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Ashwin Nanjappa 🦋
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Work: DL inference on GPUs
Fun: Books, Technology, Science Fiction, GPU, DL, C++, Python, The Economist.
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Opinions are my own and not representative of those of my employer.
Indian astrophysicist Jayant Narlikar passed away recently. His name sounded familiar, so I digged a little and lo behold he was actually the author of one of my favorite childhood science books "A Journey through the Universe". With superb funny cartoons by Sudhir Dar, this book truly made me!
May 25, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Michael Crichton's Dragon Teeth is an entertaining Wild West quest for dinosaur bones set amidst the war between US Army and Native Americans. Easy quick read, but lacks the depth of his famous books.

My rating: ★★★☆☆

My review: codeyarns.com/personal/202...
February 2, 2025 at 6:21 AM
"The NVIDIA Way" covers the history of the company (& its CEO) from its graphics cards roots to DL accelerators today. Birth, early history are detailed, company culture is interesting, but the rest is mostly a business book.

Rating: ★★★☆☆

My review: codeyarns.com/personal/202...

#books #NVIDIA
January 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Angrynomics looks at the relation of economics to today's public anger. It is presented as dialogues between the 2 authors. Though timely, I really felt that the book was lacking in structure, real data and insights.

My rating: ★★★☆☆

My review: codeyarns.com/personal/202...

#books
January 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Phantom Thread has Daniel Day-Lewis as a 1950s London dressmaker with controlling personality and a complicated relationship with his muse. Fantastic background score, acting, lighting, cinematography. But plot was very confusing.

My rating: ★★★☆☆

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_Thread
January 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
We loved the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose. Largest collection of original artifacts in Western US, famous replicas, play ancient board game Senet, temple facade & gardens around. Easily 2-3 hours of a great time.

My rating: ★★★★★

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosicrucian_Egyptian_Museum
January 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM