Facebook LLAMA is being openly distributed via torrents — and New F-Droid repository format for faster and smaller updates

Issue #1060 — March 04, 2023

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Facebook LLAMA is being openly distributed via torrents github.com \| points: 731 \| comments: 552

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New F-Droid repository format for faster and smaller updates f-droid.org \| points: 493 \| comments: 110

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The Inverse Jim Cramer ETF nasdaq.com \| points: 398 \| comments: 189

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Initial V: A BMW shifter converted to a Bluetooth keyboard for use with Vim github.com \| points: 308 \| comments: 103

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Ask HN: Has anyone started over outside of tech? news.ycombinator.com \| points: 307 \| comments: 372

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My manager spent $1M on a backup server that I never used blog.dijit.sh \| points: 282 \| comments: 220

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Use GNU Emacs www2.lib.uchicago.edu \| points: 277 \| comments: 254

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Ethically Sourced Lena Picture mortenhannemose.github.io \| points: 259 \| comments: 144

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Mullvad becomes highest level of Tor Member (Shallot) mullvad.net \| points: 251 \| comments: 79

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EleutherAI announces it has become a non-profit blog.eleuther.ai \| points: 251 \| comments: 104

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Stop the Medicare “Advantage” Scam Before Medicare Is Dead hartmannreport.com \| points: 237 \| comments: 180

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Iran discovers world’s second largest lithium reserve thecradle.co \| points: 234 \| comments: 347

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High-res image reconstruction with latent diffusion models from human brain github.com \| points: 230 \| comments: 77

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Why Python keeps growing, explained github.blog \| points: 228 \| comments: 386

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Leaked audio reveals US rail workers were told to skip inspections theguardian.com \| points: 226 \| comments: 139

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CGI Renders Are Real Photos (2017) petapixel.com \| points: 221 \| comments: 57

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Ford Hires 550 Former Argo.ai Engineers, Creates Latitude.ai media.ford.com \| points: 215 \| comments: 125

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Demystifying bitwise operations, a gentle C tutorial andreinc.net \| points: 213 \| comments: 62

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Primitive Technology: Iron Bacteria Cement [video] youtube.com \| points: 206 \| comments: 41

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Denver’s e-bike subsidy program produced more new riders, fewer car trips ridereport.com \| points: 201 \| comments: 151

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