Ok, but Does It Scale?

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This is probably the question I get asked most about Spacetime. It’s a simple enough question, and it certainly seems like it should have a simple answer. Scaling is a complex topic, and the devil is in the details, as … Read more

How to Scale Your Model: A Systems View of LLMs on TPUs

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Contents Much of deep learning still boils down to alchemy, but understanding and optimizing the performance of your models doesn’t have to — even at huge scale! Relatively simple principles apply everywhere — from dealing with a single accelerator to … Read more

The Scale of Life

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Everyday Life in Real Time The statistics shown are worldwide unless otherwise indicated – learn more here. Use the category dropdown to change categories (disclaimer: the “Not so Great” category is grim), the units dropdown to enjoy some entertaining units … Read more

1/25-Scale Cray C90 Wristwatch

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“Ah, it’s time to order a more practical watch!” Welcome to the latest edition of my on-going series in Cray-related computational necromancy. This was another just-for-fun project. Over the many years Andras and I have been working on our Cray … Read more

Scale transform -50 x*x + 240 x – 7

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This post is written by Kaiser, not Andrew. Harvard Magazine printed the following chart that confirms a trend in undergraduate majors that we all know about: students are favoring STEM majors at the expense of humanities. I like the chart. … Read more

Chip Scale Atomic Clock (CSAC)

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Overview    To order, please visit Microchip Direct. Unmatched combination of breakthroughs – reduced Size, Weight and Power consumption (SWaP) – brings the accuracy and stability of atomic clocks to portable applications. The Microsemi SA.45s CSAC is the world’s first … Read more