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All Events in First Magnitude Brewing (3)
June 10Wednesday
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GatorJUG June
June 10, 2015 from 6pm to 9pm – First Magnitude Brewing This month we'll meet at First Magnitude Brewery and have a relaxed "Open Spaces" style meeting. What is Open Spaces? That's inspired by the formal Open Spaces approach where the subjects that are mo… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
July 8Wednesday
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GatorJUG July
July 8, 2015 from 6pm to 8pm – First Magnitude Brewing It looks like we're going to have another social meeting at First Magnitude. I just got back from www.solidcon.com, so I'll have a lot to report. I know several of you are working on new projects. It… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
June 21Wednesday
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GatorLUG
June 21, 2017 from 6pm to 8pm – First Magnitude Brewing Come join the Gator Linux Users Group & talk about Linux & Open Source for a June social meeting at the First Magnitude Brewery on S. Main St. Location: 1220 Se Veitch St, Gainesville, FL Ma… Organized by Martin Smith | Type: meetup
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Orion: New Zero-Telemetry, Zero-Ad, AI-Proof Browser for Privacy-Focused Users
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By Bruno CouriolCactus v1: Cross-Platform LLM Inference on Mobile with Zero Latency and Full Privacy
Cactus, a Y Combinator-backed startup, enables local AI inference to mobile phones, wearables, and other low-power devices through cross-platform, energy-efficient kernels and a native runtime. It delivers sub-50ms time-to-first-token for on-device inference, eliminates network latency, and defaults to complete privacy.
By Sergio De SimonePresentation: Ecologies and Economics of Language AI in Practice
Jade Abbott discusses the shift from massive, resource-heavy models to "Little LMs" that prioritize efficiency and cultural sustainability. She explains how techniques like LoRA, quantization, and GRPO allow for high performance with less compute. By sharing the "Ubuntu Punk" philosophy, she shares how to move beyond extractive data practices toward human-centric, sustainable AI systems.
By Jade AbbottPython Workers Redux: Wasm Snapshots and Native uv Tooling
Cloudflare's latest advancements in Python Workers revolutionize serverless performance with near-instant cold starts, expanded package compatibility, and streamlined workflows via the uv package manager. By leveraging memory snapshots and WebAssembly, Cloudflare drastically reduces startup times, making Python a prime choice for AI and data science applications.
By Steef-Jan WiggersNuxt Introduces Native Request Cancellation and Async Handler Extraction for Performance Gains
Nuxt 4.2 elevates the developer experience with native abort control for data fetching, improved error handling, and experimental TypeScript support. With a 39% reduction in bundle sizes and a streamlined app directory, this release enhances performance and project organization, positioning Nuxt as a leading choice for full-stack web applications built on Vue.js.
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