mschuetz

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by mschuetz 6d ago
Seems trivial to me for infinite loops. Nothing special to specify here, they're already specced by the definition of loops.
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by mschuetz 8d ago
I don't see the issue. Just let wrong code do wrong things But let it do the expected wrong thing, rather than changing the code to something unexpected.
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by mschuetz 9d ago
That's unfortunate. Cuda has shown that, when done right, defaults and a convenience layer can make for a well received API without sacrificing performance.
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by mschuetz 9d ago
> The best way to program GPUs is face up to the reality that they are not the same machine as the CPU, write your kernels in separate files, and launch them manually, Yes, I also prefer doing it that way, but in Cuda with the driver API
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by mschuetz 10d ago
Just looked it up, and I find it rather bland. It's not bad, but not great either, and the immediate surroundings are barren and boring.
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by mschuetz 12d ago
Gif is still there because it's still often the only option for frictionless video embedding. Embedded videos usually come with a video player that hardly ever quite works out well, often not starting automatically, not looping, or sho
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by mschuetz 12d ago
It could easily be a competitor to Cuda, if it just made things easier. Like, why does it take 50 lines of code to allocate memory in vulkan, and just one single line in cuda? Vulkan should just provide a single-line gpuMalloc convenience f
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by mschuetz 12d ago
I wouldnt consider Vulkan any better in that regard. It's pretty damn terrible, UX-wise.
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by mschuetz 13d ago
The problem with the open standards is that their dev UX is absolutely horrible. You can't neglect usability, and then be surprised that there are no users.
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by mschuetz 14d ago
I'm generally suspicious of the effectiveness of ads. It always amuses me when Ibbuy something, and then I start getting ads for the thing I already bought.
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by mschuetz 26d ago
I've had great experienced with it. It's almost certainly not as full-featered as premiere pro, but it runs buttery smooth and robust, while Premiere Pro kept crashing frequently and was a bit tedious to use for simple tasks.
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by mschuetz 1mo ago
I know people who would get it for local LLMs for use in their company.
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by mschuetz 1mo ago
Not at all. I specifically bought a MacBook Air M4, first Mac product in my life, for its fantastic performance in a passively cooled notebook. I have zero loyalty to Apple and usually use Windows. If someone else starts beating them perf w
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by mschuetz 2mo ago
> and deal with consistent downtime, Wildly exaggerated. I use github almost daily and can't remember when the last downtime was.
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by mschuetz 2mo ago
What do you mean "why"? Setting up and tinkering with systems is work I loathe to do, obviously. I want to code, not host coding repositories. I did it in the past because I had to, and now I don't have to do it because githu
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by mschuetz 2mo ago
But I don't want to have to do this kind of work, you're only listing disadvantages from my viewpoint.
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by mschuetz 2mo ago
Well, yeah, I am. It's not something I want to have to care about. I want to code, not host code repos.
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by mschuetz 2mo ago
Except anything I'd self host would be down much more often. I've hardly ever actually experienced down time issues with github when I needed it.
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by mschuetz 2mo ago
I wouldnt recommend anyone going to Vulkan, though. It's pretty much the worst graphics API out there, and WebGPU is mimicking outdated Vulkan design decisions that even Vulkan is currently outphasing, like render passes and static pip
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by mschuetz 2mo ago
WebGPU is newer, but lacks modern functionality because it was made to support ancient smartphones. That's great if you want to support ancient smartphones, but not if you want to utilize modern desktop GPUs.
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by mschuetz 2mo ago
Of course it is a skill issue, I'm not afraid of admitting I'm not smart enough for Vulkan. That so many people have skill issues is the reason why Cuda trumps and will continue to trump Vulkan despite being vendor-locked. If you
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by mschuetz 2mo ago
It absolutely isn't. After having spent 5 days not getting anything done in Vulkan, and being able to implement that same thing in a single day in Cuda (no prior experience in either API), I decided to never ever use Vulkan. It's
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by mschuetz 2mo ago
On the contrary, it's great. Cuda is the single sane compute API and system, so I'll use it even if it means being vendor-locked. If my CUDA programs start running elsewhere without much intervention, that'd be amazing
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by mschuetz 2mo ago
They really don't, no. Vulkan: 50 lines to allocate device memory. Cuda: One single line. What kind of extensive documentation stack do you want for functionality that is trivial in Cuda? And that exact issue continues through every li
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by mschuetz 2mo ago
A couple of years ago I evaluated both Vulkan and Cuda as a choice for future projects. I couldnt get anything done after a week in Vulkan, but had the test prototype project working after just a day in Cuda. Needless to say, I'd never
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by mschuetz 2mo ago
> Ease of programming and a giant leap in performance is one of the key reasons for the CUDA platform’s widespread adoption This, so much. Other platforms continue to ignore developer UX, but it's one of the main things that get&#x2
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by mschuetz 2mo ago
> unimportant implementation detail that should be assessed on performance alone rather than usability I disagree. Usability is important, or you end up with garbage like Vulkan. I'd rather have 99% of the performance for 100% usabi
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by mschuetz 3mo ago
Having participated in many studies, I lost much faith in studies. You could study the same thing, and get opposite results depending on how you build the study, which people participate (friends and colleagues will be reluctant to speak ag
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by mschuetz 3mo ago
That's exactly the one I'm really satisfied with.
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by mschuetz 3mo ago
That was an interesting read. Also enjoyed reading about the semaphores in the default stream. It's great that cuda implicitly handles syncing of commands for users and makes parallel commands optional and opt-in via streams, unlike Vu

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