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		<title><![CDATA[Inference - Model Merging]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[sqlite + embeddings surprisingly ok]]></title>
			<link>https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/showthread.php?tid=1471</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/member.php?action=profile&uid=16">tinycontext</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[I tested this tonight. I couldn't reproduce the slowdown until I pushed context much higher. The main thing that moved was latency, not quality.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I tested this tonight. I couldn't reproduce the slowdown until I pushed context much higher. The main thing that moved was latency, not quality.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[sqlite + embeddings surprisingly ok]]></title>
			<link>https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/showthread.php?tid=1474</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/member.php?action=profile&uid=280">amberpatch25</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[That matches what I was seeing. I don't think your conclusion is far off. I got better results once I stopped chasing one metric and just looked at whether the workflow felt usable.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[That matches what I was seeing. I don't think your conclusion is far off. I got better results once I stopped chasing one metric and just looked at whether the workflow felt usable.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[do you even need a vector DB here on B200]]></title>
			<link>https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/showthread.php?tid=1451</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/member.php?action=profile&uid=103">sanepeak48</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Maybe, but I had the opposite result. The reported numbers can look compelling, but in ordinary usage I didn't see the same benefit. Not saying you're wrong, just that I wouldn't lock that in as the lesson yet.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Maybe, but I had the opposite result. The reported numbers can look compelling, but in ordinary usage I didn't see the same benefit. Not saying you're wrong, just that I wouldn't lock that in as the lesson yet.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[sqlite + embeddings surprisingly ok for Mixtral]]></title>
			<link>https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/showthread.php?tid=1417</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 01:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/member.php?action=profile&uid=79">sparrowworks88</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[I'm trying to sanity-check my setup.<br />
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I'm trying to decide whether to keep the current stack or change course. Main question is how people here are handling speculative decoding.<br />
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Would appreciate practical advice rather than theory.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I'm trying to sanity-check my setup.<br />
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I'm trying to decide whether to keep the current stack or change course. Main question is how people here are handling speculative decoding.<br />
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Would appreciate practical advice rather than theory.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[vector DB that stayed out of the way with vLLM]]></title>
			<link>https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/showthread.php?tid=1212</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/member.php?action=profile&uid=243">dockember</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Posting this in case it saves someone else a little time.<br />
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If you were starting from scratch today for this use case, what would you choose first and what would you ignore?<br />
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Would rather learn from your scars than collect my own all at once.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Posting this in case it saves someone else a little time.<br />
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If you were starting from scratch today for this use case, what would you choose first and what would you ignore?<br />
<br />
Would rather learn from your scars than collect my own all at once.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[do you even need a vector DB here for Mistral]]></title>
			<link>https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/showthread.php?tid=1246</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/member.php?action=profile&uid=209">vectorhouse71</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Did a bit of testing and thought I'd post the result here.<br />
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Short version: PyTorch behaved well for me, but only after I stopped ignoring NVFP4.<br />
<br />
Curious if anyone else landed in the same place.<br />
<br />
My use case is pretty ordinary: local chat, some document work, and occasional batch jobs.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Did a bit of testing and thought I'd post the result here.<br />
<br />
Short version: PyTorch behaved well for me, but only after I stopped ignoring NVFP4.<br />
<br />
Curious if anyone else landed in the same place.<br />
<br />
My use case is pretty ordinary: local chat, some document work, and occasional batch jobs.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[do you even need a vector DB here: setup advice]]></title>
			<link>https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/showthread.php?tid=1034</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 18:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/member.php?action=profile&uid=277">deltagrid</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[This keeps coming up in conversation so I figured I'd start a thread.<br />
<br />
One thing I keep noticing is that people underestimate continuous batching until they actually try to run this stuff for more than one afternoon.<br />
<br />
Wondering if this is just where the whole space is heading now.<br />
<br />
This is mostly for local work rather than public serving.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This keeps coming up in conversation so I figured I'd start a thread.<br />
<br />
One thing I keep noticing is that people underestimate continuous batching until they actually try to run this stuff for more than one afternoon.<br />
<br />
Wondering if this is just where the whole space is heading now.<br />
<br />
This is mostly for local work rather than public serving.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[sqlite + embeddings surprisingly ok: setup advice]]></title>
			<link>https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/showthread.php?tid=1027</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/member.php?action=profile&uid=24">macropoint</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Posting this in case it saves someone else a little time.<br />
<br />
I'm not trying to build a perfect architecture diagram. I just want a sane starting point around MLX and B200.<br />
<br />
Would rather learn from your scars than collect my own all at once.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Posting this in case it saves someone else a little time.<br />
<br />
I'm not trying to build a perfect architecture diagram. I just want a sane starting point around MLX and B200.<br />
