Pretty cool.

I’ve been noodling on what else you can run inside a GPU shader. Problem was data persistence. This is a pretty interesting approach.

Wonder what kind of performance you get running something like this on a bare, high-end GPU (outside the VRChat/Unity scaffolding).

… to have and to hold, … in sickness and in health …

Only 6 takers on the KS with a long way to reach funding level. My guess is they’ll have to relaunch while focusing on end-user benefits and software instead of hardware specs.

The Qualcomm IPQ9574 is a pretty high-end WiFi 7 platform. If someone already has a decent router, it’s a bit of a waste. The main processor is the Rockchip RK3588 module which already has dual NPUs. Adding another AI coprocessor means the system drivers have to be tweaked properly to use the right coprocessor. That’s why I think it’s important to see how they’ve implemented the software.

The RK3588 is a couple years old. Rockchip already announced the RK3688 but my past experience with them was they first released mobile versions and it took a while (1-2 years) before they made dev boards and server BSPs available. The 3688 also has a much better, faster NPU w 20 TOPs – not as beefy as the Metis with 214 TOPs – but OK for basic local inference.

All the communication slots are good for remote office or High Availability – a bit wasted IMO for home use, unless you need LoRaWAN, satellite, or multiple 5G lines.

If you badly want to use a 3588, BananaPi makes a pro board at a fraction of the price. Otherwise, for basic home server use, an old Intel laptop or headless desktop, reflashed with Debian or Ubuntu will do.

Again, I really like the hardware mix they have. It’s great for a small office or a research lab, but IMO a bit overkill for home use.

Pretty loaded package. Love how expandable it is.

In its current configuration, it looks a bit underpowered for local AI (16GB), but there are a lot of slots to add your own M.2 board.

I’d be concerned about driver support. Given all the hardware, the burden is on the admin software to help with configuring all the knobs and buttons. Didn’t see any mention of that on the KS page. Mostly hardware specs (which again, are pretty good).

I’d want to know more about the software. If it requires downloading tar archives and manually configuring things, it’s not meant to be used by non-devs. They claim it was designed for medical office use, but for that they would definitely need an end-user friendly interface with a LOT of sane defaults.

Also, allowing only 15 days for a hardware KS is a bit strange. It takes a while to spread the word in the device community and get backers. Not much time to make a decision or get budget approved for a $2K+ device.

On infinite repeat.

Always been amazed this song doesn’t get used for Rickrolling during the last two months of each year. It’s a systemic failure.

You are correct. That’s such an excellent idea…

Say that out loud, and become one of somebody else’s three unseen things.

Obligatory Leslie Nielsen bathroom scene: https://youtu.be/pdE83FX-Mto

Hasbro headquarters.

Pretty sure this is the bird poster on the wall.

https://www.allposters.com/-sp/Line-Of-Birds-Posters_i17572275_.htm

Edit: also, https://www.etsy.com/listing/632717454/birds-on-a-wire-bird-art

According to the article, the air smells like rotten eggs, there are sulphur-converting bacteria in the air, tiny little midges everywhere, and that dude just stands there with no protection other than an overall and a helmet.

Oh yeah, and a crap-ton of spiders.

Watched a video years ago of someone doing this before re-seasoning and baking the pan in the oven.

The end result was actually pretty fabulous.

I was told by a food research lab you could scoop off the top layer (oxygenated) and consume the rest of jams and sauces.

I’m not sure I believe them. They were growing large quantities of insects in a smelly, dank room for protein.

Side effects: sharp fangs and uncontrollable drooling.

Privacy, shmivacy.

Sack of Rome by Alaric and the Visigoths. All over the news.