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Once a Maintainer: Matt Wynne

Once a Maintainer • 1 HN point • 15 May 23
🕹 Technology Open Source Diversity Programming AI Ethics Community Building
  1. Diversity in open source is important and efforts should be made to create a welcoming community for everyone.
  2. Getting more people into open source requires making it equitable so that everyone can participate, and fostering a culture of learning and sharing.
  3. Contributing to open source should be a positive and welcoming experience, and individuals and companies should invest resources into supporting open source initiatives.

OpenAI's Product Leader Discusses Their Strategy & the Future of AI

Unsupervised Learning • 1 implied HN point • 09 Jun 23
🕹 Technology AI Machine Learning Open Source Safety Research
  1. Value accrual in AI is likely to happen at the application layer, enabling more builders to create products on top of AI technology.
  2. The debate between open source and closed source Language Model Models (LLMs) continues, with closed source models currently dominating.
  3. One of the biggest risks in AI is the lack of understanding of what goes on inside AI models, including interpretability and goal specification.
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Data Science Weekly - Issue 19

Data Science Weekly Newsletter • 19 implied HN points • 03 Apr 14
🕹 Technology Data science Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Big Data Open Source
  1. Understanding the brain could lead to new AI technologies, but it's a big gamble for those trying to do so.
  2. Data scientists need tools that let them collaborate better, like having their own version of GitHub for sharing work.
  3. Cleaning and preparing data is more important than just focusing on algorithms in big data projects.

Once a Maintainer: Alex Rudall

Once a Maintainer • 0 implied HN points • 21 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Open Source Programming AI Ruby Community
  1. Alex Rudall got into programming by playing video games and building computers before pursuing a career in AI.
  2. He created the ruby-openai gem to access the OpenAI API in Ruby, finding a gap in the availability of a Ruby library.
  3. Alex emphasizes the importance of open source contributions, maintaining test-driven development, and fostering a friendly community in tech.

Siddharth Venkatesh (Product Management Lead at Anyscale)

The Takeoff • 0 implied HN points • 24 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Product Management Open Source Community Engagement Professional development Tech Culture
  1. Building customer empathy involves engaging various team members early on in the customer engagement process.
  2. Great product managers are informed by data, not attached to their ideas, and blend qualitative and quantitative inputs.
  3. In an open-core company, interacting with a passionate community of developers is essential for product management.

Data Set Match is moving on

Data Set Match • 0 implied HN points • 06 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Data Open Source Newsletter
  1. Data Set Match is transitioning to open source software and a new newsletter called Once a Maintainer.
  2. They encourage readers to find them at www.infield.ai and subscribe to Once a Maintainer to learn about open source maintainers.
  3. Their focus is now on supporting the data community and highlighting individuals in the field.

Once a Maintainer: Marco Roth

Once a Maintainer • 0 implied HN points • 23 May 23
🕹 Technology Programming Open Source Ruby JavaScript
  1. Marco Roth got into programming by building a class website with JavaScript and HTML in high school.
  2. He contributed to the Stimulus project after finding it a better approach than using jQuery in a Rails application.
  3. Encouraging more people to contribute to open source by understanding projects they use and companies supporting open source contributions.

Once a Maintainer: Marit van Dijk

Once a Maintainer • 0 implied HN points • 01 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Open Source Programming Diversity Software Testing Community
  1. Marit van Dijk studied a mix of social science and computer science, ultimately finding a passion for coding and open source projects.
  2. Getting into open source like the Cucumber project brought Marit great learning opportunities and a supportive community.
  3. Marit emphasizes the importance of diversity in open source, welcoming people from different backgrounds and languages to contribute and collaborate.

5 Tasks from Open Source Emacs AI plugins where you can contribute

TGR • 0 implied HN points • 31 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Open Source AI Programming Code Review
  1. You can contribute to open source Emacs AI plugins through beginner-friendly tasks like providing utility functions and rewriting code in elisp.
  2. Tasks include updating hardcoded paths, integrating APIs, and switching to request.el for image variation implementation.
  3. Make Emacs packages compatible with newer AI models like GPT-3.5 turbo by updating the code accordingly.

Once a Maintainer: Josh Branham

Once a Maintainer • 0 implied HN points • 09 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Open Source Programming Contributions
  1. Josh Branham transitioned from desktop support and systems engineering to software development by following his curiosity in automation and building tools.
  2. Getting into open source projects can be intimidating due to the asynchronous nature, contribution steps, and potential challenges in collaborating with maintainers.
  3. Being incentivized and supported by companies to contribute to open source projects can encourage mentorship and help junior engineers get involved in community-driven initiatives.

Báo Nói Application: A Guide to Building High-Quality Text-to-Speech Datasets

CodeLink’s Substack • 0 implied HN points • 28 Jun 23
🕹 Technology AI Data Collection Open Source Text-to-Speech
  1. High-quality data is essential for training accurate and natural-sounding text-to-speech AI models.
  2. Cutting-edge tools like annotation software and ASR services are pivotal for efficient data collection in developing text-to-speech AI models.
  3. Collaboration and data sharing drive innovation in the AI community, enhancing the representation of diverse perspectives and voices in AI-generated speech.

