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Rick Lamers is an Amsterdam-based Machine Learning Engineer and entrepreneur, ex-CEO/co-founder of Orchest, focused on scalable ML systems, open source and LLMs.

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LLMs Machine Learning Distributed ML systems Data engineering Model inference & monitoring Open source software Workflow orchestration Startups / entrepreneurship Data science Vector databases

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The blog post discusses the importance of evaluating generalization performance in machine learning, particularly for Large Language Models (LLMs). It emphasizes the need for model developers to focus on the right metrics to asses...
A comprehensive guide to fixing the Plymouth boot splash issue on Debian 13 with NVIDIA 580 drivers, detailing causes and solutions for a successful installation.
Rick Lamers discusses the creation of GPT-Code UI, a local implementation of OpenAI's ChatGPT Code Interpreter, which allows users to execute code and interact with files using a REPL interface. The post details the technical aspe...
The blog post discusses the accessibility of Gemini 3.0 through Google AI Studio, highlighting its anticipated advancements in coding performance. The author shares their experience with A/B testing, specifically generating an SVG...
The article details the author's experience in setting up a Raspberry Pi 4 to monitor a puppy's crate using a PS3 Eye USB camera. It outlines various challenges faced during the configuration, including formatting the Raspberry Pi...
Rick Lamers, a Machine Learning Engineer based in Amsterdam, shares his journey from running a startup called Orchest, which focused on workflow orchestration tools, to his current work on developing scalable ML systems. He discus...
The post discusses three essential tools for Markdown formatting and Hugo site management: the CommonMark Dingus for real-time Markdown testing, the Hugo documentation for comprehensive guidance on using the Hugo static site gener...