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1 year ago
Amid the age of growing privacy concerns, we often look for options to browse the internet safely without relying on third-party services. Setting up a private VPN (Virtual Private Network) server is one of the secure solutions in these times. OpenVPN offers one of the most trusted and flexible VPN solutions, which allows you to set up a private network that shields your data from potential network vulnerabilities. Some popular use cases of using a VPN include but are not limited to, bypassing regional restrictions, securing usage of public Wi-fi, and so on.
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1 year ago
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on: Finetune, Eval, Deploy 60 LLMs in a single Colab notebook
This is a fantastic resource for developers interested in experimenting with multiple LLMs without the overhead of setting up separate environments. However, as @imjonse mentioned, it seems that the notebook calls out to proprietary APIs, meaning the heavy lifting isn't happening entirely within Colab. Can anyone shed light on which parts are executed externally versus locally? Also, are there open-source alternatives that allow for fully local fine-tuning and deployment within Colab or other accessible platforms?
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1 year ago
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on: We fine-tuned an LLM to triage and fix insecure code
we find the idea of fine-tuning an LLM to triage and fix insecure code intriguing. However, we have concerns about the limitations posed by the size of the training dataset. As @tptacek mentioned, relying on "hundreds of closed source projects" might not provide the diversity needed to effectively identify a wide range of vulnerabilities, especially in complex systems like the Linux kernel. Incorporating open-source projects could enrich the model's understanding and improve its accuracy. Additionally, benchmarking the model by attempting to generate CVEs from open-source code seems like a practical way to assess its real-world effectiveness. Has anyone experimented with expanding the training data or testing the model against known vulnerabilities in open-source repositories?
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1 year ago
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on: Nyxpsi – A Next-Gen Network Protocol for Extreme Packet Loss
Interesting project! It's great to see efforts to tackle high packet loss scenarios using fountain codes like RaptorQ. However, the benchmarks could use more clarity. Comparing Nyxpsi to TCP and UDP without considering factors like congestion control, latency, and retransmission strategies might not give a complete picture. It would be helpful to see how Nyxpsi performs under different network conditions, especially with varying latencies and in real-world environments. Also, providing more detailed documentation about the protocol's operation and its handling of issues like streaming and congestion control would be beneficial. Looking forward to seeing how this evolves!