<br />
Would rather learn from your scars than collect my own all at once.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[do you even need a vector DB here]]></title>
			<link>https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/showthread.php?tid=956</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 01:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/member.php?action=profile&uid=110">torchsmith25</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Did a bit of testing and thought I'd post the result here.<br />
<br />
Short version: vLLM behaved well for me, but only after I stopped ignoring embeddings.<br />
<br />
Nothing scientific here, just practical notes from a real setup.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Did a bit of testing and thought I'd post the result here.<br />
<br />
Short version: vLLM behaved well for me, but only after I stopped ignoring embeddings.<br />
<br />
Nothing scientific here, just practical notes from a real setup.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[sqlite + embeddings surprisingly ok]]></title>
			<link>https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/showthread.php?tid=925</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 03:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/member.php?action=profile&uid=23">vectorfield</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[This keeps coming up in conversation so I figured I'd start a thread.<br />
<br />
One thing I keep noticing is that people underestimate token cost until they actually try to run this stuff for more than one afternoon.<br />
<br />
Maybe obvious to some of you, but it clicked for me this week.<br />
<br />
This is mostly for local work rather than public serving.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This keeps coming up in conversation so I figured I'd start a thread.<br />
<br />
One thing I keep noticing is that people underestimate token cost until they actually try to run this stuff for more than one afternoon.<br />
<br />
Maybe obvious to some of you, but it clicked for me this week.<br />
<br />
This is mostly for local work rather than public serving.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[vector DB that stayed out of the way]]></title>
			<link>https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/showthread.php?tid=909</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/member.php?action=profile&uid=109">cozygrid12</a>]]></dc:creator>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/showthread.php?tid=909</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Posting this in case it saves someone else a little time.<br />
<br />
I'm not trying to build a perfect architecture diagram. I just want a sane starting point around vLLM and GB200.<br />
<br />
I'm especially interested in mistakes worth avoiding.<br />
<br />
This is mostly for local work rather than public serving.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Posting this in case it saves someone else a little time.<br />
<br />
I'm not trying to build a perfect architecture diagram. I just want a sane starting point around vLLM and GB200.<br />
<br />
I'm especially interested in mistakes worth avoiding.<br />
<br />
This is mostly for local work rather than public serving.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[vector DB that stayed out of the way]]></title>
			<link>https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/showthread.php?tid=724</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/member.php?action=profile&uid=141">quantyard</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Posting this in case it saves someone else a little time.<br />
<br />
I'm helping a small team set up a local workflow. We don't need a giant stack, but we do care about structured output.<br />
<br />
Would rather learn from your scars than collect my own all at once.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Posting this in case it saves someone else a little time.<br />
<br />
I'm helping a small team set up a local workflow. We don't need a giant stack, but we do care about structured output.<br />
<br />
Would rather learn from your scars than collect my own all at once.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[vector DB that stayed out of the way: anyone testing this?]]></title>
			<link>https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/showthread.php?tid=476</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/member.php?action=profile&uid=263">vrampilot</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[This keeps coming up in conversation so I figured I'd start a thread.<br />
<br />
It feels like the conversation has shifted hard toward inference and serving details lately, and honestly that makes sense once you start dealing with small local stacks.<br />
<br />
Maybe obvious to some of you, but it clicked for me this week.<br />
<br />
I care more about stability than squeezing the last possible tokens/sec out of it.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This keeps coming up in conversation so I figured I'd start a thread.<br />
<br />
It feels like the conversation has shifted hard toward inference and serving details lately, and honestly that makes sense once you start dealing with small local stacks.<br />
<br />
Maybe obvious to some of you, but it clicked for me this week.<br />
<br />
I care more about stability than squeezing the last possible tokens/sec out of it.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[sqlite + embeddings surprisingly ok: early impressions]]></title>
			<link>https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/showthread.php?tid=402</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/member.php?action=profile&uid=258">sanescope</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Posting this in case it saves someone else a little time.<br />
<br />
I'm not trying to build a perfect architecture diagram. I just want a sane starting point around TensorRT-LLM and mini PC.<br />
<br />
I'm especially interested in mistakes worth avoiding.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Posting this in case it saves someone else a little time.<br />
<br />
I'm not trying to build a perfect architecture diagram. I just want a sane starting point around TensorRT-LLM and mini PC.<br />
<br />
I'm especially interested in mistakes worth avoiding.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[vector DB that stayed out of the way on dual 3090]]></title>
			<link>https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/showthread.php?tid=395</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/member.php?action=profile&uid=30">nanogarden</a>]]></dc:creator>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.datasculpting.ai/inference/showthread.php?tid=395</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[This keeps coming up in conversation so I figured I'd start a thread.<br />
<br />
It feels like the conversation has shifted hard toward inference and serving details lately, and honestly that makes sense once you start dealing with reranking.<br />
<br />
Wondering if this is just where the whole space is heading now.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This keeps coming up in conversation so I figured I'd start a thread.<br />
<br />
It feels like the conversation has shifted hard toward inference and serving details lately, and honestly that makes sense once you start dealing with reranking.<br />
<br />
Wondering if this is just where the whole space is heading now.]]></content:encoded>
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