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America Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Performance test results are highly dependent on the specific machine, library versions, and other components used, making them hard to compare over time. Performance test results are highly dependent on the specific machine, library versions, and other components used, making them hard to compare over time. Last stated a month ago
14 Aug 2026
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Daniel Stenberg — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Computer hardware performance depends on hardware, software, and tuning together, not hardware alone. — tap to centre the map on it Computer hardware performance depends on hardware, software, and tuning together, not hardware alone. Last stated 10 months ago
16 Nov 2025
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Brendan Gregg — holds since 2025-11-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Shared cloud infrastructure makes it hard to get stable, reproducible performance-testing conditions. — tap to centre the map on it Shared cloud infrastructure makes it hard to get stable, reproducible performance-testing conditions. Last stated a month ago
14 Aug 2026
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Daniel Stenberg — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A performance test without an explanation of its limiting factor should be treated as unanalyzed and possibly bogus. — tap to centre the map on it A performance test without an explanation of its limiting factor should be treated as unanalyzed and possibly bogus. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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Brendan Gregg — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The speed of a system is set by its longest serial dependency chain, which is a property of the architecture and cannot be parallelised away afterwards. — tap to centre the map on it The speed of a system is set by its longest serial dependency chain, which is a property of the architecture and cannot be parallelised away afterwards. Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Everyone on a team who makes architectural decisions must understand performance, because a codebase that can be optimized later only ends up that way on purpose. — tap to centre the map on it Everyone on a team who makes architectural decisions must understand performance, because a codebase that can be optimized later only ends up that way on purpose. Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Performance work used to mean half a day reading traces before writing a single fix, and language models have collapsed that step to minutes. — tap to centre the map on it Performance work used to mean half a day reading traces before writing a single fix, and language models have collapsed that step to minutes. Last stated a month ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Model comparisons understate real progress, because benchmark tables do not control for how much test-time compute each answer used. — tap to centre the map on it Model comparisons understate real progress, because benchmark tables do not control for how much test-time compute each answer used. Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jun 2026
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Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Dec 2024
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Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. — tap to centre the map on it A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. Last stated 4 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. — tap to centre the map on it A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong. — tap to centre the map on it A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Mar 2026
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Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it. — tap to centre the map on it America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it. Last stated a month ago
15 Aug 2026
IT
Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation. — tap to centre the map on it American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation. Last stated a year ago
6 Apr 2025
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Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both. — tap to centre the map on it Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both. Last stated 18 years ago
3 Nov 2008
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David MacKay — holds since 2008-11-03 — tap for who they are
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Performance test results are highly dependent on the specific machine, library versions, and other components used, making them hard to compare over time.
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Computer hardware performance depends on hardware, software, and tuning together, not hardware alone.
Holds
Shared cloud infrastructure makes it hard to get stable, reproducible performance-testing conditions.
Holds
A performance test without an explanation of its limiting factor should be treated as unanalyzed and possibly bogus.
Holds
The speed of a system is set by its longest serial dependency chain, which is a property of the architecture and cannot be parallelised away afterwards.
Holds
Everyone on a team who makes architectural decisions must understand performance, because a codebase that can be optimized later only ends up that way on purpose.
Holds
Performance work used to mean half a day reading traces before writing a single fix, and language models have collapsed that step to minutes.
Holds
Model comparisons understate real progress, because benchmark tables do not control for how much test-time compute each answer used.
Holds
"Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant.
Holds
A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Holds
A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling.
Holds
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Holds
A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past.
Holds
A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong.
Holds
America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it.
Holds
American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation.
Holds
Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both.
Holds