That's great, thanks!
Feature request:
I’d like to be able to ask my Hermes Agent how much usage/credits I have left (or current rate limit status / tier).
Right now this information is only available by logging into the xAI Console / account dashboard.
It would be very useful if this could be queried programmatically over the same OAuth flow that Hermes already uses for SuperGrok / X Premium+ (or via API key for paid API users).
This would let agents proactively monitor consumption, warn before hitting limits, optimize model choice, or surface a simple “usage remaining” summary without the user having to switch contexts.
we are resetting rate limits so you all can try out Grok Build more!
we now ship with a new checkpoint of Grok Build and Composer 2.5
as always looking for critical feedback to improve
Nice question!
It’s a different system in the Arctic than a normal Datacenter elsewhere.
Closed-loop water cooling pulls heat from servers, then rejects it via giant dry coolers (radiators + fans) straight to the frigid Arctic air.
No cooling towers = no evaporation needed. The massive ΔT (hot loop vs. –30°C air) makes it work perfectly. Water stays in the loop - almost zero loss.
Free cooling + water savings. Arctic magic
I’ll be honest - I thought this was a bad mix-up at first. From a pure physics standpoint I assumed just dumping servers in extreme cold wouldn’t work well because air is a terrible heat-transfer medium compared to water. I figured the whole idea would fail on basic thermodynamics.
But I checked the actual project details and realized I had it completely backwards. They’re using both water and the Arctic cold air. Water still does the heavy lifting inside the servers (way more efficient at pulling heat out), while the sub-zero outside air chills the water loop passively. Basically free cooling + minimal evaporative loss.
The physics actually works better up there than in a normal data center. Huge win for energy use and water savings. Pretty smart project once you see how they combined the two mediums instead of relying on cold air alone. Learned something today!
I think we misunderstood each other 😅
I know you’re not saying get rid of books - I’m not either. My worry is that many people already prefer watching movies over reading. If short films become the easy default for every story, reading habits will probably fade over time.
Not against the movies, just concerned they become the main way.
Curious hypothetical: What if there was an encyclopedia where every book is turned into a short movie you can watch?
Instant stories for everyone, visually.
But the only big problem: less and less people reading.
Is that a future worth embracing? 📚🎥
What’s your take?
one day it will be normal to animate with ai any myth, history book or a novel and consume it in that way
learning is about knowing stories and their consequences, not about the process of reading
reading will be a hobby of geeks
@enjojoyy Sure, more people learning the stories is great!
But if they can read, shouldn’t they also learn how?
Watching gives the plot fast. Reading builds imagination, focus & deeper thinking that no short movie replaces.