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"Scarcity is the mother of invention" …looks like optimisation is back on the menu boys, something the Americans have forgotten whether for games, softwares, apps etc.

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[–] Zarxrax 60 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Per the article, they just developed a faster algorithm for a specific type of material simulation.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Per the article, they ~~just~~ developed a faster algorithm for a specific type of material simulation.

You're underplaying it.

As per the article:

This has broad implications for industries that require detailed material analysis, including:

Aerospace and Defense: Improved modeling of material stress and failure in aircraft structures.

Engineering and Manufacturing: More efficient testing of materials for construction and industrial applications.

Military Research: Faster development of impact-resistant materials for defense systems.

[–] avieshek 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

Yes, exactly… For another example, the DeepSeek team developed their own replacement to CUDA with PTX (Parallel Thread Execution) a lower-level assembly-like language that allows for more granular optimisations of GPU performance offering 10X efficiency improvement recently as GPU sanctions were levied on China. This innovative approach not only challenges the dominance of CUDA in the AI landscape but also opens up new possibilities for optimizing GPU performance in various applications and this is what missing not only from those relying on Nvidia but its competitors whether AMD or Apple that prefers to have its own proprietary solutions.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nvidia developed PTX, DeepSeek leveraged it to do some load balancing work they couldn't do in CUDA. They still also use CUDA.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

DeepSeek team developed their own replacement to CUDA called PTX (Parallel Thread Execution) a lower-level assembly-like language that allows for more granular optimisations of GPU performance offering 10X efficiency improvement recently as GPU sanctions were levied on China

No they didn’t. NVIDIA created PTX

[–] pHr34kY 14 points 1 month ago

Does this mean better crash physics in Beam.NG?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

optimisation is back on the menu boys

Now let’s fix GitHub’s glitchy-ass JavaScript on pull requests!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No

It separates the boys from the femboys

[–] trashgirlfriend 6 points 1 month ago

Where can I find the separated femboys