#OpenSourceDiscovery 80: Kutt

#OpenSourceDiscovery • 0 implied HN points • 02 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Open Source API
  1. Kutt is an open-source alternative to Bitly for URL shortening with features like custom domain support and built-in analytics.
  2. Kutt community has developed third-party packages for easy integration and browser extensions for simple link management.
  3. Challenges with Kutt include disabled signup functionality, outdated dependencies, and default environment variable issues.

LLM of the day: LLAMA 2

Age of AI • 0 implied HN points • 20 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Artificial Intelligence Data science Open Source Tech Companies Machine Learning
  1. Facebook's LLAMA 2 is an updated LLM comparable to GPT 3.5 and now available for commercial use for up to 700 million users.
  2. LLAMA 2 is not as advanced as GPT 4, but its availability for commercial use is attracting many companies to use it.
  3. There may not be a clear process for external contributions to improving LLAMA 2, but Facebook's decision to open-source it could be for goodwill or competitive reasons.

Phoenix Rising: Fortifying Kubernetes and Beyond

Phoenix Substack • 0 implied HN points • 18 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Security DevOps Networks Open Source Kubernetes
  1. Phoenix AMTD Operator enhances security for Kubernetes clusters, endpoints, and networks.
  2. Dynamic security adjustments with the Phoenix AMTD Operator help maintain a robust defense against emerging threats in Kubernetes environments.
  3. Automating moving target defense strategies can bolster endpoint security and make infrastructure more resilient.

From Indiegogo to Orthrus: Rethinking Open-Source Funding

Deus In Machina • 0 implied HN points • 07 Dec 23
🕹 Technology Open Source Funding Software Development Community support
  1. Open source projects often struggle to secure funding through traditional methods like crowdfunding, facing challenges to sustain their development and maintainer salaries.
  2. The use of open source software is widespread across various industries, with many code bases being primarily composed of open source libraries.
  3. Developers have access to a wealth of high-quality open source tools and libraries for free, but the sustainability of open source projects and the well-being of maintainers are ongoing concerns.

Berkeley’s Digital Legacy: The Evolution of BSD and Its Influence

Deus In Machina • 0 implied HN points • 10 Aug 23
🕹 Technology Operating Systems Software Development Computer History Open Source
  1. Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) started as an enhanced version of Unix with extra patches and evolved distinctively from Unix with 3BSD release.
  2. BSD's 4BSD system integrated TCP/IP protocols, leading to the development of different BSD versions like Net/1 and FreeBSD.
  3. Following legal battles and subsequent developments, FreeBSD and NetBSD emerged as major BSD variants continuing the legacy of Unix with portable designs.

Threading an Argument for the Fediverse

I'll Keep This Short • 0 implied HN points • 31 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Social media Open Source Data Privacy Tech industry Artificial Intelligence
  1. Meta's Threads app is aiming to be compatible with open, interoperable social networks like the Fediverse.
  2. The Fediverse includes various open source social media platforms like Mastodon, Lemmy, and PeerTube.
  3. There is potential for conflict and resistance within the Fediverse regarding Meta's involvement, with concerns about privacy and influence.

#OpenSourceDiscovery 73: tldraw

#OpenSourceDiscovery • 0 implied HN points • 19 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Open Source React Typescript Developer Tools
  1. tldraw is a simple whiteboard web app with a React component named <Tldraw> and a renderer package for React components in a canvas-style UI.
  2. The simplicity of tldraw ensures focus and efficiency without unnecessary system resource overhead.
  3. A vscode plugin is available for tldraw, but having embedded documentation for React component integration would be beneficial.

October 2023 Round Up

Maker News • 0 implied HN points • 27 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Robotics DIY Open Source Hardware Programming
  1. Welcome to the October Edition with interesting tech topics like robotics and DIY projects.
  2. A variety of videos to watch covering topics like creating a robot backpack, Linux on ESP32, and improving SD card performance.
  3. Informative and inspirational articles to read including Open Source Revolution in IP Cameras, Robots Jumping Into Parkour, and DIY Pyramid Salt Crystals.

Increasing Kaggle ink detection prizes to $100k, and announcing open source prizes

Vesuvius Challenge • 0 implied HN points • 24 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Open Source Competition Livestream
  1. Ink Detection Progress Prize now has $100,000 in prizes, with 10 winners awarded for finding solutions to the ink detection problem.
  2. Introduction of 'open source prizes' to encourage public contributions in software, documentation, research notes, etc., with 3 prizes of $2,000 each for the best contributions by April 11th.
  3. Judging of open source contributions will be subjective by the Technical Team, and submissions must be publicly accessible and usable by other contestants.