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design 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 Same subject Read this korrent: Scalability is not a property a system has; it is the set of mechanisms it has for coping with a change in load. Scalability is not a property a system has; it is the set of mechanisms it has for coping with a change in load. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Scaling down is half of scalability: cost and capacity should track load in both directions, right down to a service that is nearly free to run. — tap to centre the map on it Scaling down is half of scalability: cost and capacity should track load in both directions, right down to a service that is nearly free to run. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Replication earns its place even in a small system, because what it buys is fault tolerance rather than scale. — tap to centre the map on it Replication earns its place even in a small system, because what it buys is fault tolerance rather than scale. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The hyperscalers are not sensitive to the cost of power at all; they are sensitive only to whether power is available. — tap to centre the map on it The hyperscalers are not sensitive to the cost of power at all; they are sensitive only to whether power is available. Last stated a year ago
15 Aug 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Batching exists only because moving data costs about a thousand times more energy than computing on it. — tap to centre the map on it Batching exists only because moving data costs about a thousand times more energy than computing on it. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jul 2026
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Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: General-purpose computing has largely run its course; domain-specific acceleration is the way computing keeps scaling. — tap to centre the map on it General-purpose computing has largely run its course; domain-specific acceleration is the way computing keeps scaling. Last stated 6 months ago
15 Apr 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-04-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Sharding across machines has faded as a concern because hardware got more powerful, not because the cloud made it easy. — tap to centre the map on it Sharding across machines has faded as a concern because hardware got more powerful, not because the cloud made it easy. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Scaling laws are still working, but the models people actually use run a few months behind the maximum capability Google can deliver, because the biggest model is too slow and expensive to serve. — tap to centre the map on it Scaling laws are still working, but the models people actually use run a few months behind the maximum capability Google can deliver, because the biggest model is too slow and expensive to serve. Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
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Sundar Pichai — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Just because something can be built as a function does not mean it needs to be, and adding it brings a lot of product bloat and complexity. — tap to centre the map on it Just because something can be built as a function does not mean it needs to be, and adding it brings a lot of product bloat and complexity. Last stated 3 months ago
8 Jul 2026
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Meaghan Choi — holds since 2026-07-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one. — tap to centre the map on it A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Mar 2024
BC
Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does. Last stated a year ago
11 Oct 2025
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Andy Masley — holds since 2025-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A local SSD might as well be treated as one more layer of the memory cache hierarchy. — tap to centre the map on it A local SSD might as well be treated as one more layer of the memory cache hierarchy. Last stated 2 years ago
26 Sept 2024
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Kenton Varda — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A server's real network throughput can exceed what its single fastest port suggests when a protocol supports channel bonding across multiple links. — tap to centre the map on it A server's real network throughput can exceed what its single fastest port suggests when a protocol supports channel bonding across multiple links. Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
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Scott Hanselman — holds since 2026-08-23 — 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 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset. — tap to centre the map on it Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
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Scalability is not a property a system has; it is the set of mechanisms it has for coping with a change in load.
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Scaling down is half of scalability: cost and capacity should track load in both directions, right down to a service that is nearly free to run.
Holds
Replication earns its place even in a small system, because what it buys is fault tolerance rather than scale.
Holds
The hyperscalers are not sensitive to the cost of power at all; they are sensitive only to whether power is available.
Holds
Batching exists only because moving data costs about a thousand times more energy than computing on it.
Holds
General-purpose computing has largely run its course; domain-specific acceleration is the way computing keeps scaling.
Holds
Sharding across machines has faded as a concern because hardware got more powerful, not because the cloud made it easy.
Holds
Scaling laws are still working, but the models people actually use run a few months behind the maximum capability Google can deliver, because the biggest model is too slow and expensive to serve.
Holds
Just because something can be built as a function does not mean it needs to be, and adding it brings a lot of product bloat and complexity.
Holds
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Holds
A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland.
Holds
A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one.
Holds
A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does.
Holds
A local SSD might as well be treated as one more layer of the memory cache hierarchy.
Holds
A server's real network throughput can exceed what its single fastest port suggests when a protocol supports channel bonding across multiple links.
Holds
America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it.
Holds
Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset.
Holds
Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them.
Holds