Dairsie Latimer 🇬🇧 ☘️
@dairsie.bsky.social
The views expressed here are my own and not necessarily those of my employer. #HPC #graphicsnerd #deeplearning #cartography #frustratedarchaeologist #rugbyfan #foodie
Brilliant - that’s exactly what I just read!! 🤣
March 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Brilliant - that’s exactly what I just read!! 🤣
That’s a hot mess and a half. I couldn’t make head nor tail of half of it and the other half I disagreed with! 🤪
March 1, 2025 at 8:55 AM
That’s a hot mess and a half. I couldn’t make head nor tail of half of it and the other half I disagreed with! 🤪
I wondered when we'd see more snow clearing action from Dr Cuff! 😀
February 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I wondered when we'd see more snow clearing action from Dr Cuff! 😀
😂And taught me to sweat the cycles in inner loops (and later to be view optimisation as a system level exercise)!
It also set me up for an interesting career doing everything from writing OpenGL implementations to CPU microcode and everything in between.
More people need to sweat the detail IMOHO!
It also set me up for an interesting career doing everything from writing OpenGL implementations to CPU microcode and everything in between.
More people need to sweat the detail IMOHO!
February 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
😂And taught me to sweat the cycles in inner loops (and later to be view optimisation as a system level exercise)!
It also set me up for an interesting career doing everything from writing OpenGL implementations to CPU microcode and everything in between.
More people need to sweat the detail IMOHO!
It also set me up for an interesting career doing everything from writing OpenGL implementations to CPU microcode and everything in between.
More people need to sweat the detail IMOHO!
In many instances I think it's less about language choice and more a lack of knowledge of the end-to-end nature of most workflows. Eliminating wasteful/nugatory steps (keeping stuff in memory etc) usually does more for efficiency and performance. Same category as making smart algorithmic choices!
February 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
In many instances I think it's less about language choice and more a lack of knowledge of the end-to-end nature of most workflows. Eliminating wasteful/nugatory steps (keeping stuff in memory etc) usually does more for efficiency and performance. Same category as making smart algorithmic choices!
Moore's Law (and a desire for built in obsolescence) has lots to answer for in terms of excusing inefficiency in software engineering and making users apparently apathetic toward performance. The flips side of that is we are all accepting inefficiency in the systems and software we use all the time.
February 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Moore's Law (and a desire for built in obsolescence) has lots to answer for in terms of excusing inefficiency in software engineering and making users apparently apathetic toward performance. The flips side of that is we are all accepting inefficiency in the systems and software we use all the time.
If my work in HPC and AI has taught me anything is that most CS grads today simply don't have the low-level knowledge and in many cases the 'need' to know because we are apparently living in a MIPS rich era (I started programming on a ZX81).
February 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
If my work in HPC and AI has taught me anything is that most CS grads today simply don't have the low-level knowledge and in many cases the 'need' to know because we are apparently living in a MIPS rich era (I started programming on a ZX81).
100% agree that understanding the energy/carbon footprint of your code is something that we should all care about - but less convinced that it's all about the language. (I assume you have python squarely in your sights?)
February 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
100% agree that understanding the energy/carbon footprint of your code is something that we should all care about - but less convinced that it's all about the language. (I assume you have python squarely in your sights?)
If you haven't already @sebaaltonen.bsky.social has posted extensively on his journeys in AO land!
February 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
If you haven't already @sebaaltonen.bsky.social has posted extensively on his journeys in AO land!
That’s actually quite impressive!! What’s the UPS strategy?
January 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
That’s actually quite impressive!! What’s the UPS strategy?
Would be nice. Hope you had a pleasant festive season and that you have some plans for the 2025 that brings smile !!
January 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Would be nice. Hope you had a pleasant festive season and that you have some plans for the 2025 that brings smile !!
Elmo covers quite a few bases I suspect. For me Arthur Woofington gets me out and about ‘every day’, keeps my feel warm when it’s cold and is an adorable and occasionally goofy companion!
December 22, 2024 at 10:13 AM
Elmo covers quite a few bases I suspect. For me Arthur Woofington gets me out and about ‘every day’, keeps my feel warm when it’s cold and is an adorable and occasionally goofy companion!
That’s my Lab Arthur and he’s keeping me company on the sofa right now!
December 21, 2024 at 9:38 PM
That’s my Lab Arthur and he’s keeping me company on the sofa right now!
Hey there are other dog lovers on here you know! 😀
December 21, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Hey there are other dog lovers on here you know! 😀
Elmo is cool - it’s Boof who’s on fire !!
December 11, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Elmo is cool - it’s Boof who’s on fire !!
Welcome! Nice to see you round these parts!
December 10, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Welcome! Nice to see you round these parts!
It’s an absolutely fascinating read.
December 10, 2024 at 1:00 PM
It’s an absolutely fascinating read.