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #289038 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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How viable is generic SEO in 2023? I recall that back in the dark ages of web search (Altavista), search engines were naive and keywords were a huge thing in SEO. People would even create landing pages stuffed with keywords in tiny, transparent text to get higher rankings. When Google first came on the scene the revolution was that... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #288991 |
Haha, yes I meant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass_(drawing_tool) :) (more) |
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| Edit | Post #288992 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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How to fix spade bits wobbling in drill press? I have a cheap drill press and a set of cheap spade bits. Some of the spade bits wobble, the tip makes a circle of as much as 5 mm in diameter for some of them. Others wobble less, 1-2 mm. Since they don't all equally wobble, I suspect the problem is the bits not the drill press. Also, I have some... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #288991 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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How do I build a wooden compass? How can I make my own compass out of wood? (I mean the drawing tool, not the direction-finder.) Ideally, I'd like something that: Handles diameters from 3 in to 2 ft Has minimal non-wooden parts like screws Light duty but shouldn't fall apart after a handful of uses Can change the penci... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #288866 |
Hmm, but after thinking a bit more about your comment, I think I can see how not every pair of ports would necessarily be connected. I only tested a few at random, I didn't comprehensively check every pair. I'll try that! (more) |
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| Comment | Post #288866 |
Well, this raceway goes around 3 walls of a single room. The adjacent rooms do not have such a raceway. I assumed the purpose of this would be so you can have multiple computers in the room all connected to the same Ethernet circuit, without cat5 cables lying everywhere. But I was surprised to discov... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #288866 |
Looks like the well where the ethernet/phone jacks are has "Wiremold" embossed on it. Incidentally, that brand comes up with your search term, so thanks! Unfortunately, none of the products I did find have this type of construction.
Unscrewing the outlet was my next plan. I was hoping to avoid it,... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #288891 |
Have you done much shopping for this? I wonder if there are solar installers that offer a discounted bundle for panels + electric, or if there are government subsidies like tax credits that would be useful, or roofers that offer any promotions. (more) |
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| Comment | Post #288891 |
After shopping around a bit, I got a generator that can do ~3kW (that's the usable power, forget what exactly they call it) for about $300. It's the size of a small suitcase and the noise is not that bad (if it helps, "inverters" are generators with lower noise). I mean, you're not writing your thesi... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #288887 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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What are the drawbacks of leaving wood unfinished? I've mostly worked with pine wood, because it's cheap and easy to work with. I've had some projects where I finished it (polyurethane coat, sometimes a stain) and other projects where I didn't (just sanded and called it a day). After a few years, the unfinished pieces seem to be doing okay. They g... (more) |
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