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Dimitris Vardoulakis

@dimvar

ML compilers @nvidia. Views my own. Prev TPU compiler, Closure Compiler @Google; DoctorJS @mozilla; CS PhD @neu_prl; BEng @ecentua. Also on bluesky, mathstodon

 SF Bay Area
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Joined June 2009
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The funk brothers documentary is well worth watching. youtu.be/BL9fF4Jtovc?is=UnjW…
Documentary: Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)

Documentary: Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)

The story of the Funk Brothers, the musicians who played on hundred...

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@SVG__CollectionOct 23
James Jamerson's bass on "What's Going On", visualized note by note. Legend says Marvin tracked him down at a bar that night, and he played it lying flat on the studio floor. One finger, his '62 Fender Precision Bass, and the rest was history.
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Old school and modern in one photo :D (From a Barnes&Noble magazine rack.)
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The Java documentary is a great bit of history: youtu.be/ZqGSg4b_cZA?si=cjfP…
The Java Story | The Official Documentary

The Java Story | The Official Documentary

From its humble beginnings as a project code-named "Oak" at Sun Mic...

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Incredible goal, but let's not forget this masterpiece either: youtube.com/watch?v=_DR7x7g9…
Football Tweet ⚽ (@Footballtweet) profile pictureFootball Tweet ⚽
@FootballtweetApr 23
🔴⚫🇧🇷 After Gareth Bale's bicycle kick and Zinedine's volley, 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 is the greatest goal scored in Champions League history. Do not argue with me.
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Important work from MSR on de-anthropomorphizing AI systems. More progress is needed in this area. youtu.be/ZnLFDKX0KME?si=qYPa… Sadly, I learned of this from a post that this research group is being disbanded. linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
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The quotes in the article are from this chat with @patrickc, which is worth watching: youtube.com/watch?v=8Pfa8kPj…
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Bought a used version of the book "Inside Out: Microsoft in our own words", and it includes this vintage photo of two PL luminaries :D
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Great talk by Jensen from a while back, before the deep learning era: youtube.com/watch?v=Xn1EsFe7…
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I could watch Messi highlights all day long. Even at this age he is incredible. youtube.com/watch?v=C6c1ITKH…
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Bay Bridge at nighttime.
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Golden gate park at nighttime.
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ChatGPT casually understands and communicates in Greeklish (Greek with Latin characters). It makes some grammar errors but overall replies with things that make sense.
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The Pelicans are very legit youtu.be/98rxbVFEfAE
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