Weeknotes 2022-05-23
Haven't done much besides work and spending leasure time outside due to the good weather. Managed to record a podcast episode about European XFEL X-ray laser. Went to Japantag, wow, where have all those people been? In the evening Charan-Po-Rantan with Kankan Balkan played on the main stage. This was the first live concert I attended after more than two years and it was great.
Articles
- Johannes Weeklog
- Unfinished Business with Postgres | Great article about the history of postgres at heroku
- How we reduced 502 errors by caring about PID 1 in Kubernetes | This is one good example why I don't like kubernetes: people use it to avoid having to care about those pesky details, but in the end have to wrestle with even peskier stuff.
- The balance has shifted away from SPAs | It's about time.
- Introducing Accelerated PyTorch Training on Mac | PyTorch got some support for Apple Silicon
Videos
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Full talk for our PLDI 2021 paper- High performance Correctly Rounded Math Libraries
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Stefan Behnel: Fast native data structures: C/C++ from Python
Being fast using Python might be easier than you think
Podcasts
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Episode 54: Algorithms Hotel Bar Sessions
Ok, listening to people talk about a topic where I have some expertise still does not spark joy. There are just so many errors in the assumptions, you can't conclude anything (or everything). For example: Algorithm != Model / No, you don't need more complex algorithms if you collect more data, paradoxically it's the other way around (The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Data) / ...
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K#393 Millionen Gewürze von Just Spices mit Florian Falk Kassenzone | CEO Interviews
I can't stand this businessspeak.