Nicolay Gerold

The Gemini API context caching feature is designed to reduce the cost of requests that contain repeat content with high input token counts.

When to use context caching

Context caching is particularly well suited to scenarios where a substantial initial context is referenced repeatedly by shorter requests. Consider using context caching for use cases... See more

data needs to be managed for quality, timeliness, consistency, reusability, and business relevance

When defining requirements, we should start from the customer. How will real-time recommendations improve the customer experience, and in turn benefit the business? What business metrics are important? Goals and success metrics will vary based on the business and use case, and will not be defined here.

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This is why I say, inspired by the words of management consultant, Peter Drucker — utility eats value for breakfast .

While customers admitted that products like bagels, bananas, donuts or drinking water also have value and were “hired” on occasion, which makes these products a novelty in this case — McDonald’s milkshakes provided the best utility .... See more

Most execution problems are culture or strategy problems (misalignment, different strategies). Indicator: does the bandage you applied keep falling off?

The next step is data transformation. Data transformation is the process of converting data from one format to another. Reasons for doing this could be to optimize the data for a different use case than it was originally intended or to meet the requirements for storing data in a different system. Data transformation may involve steps such as... See more

Babies lack exteroception and only experience different states of alertness like anxiety through interoception.

Neuro modulators bias which neurons are likely to be active and which are not active (kind of like a playlist that plays only particular „moods“ or genres). It makes certain circuits more or less active. Chemical systems like neuro-modulators have a lot of receptors, which behave like parking spots. Once the chemical attaches to the receptor it... See more