I was involved in machine learning and AI a few years ago, mainly before the onset of the new diffusion models, large transformers (GPT*), Graph NNs and Neural ODE stuff. I am comfortable with autograd/computation graphs, PyTorch, “classic” neural nets … Read more
2022-12-04 / life / geek / 100daystooffload / emacs Why do we hack? Because we enjoy it? Because we want others to use our work? Because we get paid? Figure 1: “Teco Emacs on TOPS20” by George M. Jones is … Read more
December 5, 2022 • Paul Butler Conflict-free replicated dataset (CRDTs) are a family of replicated data structures. CRDTs differ from simple leader/follower replication in that they do not designate an authoritative source-of-truth that all writes must pass through. Instead, all … Read more
CSS has a lot of different units that you can choose from. In many cases, there is one unit that’s clearly better than any others. However, one question that seems to come up throughout my career is whether you should … Read more
So people have always told me I look angry when I’m focusing, and I figured “Yeah I look like every other engineer when they’re focusing”. Today a friend walked by a cafe where I was working. He saw me, sent … Read more
November 2022 In the science fiction books I read as a kid, reading had often been replaced by some more efficient way of acquiring knowledge. Mysterious “tapes” would load it into one’s brain like a program being loaded into a … Read more
Your classiest friend invites you to dinner. They take out a bottle of Chardonnay that costs more than your last vacation and pour each of you a drink. They sip from their glass. “Ah,” they say. “1973. An excellent vintage. … Read more
