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Writing on GPUs, LLMs, MLOps, Kubernetes — and mindset · 2 posts
The 300x Is Not a Number You Get by Tuning PostgreSQL — The Volcano Model and Vectorized Execution
A precise dissection of the 300x published alongside the pgrust 0.2 release. That figure did not come from changing a PostgreSQL setting; it is a ClickBench measurement of a database newly implemented in Rust, while the
2026-08-09 · 9 min read #postgresql#database#performance#query-engine#simdModern Computer Architecture — CPU Pipelines, Out-of-Order, Caches, Branch Prediction, Meltdown, Apple Silicon, ARM, RISC-V, SIMD, GPU Deep Dive (2025)
Why arrays beat linked lists, why a branch can be 10x slower, how M1 beat Intel. CPU pipelines, Out-of-Order, L1 to L3 caches, branch prediction, Meltdown/Spectre, Apple Silicon, ARM/x86/RISC-V, SIMD, GPU SM/Warp, HBM/CX
2026-04-15 · 15 min read #computer-architecture#cpu#cache#branch-prediction#apple-silicon