There is something magical and motivating about March. After the sparse sunlight and extreme cold of the winter, feeling the sun’s warmth during the lengthening days is liberating. We’re in that transitional period where it’s -12C this morning, but it will be 17C in just a couple of days, veering back and forth as the seasons battle.
I love winter, and all the seasons we enjoy here in Ontario. But there is a point where the cold and glum has overstayed its welcome, and by the end of February we’re done with it.
Time to do some big things.
Apple Neural Engine
I wrote previously about the Apple Neural Engine. Came across a fun entry this morning where a skillful practitioner delves into the hardware. I am a little skeptical of their INT8 conclusion — the industry standard of FP16 x 2 = INT8 only holds where one FP16 op translates into two INT8 operations, and it would be nonsensical if you just wasted half of each operation — but for a reverse-engineered effort it is fantastic.
See Also
- Defending the Apple Neural Engine (ANE)
Conversations on HN are full of hilarious misinformation about this subsystem